holly, this is causing some messy problems out there. you said it, john and lynna, its the timing. its not so much the snow but when it happens. i alerts are at the bottom of the screen. the snow has been coming down while youre asleep. this morning some of you have a really light coating. others are waking up to an inch or two. thank you for all your reports on twitter and facebook. we have a Winter Weather advisory in place for every single one of you until noon today with lake effect snow advisories in place. geauga, ashtabula, take counties, the snow is coming down, and its consistent. its everywhere with this arctic front thats pushing through. as we zoom in a little closer, you will see its steady. in spool spots were dealing with a band over the lake thats moving inland. its going to continue not only through this hour but through were anticipating slowdowns and really tricky travel. greg has more on the track of all of this today. good morning. pretty quickly, the problem is most of it is falling where many of you are on the road. in future view. well break it down for you. 6 00 this morning, notice the heavier snow is to the west. the the band as the cold front moves by moves right through the morning commute. there. the blue band, maybe a burst of heavy snow down 90, 71, and 77. this could put down a quick half an inch to a quarter of an inch of snow. that moves. fine. 11 00. fine. temperatures in the mid20s. then the cold air starts to move in, and we start part two of the storm. thats going to be lake storm. not much going on through the evening commute. the majority of that will pick up later this evening after 5 00. northern summit and Geauga County and the lake band will shift into lake geauga and Ashtabula County as we go into the overnight. danielle has an update on the slow spots. thats right, greg. right now all of us are dealing with wet roads and snow covered roads in certain portions of the area. were already seeing a number of spinouts on 77 northbound at waterloo road. were not picking this up on the cameras. looks like people are getting by just fine. watch for a slick drive. you never know when you can hit those icy patches. we do have the picture on 71 north at west 25th street where a car has spun out trying to get on to 71 north. this is the west 25th ramp. crews have been working to assist a driver in this car. please be careful as youre commuting. were seeing a number of slowdowns during the morning rush. john and lynna, back to you. were following a developing story out of Summit County this morning. investigators on the scene of a deadly explosion that killed family of four. Tiffany Tarpley joins us live from the scene. tiffany, the flames were 30 feet high when firefighters arrived. reporter very intense fire. when we arrived here around 5 00 this morning. firings came out here because they had to put out some hot spots. those firefighters have since left, but sheriffs command, theyre still out here on the scene just kind of monitoring the situation out here. you can see whats left of this home, not much here, but lets take you back to last night when this explosion happened. soon after it, it was about 8 30 last night that the explosion happened. we know for quite some time they had to put out the flames, put out the hot spots. we learned that all four people inside are dead. that was confirmed. a man, a woman, and two young girls, ages 8 and 12 years old. the explosion blew out the back of the home. we know that. we also know after the explosion that dominion gas had to come out here and turn off the gas. we dont know what caused this explosion. thats still under investigation. later this morning i am told that state investigators will be back out here at this home. were going to continue to follow this story, of course, all morning, and well bring you the latest information on air and online and on mobile. live here in Summit County, Tiffany Tarpley, channel 3 news. all right, tiffany, thank you. theres snow falling in her live shot. snow continues to fall on the east side as well adding to sure. its an equal opportunity snowfall. will ujek has been out and about this morning. will, youre on the east side. whats happening . reporter wind is a big issue. you take a look here, you can see whats on the ground in the east side. this is chagrin. you can see the roads. its like that all on 271. earlier in the morning there were some tricky areas on 271, but odot was out. we passed a lot of truck this is morning. up. you can see the pavement here. thats the good news. now, the further we headed north earlier when we got up around 90. some of those back roads, especially up north, the snow was falling. it was a heavier snow sticking to the road a little more than that. its a mid i want to its a mist. i want to reiterate, you can feel that pushing you back and forth, especially if youre in 90, some of the main roads are covered as the wind picks up the snow and moving it into the lanes, sometimes just getting down to two lanes with the third lane being completely covered. thats the look here on the east side. i know you guys are going to be checking out the west side in a little bit. well check back in from the east side . just a bit. yeah, we can hear the wind. like you said, will, thats the east side. lets head over to the west side. maureen kyle is along i90 on the west side checking out those parts. morning. reporter thats right. as will mentioned, the wind, were not feeling it as strong as maybe will is feeling it, but ive felt a pickup in gusts. i dont see it causing an issue with the snow in west lake. westbound lanes. downtown. if you see the red taillights, so thats what youre seeing if youre headed in downtown for your commute. were seeing a lot of pavement on i90. were seeing people driving pretty much normal speeds. im not going to say anyone is going super fast this morning. you definitely want to take your time. its a little bit slick, no matter what. were not seeing the snow stick to the highway here. if you drive in from the west side you, know how it is. it starts to back up, especially right along detroit. were also along sperry. thats the cars that youve been seeing closer to me. this is what youre going to see if youre headed out on any of the side roads. weve seen crews try to get to this. theyre not getting down all the way to the pavement. take your time, build in that extra time as weve been saying. timing is everything this morning. all right. keep it here online at wkyc. Com for all the latest closings and its working overtime this morning for you. it continues to crawl at the bottom of the screen. keep an eye out for the latest information that comes in. right now, 6 09, a city working to ban pit bulls. why theyre taking the vote and what it means for someone who already has one of the pets. a deadly blast in istanbul. what we know about the explosion that happened in a popular tourist area. holly . john and lynna, thank you. tracking your forecast, it is definitely a tricky one this morning. weve been reporting the blustery conditions. well be in the teens for the rush hour. it looks like some lake effect snow will be taking over at that point. Winter Weather advisories continue. were looking at a live picture this morning. you can see the snow flying. its light to moderate in some spots. were going to track hour by hour. snow totals, what were thinking as we head through the next 24 hours. 6 09. you will need it today. all right. the snow is really coming down in euclid along i90. traffic still seems to be moving. maureen even said on the west side youre seeing the main roads still pretty good. its when you get off to the side roads, thats when you get into the slicker conditions this morning. heres lynna with the latest from the morning news feed. thanks. at least 15 are injured following an explosion in istanbul. it happened in a historic area thats often full of tourists. turki state run television said it was likely caused by a bomber. responsibility for the attack. the future of pit bulls could come down to a city council vote. its ruled dogs and other dogs labeled as vicious can be kept if theyre registered for a 20 fee. action is being taken after a grandmother was mauled by a pit bull last summer. today officials will go door to door making sure that people have bottled water, water filters, and that they are tested for led exposure. this began in 2014 after flint switched from detroits water system to save money, drawing from the flint river, which has not turned out to be a good thing. it was a cost saving measure, but then later found out that the water supply had elevated levels of led. so now the concern. right. all right. our concern around here, getting through this rush hour about the timing of all of this. holly is keeping an eye on it. greg is keeping an eye on it. its really coming down in some spots. you can see. greg was talking about this earlier. weve been tracking the heavier band over the lake. its definitely showing itself here. i think as the commute continues, the next couple of hours are going to be tricky as the front settles through. heres the headlines. this is like a twopart forecast today. weve got the snowy weather this morning. and were planning on anything from like about 13. The fours on the higher end. it depends on location, if youre getting a heavier burst of snow. i alerts at the bottom of the screen. very blustery. weve seen a lot of this live shots. gusts as high as 40 throughout today. as temperatures get colder, the wind chills are going to be impacted, and by later on, its going to feel zero and below. chills around 10 00. temperatures 20s to upper teens later. lake effect snow showers will take over later in the day. right now, youre all under this Winter Weather advisory. this go until noon. the lake effect Snow Advisory for geauga, ashtabula, in those spots we could really be talking impressive totals by this very same time tomorrow. in the meantime, its not so much how much. its just that its happening right now. when were all trying to go about our business and leave for work and school, so its an inconvenience. it means slow it down. it also means a lot of delays and closings for some of you. the i alerts are at the bottom of the screen. you can also go to wkyc. Com for a complete list. you will notice there are heavy bands in some spots. as we zoom in closer, you can clearly see in lake county n parts of Cuyahoga County right a bulls eye literally north of new berry around newberry and chardon, theres a lot of though. that will continue to effect the area this morning. places near the lake are a couple of degrees warmer. that may be the reason why 90 is looking so much better. its closer to 30 downtown cleveland. the farther south, youre in the 0s. two degrees will make a big difference in road conditions. heres 7 00 this morning. still looking at the bans of snow moving through. temperatures in the mid to upper 0s. lets track this for you as we go throughout the morning. 8 00, 9 00, heavier snow starts to shift to the east side. mainly to the east of 77 between 8 00 and 9 00. thats when cleveland will see the biggest burst of snow. that, then, clears out. well get a period of snow flurries, snow showers, and, yes, some breaks of sunshine today into the early afternoon. look at these temperatures. than this morning. thats the arctic air moving in that fires up the lake snow. cuyahoga into geauga and ashtabula, we could see heavier bursts on the east side of cleveland. 480 south into northern Summit County at first. then the snow will shift. heres how much im expecting for this morning. another inch or two, not much, but its really the lake snow tonight that were really watching as some places in Geauga County can see 36 inches. well be watching that closely. 6 18. at the bus stop, temperatures are in the 20s. how nice. hes helping mom and dad shovel the sidewalk. were getting the shovels out today. the plows, thank you for all the hard work. these roads, its going to be a lot to keep up with over the next 24 hours. your Window Nation 7day forecast, todays highs in the 20s, but as greg just said, getting colder behind the front today. so were actually at our warmest point at this moment. its going to be a lot of indoor recess today. lake effect snows continue tonight into tomorrow. we get a brief warmup, and then things get cold again later in the weekend and early next week. lets go ahead and check that morning commute. see how the roads are for those head out. good morning. well, you know what, i spoke with we were hearing from will at 6 06. he was along 271. he kind of inspired me to see, okay, this is what 271 looked like throughout the morning rush. will was telling you how it was dicey and now its open. you can see how the roads cleared out at chagrin boulevard. this is the live picture. this was a time lapse of 271. you want to give yourself track time this morning. wehave slow traffic on i71 north. if you usually get on i71 north from west 25th, were seeing that west 25th street ramp, it was blocked because of a spinout, but it looks like traffic is now getting by. john and lynna, back to you. time is 6 20. it i peers to be the delivery of the future. were talking about drones. when google says your next order could be dropping from the sky. 6 20. really a fabulous looking picture from your window. were calling it winter trees. they may be bare, but they sure look pretty in this shot. thank you for all your pictures that youve been posting on social media this morning too. we really do appreciate you. 6 23 right now. a live look at conditions on the west side. our crews are out and about eastside and west side, checking out road conditions. we will also check in with holly and greg tracking snow in just a couple of minutes. google says deliveries by drone could be here sooner than you think. the head of the experimental Delivery Program says drones could start delivering everything from toothbrushes to business supplies in the next one to three years. it depends on how soon the faa gives its okay for this type of delivery. time for my biggest winners in sports. if you can build a dynasty in sports. nick saban may be the greatest coach ever. i will be on the side saying, yes, hes won five national hes one four of the last National Titles with alabama. tough to do in sports today. theyre going to stay a power house. why would nick saban want to leave. he makes nfl money, has the safest coaching job in the country. they won the national championship. my other biggest winners come from avon. its the avon Hockey Program. the high school steam beat west lake, they invited pee wee hockey players to join them on the ice and play a game between periods. good experience. they really enjoyed it. the Hockey Program is getting stronger ever day because of events like this. nice job by the eagles and the pee wees. they are represented by several hockey leagues there. lets send it over to holly. reports of snow and slushy travel. we talked about this going backwards today. theres hack arctic front moving through. at least an arctic front moving through. as we do take a look on all travel maps, you will notice theres a lot of snow flying all across northeast ohio and the region. this ahead of our front that will be pushing through within the next hour or two, as it does, were still expecting some pretty heavy bursts of snow as that happens. then behind it is going to be lake effect snow that takes over. we have a Winter Weather advisory for all of you. weve got lake effect snow advisories in spots that go through early tomorrow. welcome back. this is a live look at i90 in euclid where the snow continues to fall. odot crews are out and about trying to keep those roadways clear. our i alert system is up and running. the closings and delays have slowed down a bit. holly, a major delay coming lets see. , sandusky as well as ashland city schools. now, New Philadelphia and huron city schools are closed. it seems to be more the southeastern counties. is there a real reason for the reason i assume, and tweet me with corrections, those areas are rural, and its tougher for the buses. that would be my assumption. well continue to track and update you on closings that we have beyond our show as we cut into the today show and keep you informed with the latest. we have a Winter Weather advisory in place. that is through noontime for every one of you, unless we hear otherwise. and the lake effect Snow Advisory for ashtabula and geauga and lake counties that, goes until early tomorrow. we have the arctic front pushing through. this morning. as john and lynna mentioned, its really coming down. in spots were seeing moderate to heavy bursts. thats where we bring greg into the picture. greg, youve been tracking this. were going to see this let up and part two of the story. thats the lake effect later on tonight. because of all the cold air thats coming in behind the will be falling all afternoon. lets get to future view and show you what to expect. well start you off at 6 30. notice now the heavier snow. you saw them still to the west of cleveland. that will be pushing east as we go through the morning through loraine over toward cleveland and akron. the darker maps indicating some of the heavier snow over towards medina, wayne, and southern ashland county. then it pushes to the east of 77 as we go through midday. would see breaks in the overcast and peaks of peeks of sunshine as temperatures hover into the mid20s. the evening commute looks okay. its the arctic air moving in that the lake fires up with lake snow. geauga and Ashtabula County, by 9 00, we could see the snow falling from the south side of cleveland back toward chardon lets check our roadways with danielle. thank you, greg. good news for those of you who get on 71 north from west 25th 25th. that spinout that had blocked the ramp has been cleared, and were getting able to get on west 71 from west 25th. you see slowing on 71 north. its about a fivetenminute delay. were dealing with wet roads because of the snow. you need to add time to your commute. the advice is add double the time. plan for 20 minutes if you it normally takes you 10. state route and 57 in elyria is a slick, slushy mess. im retweeting those so we all can be informed. a deadly house explosion rocks a neighborhood. this morning were getting new information about the family killed. Tiffany Tarpley joins us live from north Center Township working on this all night long. tiffany . lynna and john, weve seen a lot of flareups this morning. thats something those firefighters have been working on. i have to tell you something. we just saw in the past few minutes a school bus stopped right here at this home. in front of it, the bus driver opened the door waiting for someone to come. that didnt happen. she spoke with our photographer. she said she had no idea that the little girl she you canned to pick up here was involved in what happened last night. lets take you back to last night. lets show you some of the pictures from that. this all happened around 8 30 last night, that explosion here at the home. we know that four people have died. a man, a woman, and those two girls, their two children. were here on sky haven. were told the explosion blew out the back of the house. of course the investigation that still continues this morning. coming up at 6 50, i will let you know what we learned this morning. this is really hitting home for a lot of people as people wake up to realize what happened and make sure they realize the situation. crews have been all over this morning tracking the snow for you. right now lets head to the east side. will has been out there all morning long, checking the conditions firsthand. now hes out of the car and snow is coming down pretty good. yeah, john. its been pretty steady. the good news is if you see behind me, this is 271 north and south near chagrin boulevard. its not sticking to the pavement. thats good news. they have the signs up above the highways here around cleveland that lets you know about the delay and most of them weve been passing has time its supposed to take. now, when we go up and travel north earlier this morning, this stuff is coming down thicker, sitting on the roads a little more. you can see it gusting, picking up some of the stuff thats on the ground there. s a good amount on the ground, picking that up and dusting it around too. youre going to find some spots on the highway, especially up north around 92 where some of the lanes seem a little bit dicey, and you really cant tell exactly where each lane is, but theres mostly clear roads here on the east side right now. everyone is moving along good for the commute. thank you. the sideways look of the snow. you dont know if its falling or if the wind is blowing. right. now lets head to the west side. maureen kyle is driving around i90 and west 117th. we should make it clear that youre not the one driving, mo. reporter no. im not the one driving. weve actually been making really good time getting from west lake area into downtown. if your commute takes you along i90 and youre headed out the door any minute, youre in the clear. what weve been seeing is a lot of wet roads. at least some accumulation on the shoulder. all lanes are open. all lanes are moving well. no one is trying to be a hero and going super fast. everyone is taking their time. i think thats key. its when the volume picks up. if the snow hits when the volume picks up, we could see some slowdowns. for the most part, everybody is taking their time and being careful out on the roads. were not seeing a lot of accumulation and not a lot of ice. its very wet roads. if you know you have problems on the wet roads, thats how youre going to treat your morning commute. were going to keep an eye on things and i show you what its like on and show you what its like on your way in. all right. mo, stay safe. breaking news out of columbus, police are children. feed. its unclear what happened before the stabbing, but the children are between six and eight. a person of interest was taken to the hospital. well continue to follow this story on our website and our app. president obama will deliver his final state of the Union Address tonight. hell speak about economic recovery, gun laws, and the fight against terrorism. the president will keep the seat next to Michelle Obama empty to represent the victims gun violence. 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Com. its a way to make that number one new years resolution a reality right here in northeast ohio. love it. love it. thank you very much. you can do it in the weather center. you two are getting a workout. thats what were here for. heavy lifting. everything is fine. its just very snowy. looks like the heaviest burst is going to happen between now and 8 30. look at the snow out there now. chagrin. not so much on the west side. that area never gets busy. yeah, right . plenty of time, plenty of patience. you all know how to drive in this. we have not had a lot of it this year. weve been emphasizing this. its the timing and because its happening during our busy morning rush hour that were seeing a lot of delays and weve got numerous School Closings and delays scrolling at the bottom of your screen. the snowy commutes, 24inches. the four is on the high end. burst. a general 13 otherwise from this morning snow and the lake effect behind it, temperatures get colder behind the arctic front moving through. well fall into the teens later today. Winter Weather advisory for every single one of you through midday. we have the lake effect Snow Advisory for ashtabula and geauga and lake counties that we wouldnt be surprised if Cuyahoga County gets added into it. the snow is pretty intense now over the lake and moving inland west and east. were really starting to see it in sections of Cuyahoga County and right along the 271480 merger where traffic is so busy this time of day. if youre traveling towards cleveland, you better expect that theres going to be some pretty big delays. greg is tracking it. also looking ahead to this lake effect for later. thats part two. good morning. picking up this band well. if you take a look at this radar, theres snow and rain over toward huron and richland county. thats where its putting it this morning with temperatures in the upper 20s to around 30. now, as we go through the morning commute, here is what im expecting. the heavier snow band will shift to the east. falls between 7 and 8 30 this morning. if you leave after 8 30, maybe things will be improving then. to canton andover. notice the west side starts to dry out by 9 00. elyria, sandusky, temperatures in the low 20s. snow showers and snow flurries, this is 2 00 this afternoon. theyre actually colder than they are now. upper teens and low 20s. the evening commute is okay, but by 7 00, were starting off with the lake effect snow. northern summit and Portage County gets started with this. the snow band tends to get toward the snow belt. even the east side of cleveland can continue to get snow. another one or two inches, but its really tonight in the primary snow belt including the east side of cleveland where we could see three to six inches of snow with isolated heavier amounts. bus stop. a lot of you have school today. ones. sidewalks. its going to be slick with the fresh snow falling down, were around 20 degrees for the bus stop forecast. its going to be getting colder as you leave school today. temperatures falling back mentioned. were going to end up feeling much colder than we do now. this is probably the warmest part of the day. snow tonight into your wednesday. looks like well gradually warm up just a bit as we head into the end of the week before things cool back down later in the weekend. and for early next week. as we continue to track all of in this morning, guys. you know, well let you know if anything new comes in. thank you you. after the break, well check in on the morning rush. lets check in on will. reporter we expected the days of snow and cold. on the east side, well check in after the break, holly. i think it puts a smile on your faces. we have the smiling doggy. cleo is a lab. he smiles every day when he watches us. i dont know if we should be happy or what about that. were going to take it as a compliment, cleo. frank sent the picture in. frank, thank you so much. keep the pictures coming in. we love to see them every single day. we start your morning rush out of Summit County. a fatal house explosion. you can see firefighters have arrived back here on the scene. theyre actually getting ready to bring the hoses up. theyre doing that to put out flairups weve seen. they were out here at 4 00 to do the same thing. last night, the explosion happened around 8 30 on sky haven drive in this area here. the explosion blew out the back of the home, killing four people, two adults and two young children. were still waiting on the identities of the victims here. were also told that later on this morning state investigators will be back out here. of course theyre still trying go. now for a look at things on the west side. well send things over to maureen kyle. reporter were on 480. were headed south on 480, not north. you can see volume picking up on 90 and 480. well be showing you whats new in from the west. we apologize. we could not hear maureens mike pretty good. well have an overview of you saw from maureens shot, wet roads. because of snow and wet roads, wooster avenue, a truck stuck while traveling uphill. please be careful as youre commuting. were already starting to see snow approaching 277 in akron. about a five to tenminute delay. as you cross into Cuyahoga County county and and i80. were seeing slow traffic into downtown on 71 north and 77 north. again, these delays are between five and ten minutes, but as more people hit the roads, you can expect extra delays and drive times and accidents. holly, the snow . and weve got a look at radar for you right now, dani. good morning to you at home. it looks like were going to between now and 8 30 this morning. thats prime drive time for a lot of you. if you can put off leaving until a little later, it may be worth it for your sanity. otherwise, plan on extra time. i think thats the best advice. as we take a look at the extended forecast behind the front thats moving through, things will become more scattered and lake effect snow kicks in. well be dealing with additional accumulation after that. 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