Morning it was coming down steady up until about thirty minutes ago and thats when the snow was replaced by sleet right now were caught in crunch time even though a lot of people were able to get off work early there have still been a lot of accidents be done has been working nonstop to keep the interstates the primary and some secondary roads safe for drivers. The biggest challenge today is expected to be rush hour traffic so the dot is hoping its not absolutely necessary to be on the roads. Those drivers will stay put. I love the snow and i can drive and driving in the ice and snow can be very kaine understands the importance of not being in iraq. I mean like three car distance in front of me something once its been out of control abit out of the drive so we could only holiday that is going to take it a day and usually take about thirty five minutes to get home in his providence and one more win to be on the road but he had to take his wife to work. Shes a nurse job a four wheel truck so im pretty much pretty good couple with beds on the latter experience of doing the good news at this time you see faces that reduced the dot crews are working twelve hour shifts day and night to keep the roads as clear as possible but thats a job they couldnt do all alone Philip Parker runs a front end loader for the night in williamsburg loading sand and salt so that drivers can spend as much time as possible on the roads. He loves it when it snows when theres white on the ground you see gary gray and Philip Parker is one of many contract workers that of the dot hires when the weather gets really bad like this that has a good materials and is planning on using as much as needed. Live in williamsburg film escape thirteen years now. Heres a breakdown of those supplies a dot Officials Say they have lined up for the storm twenty five hundred workers thirteen thousand pieces of equipment including plows trucks and salt spreader six hundred and fifty thousand tons of salt and sand and nearly two million gallons of liquid saw the dot crews will spread these resources across the commonwealth in the last hour Virginia State police gave us updated information on accidents patrol troopers responded to five hundred and sixteen crashes today one hundred and twenty nine of the wrecks were in Hampton Roads crew spotted troopers all along i sixty four newport news helping drivers who got stuck in ditches state police also are still stressing to stay off the roads unless its absolutely necessary to go out lots of citizen Hampton Roads had a short day at school or didnt go to school and all we ask you to tweet pictures of your kids having fun in the snow look at this beach is ready for snow ball fight. Marcello robinson talk to families who were outside enjoying the Winter Weather she joins us now live from some yellow skinned that we had a blast today playing out in the snow no school over as of a student say this after the whole day today now weve been out here all day. We kind of seeing things come in waves right now and its its really just sleet and rain coming at this point but it still left a pretty icy and slushy mess here on some of the road and again kids taking full advantage of this day of the school we caught them playing outside as soon as it started snowing as the awesome ecstatic that hes glad they didnt have to go to school. Suffolk students had the day off because of the snow the students took full advantage of that as soon as the flakes started falling jones who was the end and have been some updates now i am the little ones was in enjoying the snow. Oh its fine especially great to see the little one can this person actually realizing what it is somewhat city offices and rec centers also closed early today playing it by ear to see just how much snow was on the ground before reopening tomorrow the kids are having fun in the snow parents say its fun for them to watch too for her its getting outside and turning off some energy so she enjoys it now playing outside in the cold definitely was not for everybody coming up tonight at six oclock also how some of those kids were able to enjoy the snow but still stay warm. Live in some but Marcella Robertson their teen is now clearing the snow can be dangerous patients versus warning that people with a history of Heart Disease high Blood Pressure or strokes should shovel snow that can be a string was activity you also need to watch out for icy patches on sidewalks doctors suggest walking with your hands out of your pockets so you can catch fighting fires in his winter storms take special training in preparation we awesome chesapeake Fire Fighters today how they plan for this type of weather we get ahead of the stores we know theyre and wed get our station generators fueled up ready to go just a station lose power we still have communication was due about we still have the ability be notified to respond and good thing those Fire Fighters were ready to respond today jet fuel poured out of the tank on hill street in chesapeake thirty news now viewers sent us this video of the league. The Fire Department had to evacuated Seventy Eight nearby homes christina surgical talk to some of those home christina and what a tough morning it was for these homeowners like the kind of set the scene out here for you if you take a look over my left hand shoulder you see that facility right behind there thats where the tank was leaking jet fuel now lets swing back around this way and you can seen just how close this neighborhood is to really had to leave the comfort of their home walk over here in a way to be taken to safety a rude wakeup call for those who call the south hill area chesapeake old posts and a resident of utah a very upset with the situation in the neighborhood a jet fuel tank leak in a nearby Industrial Facility prompted a precautionary evacuation of nearly seventy homes in the neighborhood early friday morning staring at the outset not have opposed the law Sherry Palmer among the dozens of people on very short notice had to leave the comfort in the warmth of their homes seeing outside so called hot zone while waiting for the emergency crews to take them to a safe shelter in the north end and made the outrageous minutes. Maybe it should be like this are gettin it all falls on him in a row that is of very upset sickening. Omg lah dont move taken may is so dainty. It made the Madison School disco we dont know what the weathers gonna be all that we say was contained within a couple of hours all the residents had back in their homes here but this itc right behind the emergency rally point. Its there for a very specific reason not because these incidents have happened because before hear from residents and their plea to the city of chesapeake coming up in about an hour reporting live in chesapeake or scenes or take out their teen years now and i saw remote coverage continues a look that big problems at the airports here from passengers stuck to norfolk and once the snow moves out heavy rain and strong winds will take over that could cause widespread Power Outages see how dominion power plans to stay ahead of the store and im still tracking a lot of different types of precipitation in fact on the peninsula its now officially gone over some sleep at the airport will up and traffic volumes may be light but slick roads are causing a high number of crashes as we just mentioned and that includes this one in york county where this car here what. Off road sixty four westbound just past camp here you can see the left lane is blocked as crews responded again if you do not have to be out please stay off the roads and keep the snow pictures coming allison posted this picture to our Facebook Page shows him on clearing off teachers thirteen is now continues in store mode that we have a live look at the radar you system sitting over Hampton Roads bringing a mix of snow and rain jeff and i assure busy right now getting the latest track on the system stay with this in just a couple of minutes though give us an updated look at what we can expect for the rest of the night and into the weekend. Air travel is almost a standstill on the east coast as a result of this winter storm. Some airlines are allowing customers to change their tickets for free. American airlines is refusing to fly at all. American canceled thousands of flights for today through sunday. They shut down operations in charlotte and washington d c this is impacting travel at Norfolk International jew her is live outside the airport with enough this i gather here right outside the air for weeks and starting to rain a little bit but most of the day is actually just no use in the car here. Ive been a layer of snow which was a year we first got here most these cars are covered now Officials Say numerous delayed expects that throughout the weekend travelers at the Norfolk Airport are taking off anymeoon ss the massive winter storm starts to move in flight after flight people stop by the flight information board walking away disappointed when they see the red sweeping most of the screen. Yeah were expecting that today and also tomorrow will have a pretty major impact weekly flights arriving and departing to major cities north of Hampton Roads are at a standstill d c baltimore philadelphia and new york city moved from a Late Afternoon into early evening expect see a number of cancellations. Mainly because the storm is moving from the south up north to the north through a lot of our major hub cities that we serve. United Delta Southwest and American Airlines have all had flights impacted some travelers are considering have fights just delayed a big sigh of relief the family after i got a huge weight off my bag now i can finally find the last even though some like Brian Wheeler whole airport officials dont think all can see the same will be counseled a lot of couse it through tomorrow and hopefully sunday we can start recovering well now youre planning to travel be sure to get in touch with your airline ahead of time or check the flight status is online will have linked to the osa on thirty news now dot com. How can you hear from loved ones whove been waiting here for hours because of delayed flights one or fiction to her thirteen news now the next twenty four hours the midtown and downtown tunnels could become problem areas for drivers. Elizabeth river tunnels wraps say crews are ready to go. Theyre responsible for keeping around the tunnels clear from snow and ice. All right we continue to watch a mix of weather across the region were seeing more and more some spots with a little sleet mixed and raymond times and you can see that now little bit heavier rain i would bet some of that is indeed sleet to right near the oceanfront with his bride returns come in thats often what happens but its definitely sort of spotty in terms of what type of precipitation youre getting some heavier snow that we still know is coming down is right here moving out of gloucester and moving across my jack day and heading for areas there of matthews definitely come down in a pretty good clip theyre another band heading over towards cape charles sword in the middle of the bay little ss you go down the peninsula still again. Snow makes a little bitter sweet in fact the airport was reporting justly as a few minutes ago notice how it sorta hit and miss all sorts of different types of precipitation across outside right now are still a thirty two with a little minutes ago that the freezing rain right now the reporting just a little bit of light snow again ne winds out the twenty eight mph in terms of the sustained wind speeds and dust the last time we looked at thirty seven so were seeing these temperatures near freezing here in Northern Virginia beach and parts of north second the same thing back into something. Theres even still a twenty eight back there just over the border of something akin to isle of wight and then we get more of the low to mid thirties with some mid thirties to upper thirties even down a little closer to the water thats of course for the south side on the peninsula still plenty cold so thats why were not getting anything in terms of rain but we still have some sleet mixing in with a mid level layer that is a little bit warm or cold as you would expect up across the northern environs and went to get a North Carolina upper thirties leave and some mid forties near the coast so its not just the surface temperature its the mid level temperatures are affecting what kind of precipitation we with an explanation on that yet earlier this morning we had the snow that moved into the area and i would take a look at this graphic because really explains whats going on as we had a quarter aaron usually its a rather calm the entire column of the atmosphere below freezing thats when everything typically falls as snow but once we started that warmer air move in and thats what were starting to see everything will change over to sleet or rain but as we head into the overnight hours we are expecting everything to transition back over to rain and so we are done with the snow for now najaf weve got more snow on the way. Yes we do from the backlash will talk more about that right now again noticing that rain snow line quickly moving up to the north as we go through the evening hours. Even far far northern and western parts of our viewing area like the Northern Neck back to maybe west point here cross hair is just on the other side of something maybe in the Prince George county. Youre going to see a the rain the wind continues with high tides overnight same thing tomorrow and tomorrow night the tides running the winds will continue to kick up and notice how in the morning all the heavy precipitation is moving out by then we have to wait until the upper level energy swings back through here during the day on saturday mainly late day saturday and saturday night and thats going to cause the precipitation to fill back in and change back over to some snow and i expect we can see an accumulation with that will have to see where some of these have your band setup but its certainly very possible that we get one to three inches on the backside as weve been telling you about for the past few days and every else was saying rain. So sunday morning the flurries moving out and the temperature staying cold so heres the rest of the forecast as we go through time. Total snowfall amounts these are additional amounts are tuesdays are total amount so traced to three inches for inch or so so far so that means another one to three and then two to five for that sort of in one area and then as we go up to the north forty. Remember a lot of thats going to tend to evaporate so heres the seven day forecast looking at thirty five by tomorrow afternoon after starting at forty five maybe even fifty in some spots. Thats why will have the heavy just rain so fifty overnight forty five to fifty then falling to thirty five the long rain changing back over again just showers early isolated showers changing to scattered showers changing to study or precept woman expect the snow and cold on sunday before warm up monday and tuesday crazy crazy system that is where its like theres no wash everything away and then we just start over then we started but in some spots that wont wash away the farther north you know that theyll just sort of pat down a little bit and then itll come in strange sight our star monet coverage continues in a few minutes well check in with the Virginia Department of how they are handling an increase in calls due to the storm and were getting some beautiful view or pictures of the snow look about this is from Virginia Beach the hilltop area keep the pictures coming but the safe use the hashtag thirteen storm mode to share when you need help in any emergency you call nine one one one counties and cities need help they call the Virginia Department of emergency medicine and the storm is keeping the apartment very busy Richard Foster with the department is taking a few minutes of data as he joins us now by phone thank you very much sir no problem to be or are you getting a snapshot of the problems and issues statewide. What would you say are the big trouble spots was from our Port Operations center here in on the state agencies and localities of coordinate the response in terms of fashion of the majority of the bill crashes of the Metro Richmond region in Hampton Roads but we still have all the water whether still the calm all those warnings still in effect by the National Weather Service Reports a little into gentle sunday morning so really i ninety five quarter were from stafford worked on were looking for that to be an area where water might be more complications for overnight care that are written for folks in Hampton Roads that might hafta head toward the richmond area and beyond whats the best advice for them as you see it right now right now of the State Government with your advising motorists to stay all rode it at all possible during the storm and during the immediate aftermath are to allow god to clear the routes are to make sure we dont have any accidents absolutely must ride please check your traffic by calling pop one on. Use caution when driving extreme caution all but we really urge folks to fail for that yet. Axl and vice there we know that you have a lot of work to do so lets get back to it. All right thanks so much thank you for the winter storm is creating trouble is you just heard on the interstates is a mess out there but not everyone can stay home all day. Well hear from drivers ran into problems coming from North Carolina and washington sleeve edge of loss that was. I snow and ice creating tricky travel on the interstates are as ugly logo is on the accident on the way up there as the snow gets ready to change to rain were to see some heavy downpours and some strong winds all have more that could cause problems for dominion all tell you how crews are preparing for possible Power Outages the weather is not all that bad a look at how families are having fun in the snow our star mode coverage starts with a live look at some slick Road Conditions for
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