Ice, slush all over Outer Banks roads after several inches of snow
THAT IS WHAT EVERYBODY IN
STUDIO IS LIKE.
>> AND THAT WAS THAT WAS A LOT
OF FUN. I LOVE IT. ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THE COAST IS SEEING THE
MOST SNOW FROM THE STORM.
WRAL REPORTER MONICA CASEY IS
OUT ON THE OUTER BANKS IN NAGS
HEAD. YOU ARE ON THE ROADS FOR
US. MONICA. ONE REPORT SAYS
THAT DARE COUNTY GOT AS MUCH AS
8 INCHES OF SNOW AND THE ROAD
CONDITIONS THERE. I MEAN, IT'S
I SEE THERE.
>> YEAH, MICHELLE, IT REALLY
IS. WE'RE HERE ON NC 12 JUST A
LITTLE BIT SOUTH OF NAGS HEAD.
AND THIS IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE
BETTER ROADS. WE ARE SEEING.
AND WE THINK IT'S BECAUSE IF
YOU LOOK AT THE SCREEN HERE,
YOU SEE THE TREES ON EITHER
SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE WE HAD
BEEN COOL, RAINY THE HERE AND
IT FEELS LIKE THAT THESE TREES
HAVE.
>> STOP THE WIND FROM BLOWING
THOSE SNOW DRIFTS ON THE ROAD
THAT WE WERE SEEING A LITTLE
BIT FURTHER NORTH, ALTHOUGH
THAT ROAD CLEARLY HAS ISIS
LUSHAN KNOW LEFT ON ITS ONE OF
THE BETTER ROADS THAT WE ARE
SEEING THIS MORNING. WE HAVE
SEEN A COUPLE OF SNOW PLOWS
OUT THIS MORNING. BUT AGAIN,
THAT'S ROW DIGITALLY. ONE OF
THE THE BETTER LOOKING ONE HEAR
THE WIND HAS BEEN REALLY INTENT
ON SOME OF THE ROADS. WE'VE
BEEN DRIVING. IT LOOKS FINE.
IT LOOKS FINE AND ALL THAT.
THEN WE COME UPON WHAT
BASICALLY A SNOW DRIFT IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. WE HAVE
SEEN MULTIPLE CARS THAT ARE
SEEKING TO STOP ON BOTH SIDES
OF THE ROAD. WE DON'T KNOW
THEIR STUFF FROM LAST NIGHT
OR THIS MORNING. LUCKILY NOT
BEING TOO MANY PEOPLE OUT TODAY
ON THE ROADS, WHICH IS A GOOD
THING. WE WERE THINKING PEOPLE
DOING WHAT HEALTHY WAS JUST
FEELING OUT, LETTING ONE MOM
TOLD ME HER MOTHER BOTHERS HER
GRANDSON, A SLED FOR CHRISTMAS.
AND SHE SAID I'LL NEVER USE
THAT. AND THAT WAS 2 YEARS AGO
AND NOW SHE'S EATING HER WORDS.
SO PEOPLE ARE MAKING THE BEST
OF IT. BUT YOU CAN SEE NOW, AS
WE'RE GETTING A LITTLE BIT
FURTHER NORTH, YOU CAN SEE
THESE LITTLE KIND OF SNOW
DRIFTS ON THE SIZE OF THE ROAD.
I CAN HERE ARE TIRED, KIND OF
GRINDING AND CRUNCHING INTO
IT. NOW WE SEE SOME MORE PEOPLE
ON THE ROADS UP HERE AS WELL.
THIS IS PRETTY STANDARD FOR
WHAT WE HAVE BEEN SEEING THIS
MORNING AT A SPEAKING WITH A
GENTLEMAN WHO WORKED AT THE
HOTEL. WE STAYED AT LAST NIGHT
TO TELL THE FAMILY LIVED ABOUT
10 MINUTES AWAY. BUT IT TOOK IN
30 MINUTES TO GET THERE THIS
MORNING. SO IT'S IT'S REALLY
SLOW GOING ON THE ROAD. THE
PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE SEEN OUT
FLOODING TELL ME THEY BASICALLY
WALK OUT THEIR FRONT DOOR AND
JUST SIT THERE TO AVOID GETTING
ON THE ROADS. WE KNOW JOCKEY'S
RIDGE STATE PARK IS OBVIOUSLY
REALLY POPULAR AND THEY'RE
HEARING THAT MANY PEOPLE WOULD
HEAD OVER THAT WAY, BUT THAT
THE PARK IS CLOSED TO PEOPLE
ARE GOING TO HAVE TO STAY CLOSE
TO HOME, TO PLAY IN THE SNOW
OVER HERE ON THE OUTER BANK.
I'LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU GUYS.
>> ALL RIGHT, MONICA, THANK
YOU FOR THAT REPORT. WE'LL HAVE
MORE COVERAGE OF THE WINTER
WEATHER STRAIGHT AHEAD. AND
REMEMBER, YOU CAN GET THE
LATEST FORECAST AROUND THE
CLOCK ON WRAL COM, THE WRAL
NEWS APP AND WRAL NEWS. PLUS,