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. here we go again. another bitter blast storming through our region. and fox 5 news has a network of reporters covering every angle. from heavy snow to dangerous wind. and the potential for massive power outages. everything you need to weather this storm. fox 5 news at 10:00 starts right now. good evening. i'm brian bolter. i'm shawn yancy. round two is already causing a whole new list of closures tonight. in fact, we're kicking thing off with a winter weather alert. here's what you need to know right now. the federal government right now is closed tomorrow. many school districts are closed the rest of the week. metrorail already shutting down above ground service and metro bus also canceled tomorrow. the big question right now, what is the latest with this storm? sue palka has the answer now for us tonight. sue? >> what we have seen today is light to moderate snow but at times it's been heavy down to our south. we are already seeing as you look live outside harrison street, a small accumulation in some areas between 2 to 4 inches has already fallen. look at the rate at which it's falling. we've seen bands going on and a little bit of blowing. lake ridge, virginia three inches. we've already seen about three and a half in laurel and chesapeake beach reporting moderate now. damascus 4 inches. but here's the big headline with this thing. it's going to be snowy. it's going to be a major sn. not nearly as much snow as we got through this weekend bup the wind is going -- weekend, but the wind is going to be a bigger deal and it begins tomorrow. we started seeing snow widespread around 4:00. the warnings we know about. but now let's talk about the headlines and what you should expect because really wind will make blowing and drifting of the snow we do get quite difficult tomorrow. we are calling it another major snowstorm. no, i don't think it's going to break records in terms of the amount of snow it produces. the accumulation we see around will continue overnight. it will ebb and flow. tomorrow morning the accumulation rates will pick up. so will the winds as we see an area of low pressure deepening off the coast. a very powerful low. that will in turn crank up the wind gusts. in the afternoon we expect it to be the worst with the winds up to 40 miles an hour which means that the snow that is out there is going to blow and drift. we'll have low visibilities and we're going to have cold. windchills will be in the teens and the wind does not let up till closer to thursday morning. wind will be a big deal. a lot of these lines and trees are are sressed. i do worry there are going to be some power outages. gary mcgrady is taking a look at radar. >> it looks like we're going to be into a little bit after lull over the next few hours back out to the west. trueview will show you, seems to look like the same storm we were looking at earlier but there's some subtle differences now. we are beginning to see the formation probably over the next couple of hours, an area of low pressure forming along the coast. we do have one area of low pressure through ohio. that continues to be the primary low. we also have a secondary low here off shore just south of wilmington, myrtle beach there. but we know now eventually these two lows will basically come together. energy will be transferred out to the coast tomorrow just off shore from washington and that is going to allow those wind speeds to really start to pick up. max hd radar will show the snow here locally and just down to the south and to the southeast in that pink is where we're getting that transition from snow over to a little bit of sleet and eventually down towards southern sections of st. marys county, they're already into the rain down there. we're watching the heaviest of the snow bands. where we're finding the heaviest of the snow primarily this evening has been right along i-95 and out to the east. prince george's county has been getting some fairly heavy snow. we've had fairly heavy snow moving right up here into the district as well. and then there's continuing to be heavy snow for prince william county up into fairfax county. what we're seeing now is a little bit of a lull back out to the west here from, say, loudoun county right out towards 81 and into west virginia. it is lightening up just a little bit as it is for frederick county as well. i think we're going to continue to see that for the next several hours, but this heavy snow band that you see in the red from southwest to northeast, it jumps right across the district, that will stay in place for quite a while. so i'm expecting at least during the early overnight period, that here in the district and parts to the east we'll actually be getting the heaviest of the snowfall and then by tomorrow morning another big general area of moderate to heavy snow will be forming as the coastal area of low pressure is forming. as sue as been hinting at as well, once that area of low pressure forms, the winds will rapidly increase right on across the area. so, sue, we'll send it back up to you and you can give us an idea on total snow accumulation amounts. >> we're thinking in general this is going to be closer to 8 to 10 inches in the district. let's take you through the time period. what you should expect in metro d.c. i also want to mention this will be heavier north and east. by 11:00 we have 2 to 4 inches we expected. wednesday morning would do we have on the ground? 5 to 7 inches. winds aren't too bad by wednesday morning. as we get closer to the noon hour, we're going to see the winds begin to increase and we'll -- they'll be noticeable. they'll probably be sustained at about 20 miles per hour. the gusts won't be horrendous. as we go through the rest of the afternoon, those gusts start to pick up, 30 to 35 mileser hour it noon and 5:00. between 5:00 and 8:00, i think that is when we may be at our peak with gusts around 40 to 45 miles an hour. now, the snow will tamer off sometime -- taper off sometime after that. it's looking like a general 8 to 10 for the district but parts of the area will see up to 16 inches. that will be north and east and philadelphia, new york city and boston are going to get pounded. philadelphia for the second time. new york city didn't get as much on this. brian, coming up in just a few minutes, we're going to show what you we expect in terms of winds through the afternoon and day tomorrow. that's coming up. lots of live pictures, too. >> one of the major concerns tonight, even more power outages perhaps from these winds. thousands have been in the dark since the blizzard of 2010 which hit friday. let's go right to the numbers now. so far things are improving. pepco has nearly 4,000 customers without power. meaning they've restored power to about 2,000 customers in the last hour. dominion virginia and bge around 200. it's a cold, frustrating night. bob barnard continues our coverage. >> reporter: imagine bracing yourself for this snowstorm when you haven't even crawled out of the abyss of the last one. tt's the situation facing many people in our area, including several families just up the street in bethesda. the girls are watching little mermaid on a laptop. two of them live here. indicatety and heidi are just visiting indefinitely. their mom is helping out in the kitchen. >> we spent four nights in four different places. when you've got young ki that's just a nightmare. we're settled in and we're home. >> reporter: their dad is down the street checking on their home. >> this is home. if you need to refrigerate any vegetable, you can come in here. >> reporter: it's been without electricity since saturday. >> it's freezing in here. it almost feels like you're looking at somebody else's house. >> reporter: christa and her husband, lucas, have opened their home to neighbors. >> i'm sure they would have done the same for us. it's no problem for us. >> reporter: they've been without power for 48 hours over the weekend. >> sunday late afternoon we were down at 46 degrees and then we were that close to go to a hotel but finally we get back. >> reporter: on his way to check out his home, mark bumped into of all people a crew working for pepco. >> i think we're on the list but if you guys could stop by sometime soon, that would be great. there are trucks. it's hope. >> reporter: six houses on this street remain dark four days later. >> when you are in a situation where you've lost your power and your family is cold, it is the ultimate definition of a neighbor to have somebody say, we will take you in and we'll take you in as long as you need to be taken in. and that's -- you just can't put a price on that. the friendships that we have with these people will be one that we have forever because of this experience. >> reporter: there are several other people on that street sleeping the night in the dark tonight. we'll visit with several of them coming on the news edge at 11:00. >> bob barnard, thank you. as sue said at the top this storm pose as much different threat than the weekend blizzard. the powerful winds and bitt cold could make it dangerous just to be outside for a few minutes. tonight we're riding along with d.c.'s finest to see how they're preparing to helpin these extreme elements. matt? >> reporter: shawn, d.c.'s fire chief told me tonight he's very concerned about the strong winds tomorrow. he's worried they could produce whiteout conditions making it impossible for you and i to see and for firefighters to answer calls. firefighters on high alert across the district tonight. calls for help have doubled since last weekend's huge snowstorm. and this next storm could make things worse. >> i'm good. >> reporter: tonight we rode along with five firefighters from truck company 14 based in cleveland park. >> lot of the side streets haven't been touched at all. that's a challenge. >> reporter: sergeant jonathan johnson says making rescues in this much snow is overwhelming at times. these huge trucks simply can't make it through some streets. >> [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: chief dennis rubin tells us this next storm worries him. >> we're ready but of course 'm very, very concerned. >> reporter: he says the strong wind could cause hanging icicles to break off and become flying missiles. also, if a fire breaks out, the wind could fuel the flames. and the chief worries whiteout conditions could catch many drivers by surprise. >> whiteout conditions can be blinding for them but it will yet be another obstacle for our members to be able to see to get the fire apparatuses, the ambulances there safely. >> reporter: back on the ladder truck, these firefighter itself admit they're a bit tired but ready for whatever emergency should come. >> we're managing. we're doing very well. we do it with a smile on our face. >> reporter: back out live. you're looking at dupont circle right now. one thing to keep in mind firefighters are telling us that a lot of these big fire trucks have huge chains on the tires. what that does is it slows them down. their top speed with those chains on the tires is only 30 miles an hour. so if you do have an emergency, it could take them a while to get to you. brian? >> path matt ackland tonight. fox 5 morning news coming on early with everything you need to know about this storm. our coverage starts tomorrow at 4:00 a.m. the snow is causing major problems for anyone who actually has to leave the house. from the roads to the rails to the skies. we have everything you need to know about getting around. wisdom? >> reporter: once again the snow is starting to fall and some people are still wondering when are they going to get their streets plowed by a snowplow. i'm wisdom martin. we've got reaction from people in the community and county leaders when fox 5 news continues after the break. f round two is undrway. that means area airports are once again under wraps. at all airports flights are done for the day. airlines at dulles and reagan have canceled all their flights tomorrow. bwi, there are still some flights on the schedule. you should absolutely check with the airline before you leave because those aren't going to hold up, we can guarantee it. the whole thing enough to drive passengers to despair. they will try to clear the runways as soon as possible but wind will be a major factores all abo ground metro service is suspended. roby chavez continues our team coverage now. >> reporter: despite the driving snow, metro above ground was rolling again. passengers were just glad to see service finally restored, even if it is short lived. oh, wow. i've been waiting to get to this point for at least three days. >> it was great that metro extended the service, the above ground another day of just being limited would have been a headache for a lot of passengers. >> depending on weather conditions, metro service may change. >> reporter: with the new snow falling, metro alerted passengers the system may shut down with little notice. on wednesday it's already been announced it will be underground service only again. there will be no metro bus either. >> you know, you've got to do what you've got to do, right? if it's for the protection of the citizens, okay. okay, i'm for it. >> you're grateful for transportation. even though metro has its headaches, we are grateful for it. you know, we appreciate the effort they are making to take care of us. >> reporter: this winter will be one to remember. the snow's sequel is not welcome. >> kind of rough. i've been in d.c. all my life. this is the worst snowstorm i've been through. >> i've lived around this area almost 27 years now. i've never seen it so piled up with snow. i've never seen so much snow, to be honest. >> reporter: now commuters will take any ride home. many know with the new storm we may all be frozen in place for the rest of he week. this week has been slow going. >> but this morning when i turned to nwr, found out the redline was working, i was really please. i was happy. it took us almost a half-hour at every station but finally i was able to reach my destination. >> reporter: those were the last underground trains of the night -- the above ground trains rather for the night. underground trains will run every 30 minutes and close at midnight. tomorrow metro bus and metro access will stay parked. >> thank you for the update. the roads also taking a beating from these back-to-back snow storms. tonight some of the roads still haven't seen a plow. wisdom martin is in the thick of it tonight. wisdom, what's the latest? >> reporter: shawn, tonight we focus on some of these side roads. the million dollar question is when is a snowplow going to come into the neighborhood and clear away some of the streets. tonight in this particular neighborhood in largo, they finally saw a snowplow. unfortunately they saw some more snow, too. in the largo nose subdivision, the roads ha not been touched by any snowplow since the snow started friday. the residents here are tired of waiting. >> trying to follow everybody's tracks from getting in and out. that's the best we can do. >> reporter: this heating company has just made a house call when they got stuck in the unplowed streets. they spent more than an hour trying to maneuver their way out of the area. >> look at this. we've been out here, stuck in our homes for three, four days. this is just absolutely ridiculous. >> reporter: at the prince george's county public works and transportation headquarters, there are more than 130 cameras watching primary and secondary roads. they have started to clear the way in some neighborhoods but they say keep in mind this was an unprecedented snowstorm. >> we normally start within the communities and we put our four by fours which is like a pickup truck with a plow and salt dispenser on the back of it. it was too high and heavy for them so we had to wait till we could pull our six wheelers off the primaries and they went in as the first line of defense. >> reporter: councilman jack jackson promised there would be a snowplow on every street in the county. just after 6:00 p.m., the first snowplow showed up in this community. with the new snow falling on top of the snow and ice covered roads, clearing the way won't be an easy task. >> i say to the citizens, they've got to be patient. they're looking for the kind of snow removal process that we do with a 12 or 14-inch snow. >> reporter: county leaders say they have astrict policy and plan on how they deal with the streets. as far as which street they go to first. the area is set up into five different zones. they simply attack them one zone at a time in order zone one, two, three, four and five and that's how they deal with clearing the streets. but as you heard county jack johnson say, it is going to take some patience because it's an enormous storm that hit our area but people in the communities are running low on patience. >> you can understand why and here comes round two. you can bet more closures and delays will be rolling in as the snow builds up. >> another problem out there, the serious winds headed right for us. sue palka is tracking more on the winds from the weather center tonight. >> we were saying yesterday this storm is almost going to be in to parts. there's the snow part. we're getting part of that now. we'll get more snow tomorrow but the wind will be a big deal tomorrow. you're looking at i-70. i've seen some big totals to our fort already. how about five inchesin emmitsburg and gaither in howard county. three and a half inches in fredricksburg. what about the wind? we know we're going to be talking about 8 to 10 inches of snow and more to our north and east on the order of 10 to 16. look at the wind gusts and look at the legend and watch the clock. tomorrow morning it's breezy. it's not windy. but as we go through time, what i'm showing you here are lines of equal pressure or isobars. the closer they're together, the windier it gets. it gets going around noon. watch the purple, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00. by 5:00 we're starting to get the winds gusting to 40. by 9:00, 10:00, it's going on and we have ourselves a classic nor'easter with strong blizzard conditions from the cape to the chesapeake bay to ocean city. that is many hours of windses that will lower visibility and cause big problems i think for road and air travelers, especially starting tomorrow afternoon, brian. >> thank you, sue. the snow not just trouble for you at home. it's hitting someone else hard, too. will? >> reporter: hey, brian. the streets here in old town alexandria are covered with a blanket of snow. and we haven't seen the worst of it yet as you've been hearing. as road crews continue to work to keep us all safe, many of these small businesses and large ones for that matter are praying for a break from mother nature. you're going to find out why and i think you can guess this one coming up at the bottom of the hour. plus, you have questions and our storm team has some answers. gwen tolbart right now is in the fox 5 chat room. she is talking to all of you. you have questions, hit her up myfoxdc.com right now. myfoxdc.com is your 24-hour weather source. you can find all sorts of important information from the closures to what's actually open. there are also slew of live video, pictures of the storm. dave ross live in the web center to give us a tutorial. >> reporter: interactive journalism, that's what we're all about these days. let's do it very quickly here off of the home pai. we want to see -- home page. we want to see your ustream videos. all you have to do is go to ustream and sign up and send us the url link to myfoxdc@gmail.com. myfoxdc@gmail.com. once you do that, this is the list that you can click on any of these be it annandale, virginia, herndon, huntingtown, maryland. you click it, you can see what's going on right now. let's go to emmitsburg, maryland via one of those ustream cameras. this is a live picture right now. sue palka just told me they have 5 inches of snow on the ground in emmitsburg as we speak. how about in herndon, virginia again courtesy of one of our ustream cameras. they too are almost up to 5 inches of snow. that's the idea. it's that simple. also, if you want to talk to gwen tolbart, she's answering as many questions as she can right now in a live chat. she says she can't answer all the questions but she will do her best. you go to our home pain. click on live video. live newscast and she will be there waiting to answer all of your questions. it's interactive and it's continuous so go there right now. >> dave ross. first the ending -- the seemingly never ending snow and now another round. coming up next, how you can ease the pain. when all else fails, call in the national guard. we're taking you along for the wild ride coming up. going out to dinner no longer fit into our budget, and so we started having these pizza parties on friday night. i learned how to make pizza dough, 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thomas is live in old town. >> reporter: old town is pretty much a ghost town tonight. a few of the restaurants are still open, mostly a bar crowd. some folks who can just walk from home nearby. how often can you walk down the middle of king street. king street in the middle of old town, not a single car behind me. if you look down, you can see there's no pavement. the roads are completely covered with snow. because the roads are so dangerous to drive on, many businesses are really being hurt hard. the show must go on, even in the middle of a fierce winter storm. >> they have some good movies in here. >> reporter: roger manages the old town theater. the snow isn't keeping his moviegoers away. it's bringing them in. the past five days business is up more than 300%. >> people come in. they get cabin fever and they just want to get out in the open and walk around and the day it snowed 24 inches, we were packed. >> reporter: some people will do anything in the snow. but it appears dining out isn't one of them. this popular greek restaurant is really feeling the pain. >> business is very slow, but we are here. we are strong and we're going to go ahead and survive this snow. >> reporter: some of his most loyal customers are still determined to break bread here, despite the extra effort to make it in. >> i've been eating here for 30- plus years. >> reporter: so a little snow isn't going to keep you away? >> no. >> reporter: the economic struggle during the storm is being felt by nearly every business both big and small. >> it's not a positive thing. the snow is keeping people from going out, from feeling safe. >> reporter: but here's a guy who didn't slow down one bit until now. these are his final three pizza deliveries of the night. >> been doing them all night so far. my manager just called it off for the night. >> reporter: so those are the last pizzas of the night? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: he was definitely working hard. power outages continue to be a big problem, a big concern, especially as those high winds move in overnight and into tomorrow. in this particular area, you've got a lot of heavy tree canopies. so there is definitely a fear that more lines are going to come down. if you were watching us last night at 10:00 and during the news edge at 11:00, we profiled a takoma park family in maryland who hasn't had power since friday. i got a call a short time ago. their power was restored. they said thank you, pepco. some good news to end our report tonight good sounds good. thank you, will. wre d five into some serious winter weather and the snow stress is starting to take a toll. fox 5's laura evans here with some expert advice on how to get through these challenging times. >> at first it sounded great. hunker down with your family or spend some time curled up alone with a book or watching a good movie. well, we've had the qt with the family. we've read our books. we've watched our movies and now mother nature is turning on us again. unplowed streets leaving you trapped at home. power outages leaving you cold and in the dark. the kids are getting cabin fever. your spouse is driving you crazy. it's enough to make you pull your hair out. people pick fights with each other. they can't sleep or they can't stop sleeping or they're eating too much. >> reporter: and forensic psychiatrist dr. lisa van sustren points out snow is just one more thing. >> there are economic problems. they don't get a paycheck if they don't go to work. >> reporter: it's simply out of our control, especially a tough one, especily for washingtonians used to handling tight schedules. she says redirect that frustration toward something you can take charge of. >> your messy bedroom or chaotic drawers or overflowing e-mails n. is the time to take that aggression and use it to percentage. >> reporter: the fallout from the storm is -- purge. >> reporter: the fallout from the storm -- [ indiscernible ] >> some of us enjoy the bonding like going to the grocery store. everybody talks about it. we have a common bond now. >> reporter: but it can provide a different kind of bonding experience if we take the opportunity. >> check up on your neighbors and make sure that they're all okay. if they're not, make it one giant slumber party. it will be a fun memory when we look back at it. >> reporter: when we look back on it. dr. van susteren says this is a golden opportunity to help. check on a neighbor, bring a meal or spend some time with someone who may be lonely. nothing can bring you a greater sense of purpose. >> i agree. thank you. what do you do with so much snow and on the ground already and round two now on the way? you get creative. we will show you where the district is taking truckloads of snow. plus, you know it's bad when fire and police vehicles can't get through the snow. who they had to call to get them next. local governments are taking this storm seriously. d.c. mayor adrian fenty has called up the national guard for help. hundreds of guardsmen will be deployed on city streets. fox 5's melanie alnwick takes us on the road with members of the national guard. >> reporter: hundreds of d.c. national guardsmen reported to the armory tuesday ready to take on a natural enemy. >> this time the enemy is mother nature. we're going to be battling her. >> reporter: she's proving to be a formidable opponent. >> [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: since friday some guardsmen have been helping d.c. police, fire and rescue personnel get around the snow bound city. with another wallop on the way, commanders called up reinforcements. >> day shift. night shift. >> reporter: drivers, spotters, support person them and maintainers. >> my main concern is basically the fluids. as long as the fluids -- [ indiscernible -- we're good to go. >> reporter: the d.c. national guard will be manning 12 of these up veries expecting to work round the clock shifts through friday. the terrain is rough. there are rutted roads and deep drifts to navigate. >> it's not much different from driving on some of the roads in iraq. the only difference is you don't have to worry about getting shot at during a snowstorm. >> reporter: getting called up because of a snowstorm may sound a bitted on-- >> bit odd. >> some people give us the thumbs up. some salute us. they're surprised to see a military vehicle in the snowstorm. >> reporter: this woman who lift her twin daughters and husband at home say it's another humanitarian mission. >> make sure the elderly people have food and stuff. >> reporter: serve be the home front in its time of need is would the national guard is all about. melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. more trouble for toyota. the company issue as major recall on the same day the government admits its' investigating. some amazing snow totals considering this is kind of the -- [ indiscernible ] some people in woodbridge are reporting up to 5 inches. we have -- we're getting a little bit after local in the storm. full details are coming your 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metrorail is shut down. metro bus service is suspended tonight and tomorrow. most flights in and out tonight and tomorrow have also been canceled. when the snow finally gets removed from parking lots, side streets and major highways, where does it all go? claudia coffey shows us the snow dump that's expected to get even larger. >> reporter: this place underneath the wilson bridge has been hopping since yesterday. this is where vdot brings all its dump trucks to dump the snow removed from the roadways and they're making more. as the snow keeps coming, so do the dump truck, one after another packed with snow. it all comes here and it's dropped off underneath the wilson bridge. >> we just push it. we have a big spot,. >> reporter: william chavez has been working nonstop for five days in the snow drop area. one truck comes in, another goes back out? >> yes. been working all day, all night. >> reporter: he says the trucks here are mainly removing snow from the virginia highways. is this going to be enough space to put all the snow that's out there? according to a spokesperson for the woodrowilson bridge, plans are to dump as much snow as possible here, at the snow melts it will train into the creek which is considered a wetlands area. then into the potomac so the wetlands serve as a filter. while there's still plenty of room here now, as snow falls, this area will fill up. folks like william chavez will continue working around the clock. jurisdictions all over the area are facing similar problems. what to do with all the snow once they've gotten it off the roadways. in d.c. they're taking it over near rfk stadium. in maryland they're taking a lot of the snow right outside the salt domes. underneath the wilson bridge, claudia coffey, fox 5 news. you want to see what all that snow looks like? take a look at this. nasa snapped an image of our region on sunday. all that white right there? all that white around the metro area, that shows how we were inundated with snow. the storm line is pretty obvious. you can spot the brown just south of new york city. which by the way, new york city didn't get anything. >> traces is what i heard. philly had 28 inches. it was a sharp cutoff but new york is going to get some with this. they're certainly going to get the winds with it. this will be more after classic nor'easter. some of these other storms have been cutting out to sea pretty fast. a live look outside. there is a little bit of a lull setting up out to our west. the heavier snow band seems to be kind of moving on over to our east. but still we are getting some amazing snow totals. gwen just handed me some ne once including shirlington 3 to 4. haymarket, virginia 7. gwen, you said martinsburg, west virginia 9 inches. that is wild. it doesn't look so heavy here in downtown d.c. it will pick up a little bit later. let us snow you some of the other snow totals we're seeing. fredricksburg, virginia 3.5 inches. lorton 3. almost 4 inches down there. monthmontgomery village 3 inches. temperatures of course dropping now. 28 degrees. we'll stay there and that means this is sticking and accumulating. again a little bit of a lightening up at this point. we're going to run through the headlines. it is a major snowstorm. it's not as much snow as what we had over the weekend. we're grateful for that. but the wind tomorrow is going to be the part two with this. that is going to be a bigger part of this story. the accumulations will continue overnight ebbing and flowing. it will pick up tomorrow as will the winds as our area of low pressure begins to deepen. gusts could approach 40 for many hours in the afternoon that will cause near blizzard conditions with blowing snow and windchills dropping down through the teens. needless to say it is not going to be one of those snows where you're going to see a lot of people out playing in it. gary mcgrady is tracking the trends on radar, i think we can see a little bit after dry slot off to our west but probably not for long. >> it's interesting what's happening. we had the heavier snows early in the evening. we'll go right on over to trueview. earlier we had heavy rain tracking up i-95. as it was coming into the colder air, it because becoming heavy and moderate snow. we had snow earlier down around stafford county right up into charles county. it was as much as 3 inches per hour. some of that may have been a little bit more than that. it wasn't sitting in the same place. we didn't -- we weren't picking up that much per hour. but definitely some heavy snow. sue, you called it right along i-81 back out to harrisonburg, charlottesville and western maryland. we're getting what's called a little bit of a dry slot. that will move hrough. there's a lot of upper level energy coming across the. we think that will be filled in overnight tonight. max hd radar as we've -- as we check the heavy snow falls right now and that has shifted more to the northeast. up i-95 now. it basically is from d.c. just to the east of i-95 for prince george's county over into anne arundel county. then right up into baltimore and farther up to the northeast. so we'll be tracking that heavy snow overnight tonight. the big question is, we've changed the snow accumulations graphic just a little bit but not much. i'll send it back to sue. >> we've been expeting to see some huge totals up to our northeast. they're still there. philadelphia going to get some real heavy snow and here in the washington area, in the dark blue, that's 8 to 10 inches. it goes all the way over to the eastern shore. but as close by as eastern montgomery county, west of 270 into howard county, that could be 10 to 16 inches up there. we're close to heavier totals with the jackpot totals of 16 to 24 up through philadelphia. a little less for you down to our south and west. 6 to 8 inches as we get closer to fredricksburg and over to the beaches. so a little bit of shifting here and there. essentially the forecast remains the same. tonight cold, clouds. watch for the black ice. we'll go right to the five-day. 28 degrees for us as we look at snow and wind tomorrow. cannot emphasize enough that the bigger part of this may be that wind with blowing and drifting and whiteout conditions tomorrow afternoon. many hours of that beginning late morning to noon. thursday 35 degrees. we settle down as we head through friday, saturday and sunday. it looks quiet and it looks settled. we'll need it because even ahough this isn't quite as big, the wind is really going to complicate the power problems. >> i know a lot of people without power tonight. >> new model data coming in. i'll have it for you at 11:00 on the news edge. the fox 5 is coming on and coming in very early tomorrow morning with everything you need to know about this storm. in fact, our coverage begins tomorrow at 4:00 a.m. here's a look at some of the other big stories we're following tonight. more problems for toyota. the japanese automaker is recalling more than 400,000 priuses and other hybrid models because of brake issues. the automaker says the software controlling the brakes just needs to be reprogrammed. a congressional hearing about the recalls was slated for this week but that has been postponed till the end of the month. the recalls come on the heels of possible more problems with toyota cars. the national highway traffic safety administration says it's received dozens of complaints from corral la owners. -- came rolla owners. -- corolla owners. they say their cars wander on the road making it hard to stay in lanes. a massachusetts medical examiner has ruled the death of daniel kerrigan a homicide. kerrigan is the father of famed olympic skater nancy kerrigan. the medical examiner says the 70-year-old died of a heart rhythm problem after suffering a neck injury so severe, it damaged his voice box. the findings could also lead to new charges against nancy brother's mark. mark kerrigan admitted putting his hands around his 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CharlottesvilleVirginiaUnited-statesChesapeake-bayMarylandNew-yorkJapanAlexandriaAl-iskandariyahEgyptPhiladelphiaPennsylvania we continue to watch this blizzard of 2010 and we've got you covered this morning going from lft to right on your television screen, we've got dupont circle, old town sandery, oxon hill an we have silver spring covered for you today. snow is falling across the area. good morning and thank you for joining us for this special edition of fox 5 morning news. i'm gurvir dhindsa. >> i'm steve chenevey. in addition to live reporters from all those scenes out there you just saw, here is what else you need to know as we get started. the federal government closed today. the d.c. government also closed today with only emergency and essential personnel reporting for duty. most schools are going to be closed again today. cancellations at the top of your screen. metrorail service will only run beyond underground and metrobus has also been canceled for today. >> dull lace and reagan have canceled all flights today. at bwi, you should call ahead. that is the latest word is just to call ahead. we are keeping an eye on exactly what the storm is doing. yesterday afternoon, it seemed like it won't be so bad but the intensity really started to pick up overnight an again this morning. >> i do think this. you know, the day before yesterday these 10 to 20-inch totals were being bandied about. i do not think we are going to see that. not in this area. we could see eight, nine, ten inches around this area but 0 inches will be well to the north and east if they get that. but yes, intense snow, blowing snow later on today. so some problems and iciness as. we let's take a look at hd radar. we'll show you what is happening at this hour. we have aseen the snow fill in literally. there was not that much snow falling three hours ago but during the last hour, it has filled in across the region. light to moderate snow is falling. there are a couple of spots where heavy snow is falling. off to the east in blue, that is freezing rain or sleet so icing conditions off to the east across route 50, the chesapeake bay bridge is right under that. that is not a good thing. pardon me. chesapeake beach, places like that, up to chestertown seeing some icing occurring right now. rest of the region is seeing snow. it is mainly light to moderate way couple of spots of heavy snow. let's go to max 2. we can show you the radar across the entire region. there is your storm system. you can see how a couple of hours ago, not much happening but now it is all filled in. that will continue to happen during the course of the morning hours as that low off the coast deepens and we see the wind pick up. that will create blowing snow across the region particularly that will be a concern north where they get more snow. and so we'll continue to watch the development of that. here are the warnings that are in effect. the counties in purple, winter storm warning in effect until 7:00 p.m. the counties in white have a winter storm warning and a blizzard warning that goes into effect at 10:00 this morning. wind could gust up to or over 40 miles per hour. that includes anne arundel county, baltimore county, howard county, frederick county, places like that. forecast for washington for today looks like this. first, we'll show you the temperatures. 31degrees in the district. humidity, 87%. our wind out of the northwest at nine miles per hour. forecast for today, snow continues becoming windy. additional acculations close in here, four to eight inches. up to the north and east, higher amounts are not only possible, they will happen. >> likely. >> some some places, have have been 10 inches of snow already. >> i think with can he handle four to eight. >> a couple of months ago, we would have said four to eight, oh, no, now, people are okay. >> when i heard you say four to eight, i was relieved. i thought thank goodness. >> it toughened us up a little bit. >> the roads are still not looking great. from that live shot that holly showed us from dupont circle, you know, i was kind of surprised that they're still snow covered. i got to tell you, julie wright, my pals out in fauquier are keeping me afriesed of how things are looking. >> all the way out there where you live, you need a passport to get there. you do have that long and winding road off of 647 coming off of 66 and that is kite complicated. the farther west you go, the worse it seems to be from our callers. we do have problems out in 66 with an incident in centreville. we pop up the camera here for you guys traveling north out of dale city making your way up past prince william parkway. notice the hov lanes. they are snow covered as well. it will make for a very interesting ride into work this morning. and yes, it is snowing out there and it is very, very slippery. a lot of places this snow, that light dusting, just enough to cover up the icy patches we have yet to leer from this past weekend's storm. you've got to proceed with caution. make sure you have plenty of iper fluid and gas as well. here we are live out of gaithersburg and simply following tracks of the person in front of you. roads less traveled, you want to proceed can caution there because there is not anybody out there on them. give yourself a little extra time out on the roads this morning. that's a check of your fo5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. we are doing double duty keeping an eye on the roads this morning as this latest round of winter weather hits us. >> lets ago straight to sarah simmons in silver spring today. >> we are in the heart of silver spring at georgia avenue and colesville road. it is really starting to pick up or at least it seems to us since we have been here. if you take a look down here, you can really see a blanket of snow that is beginning to develop here. it is still very, very slushy in this parking lot where we stand but it is really also starting, the snow is, to build up on the mounds of snow that have been pushed off to the side. we have abeen watching as traffic comes through here. traffic seems to be moving pretty well. we have aseen quite a few plows that have gone through here in this intersection and been moving the slushy snow out of the way. they appear to be out here in force. montgomery county saying they have about 175 snow-cheering truck out there and about 200 employees that are working on it right now. but also keep in mind since it is such another dousing of snow that we're having, there is a lot of places that they know what we went through with the last storm and they are actually closing their doors. i took a look around here and in just downtown silver spring, a lot of restaurants, maybe you might expect to be open are going to be closed today. keep that in mind. if you are heading out on the roadways, it is slick underneath the snow. there are still some icy patches so your best bet is just to stay inside today. that is the advises you are going to hear from most folks out there. back to you. >> t all of this snow causing some problems across the area. we are following breaking news out of baltimore county right now where there is a fire actually in a fire station. this is fire station six in dundalk. there has been a partial roof collapse. no word on any injuries and we'll continue to follow this throughout the morning. we have plenty still ahead hire on fox 5 morning news. make sure you keep it here for the latest. we'll check in with tony and tucker as this round number two of the winter blast continues. >> you can get updates on myfoxdc.com 24 hours a day, seven days a week. we are asking you to upload your photos and video. owner of this home in kettering was hoping for a tow truck in her neighborhood overnight. well, don't know if they got it. if you want to send your pictures, go to myfoxdc.com. >> seven minutes past the hour. we'll be right back with more as fox 5 morning news continues on this snowy wednesday morning. 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[ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. welcome back to our coverage this morning on fox 5 morning news as the snow continues to fall across the area today. oxon hill getting it pretty hard throughout the morning today. we saw dupont circle. it had pick up there as well. tony and tucker both saying it will be little spotty for a while but everybody is going to get it. we'll all get several more inches through outthe day today. all right. some stories that are making headlines this morning. doctors are rushing to vaccinate survivors of haiti's earthquake asa heal crisis is now gripping the island and continuing to claim lives there. fee of contagious disease outbreaks. children are lined up for measles, dip they are i can't, tetanus an whooping cough vaccination. death toll has now risen to 230,000 on the island. the u.s. lawyer for one of ten american missionaries charged with child kidnapping in haiti wants secretary of state hillary clinton to intervene now. attorney reginald brown sent a letter to secretary clinton telling her he is concerned his client may not have adequate legal representation in haiti. toyota with more problems. the japanese automaker now recalling more than 400,000 prius and other hybrid models because of brake issues. the automaker says the software controlling the brake needs to be reprogrammed. the congressional hearing about the recalls was slated this week but has now been postponed until the end of the month. there is a warning this morning to new or expecting parents. government is recalling more than 500,000 drop side cribs after the death of three infants. the consumer product safety commission says plastic hardware on generation two worldwide and child signs cribs can break and allow the side to detach. they are sold at bye-bye baby, kmart, wal-mart and other retailers. new york city also getting hit hard with heavy snow this morning. up next, we'll go to the big apple. stay with us. we'll check in with the folks up there. t hi, i'm catherine. as a real estate agent, i use febreze to prep my houses for sale. febreze fabric refresher is an essential component of my toolkit. when a house smells good, it gives a very positive impression on homebuyers. i also use it in my house because our couches were smelling more like dog than anything else. (laughing) it removes odours of sports, teenagers, (laughing) or cooking. i would not want to face a week without febreze fabric refresher. welcome back. the snow is really starting to fall hard out there in some places. streets already covered, getting another layer in this latest round of winter weather that came in in the overnight hours and i guess the intensity is expected to pick up a little bit in the morning hours. tucker and tony are keeping an eye on this. >> maybe, just maybe, we'll get a little bit of a break. >> when, maybe tomorrow? >> maybe we won't get quite as much as we thought we would. >> we'll still get a good six, eight, ten inches of snow across the washington area. any other year, that will be the big snow of the year. >> what is the timetable s far as when it might stop. >> it should be mostly out of here by late this afternoon but then we'll be deing with the winds and that will be equally dangerous with the snow because it will be gusting up to about 40 miles per hour. concerned about power outages. i'll show you the latest. when we arrived at 3:00 a.m., the snow had actually just started. we had gotten a little break and we received overnight a little bit of freezing rain. just be wary of that. there could be some glazed surfaces off to the south and east. we are still getting some pleasing rain out towards annapolis and across the bay. we are now fully in the snow belt. you can see the darker greys. see the red starting to show up? we have a nice little band of red here on the east side of the beltway. that is indicating heavier snow rates at about one to two inches an hour so we will see these bands ofheavier snow continue to move through here and we'll start to pick up on at cucamonga lags in a big way over the next couple of hours. really, the next several hours, the worst of the storm is yet to come. let's go to satellite-radar. i'll show you the ystem here. the first part is out here. that is the part that gave us the snow last evening. that area of low pressure is dying out. we are watching it take shape here right where we thought it would. right where the computer is expecd to have it. we are gettig the return moisture off the ocean. the snow will be with us for most of the day. worst of it will be north an east of the city. the snow will linger the longest there. if you are well south and west of the city, i think the snow will start to tamer off by earlier afternoon. if you are up north towards baltimore, the snow will be with us for most of the day. here is your futurecast. it is doing a nice job of showing that you sleet and freezing rain. most of the area, solidly in the snow and it is going to take most of the date to get it ut of here. even by 4:00 this afternoon, we are still snowing in washington. we get it all out of here by this evening. i want to warn you the winds are going to pick up and they will be dangerous with wind gusts, 35, 40 miles per hour. we have agot a lot of snow, other than a little freezing rain and ice on some of the power lines. we could have some problems with some more power outages here as we get into the afternoon and evening hours. eight to ten inches generally across the purple swath you see here. six to eight south of the city. and the jackpot will be across areas to the northeast up towards baltimore, 10 to 16 inches up to northern baltimore county, carroll county and southern pennsylvania. they will get the worst of it. winter storm warning and a blizzard warning for counties off to the east goes into effect at 10:00 thismorning. snow continues. additional assume layings on top of what we've already received. four to eight inches, that 32, i think wave done it so temperature will be in the 20s for the duration of the day. nice looking five-day forecast once we get through today. temperatures will be in the mid- 30s with lots of sunshine, thursday, friday, saturday and sunday. that is a look at the weather. let's get to traffic and julie wright. i think most people have heeded the weather man's advice and chose not to go to work this morning. >> it is not just the weather man's advice, mr. barnes. >> well! >> you're the one talking about all the stuff falling from the sky. i'm talking about what it does to the ground when it gets there. it is a mess out here. if you are traveling along 95, here is our incident at the prince william parkway with some traffic squeezing by to the right. i cannot emphasize enough how slick it is out thrand the visibility. you won't be able to see the chunks of highs in the places where we still have ice and were cleaning up from the past weekend. that is what we're dealing with right now northbound along i-95 here in dale city. only one lane to the right gets through. trouble on northbound 29 out of gainesville approaching 66. we had a plow clearing roadway. the plow now has encountered a brake fire. the brake are on fire on this plow. traffic is blocked. 15 to 2525 a better alternate for you there. the live hot at the american legion bridge for those traveling out of montgomery county headed into fairfax, the lane are open. mother nature certainly spared the big appear frl the blizzard over the weekend. >> not so lucky this time around. new york city also getting ready for the heavy stuff. john hotty is to me, there will be a foot. i'm he prosecute pared. i got my cap, my jacket being my ski pants. i'm he haddery y to rock and roll. >> back to you. >> you mentioned that foot. that is exactly what our weather folk are saying is new york may get hit with about a foot of snow in this one. we know what is going to happen here. we have another at least a half foot on the way if not more. we are all getting hundreds of foatd owes from you guys and some videos uploaded. you know what? don't let a little snow stop your cookout. this guy says the weather is never too bad to barbecue. he is celebrating with a little grilling. send your photos in to us at myfoxdc.com. your videos as well. here is one of our videos this morning. it looks really pretty. but as folk start to try to navigate it, you e one vehicle out there. it might change a little bit. >> best advice, stay inside and then just take a look at these pretty picture and let the road crews done that they need to get done. >> just because it is snowing lightly now, don't let that follow you. more heavy stuff is on the way. we're back after this. wave seep the snow falling all morning long in oxon hill. stacy cohan is covering things for us there. >> how are things looking right now? >> it is still snowing. know it will be doing that for quite a while. we're vague nice steady level of precipitation out here. not too bad. temperatures are sort of hovering right around the freezing point so it is actually kind of pretty. know nobody wants to hear that. i know everybody is sick of it. it is not too bad. as you take a look at the vehicle driving down indian head highway. please keep some mind, if you do choose to drive, get all of that snow off of your car. the big falling blocks of snow is not good for drivers behind you. make sure if you have park your vehicle that you keep it off the roads in a driveway if possible. they want people that live on numbered streets to keep their cars on the even numbered side of the street so the snow plows can get through. we still have a lot of snow piled up. the snowmen mountains and it will be a challenge as they continue to plow today. that is the scene live here in oxon hill. please stay with us. we'll have more coming up for you on fox morning news. ♪ ladies, raise your spoons. now there's nothing left standing between you and a satisfying breakfast. troducing special k® low-fat granola. with 50% less fat than the leading granola... and 5 grams of fiber per serving, it's a satisfying way to help you manage your weight. special k® low-fat granola -- a taste of freedom. with my subaru forester and its all-wheel drive... ... handling even the toughest conditions... is just another day at the beach. wow! the snow really coming down out there. this is a lve picture from dupont circle. we've got report every across the area from dupont circle for oxon hill to silver spring to alexandria. the snow starting to pick up in all of those areas. earlier, it was heavy in oxon hill but now a wimbledoner area seei that stuff coming down. >> probably going to continue to come down throughout the day. let's get the details from tony who is continuing to track th latest storm. >> it will snow all day into the late afternoon or evening hours we believe. the heaviest snowfall amounts will be during the morning hours. the wind will pick up later this morning. that will be problematic for much of the region particularly up to the north. here is a look at hd radar. we can show you where the snow is. it has filled in across the entire area. everyone getting snow right now. some you have getting heavy snow. there are pockets of heavy snow here and there. s that kind of what we're going to see during the course of the morning. there you go. s that our heavy snow machine. that is where the heavy snow is where the orange and red colors are. it looks nick in northern fairfax count yurks portions of montgomery county. northern montgomery county is going to get some heavy snow out of this before the day is over we believe. they'll get heavier snow than the district. also some pockets off to the south and west. also, just to mention off to the east, let's take a lack at the satellite-radar as we go to max 2. there you go. off to the east, there has been rain in portions of southern maryland and portions of extreme eastern virginia and there is an area of sleet and/or freezing rain mixing in with that snow so that is off to our east. that is problematic as we see icing conditions developing out there. our wind right now are not particularly significant but that will change later on today. eight mile per hour winds in the district. 15-mile per hour winds in ocean city. 10 at patuxent naval air station. these winds will pick up for a while. later o they will be blowing at 20, 25 miles per hour. they could gust up to 20 or 30 miles per hour, higher than that across the northern counties of maryland. blizzard warning is in effect there for blowing snow and lifting snow later today. your forecast for today, look for more snow. additional accumulations, for four to eight inches. higher amount to the north, particularly north and east. 10 to 15-inched up there and more as you head towards philadelphia, new york city, places like that. that is a quick look at the weather. we'll have more detailsn this forecast and show you the models and all that. coming up. >> yowant to put it in perspective. v-d.o.t. saying they removed 500,000 tons of snow off of northern virginia roads from the last storm and this one too. >> hard to imagine. it just tells you how much is still left out there. speaking of the rooted, let's check in with julie and get a look at what is happening out there. >> it is getting busy with more people now venturing out on the highways. we have two separate accidents to report southbound on the baltimore-washington parkway. there is a crash at 197 and another incident down at 202. at both locations, cars have spun out off of rooted ways. be very careful. we cannot emphasize enough how stanley cuppery it is out there. another shot, another angle if you will of dupont circle. as you work your way around the circle, simply following tracks of somebody in front of you in a left places and again, it is very slippery out here. this is just one shot of dupont circle. holly has been broadcasting live from there. visibility has become an issue. that is what we are finding all the way around our region. we can't see the lane markings. it will be very difficult for to you switch lanes because again, these snow-covered routes right here, a lot of them, you are simply traveling over snow and ice and still chunked up into the highway from over this weekend. that is what is making for a very difficult commute. here go the plows. you can see a train going northbound on 270 out of rockville. southbound out of rockville headed for the lane divide, it look better. the pavement does is what i'm talking about. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. let's run down some of the headline when it comes to the storm today. we have plenty of closings to report thismorning. they are go to be at the top of your screen and all on myfoxdc.com. >> the federal government is closed again today and so is the d.c. government. most schools are closed today as well. >> metrorail will run service only in the underground stations and there is no metrobus service today. no metrobus service. as far as the airports, dulles and reagan have canceled all the flights today and if you are leaving out of bwi marshall, you are advised to call your airline ahead of time. >> our team coverage of this latest winter weather continues approximate our own holly morris. >> holly is at dupont where the win they ria -- where the wintry mix. >> we are seeing some delivery trucks out here. >> reporter: we were wondering whether that starbucks would open. you can hear the snowflakes falling as they are hitting the pile of snow that are already on the ground here. you can see for yourself, dupont circle and we're on connecticut here is a very well traveled area so you would think this to be one of the main roads and, as you can see of course it is far from clear. as the conditions continue to deteriorate, it will get nothing but worse. there is someone kind of slowly making their way here. luke lungly, they have the car cleaned off there. this is a very heavy snow that we see falling here. it is very wet. i can tell that you definitely the amount today, even though it may be less than what we had seen like over the weekend, it will be a heavy snow there. walking, as this person is about to do -- oh, wait a minute, i'm not done yet. let me get my stuff out of the back is also treacherous. we did have the rain-snow mix earlier this morning. so there is some ice underneath the fresh powder that is coming down now. so that also is going to be bad for driving. it will be bad forwalking. anden is going to need to be careful to say the least. as far as d-d.o.t. and how they are planning on tackling the roads, they will be doing it the same way they have been. they have some 200 pieces of equipment that they plan on putting on the roads and working around the clock. they did have some problems with the last snow as far as maintenance on some of the plows and breaking down. ey said at one point being about a quarter of their plows were either being fixed or not in use. they have reported that everything is good and they are back on track and ready to battle round number two. okay p maybe he should have leaned the backnd window there though i see the back defroster is on. remember, clean all of your car if you do get out there. wind will be a problem today too. >> the wind could cause some drifts and that blowing snow could cause some issues. >> lets ahead across the river to oldtown alexandria and find out what is happening there. the snow not falling quite as heavy there perhaps but we all know things are changing at a moment's notice. >> and we are also want tshow you now how things look. this is silver spring and we have crews across the area for you this morning. kind of keeping an eye on the situation there. we'll take a break. our team coverage continues throughout the morning and all day here on fox 5 morning news. >> we want you to be a part of t continue to accepted us your photos. upload your picture and video on myfoxdc.com. this car, the headlights work. the rest of the car still buried under the snow. if you haven't been able to dig out yet, you will have to difficult dig out from even more snow before the day is done. we're back with more after this. let's take a look at what is happening in oxon hill. it is still snowing pretty hard down there. this has been pretty much the scandal for the last hour or so. it has been a common complaint from people across the area that they have not soon a snow plow. >> and this is called snow plow tracker. it includes the gps location of snow removal trucks and an update on the road conditions there. if you want to so it yourself, we put a link to it on myfoxdc.com. i expect that bill will get a lot of hits. that constant swfall is steak a toll on the plows that are used to clear that snow out of the way. at one point be a quarter of the snow plows in the district either needed maintenance or were out of commission. d-d.o.t. says a lot of the repairs have been done to keep the city's 200 plows in good condition. crews have been tioning their sal supply in anticipating of more snow. -- their salt sly some anticipation of more snow. -- their salt supply in anticipation of more snow. tony and talker working hard to update the latest snowfall totals for us. >> there is actually a pond somewhere in this picture. certainly you can't see it from this as it is snow covered. well thereof see your snow pictures. sunday them to myfoxdc.com. you can upload your for the owes and your video and we'll share that with you throughout the day. we'll take a break and come right back. boss: so word's gettin' out that geico customers could save even more on their car insurance by signing up for other things - like homeowner's or renter's insurance. nice work, everyone. exec: well, it's easy for him. he's a cute little lizard. gecko: ah, gecko, actually - exec: with all due respect, if i was tiny and green and had a british accent i'd have me folks paying attention to me too... i mean - (faux english accent) "save money! pip pip cheerio!" exec 2: brish? i thought you were australian. gecko: well, it's funny you should ask. 'cause actually, i'm from - anncr: geico. save even more with our new multi-policy discount. soy this is a live picture from old town alexandria. it looks absolutely beautiful. it tends to look beautiful when there are not a lot of people or vehicles around. a lot of officials are saying let's try to keep it that way. if you want to head out for a stroll, that is one thing but driving is a completely different story. >> it looks very picturesque. can y stay at home and watch us an see how things are looking out there. a lot of people are saying of a had enough of this snow. you want to think about spring? how about this? we want to remind that you the national cherry blossoms festival run march27th to april 11th. it is nice to see at least the picture of those cherry blossoms over the tidal basin this morning because what we've been seeing is nothing but snow. it has been beautiful as we show you some of the video from years past of that festival. >> march 27th. that should be just about the same day the last snow disappears from some the snow piles that are out there. >> the temperature are still see cold, it will take a while to get all of this snow out of here. >> our temperatures will remain cold for the fear seeable future so not a lot of melting is going to go on. it doesn't tax a whole lot of heat for it to melt. not a lot going to vbs it doesn't take a whole lot of heat for it to melt. not a lot going to happen. we are sewing that you pretty much the entire area is getting snowfall now. that is a change from a few hours ago. but the snow has moved back in as expected. off to the east, these areas in blue, that is a little bit of a wintry mix out there. that is freezing rain and sleet. that is the chesapeake bay right there. you see the freezing rain and sleet fueling there so some icing condition off to the east. that is not good news and including across the chesapeake bay bridge is where you are seeing that right now. let's go to the heavy snow mode. i'll flip that for you. is is showing you where the heaviest snow is right now. areas in pink and red. that is where the heaviest snow is. the areas in blue, that is moderate snowfall. pretty much everybody getting snow. that is a good, an unnatural gap. it is snowing right there due to the radar people. now, let's take a look at max 2 and show you the big picture for the storm system. that upper level low pushing down to the southeast transferring its energy to a developing coastal low that will move up the coast bringing heavy snow to portions of the northeast. new york city, long island up towards boston, pleas like that, interior portions of the northeast. some of that heavy snow is -- will fall in northeastern maryland as close to us as baltimore, maybe even columbia, places like that where we'll see snowfall amounts over 15 inches in so of the those locations up to and over 15- inch. for us in the washington area, we'll see lesser amounts. generally speaking, here is what to expect. we'll try to answer your questions for you with this storm system as it moves through during the day today. first of all, by 7:00 this morning, generally in the washington area, four to seven inches will have fallen. now, some n. some spots, not much has fallen yet. we're getting there. we have about two and a half to three inches in northwest washington. totals really vary depending on where you are. four to seven inches by this morning. by noon, seven to 10 inches with those winds beginning to pick up 0 to 25-mile per hour winds gusting to 30 to 35. by this evening, we'll see drifting and blowing snow. the snow will be dropping off in term of the intensity of the snow rather significantly by that point. the snow will be blowing around because of those winds. generally speaking, area-wide totals anywhere from six to 16 inches. that is a huge range but we have to do that because it will be lesser to the south an west and in d.c. and more to the northeast. we cover a big viewing area. gaithersburg right now, 27 degrees. 0 in washington. 28 out in winchester. salisbury, 36-degree. not too bad there. forecast for washington for today, winter storm warning continues. blizzard warning goes into effect at 10:00 a.m. for counties up to the north an west. again, becomes windy. those additional accumulations today, four to eight inches on top of what we already have not including the big storm from last week. well, it does include that. 32degrees for your high temperature today. that will be about it. quick look at the five-day forecast. after today, things calm down. we quill get a little bit of melting going on during the next few days. that is a look at what is happening with the weather. now, let's get to julie wright to get more on traffic. >> we do sound like a broken record, don't we? we are talking about poor visibility, slick road conditioned and just about everywhere at thispoint. we are we are live out of gem antown and coming southbound out of 270. more snow up in this area compared to what we just showed you a few moments ago down in rockville. it look better in rockville compared to here at 118 headed out towards mva. simply following the track of the person in front of you, it will be an incident rhetting commute because of all the slick spots out there. more of that chunky snow already starting to build up here. getting underneath the tires making for a slick ride. northbound 29 gainesville, the ramp to 66 temporarily blocked right now because before a plow that was clearing that ramp. the plow's brake have caught fire so the ramp remains closed. bw parkway 197 and at 202, two separate accidents both involving cars that have spun out into the trees. >> i think for the most part, folk are sort of hunkering down and riding south the storm from their hoimentz. >> then there are the ones that are going a bit stir crazy. sherry ly is live in old town sandery. the problem is that people can't get out in all of this snow. it has been really bad last few days as far as rooted conditions and it is getting worse again with the next round. can you see springs are pretty covered here. you can see this is the strand and it has hardly been plowed at all. we probably won't see anybody driving down here any time soon. this is king street down here and then there at union, with saw some plows a little bit earlier but they can't haven't come through any time recently so all of that is making the snowstorm very costly for the businesses down here. now, bugsy's pizza kept delivering all night until the snow do the to be too much. people are hang a hard time getting down here so we are depending on the footed traffic to keep the businesses in business. for restaurants, they're seeing a big drop as far as the money that they are bringing in. but the movie theater is one place here they're not complaining. >> they get cabin fever and they want to get out in the open and walk around and the day it snowed 24 inches, we were packed. >> business is very slow but we are here. we are strong and we're going to go ahead and survive this snow. >> reporter: now, the mayor here in alexandria said people just need to be patient. they are going to weather this storm. it will just take a little bit of time. v-d.o.t. has almost 2,000 pieces of equipment out on the roads. they will do what they always do which is hit the primary roads first and then they'll hit the secondary roads and get into neighborhoods. they are also asking people to be patient. just to give you an idea of what they're dealing with, they removed about 500,000 tons of snow in northern virginia from the last snowstorm and they haven't gotten all that, as we showed you. there is still a lot more work ahead. live in alexandria, sherry ly, fox 5 news. >> we have some breaking news this morning. out of the state of illinois. >> there are reports coming in that a mag night you'd 4.3 earthquake has struck the northern northern part of the state about 50 miles west- northwest of chicago hitting about 4:00 this morning. we'll continue for follow that and have much more as we come back. when the snow is finally removed from parking lots an side streets an major highways, the question is where does it go. >> claudia coffey shows us the snow dump that about is to get even bigger. >> reporter: the snow is dumped here underneath the wilson bridge, dumped and then packed back to make room for more. >> we are just pushing. >> reporter: william chavez has been working nonstop for five days in the snow drop area. >> reporter: is it like this, one truck comes in, another -- goes back out. >> yes. >> he says the trick here are mainly working in virginia. is this going to be enough space to put all the snow that is out there. >> yeah, we have big space on the other side. >> reporter: according to at a spokes person for the woodrow wilson bridge, plans are to dump as much snow as psible. as the snow melts being it will drain into hunting creek which is considered a wetlands area and then into the potomac river so the wetlands serve as a filter. while there is still plenty of room here now, as more snow falls, this area will fill up and folk like william chavez will continue working around the clock. jurisdictions all over the area are facing similar problems. what to do with all the snow once they've gotten it off the roadways. in d.c., they are taking it over near rfk stadium. in maryland, they are taking a lot of the snow right outside the salt domes. underneath the wilson bridge, claudia coffey, fox 5 news. >> i was not aware of where they would put that. >>s with we we go to the break, we want to take another look outside as that heavy snow continues to fall. weather guys telling us it will can't to fall throughout the day. we'll take a break and come right back.
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