it is raining a little bit, but we will not melt. this is what we re seeing with a lot of small creeks and streams in the area. we re getting word this is definitely affecting traffic on the beltway and in baltimore county. they are starting to see some flooding. if you are driving and see standing water, do not drive through it. it has been a busy season for us. for members of the middle river water rescue team, the word of more heavy rain means they will have to be on high regard. any situation has the potential to be deadly. that is for the occupant of the vehicle and the rescue personnel. after a soaking from hurricane irene and tropical storm lee, the forecast is for areas to receive up to four inches of rain on friday. it has been a really what couple of months. wet couple of months. almost 10.5 inches were recorded for august. that is almost 7 inches above normal. so far this month not including friday, more than 9.5 inches has fallen. that is 7 inches abov
little problems with a frost advisory, that s going to go to summer type heat this weekend as we jump into the mid-80s. 35 in baltimore, we are colder than york pennsylvania. that doesn t happen, we have the frost advisory, it doesn t take temperatures at freezing just in the 30s. producing frost and tender vegetation. it should be erased away in the neck couple of hours. we start to warm up the thermometer, getting up to 63, at 5:31, let s get the check on traffic with kim. thanks, justin. after you get the car warmed up this morning, you will find no problems on the major roadways, heading down to d kaczynski, you have no problems between the beltways, capital beltway looking good. no problems on the become w as well. traffic looking good as you make your way on the outer loop are heading towards 83 and looking here on the west side, volume a little moderate at you head down towards the 95 area, but still really no problems, traffic is moving a the a really good pace. meg
entire stretch of 895. several accidents working in this morning. baltimore city, we have a large truck fire highland avenue at boston street. another crash, east 25th street. looking at the cameras, going to see foggy conditions around the area. fortunately no accidents or problems on 95 or 695, in ten minutes, i ll let you know about an accident we have working on the bw parkway. today many of you will be celebrating earth day and celebrating the fact you can make extra cash, especially if you have old appliances hanging around. sherrie johnson has more on how you can take advantage of a federal program. reporter: yes, we are here in timonium at the best buy store where the cash for appliances program kicks off today. this helps save you money in conjunction with earth day. it s designed to stimulate the economy while encouraging consumers to save energy with more efficient appliances. christina is with me. good morning. good morning. thank you for coming out here.
. new snow total show the baltimore area getting more than a foot of snow. where the storm is now and when we can see blizzard like conditions in my sky watch forecast. hopefully people stay off the roads. be safe. reporter: bracing for winter blast. the rush to get supplies. and the effort to keep maryland road clear. we were wearing heavy clothes. layered clothes. hat. and gloves. i don t have them on now but we are comfortable. water main woe. some baltimore resident could be braving this weekend storm without heat. reporter: what went into making the most costly movie of all time. hello. major snowstorm with blizzard like conditions making its way north. maryland is directly in its path. this is the radar image of the storm. already caused big trouble down south in louisiana. heavy rains caused serious flooding. roads look like rivers and sand bag brought in to troy and protect houses and bests from the rapidly rising water. we have live team coverage