Toward the south where it says or looks like rain it is snowing in this area too. That snow seeing some accumulating snow in parts of the region too. Weve got a lot more moisture making its way in here. Temperatures at the surface are o warm for that to stick on the roadways but aloft, thats why were seeing some of that snow and sleet, thats why we have a Winter Weather advisory continuing until noon tomorrow. Well see a changeover back to snow even in the d. C. Metro area. Much more about that coming up later. But take a look at this. The weather app, you know you can download it anytime. Doug thank you. Road crews are out across the region preparing for tonights fist round of Winter Weather. About 100 trucks are already on d. C. Streets pretreating. Virginia has 500 trucks out treating road with more on standby and maryland has activated its 24hour Emergency Operation center and has talks ready to salt and plow. This latest round of snow followed by the inevitable freezing and thaw w
Between now and tomorrow morning. Normally it would be a slam dunk in terms of snow. We dont have the cold air. That said it is snowing in leesburg, dulles and much of Montgomery County. I think this initial burst will be a lot of snow. That will kick to rain. Once that kicks to rain it will become heavy rain overnight. Well come back, talk about when the precip shuts off and look lady to a very healthy clipper look ahead to a very health clipper late into weekend. Road crews are around the area gassing up ready to clear the roads when the snow hits. Mola lenghi is live at vdots truck yard in leesburg. Reporter it is coming down here in leesburg. As we drove from the district through fairfax county, it started re ago we were seeing flakes starting to come down. We are again seeing that through in leesburg hasnt let up over the last hour. Trucks are already out. Weve got hundred and hundreds of trucks on the roads already. They are reloading and refueling and gassing up and loading up h
But still there will be pockets of a mix of snow and sleet in parts of the area, but the roads are fine, temperatures above freezing. Were looking at a little snow still in frederick back toward the border of montgomery and Frederick County and snow toward germantown and sleet. 34 pretty much across the board and 37 downtown. Well come back, talk about when the heavy precipitation rolls in, what that means for saturday and were tracking a monster clipper for the weekend. The snow has been falling in Loudoun County a while now. Road crews wasted no time hitting the highways. Mola lenghi joins us live now from leesburg with a look at conditions there. Reporter its been coming down a couple hours now, nothing really sticking, just at this point creating very wet conditions. Virginia d. O. T. Deployed hundreds of crews there out on the roadways now. You see the silo behind me. Thats where those trucks are coming sort of in waves, coming to not only refuel, but to reload on salt. Right now
One cause. Tonight, the warning that could save lives. Drama on a dashboard camera. Why Police Performed a nascar move to stop a female driver in her tracks. First tonight, a dangerous storm dumping more snow in midwest. That system is moving our way now. A flood watch goes into effect tomorrow. But, rain is not the only thing we have to worry about. Doug kammerer, what is coming our way . This storm will bring us a little bit of just about everything you can get in the month of february. Talking about wind, rain, starting off with snow, sleet, freezing rain. It is all in the forecast. And, then you can mention a norm or two. Storm team 4 radar. Showing you where the storm is. Witch tauf achit wichita, kansas constituentity. A foot of snow. And the National Weather service expan expan expands the flood watch. 1 to 2 inches of rain. Heavy rain during the day. Cold. One of the nastiest afternoons all winter long. Wind chills in the 30s all day. The timing of this whuch. Who has the chanc
Good spirits. By far the most entertaining delay in my life. Its been laughable to me. Nice when you can grin and bear it. Wichita seeing the largest snowfall on record. More than 14 inches of snow. Were not expected to get anything close to what they had in the west. Meteorologist tom kierein has your forecast. Tom . Radar showing this area in gray, a few scattered flurries trying to reach the ground in northern rvirginia, the distric and into maryland too. The areas in light gray, just very light flurries right now. Theres not a lot of moisture with this system as its heading to the east. We do have, though, a Winter Weather advisory. All the areas in the lavender, including western maryland from Alleghany County into Garrett County and much of the panhandle of West Virginia and central and southern shenandoah valley. These counties to the east of the blue ridge, rappahannock, Madison Green towards charlottesville, maybe an inch of snow, sleet and light icing. Most of that happening