Just northeast of where we are yesterday afternoon. And while the investigation officials says it was intentionally set. Its not hard for fires to start in these conditions, just look at how dry it is around me, incredible dry right now and you can hear the brush crunching beneath my feed. I dont show you yesterday, that fire, when it started. The fire blew up yesterday afternoon. It started on farm land in brighton around 1 30 in the a time it was out at 5 00 yesterday evening, it had burned through more than 300 acres of dry brush and weeds. Fire crews were able to protect the major structures. There were two, however, unused sheds that were destroyed. What made it difficult other than the dry conditions was the wind. The wind reached up to 20 milesperhour at one point. Now, this morning, the winds still is a little factor too. And again, its dry. Its going on average National Weather service says october 18th is when the city of denver typically see its first snow fall. Last year it
Are in the spring mode. It is too early to be in spring mode. It may change next weekend we go back to winter. Reporter march is a critical month for moisture in colorado. Despite a little rain monday, march seems to be followed where in february, staying warm and dry. If history repeats itself the weather pattern could be concerning. Last year we tried out a little bit in february march and then it turned on like a faucet and we were flooding and floating away in april and early may. This has a feel similar to 2012, were february dried out, march dried out, and we stayed dry through the summer and ended up burning up with massive wildfires. Reporter good news is the snowpack statewide is at 99 thanks to a wet fall in long range projections show above normal level moisture. It is a matter of when. We are seven days into march and have yet to get significant snow up there. Time is ticking. Know it we will be moving into april. Is it going to materialize . That is the magic question. Rep
Right down toward bethesda and rockville where its begun. To the south fairfax county, weve watch td come through Loudoun County, route 7 is where amelia segal is to the western portion of the beltway, American Legion bridge. This storm moving very, very quickly. This is the arctic front weve seen come through. Behind it well see much colder conditions but right now a Winter Weather adviseory in effect for i95. I expect these to be dropped toward the west, but well continue to watch as this storm system moves through. Amelia segal as i mentioned is in the storm team 4x4. Amelia, youve gone from nothing in Loudoun County to heavy snow. Now youre tracking it in towards d. C. Reporter yeah exactly, doug. Were about five miles corner. The snow right now is lighter in intensity so the roads here are just wet not slushry. But toward leesburg once the snow moved in and it was heavy, the roads were slushy and had isolated slick spots. Not tracking any wind but weve bb out here since about 4 00
Just in Bob Mcdonnell files an appeal to his conviction. Tonight why he says hes innocent of corruption. And protests over the purple line. Tell you why some people say that project is a waste of money. News 4 at 11 00 starts now. We begin tonight with the fact that we are all sick and tired of it but theres nothing we can do about it is there . Were talking about more Winter Weather on our way. Good evening. Im jim vance. Im Erica Gonzalez in for Doreen Gentzler. Tonight were tracking not one but two very different storms. Lets get right to doug kammerer. We can expect a Winter Weather advisory tomorrow morning, right . That goes into effect at 9 00 i understand you guys everybody is saying the same think. Were done with winter but not just yet. I think we have another week of it. Then things change a little bit. Heres the Winter Weather advisory goes in effect at 9 00 a. M. All the way till 10 00. For all of the region. I dont think were going to see all that much. I think many of th
Say gunshots were detected in the area of ogden sanders street. Police have it cordoned off. Its still under investigation. The shots were detected. When Police Arrive they found the victim suffering from gunshot wounds. That person was taken to the hospital and later died from those wounds. Police have yet to release the identity of the victim or any circumstances around it. Fourth District Police are asking anyone with information get in touch with them. Again, this shooting happened about 9 40 last night in the area of ogden and center streets in northwest. Police are still here investigating this. Well have more for you if it becomes available. Right now were live in northwest. Derrick ward news 4. All right, thanks derrick. News 4 has learned a woman was in the car withfficer Brennan Rabain when he crashed and died yesterday. She went into shock and is recovering right now in the hospital. Rabain died when his car ran into a fence on green belt road. Police say she was on duty at