After noon. Turning windy. Highs 4856 winds sw 1015 g 30mph late breaking overnight. A family left out in rips through their home in Montgomery County. Flames erupted just after two this morning on Sea Island Court in spencerville. When firefighters arrived, flames could be seen shooting through the roof. Forutantely all four people inside including two children made it out unharmed. A precautionary second alarm was issued due to the extreme cold conditions. Right now a big concern with this extreme cold is making sure students on their way to school will be safe. John gonzalez is live outside a school bus lot in greenbelt and johnny this morning is much colder than yeterday. States across the country are also feeling the force of this deep freeze. Chills of 20 to 30 below are expected up north. In vermont, Public Safety officials warned residents to limit their Time Outdoors with dangerous wind chills of minus35. Along the lake ontario shore, wind gusts approached 70 miles per hour. S
At least today is not going to be as windy. Yesterday walking around, wow, you could really feel it. It was hard sometimes to open the door. Our cars could have a little trouble tomorrow getting around on area roads, especially if you plan on heading out if you have to be somewhere before 9 00, 10 00 in the morning. So critical to watch the forecast. We have mostly clear skies, temperatures getting a chance to bottom out. 16, frederick. 18, d. C. Going up thisoday time instead of going down. Lunchtime, you will still need the warm coat. Gloves, scarf, you will want all of it. 29 degrees during the afternoon and evening rush. As we get into the late evening hours, youre going to notice, wait a minute, it feels ptt going to be going up a bit to the evening hours between 6 00 and 10 00 a. M. Tomorrow morning. That is your window would we could see the freezing rain and where Road Conditions could be ice. The next change for us will come after the morning on saturday. Temperatures will be
Accumulation, but that is not going to happen because just as the moisture moves in, the coldest air will move out. That leaves us in that kind of liquid issue freezing rain, sleet and that is why there are so many advisories up. A Winter Weather advisory to the metro area, far east and west. Accumulating sleet and freezing rain we have an ice storm warning up for garrett county, just for the south through west virginia. A freezing advisory a freezing rain advisory to the west. Above 32 degrees tomorrow morning, that is when our concern will start to lesson. Temperatures will be tens and 20s. These are warmer values than yesterday as the cold air will pull out. The futurecast shows plenty of keller notes plenty of clouds lowering and thickening. A brief area of snow may the biggest concern after that, when more moisture fills in at apeecomes more likely with toe of sleet and freezing rain across the area. We advise anyone in the metro area, if you have a discretion of going anywhere to
Sleet, snow, icy mix is likely between about 3 00 in the morning and 9 00 or 10 00 tomorrow morning. Today is all about the cold. Nonetheless, very ugly way to get your friday morning started. Here is your day planner. Chills down near zero this morning. Not much of a breeze left. Only 28 to 30 degrees, so staying below freezing. Winter weather advisory for the metro area, winter storm watch in the pennsylvania border. More of the timing and results in a few more minutes. For now its traffic time. Brand new problem here, this is what we were talking about, northbound bw parkway. A second crash near 175. Not sure if the two vehicles were involved initially and ended up separating. But you could see a slowdown with the Police Response if youre heading out soon. Inner loop and outer loop of the beltway looking good this no big problems on the beltway. 95 northbound and southbound, no worries. Well take a look at 66 when im back in ten minutes. Breaking news into the newsroom. A fire in Si
Clouds will be thickening later this afternoon. Highs today only around 28 to 30 degre degrees. Chopper 4 over the out hear loop between the toll road and 2. This is where we had report of slick spots. Nothing falling from the sky. There was a vehicle fire earlin morning, putting water on the road. Now it is icing over. A warning if youre headed out soon. Westbound 70 after 75, vehicle fire with the left lane getting by this morning. Right now the routes looking fine. Well take a look at 66 coming up. It is brutally cold out there. Today is the day to stay inside. Many of you dont have that luxury. Some people have to get to work. News 4s chuck finc gas station in alexandria where people say its a whole different kind of cold. Reporter this is more than nuisance cold. Let me tell you, its brutal out here. The kind of cold that makes even filling your tank a tough task. Trust me, if youre coming out today, youll want to put on your heavy coat. In the teens. It feels much colder. If your