that is the issue this morning. these secondary roads, the roads that are not getting a lot of heavy traffic this morning, are covered in very slick snow. i was talking to ken, he came in on hendersonville road this morning and he said he was slipping around a little. i was, too, coming from buncombe county. and on the interstates you will definitely see some clear conditions on the roads, but the issue right now is that they are very wet. we anticipate that to freeze because the wind chill temperatures are freezing i. is one of those days that you want to bundle up before heading out the door. definitely, that wind is blowing hard enough to even rock our car around on the interstate. so, that s tough enough to deal with as you are driving around. put on top of that the conditions with the slippery kids, that is going to be an issue as you head out the door, too. we will head around buncombe county today, give you a look at what you may be expecting if you head out the door.
it might be sunny here, but when it s not sunny where you re going it becomes an issue that s why charlotte, raleigh, baltimore, washington d.c are all areas with weather issues right now. 77 cancellations here at oia, all the red you see indicates that, 100 more flight delays of varying lengths. the trouble spots are raleigh, charlotte, baltimore, washington, dc, and other places like buffalo in new york as it starts to lift to the north. check with the airliner or the airport by phone or online. if you are canceled, don t even bother going to the airport until you have a chance to rebook. we talked to experts about why that is such good advice. we talked with amanda said that his coworkers are following that advice. tom draper: start the re-booking process right away. don t come to the airport and try to rebook here, because there is already folks here in line trying to do just that. michael stocks: a lot of people going to charlotte, new york, so they dan: and had no
and take a look at this. in north carolina, a restaurant worker used a blow torch to melt ice from the sidewalks. the governor there has declared a state of emergency as more snow is expected this weekend. angela: even orlando international airport is feeling the impact of the snow. because of the problems right now in the mid-atlantic and northeast, 77 flights were cancelled and 100 more flights were delayed. the best advice for travelers is to check ahead, and if your flight is cancelled, don t bother coming to the airport, just rebook on line, and if need be, stay put. we spoke with a guy who said his co-workers are doing exactly that. michael stocks: a lot of people going to charlotte, new york, so they re staying an extra day. greg: and had no problems keeping the hotel rooms? michael stocks: no, we had extra rooms already. angela: the length of the air travel issues will depend on the strength of the storm. and remember, you can track the severe weather from the palm