High. Thats because were in the heart of the storm right now and we still have several more hours of weather like this to go before i passes through this is the first level three storm that weve had in over a month, and it is drenching the entire bay area. We have Team Coverage from the south bay to the north bay and the east bay as well. And we have Team Coverage of weather experts tracking the storm. Drew tuma monitoring the watches and warnings in effect right now. But lets begin with spencer christian. Hey, spencer. We want to start by looking at the rainfall totals. Nearly 2 inches in San Francisco. This is the wettest in San Francisco in two years. It is wet and getting wetter all across the bay area, as you can see right here. These batches of yellow and orange offshore represent heavy downpours just beginning to push onshore. The beach is getting a heavy downpour at the moment. Well see heavier rainfall up to san rafael by 6 09. And fairfield, thats the path that this area of h
Temperatures. I think youre rile going to like it. Nice break from the cold, chris. Ill take it, sheen a thank you. A lot of School Districts are giving students extra time to get to class this morning all because of the weather. In maryland, Montgomery County schools are on a twohour delay. In virginia, classes will start two hours later. In fairfax, spotsylvania, stafford, rappahannock and fredericksburg. Schools in Prince William and Loudoun County and city of manassas also on that twohour delay. Whether walking on the side streets or driving to work this morning, you want to take your time. You can see people had trouble walking last night in arlington. Water on some of the untreated roads and walkways may have refroze after temperatures dipped below freezing. Black ice may be to blame for a crash that left an apartment complex badly damaged in bethesda. Three families are out ofh shomari stone has more from that scene. Reporter people who live in this neighborhood tell me the woma
The temperatures may be a bit warmer than weve been in weeks. Dont be fooled by that. As weve been saying, there are still icy conditions in places. Look at all that slipping and sliding. Be extra careful when you leave your home. Justin finch continues our Team Coverage now. Hes driving through northwest washington to show us conditions firsthand. Justin, how is it looking out there . Hey there, eun. Perhaps you can see here driving slow on d. C. Streets in northwest, we experience problems on the roads already. You will see salt out here and also icy patches out here. You may sometimes feel that sliding out here. So you do want to be careful at mentioning the main streets out here are more or less going to be okay. Treating your side streets and your neighborho at sidewalks. There are icy patches over there. If youre walking or driving today, you want to be extra careful to watch the conditions youre in. Youre seeing some light and lowlevel fog out here. You have some conditions out
Same dress. Strike appose. Erin, well talk to you in a few. Lets get you caught up on what is happening in the news today. Weather is the big story as mike mentioned some places above freezing and some below and with the ground so cold whats still wet on the roads and sidewalks could be a bit slick right now. Melanie alnwick is checking things out in great falls, virginia, where schools are delayed for two hours this morning, mel. Hey, good morption, guys, were here on trapp road off route 7 and take a look at sparkle here on the pavement. And as we know, thats not glitter. That is ice. And thats the situation that youll find as you get into the neighbors roads. Not just here in great falls but in many spots around northern Montgomery County and also in Fairfax County as well. Weve been checking the Different Department of transportation web sites and theyve been telling us certain areas the pavement temperatures are still below freezing and thats where find this kin of situation. Main