southeastern portions of henderson county and flurries. flurries all day long in the asheville area, over the next two hours. some more light snow pull into northeast georgia. this is almost 5,000 feet. it is 26 degrees. you can look at the sidewalk covered with snow. through the time lapse, it starts to return to normal. still on the grassy surfaces there, same thing at balsam gap. our news 13 skycam network. you can see in the far distance, the major roadways. 18 degrees. that s another thing to talk about, howow cold it is now and how long it will stay. winter weather advisory is out. this is until tomorrow morning. does include all those counties shaded in purple, including us it is 29 in asheville. it is cold in boone. 33 in morganton and 33 in forest city. 20 s in western zones. warmer further south. not by much. it is a chilly day in the 30 s. the wind at asheville, 18 in clemson. 14 in greer, the windchill. 25 in greenville. right now, if you are about to leave for lu
for tonight? jason: more snow. buncombe county getting light snow fall. leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network we re up at beach mountain parkway. 5,000 feet elevation. and this is avery county. 8 degrees and it s blowing that snow. several inches on the ground. beach mountain itself six inches of snow. here s our leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network down at pari in rosmond. what a difference here. you can see those low clouds hanging. no accumulation in many places south of i-40. now we go in to graham county, santilla. i-40 right through pines creek. we have lighter snows in to woodlawn, areas around woodland gorge. 6 and a half in marshall outside of spruce pine. two inches in toccoa. all of these purple counties, again, we have wind advisories for more accumulations of snow and icy roads. i ll show you how much to expect here and how cold we ll get. see you again in a few minutes. tammy: our live team coverage continues at yancey county where northern
still got winter weather advisories out until 6:00 a.m. for all these counties. i ll show you how much to expect in asheville when it s all said and done. stick around for that. darcel: residents here in the mountains are taking steps to stay warm as well as stay safe on the road. larry: rex hodge is live for us. what s on the to-do list in weather like this, rex? rex: aaa advises that you keep at least a half tank of gas with you and also a charged cell phone. also of course plenty of hats, gloves, blankets and any needed medications as well. that s a good idea they say, also. to stay warm at home, people are filling their heating tanks up with oil. mc illroy oil has seen a flurry come in. they tell me many folks put off but now with back orders, they say they ll work overtime to accommodate customers. we re going to try to run after 5. i may have to run a couple on the weekend to get caught up. rex: bruce meyers says cheaper oil prices are contributing to demand n
darcel: another snow day for buncombe county schools leads to calendar. tammy: karen wynne joins us live. karen, when were the changes announced? karen: confusing morning for some families. the first notification went out just before 6:00 a.m. buncombe county schools were on a two hour delay. and the primary roads looked pretty good this morning. we decided that dr. baldwin decided a two hour delay was going to be sufficient. second notification. widespread icy roads, black ice and things. as we saw those, we made the decision for safety reasons to close the school. i was out in barnardsville i can t believe they waited until the morning to let you know it was out. karen: problem areas were widespread. from the usual snowy areas in north buncombe to parts of the owow district. once the sun came out, it didn t take long for the snow and ice to melt off many of those roads. but nikki bishop mother of two, said the schools made the right call. updates in the
elevations above 3500 feet. larry: snow covered secondary roads. darcel: it s led to buncombe county schools updating the calendar. karen wynne joins us. larry: karen, the last day of school has been pushed back, right? karen: larry, it has. it s been pushed back to june 8th. school leaders say it was a tough call to make this morning because originally it looked good. but after transportation workers found widespread black ice, they decided to close school for the day sending out a second notification an hour later and frustrating a few parents. you know, it s just that it s closed or it s not closed. kept it one way or another. i went back it sleep and got woke up again by, well, school s out. karen: but bishop says she did the right thing by cancelling today. the updated calendar also a parent s survey. for more information on that survey and the updated calendar, log on to wlos.com. live in buncombe county, i m karen wynne, news 13. darcel: north carolina s