Asheville firefighters performed several water rescues some of those along mark roads one person trapped in their mobile home was brought out by boat and two people were rescued from their van after it was swept away by rushing water. 3 just to the southwest of buncombe countytransylvania county saw flooding, power outages, and evacuations. Green road was washed out overnight people in the area say this isnt anything new when it we see these heavy downpours 3 3 3 well this is, historically a real low lying area on the french broad river. River. It comes out maybe six, seven times a year if we have any severe rain, it comes out to some degree. Degree. You know, its just an ebb and flow of life on green rd. 3 check this outlivestock also a concern this morning this is caroland farms in landrum this pasture stis along the none of the cows or their calvese were swept away 3 the damage from last nights rain spanned as far south as anderson county. Where you can see a downed tree. This is club drive near blair street. The road was blocked for a little while however, things are back to normal this afternoon 3 in greenwood countya high water condition has been issued at Lake Greenwood at the Buzzard Roost dam water was released from the lake into the saluda river. This will affect areas in greenwood and nebwerry counties the bridge on roof bottom road has been closed as a precaution it wont reopen until engineers access the structure officials are stressing that Buzzard Roost dam is not in danger of a breach. But that these measures are being taken only as as precaution. 3 as i just mentionedsome people only had a matter of minutes to get out of their home as the water conitnued to rise in asheville 3 Fox Carolinas ashley daley is in buncombe countalong fernwood drive where residents of the Mobile Home Park there ashley 3 cody the water has now receded. But if you look at the home behind me. The man who lives there says the water was as high as his mailbox. 3 3 3 with the sun now shining on buncombe county clean up efforts are underway. This creek along charlotte highway. Just east of biltmore forest. Under Emergency Repair after debris carried by flood water nearly clogged the pipes. Residents of the fernwood Mobile Home Park just down the road say it was that clog that caused the water to rise around 1 this morning. Morning. 3 3 weve had a lot more rain than this in shorter periods of time and it hadnt backed up like this before. Butted to toat one point maybe 4 to 5 feet of water in the Mobile Home Park. Kenneth ledford with the Reynolds Fire Department says more than 6 families were were forced to evacuate and one had to be rescued. Rescued. 3 it was just a river out here and i didnt see no way out the Fire Department is right on top of the hill right there so i just called 911. Lamb says the water was so high it moved and potentially totaled both of his vehicles. And also damaged his home. 3 3 today lamb and his family are working to stabilize the home in hopes he wont have to leave. I thank the good lord for getting me out safe. 3 coming up. Why Officials Say this time around theyre worried about mudslides. 3 and kendra. Its not just those mudslides theyre concerned about. What is the forecast looking like for this area. Will they see more rain . 3 flood warnings continue in buncombe, transylvania and henderson counties are the french broad river, along with the pigeon and swannanoa above flood stage. A flood watch continues for most of our area until 7am on new years eve. Were experiencing a nice break in the rain now, but more is coming. This evening and most of tonight will be dry, but showers will push back in for wednesday. The rain shouldnt be as heavy as monday nights downpours, but it could be enough to aggravate the already flooded rivers and saturated ground. Expect off and on rain through wednesday 3 wrap up pit crew traffic center. 3 were watching an accident in anderson at us29 at sc8in greenville a couple accidents at mauldin rd and gurley at sc253in spartanburg an accident at hearon circle at asheville hwyand on i85 a tankererruck has rolled over and spilled fuel over the highway. Now the exit ramp to i26 is closed. Officials are urging drivers to detour around that area area 3 heres a live look at the s. C. D. O. T. Cam oni85 south at mile marker 71 3 where that accident is still being cleaned up 3 time to head southto florida 3 where the big story is the tigers gearing up for the orange bowl. The media getting want today. Sports director Aaron Cheslock is in miami all week and has this report 3 3 3 3 3 3 yeah were coming to you from sun life stadium here in miami where the orange bowl is just two days away. But today it was all about talking to the players getting ready for it. Its clemsons media day. Every clemson player and coach available all at once. So you can imagine it was a little crazy. Weve got some good stuff coming up tonight at 10 and 11 from tigers quarterbacks grilling Deshaun Watson. To offensive linemen doing impressions of coaches. But the tigers say while theyre having fun now. Theyre absolutely focused on thursdays showdown with oklahoma. Cornerback Mackensie Alexander says his they deserve. Deserve. 3 3 weve won plenty of bowl games. Weve been knocking on the door for a long time here at clemson. And i dont think as far as brandwise everybody respects the clemson brand. So, thats going to be big for us to come out here and get this w and win a title because itll help our brand more because everybody dont really respect clemson. Clemson. 3 were just really focused on us. Theyre good cause theyre in the top four. And theyre at that point. So its not really focusing on them but us focusing on our job. Job. 3 3 and coming up a little later in the four oclock hour were going to go 1on1 with oklahoma quarterback baker mayfield. Some very interesting things to say about going headtohead with Deshaun Watson in the orange bowl you dont want to miss that. Till then, from sun life stadium in miami with the tigers, aaron cheheock, the four oclock news. 3 dont forget to tune in this wednesday night for the orange bowl preview. Aaron will have indepth analysis and oneonone interviews with the tigers in miami. It all kicks off tomorrow night at 7 30 right here on fox carolina. 3 still to comea suspect charged in the deadly shooting of a former upstate pastors wife. Is slapped with h re charges charges police say Amanda Blackburn wasnt his first victim weve learned hes charged in a second killing originally made headlines for faulting his wealthy upbringing in a deadly dui crash. Is tracked down more than a thousand miles away. In mexico the latest after a momothantwoweek manhunt. Comes to an end you see a lot of interesting things on the job. But ill never forget the day we tried rescuing a man. Who was rescuing a kite. We tried everything. Then jack came to the rescue. With a Chipotle Chicken Club combo for 4. 99. That combo was the real hero that day. A craveable combo to the rescue. Spicy, allwhite meat chicken with chipotle sauce on toasted sourdough. The Chipotle Chicken Club combo. 3 were back with weather and traffic every 10 minutes 3 while we are thankful no lives have been lost in our area after last nights flooding across the us. Families are mourning the loss of 43 people who have died from weather related causes over the past fatalities can be attributed to a single, mammoth system that has wreaked havoc across the country. Forecasters say Mother Nature isnt done millions are still facing the storms various threats. Including blizzard conditions to the west. And more flooding to the middle and plains states. The storm is exexcted to continue moving northeastward today. And is likely to leave more misery in its wake. 3 chief meteorologist kendra kent joins us now with a look at the forecast kendra. Will we the potential for any of that Severe Weather 3 flood warnings continue in buncombe, transylvania and henderson counties are the french broad river, along with the pigeon and Swannanoa Rivers are high, rising or above flood stage. A flood watch continues for most of our area until 7am on new years eve. Were experiencing a nice break in the rain now, but more is coming. This evening and most of tonight will be dry, but showers will push back in for wednesday. The rain shouldnt be as heavy as monday nights downpours, but it could be enough to aggravate the already flooded rivers and sasarated ground. Expect off and on rain through wednesday with highs in the 60s. Isolated tstorms will be possible wednesday afternoon. Rain should clear out by wednesday night, leaving dry conditions for thursday and new years day. Much colder and the weekend, bringing highs back down to the 40s and 50s areawide, while overnight lows will get to near freezing 3 3 for weather 24 hours a day, log on to fox carolina dot com and click on the weather tab 3 wrap up 3 now lets send it over to the pit crew traffic center. 3 were watching an accident in greenville at old buncombe rd at sc253. One of our viewers says its a car in a building were a checking on that t as we accident on California Ave near hw9and on i85 a tanker truck has rolled over and spilled fuel over the highway. Now the exit ramp to i26 is closed. Officials are urging drivers to detour around that area areaheres a live look at the s. C. D. O. T. Cam oni85 south at mile marker 71 where that accident is still being cleaned up 3 pit crew traffic sponsored the Carolina Law Group 3 covering our counties at four. 3 were learning more this afternoon about the tragic fire that claimed the lives of before christmas. Christmas. Mcdowell couunty deputies say test results have been unable to positively confirm the three people found dead last week at a marion home. But investigators still believe david staggs, Heather Staggs and their fiveyearold son samuel perished in the have yet to determine their cause of death. And deputies tell us the they still dont know what sparked the fire. But the home was a total loss. Deputies say theyre not ruling out anything as thehe continue to investigate. 3 a union woman is behind bars. After police say she stabbed another woman woman police say Chelsea Carroll refused to leave a home on Wedgewood Court last night. And when the homeowner tried to force her t. Carroll stabbed her in the shoulder carroll is charged with aggravated assault and battery. The victim word on her condition. 3 covering the carolinas today 3 the Orangeburg CountySheriffs Office says the body of a 38yearold woman missing since christmas has been found. And a man is now locked up charged with her murder. Murder. Harold pratt is accused of killing loretta bunch. And dumping her body in a local waterway. The Sheriffs Office says she and pratt were involved in some sort of relationship. And argument. Leading up to her disappearance. 3 were learning more about one of the men charged in the death of a pastors wife who has ties to the upstate. Officials say one of the suspects. Is now charged in another killing. Killing. Prosecutors say larry taylor is accused of robbing and shooting rolando gonzelez hernandez in the head on november 4th. 4th. Hes one of three men also charged in the murder of Amanda Blackburn. She was once involved with the ministry at Newspring Church in anderson with her husband davey. The two moved to indianawhere they began their own church. Amanda was shot and killed inside her home on november 10th. She was pregnant at the time of her death. Death. Taylor, jalen watson, and diano gordon are all charged in her death. Taylor and watson are also charged with two other burglaries on the morning blackburn was killed. And are charged in the burglary and rape of a woman on november 3rd. 3 after being on the run for affluenza teen and his mother are awaiting extradition to the us after being picked up in mexico. Mexico. Ethan couch went missing after a video surfaced on social media. Appearing to show him playing beer pong at a partywhich is a violation of his probation. Hes serving a 10year probation sentence for killing four people in a 2013 drunk driving crash. Couchs defense attorney argued that he suffered affluenza meaning his wealthy upbringing was to blame for his behavior. For more than two weeks. Us marshals have been on a massive manhunt for couch and his mother. Who was believed to be helping him. The two were nabbed nearly a thousand miles from their hometown in texas. Near the popular beach resort town of puerto vallarta. 3 still to come. Greenville police are on the look out for an armed robber robber hear the startling moments as a spinx clerk was held up. Investigators are hoping you might recognize his voice. Hoping youll listen to their message if you plan to hit the town to bring in the new year. The action they want you to life. It comes to your weekly grocery trip. Well, with walmart every day low prices, saving money while keeping the pantry full. Thats easier than you think. Moms in the greenville area, doing your Grocery Shopping every week with walmart every day low prices could help you stretch your budget. Your family and your wallet will be glad you did. So head to walmart and see what you could save with their weather and minutes 3 flood warnings continue in buncombe, transylvania and henderson counties are the french broad river, along with the pigeon and Swannanoa Rivers are high, rising or above flood stage. A flood watch continues for most of our area until 7am on new years eve. Were experiencing a nice break in the rain now, but more is coming. This evening and most of tonight will be dry, but showers will push back in for wednesday. The rain shouldnt be as heavy as monday nights downpours, but it could be enough to aggravate the already flooded rivers and saturated ground. Expect off and on rain through wednesday 3 3 wrap up 3 3 now lets send it over to the pit crew traffic center. 3 were watching an accident in greenville at old buncombe rd at sc253. With injuries. One of our viewers says its a car checking on that as we speaka few accident in spartanburg at i85 north at 60 mm there are injuries reported there,and on i85 a tanker truck has rolled over and spilled fuel over the highway. Now the exit ramp to i26 is closed. Officials are urging drivers to detour around that area area 3 heres a live look at the s. C. D. O. T. Cam oni85 south at mile marker 71 where that accident is still being cleaned up 3 heavy rains pour down on residents across our area. Area. Prompting rescues and evacuations. Were there as emergency workers rush to save lives as waters rise. Rise. And those rising waters left residents cleaning up today. Were talking to homeowners who had to rush to safety. And First Responders rain. Plus. As the tigers prep to take on the sooners in miami. Were talking oneonone with the oklahoma qb who has his sights on clemsons Deshaun Watson. After being left off the invite list to the heisman awards in new ork city. 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And for a limited time switch to at t and get an extra 100dollar reward card dont wait. Call this number today. 3 flooding in Western North carolina has caused a lot of stress for ppple in the area after several road closures, power outages, evacuations. Like here along Davidson River road. 3 that area was also evacuated overnight. People living at main street in rosman were evacuated by emergency services. But they were allowed to back in their homes at 730 am. All the flooding had several roads closed in transylvania countyincluding cemetery road, green road, and cascade road at merlin lane. Officials are urging drivers to not cross road closure signs and not to drive through water. The weather also prompted power outageacross the area. Including in rosman. 3 washed out roads. Flooded cars. Emergency workers in asheville responded to a big mess across the city after flooding from the Swannanoa River overtook Biltmore Village. 3 its one of several areas that got hit hard overnight. But emergency workers and residents say theyre thankful the flood didnt claim any lives. Or cause serious injury. Fox carolinas Ashley Minelli has a lolo at what happened. 3 3 3 as the rain poured down on Biltmore Village overnight tuesday. 3 3 people flooded the phone 3 3 our dispatchers did an amazing job they were having trouble just even keeping up with call volume coming in. Kelley klope with the asheville Fire Department. Says emergency