Right now breaking records as wind chill alerts are put in place from texas to maine. The conditions potentially lifethreatening. Abcs Stephanie Ramos has more on the bittlerly cold temperatures and what much of the country can expect in the coming days. That bitter cold. Having an impact across our area to first responders. Fire crews across our area. Have seen a busy start to the new year. In the last 3 days, Fire Companies through northern virginia, washington dc and suburban maryland have responded to major structure fires more than a dozen times. And even when the fires are not caused by the cold the weather makes fighting them tougher. Fire crews say they have to take special precautions to make sure their water hoses dont freeze. A reminder from firefighters when the weather gets cold like this, make sure your chimney is clean and inspected, and keep space heaters at least 3 feet away from anything flammable. Wild video of the moments a transformer caught fire in montgomery coun
Toss to eileen frigid start for back to work school; sunny cold afternoon frigid start for back to work school; sunny cold afternoon watching coastal system wed thursday some snow possible east of i95 another bitter blast friday saturday highs in the teens 40s return in the extended outlook today mostly sunny. Continued cold. Highs 2530 winds nw 510 mph tonight clear and cold. Lows 916 winds sw 5 mph to calm wednesday sunny early becoming mostly cloudy. Highs 3136 winds s 5 mph 5 xx and we are news in maryland three people now recovering after a freezing water rescue overnight. Police tell us the three were in a car that tried to cross over an icedover dropping the car into the freezing water. Rescue teams were able to safely pull the three onto a boat. They were very cold, but otherwise ok. Happening right now as julie mentioned. Were monitoring not one, not two, but three water main breaks. In alexandria. Montgomery street turned into a skating rink in old town. The good news no majo