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bursts of moderate snow coming down about an hour ago. we drop three degrees. this temperature will easily get down to freezing. already close to freezing in the higher elevations. winter advisories from 7 o clock until tuesday. buncombe, avery, macon, clay, and cherokee county. all these counties are under wintnt storm warnings. periods of some snow. light accumulations. watch out for slick roads. i ll tell you more about the changes that lie ahead and how the snow adds up. stick around. larry: we have a team of reporters tracking some snow that s already fallen and what s still to come. darcel: news 13 s karen wynne is in haywood county, and kimberly king in yancey. what are crews doing to gear up for more snow tonight? karen: darcel, they re working long hours. they re going to be out all night long to keep the roads safe. little bit of snow to give one florida family a thrill. it was the first time the kids have ever seen snow. so they snowboarded on soco moun ....
continue. icy roads especially closer to elevations. 21 at 11. we ll have snow in our forecast, too. not nearly as much, though. i ll show you how much to expect. we go down the road and how windy it s going to get. stick around. tammy: it s providing a boost for local businesses. darcel: rex hodge is live. rex, tell us about the pros and cons. rex: well you know the roads can still be tricky out here. but the dot doing a good job on the main roads. like the smoky mountain expressway. some businesses up here and towns like maggie valley, they revenue. another snow day for kids to enjoy. snow on the slopes of cataloochee means attracting skiers and snow boarders. i saw it was snowing up here and said let s go take a day trip. going to make a profit by the end of the season? we ll be all right. anytime we get snow it energizes the guest. it s great to see the scenery out there. if cataloochee doesn t have them, we don t have them. we were absolutely devastat ....
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 nor ....
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 de ....
not much is reaching the ground yet. some of this will expand east ward. toccoa, back in to fontana village. future radar until about 7:30. look at the snow fall totals the last couple of days. location, location, location. southern end of the county, nothing. northern end of the county, up to seven inches north and east of say barnardsville. nothing to five inches in the ground in jackson county. one inch to 11 inches madison county. 11 inches in faust. we see a trace to eight inches in yancey. 17 inches at mount mitchell. i ll show you all the details of the warmer weather that s coming. frank: a man charged with manufacturing marijuana appeals his case in raleigh this afternoon. home in fletcher in 2013 after a raid turned up 75 pot plants. he has maintained that he was growing the plants to help people suffering from conditions. the court has not made a ruling on today s appeal. tammy: the search for a missing haywood county man is with urgency due to the cold w ....