Closed today as a result of this storm. Lets go to tom now in the storm center with more on how this system could affect our weather today. Yeah it is the same system that will be getting closer to us not until this evening, but will not be nearly as severe. Right how getting a few showers, even a little bit of lightning flashing will in the sky northeast of richmond right now coming in to the eastern part of the Northern Neck. Thats going to be tracking well south of the metro area, may get close to the eastern part are of the Northern Neck far southern st. Marys county just a brief down downpour. Right now a milder start. Near 50 in the metro area mid50s shenandoah valley. Northern part and up toward North Central maryland upper 30s and low 40s. Look at the highs today though low to mid70s in the about metro area maybe into the mid70s across North Central virginia. Maybe a few showers passing east of 95 during the afternoon. And then some of those thundershowers beginning to roll thi
66 again looking arriving i should say through falls church, arlington, you dont have any major issues. Remember of course to listen to our friends on wtop 103. 5 fm when you hop in your car for the latest on traffic. New details this morning in a fraternity scandal at the university of maryland. The student who sent an offensive email using racial slurs and references to rape will not return to campus this semester. Megan mcgrath has details on this. Reporter we are learning new information about a university of maryland student who sent an email that has as you mentioned racial slurs and also uses references to rape. Were learning that student will not return to campus. Now, the student would wroteho wrote the email was a member of the kappa sigma fraternity. It was written a year ago but only recently came to the attention of university officials. A letter sent to the Vice President for Student Affairs says by Mutual Consent between the student, his family and the university he will
As they heard those tornado sirens going off. A school gym also collapsed, 60 to 70 people inside that gym. Many have serious injuries. Right now about 41,000 people are without power. And several schools in the area are closed this morning. A lot of damage there to clean up. Again, we have learn that had one person was killed as a result of the tornado touchdown oig. That had one person was killed as a result of the tornado touchdown oig. Lets get a look at our weather now with tom kierein. Along with the warmer temperature, well have rain showers passing mainly south and ooefs the metro area. Already had one batch. Now its the on the Eastern Shore. Now pulling away heading toward the beaches. And we have another cluster of showers and thundershowers right now into northern North Carolina just crossing into virginia. These too are on a track to pass just south of the metro area another several hours. Most of the metro area should stay dry through the Daylight Hours. Its later this eve