Snow falling steadily across central NC; use caution on the roads
IN RALEIGH. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU, HEIDI.
>> NOW BACK TO OUR WINTER
WEATHER COVERAGE. WILLIE DANLEY
HAS BEEN OUT AND ABOUT IN THE
SNOW FOR MUCH OF THE EVENING.
>> HE JOINS US LIVE FROM
CLAYTON. WE'LL SEE WHAT HE'S
SEEING IN THAT PART OF JOHNSTON
COUNTY.
>> WELL, JERROLD, I CAN TELL
YOU THAT THE ROADS ARE PRETTY
EMPTY. WE'VE BARELY SEEN ANYONE
OUT HERE JUST ABOUT AN HOUR
AGO. I WOULD SAY THERE'S A
FAMILY WITH SOME YOUNG KIDS WHO
CAME OUT HERE IN DOWNTOWN
CLAYTON TO JUST PLAY IN THE
SNOW. BUT LOOK AT THIS. IT'S
ALMOST LIKE A GHOST TOWN EVERY
NOW AND THEN WE SEE A VEHICLE
DRIVING BY A COUPLE OF MINUTES
AGO. WE HAD SOME PEOPLE WHO
CAME OUTSIDE JUST TO TAKE SOME
PHOTOS IN THE SNOW, BUT THAT'S
REALLY IT. WE ACTUALLY JUST
SPOKE TO 2 WOMEN WHO CAME BACK
HERE. THEY WERE ACTUALLY GOING
ON A TRIP BUT DECIDED TO TURN
AROUND BECAUSE THOSE CONDITIONS
ON THE ROAD WERE JUST TOO
DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN FROM WHAT
THEY SAY YOU CAN EVEN SEE HERE
ON THE GROUND. YOU CAN BARELY
TELL WHERE THE SIDEWALK BEGINS
AND WHERE THE ROAD STARTED.
THE CARS THAT ARE DRIVING HERE
IN DOWNTOWN CLAYTON. THEY'RE
GOING THROUGH VERY SLOWLY,
ALTHOUGH THERE'S LITTLE TO NO
TRAFFIC OUT HERE ARE ON THE
ROADS TODAY. WE DID SPEAK TO A
WOMAN WHO WORKS AT A SUPPLY
STORE HERE IN CLAYTON AND SHE
SAID THAT THAT SALT IS JUST
FLYING OFF THE SHELVES. SHE'S
BEEN TELLING PEOPLE TO BUY MORE
THAN YOU NEED BECAUSE YOU NEVER
KNOW WE'RE GOING TO NEED MORE
OF IT. EVEN IF YOU DON'T USE IT
ALL WITH THIS WINTER WEATHER
COVERAGE, YOU COULD STILL USE
NEXT TIME. IT SNOWS HERE.
WE'RE GOING TO STAY HERE IN
JOHNSTON COUNTY AND KEEP AN EYE
ON THESE CONDITIONS AND KEEP
YOU UPDATED ON WHAT THE ROADS