A large tree has fallen in Roxboro at N.C. Highway 158 near Hugh Blalock Road. WRAL Brett Knese reported traffic is at a standstill because the tree is covering the entire roadway.
DUKE HEALTH IS ON TRACK, ENCOURAGING PEOPLE WITH APPOINTMENTS TO KEEP THEM IF THEY ARE POSSIBLE.>>> LET'S TAKE YOU NORTH TO A CITY THAT HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST SNOW TOTALS THIS MORNING, OVER TO ROXBORO. BRETT KNESE IS THERE, AND I UNDERSTAND THERE HAS BEEN SOME PROBLEMS? THERE IS A DOWNED TREE?>> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT, ON HIGHWAY 158, I WILL GET BEHIND THE CAMERA AND SHOW YOU THE TRAFFIC IS AT A STANDSTILL BOTH WAYS ON 158 THIS IS COVERING ME ENTIRE ROADWAY, WE GOT THE CHAINSAWS GOING I THINK THERE IS A GUY THERE WORKING ON THE BRANCHES THERE. SO IT IS QUITE A NUMBER OF CARS, DOZENS OF CARS BACKED UP ON HIGHWAY 158. IF YOU CAN FIND A WAY AROUND, THUS WE WANT TO DO. I TALKED TO THE MAYOR OF ROXBORO AND SHE SAID THE HEAVY SNOWFALL IS CAUSING THE TREES TO COME DOWN. IT IS CAUSED THE TREES TO CAUSE
