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CNN Live At Daybreak
Wintry Weather, Messy Mix
Aired December 05, 2002 - 06:05 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Some areas where the storm has passed are still feeling its effects. Crews are out in northern Arkansas to repair frozen power lines. Tens of thousands of people have no electricity. Some may not get their lights back on until this weekend.
A number of school districts in Tennessee are closed today. Roads are slick there, up to 10 inches of snow on the ground in the mountains.
And in Kentucky, two people have been killed in traffic accidents related to the storm. Schools in more than two dozen Kentucky counties closed today.
So, let's head out again to Raleigh, North Carolina, where the weather is nasty.
Fredricka Whitfield is standing in the middle of it. She has this update for us now.
Hi -- Fredricka.
FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: Hey, there, Carol.
Well, after a night of freezing rain, more and more folks are starting to venture out this morning, and this is what they're finding when they venture out and get in their cars. They're seeing that for the most part, most of the roads are very passable, but on overpasses and bridges, just like this, small patches of ice. We're about to see one of these vehicles drive through it right now, and hopefully, he will have slowed down a little bit, as we can hear his brakes now.
For the most part, there is a nice coating of ice on the trees and on the power lines, which has meant a lot of power outages throughout North Carolina and South Carolina. But fortunately, forecasters are saying that the temperatures are expected to rise by midmorning, and the rain will be dissipating. That's some good news.
But, Carol, we hope to have some official new numbers on the power outages throughout the state of North Carolina and South Carolina in about 30 minutes when I see you again -- Carol.
COSTELLO: All right, and you're in Charlotte, not Raleigh. I was thinking Raleigh, because they've really gotten hard hit this morning.
About 200,000 people without power there, more than 200,000. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.
Aired December 5, 2002 - 06:05 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Some areas where the storm has passed are still feeling its effects. Crews are out in northern Arkansas to repair frozen power lines. Tens of thousands of people have no electricity. Some may not get their lights back on until this weekend.
A number of school districts in Tennessee are closed today. Roads are slick there, up to 10 inches of snow on the ground in the mountains.
And in Kentucky, two people have been killed in traffic accidents related to the storm. Schools in more than two dozen Kentucky counties closed today.
So, let's head out again to Raleigh, North Carolina, where the weather is nasty.
Fredricka Whitfield is standing in the middle of it. She has this update for us now.
Hi -- Fredricka.
FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: Hey, there, Carol.
Well, after a night of freezing rain, more and more folks are starting to venture out this morning, and this is what they're finding when they venture out and get in their cars. They're seeing that for the most part, most of the roads are very passable, but on overpasses and bridges, just like this, small patches of ice. We're about to see one of these vehicles drive through it right now, and hopefully, he will have slowed down a little bit, as we can hear his brakes now.
For the most part, there is a nice coating of ice on the trees and on the power lines, which has meant a lot of power outages throughout North Carolina and South Carolina. But fortunately, forecasters are saying that the temperatures are expected to rise by midmorning, and the rain will be dissipating. That's some good news.
But, Carol, we hope to have some official new numbers on the power outages throughout the state of North Carolina and South Carolina in about 30 minutes when I see you again -- Carol.
COSTELLO: All right, and you're in Charlotte, not Raleigh. I was thinking Raleigh, because they've really gotten hard hit this morning.
About 200,000 people without power there, more than 200,000. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.
