Hazards of moving about on the road. A shutdown of the major transportation, public transportation, that is. So, you know, there youve seen it, step by step, the actions that have been to be taken. New york is not the only city, though, that has had to make some dire decisions. Miguel marquez is joining me now from baltimore. Hes there with the mayor. Lets talk about how things are there, miguel . Reporter yeah, were at the federal hill area, and im here with the mayor of baltimore, who im hoping can give us a little update. Were supposed to be seeing the end of this storm at this point. What are you hearing weather wise . We have a ways to go. Were a little more than halfway done. We know were going to have another surge of weather this evening. So thats why were telling people, please, stay off the roads, stay inside, if you need to drive. If youre walking around, just be careful. Reporter as much as 2 inches an hour overnight last night. Do you expect that pace to keep up in this next surge . We think it might slow down for a little bit, but this evening, we are thinking its going to go to that place, plus with the heavy wind. So thats going to be the problem. Reporter we have a somebody who doesnt really care about what were doing here. Look at that. The people getting out here people are it is gorgeous out here. It is lovely. People are getting their dogs out here, walking about. But it is still dangerous, yes . Its very dangerous, thats why you want to make sure the roads stay as clear as possible. Weve been able to respond to every single emergency call. We were able to make arrests last night because police were able to do what they needed toop that only happens because there arent abandoned cars out just left in the streets. Were very hopeful that will continue, people will continue to use common sense, and well be safe. The winds right now, they were predicted to be up to 35 Miles Per Hour. Gusting much higher than that. They feel that way right now. Is that the same forecast youre hearing . Absolutely. Its not pleasant out here. I know its not pleasant for you, but its going to get worse. Its going to get about 50 miles an hour later on today. Reporter well, as a weather nerd reporter, we always love a good storm and its nice to have a proper one. But baltimore seems to be weathering this fairly well. I notice the emergency routes are able to keep open. A lot of cars were able to be taken out. Hows that working . Were tough here. We know how to weather a storm. And weve been through this before. People know what to do. Everyone went to the market. Everybody got their movies, their books, were ready for this. And there has been some crime throughout the city, but police on 12hour shifts. How are they angel to operate and work . Police are on 12hour shifts. Our crews that are out with the trucks are on 12hour shifts. Theyve been doing a great job staying on to have the calls. We made gun arrests last night, commercial robbery arrests last night. Theyve been very nimble, because we prepositioned some of our First Responders. One of the best concerns, very narrow neighborhoods and streets, a house fire. If you have that, how sure are you that fire engines can get to that emergency . This morning, we had a house fire, unfortunately, with a fatality, unrelated to the storm, but we were able to get there just as fast as we would. The Response Time was comparable had there been no snow. Were feeling pretty confident that well be able to respond as long as people stay off the roads. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings blake, thank you very, very much. Really appreciate you coming out to see us, as we have fun in the snow. Just over halfway through with this thing. A lot more to go. Baltimore bracing for even more snow and wind ahead. Miguel marquez, thanks very much for that update. And thanks to the mayor as well. As you listen to these official updates, one thing that strikes you is that they keep talking about, well, its gonna get worse before it gets better. Hard to imagine, considering what weve been going through already. A person who would definitely know, as to whats going to happen, at least weather wise, chad myers. He joins me now from times square and chad, we continue to hear from Public Officials this concern like all right today, just take warning today, its going to really get bad. Reporter the snow is going to continue. And what im noticing here as just a weather professional, the snow is making noise when it hits me. That means its underdeveloped snow. Kind of a snow sleet pellet coming down now. They dont pile up as fast as light, heavy snow, but still hard to move. People in new york are still playing in this. I was driving around for three or four hours with a photographer, taking beauty shots that youre probably seeing on tv, but cars are still getting stuck, people are still trying to play in it. We know a few of the shows are being canceled here in times square. A lovely shot. Its hard to tell whether its daytime or nighttime, because its always this bright and you cant see the sky anyway. I have caitlin over here. Youre from albany. Youre from upstate, im from upstate. Does this make your day or is this like, i just wanted to get down here for fun . I just wanted to be down here for fun. Albany gets snow, buffalo gets snow, seneca, youre going to get more snow . Im used to it, i dont have to like it. Reporter now, youre going to see a show . Were going to go see allegiance. Reporter did you see the line earlier today . Were you in that line . I was not. Reporter it was three or four hours just to try to get tickets and now were hearing some of these mat anywinees areg to be canceled. Can you imagine standing in line for hours for halfprice tickets and then learning theres not going to be a show. I really sympathize with them standing outside for 4 1 2 hours, but the disappointment of not going to get to see the show, it would be a disappointment. But, with the travel ban in place, you can understand why thats in effect. The snow does continue to pound down. Thanks very much, chad myers. Allison chinchar, i want to throw it to you. The real question is, why has this storm really seemed to have dramatically taken a change for the worse . Theyve been able to get some very small bands of incredibly intense and very heavy snow. And because of that, theyve been able to bring these totals up very quickly. Take a look at this. Elizabeth, new jersey, 13. 7 inches, Middle Village in new york, around queens, 13 inches so far. A lot of these, farmingville picking up just around a foot of snow. But the key thing to note are some of the totals weve seen elsewhere. Because, again, the storm is moving towards new york. So those numbers we just gave you are going to go up, and theyre going to go up by a lot. Look at this, west virginia, 33 inches. Redhouse, maryland, 32 inches. Win chester, virginia, around 30 inches. And around philadelphia, Emergency Management office, theyve picked up 17 inches. Again, the airport not far below where that has been. And again, its not just the snow. Its also the snow thats coming down, the Poor Visibility, the strong winds, all three of those tied together, which is why we have blizzard watches and warnings out for so many of these areas. Thats whats causing a lot of the problems. Look at just the intense snow. But do you see these colors . They almost look like a little bit of a purplish color. That would be the intense, heavy bands of snow. Thats where were talking two, three, four inches of snow an hour. The good news is they move off. They dont tend to hit the same spots over and over again, but get one of those bands for an hour, there youve just dropped 2 to 3, 4 inches just in that single hour. And the visibility incredibly poor. Harrisburg, pennsylvania, down to a quarter of a mile. New york city, especially along long island, again, visibility down to less than a quarter of a mile right now. Baltimore, d. C. , about a half a mile to three quarters of a mile. Its not much better. And as that system continues to progress off to the north and east, its taking all that Poor Visibility with it. Cities like new york, youre not going to get any better. Its going to stay this way if not get worse as we progress through the day. Those winds also starting to pick up, 52 Miles Per Hour right now in ocean city, maryland. Now up to 43 in Atlantic City. Those strong winds will stick around for the day today. And its those strong winds tar going to cause a problem in terms of a lot of the storm surge that we expect to have. Weve got that low pressure system that will push off. High tide tonight around 7 23. We also have the full moon and the strong winds. Combine all those three together and thats whats going to cause a lot of the problems with coastal flooding. The worst areas stretch from around southern maryland, all the way up the new jersey coast, Atlantic City being one of the tough spots where we expect moderate to major coastal flooding. But notice new york city, still minor to moderate coastal flooding. So martin, thats definitely going to be something they have to keep an eye over the next 24 hours, as well. That is a lot to consider and its almost like the atmosphere cant get rid of the snow fast enough. It is just dumping down so quickly here in new york city. Were going to do a check on the coastal flooding, which is the other major concern, as you just heard allison point out, high tides coming again and there are real, real concerns about what it may do. Well be back with more in a moment. 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And then theres another problem thats developing. This is on the coastlines. This is new jersey and even new york. There is the problem of coastal flooding. Its been pushed by a number of reasons. One, weve got heavy winds that are associated with this storm. And on top of that, youve got another high tide thats going to come between 7 00 and 8 00 tonight eastern time. And with that, youve also got a full moon. The potential for flooding in some of the lowlying areas is extreme. They have ordered some partially evacuations in very small areas. But the concern is, what will happen . Boris sanchez has been out following the coastal flooding problem there in southern new jersey. Give us a read on where things stand right now, and what the worry is for the coming hours. Well, martin, the worry for the coming hours is, as you said. High tide. Several officials have told us, its not expected to be as bad as it was this morning, when we were standing in front of a bay that was simply overtaken by water. I got to tell you, we just got out of the car after a few minutes and this is a very good sign. There, the water is starting to recede, significantly. Its gone down several inches since we last saw you in the past hour. And weve seen several cars coming through this area, some neighbors testing their luck out here. Its interesting, because this island, this barrier island, which is between the ocean to the east and that bay that kind of came into a neighborhood on the west, has very different elevations. So even some back roads behind us are untouched by this water, but theres obviously significant flooding here. Chris christie spoke to the media a short wile ago. Heres what he had to say. All right. It appears we dont have that sound, martin, but Chris Christie essentially said that areas like this, margate city, just south of Atlantic City, are a concern for flooding. Theres not as much snow here as some other parts of the state. Its expected to stay in the single digits, but theres nowhere for that water to go except into these neighborhoods. By monday, at best, some of this will clear up. I talked to one young woman who lives not far from here. She said the water was right at her door. When we get a chance to cross the street and see how these sandbags were holding up by these businesses, they didnt do much. A lot of sand, debris, and water getting into these businesses behind me. It will be a long time before the waters recede and we can see the full extent of this damage, martin. I want to be certain, boris, were talking about flooding here. I think its been described as street flooding and that sort of thing. This is not a massive area that has been inundated. These are specific areas that as a result of tide and wind, the water has been forced into, right . Reporter i would say certainly whats behind us, this is ventnor avenue, i would say its one of the main streets in this area. There are a lot of businesses here, a lot of commerce, as opposed to more residential back roads. And certainly, that area where we were earlier today in front of that small bay. Anywhere near the bay is really in trouble. Because the water very quickly, within an hour and a half, went from being about 18 inches below the barrier to submerging those neighborhoods. All right, boris. Thank you very much. Were going to turn from boris and now to general Russel Honore, who has the distinction of having the opportunity to speak to in the past. Unfortunately, it tends to be around times of disaster. Something of which katrina and other areas, you know much about. Lets talk about the issue of flooding here, first, sir. And that is, as you look at this development thats taking place here, in the coastal areas, what are the things theyve got to watch for and be aware of . Well, the impact once you start getting the flooding with, and the impact if you leave the electricity on, you can get into fires. And since its cold, most of the local officials will try to leave that electricity on as long as you can. And remember back during Hurricane Sandy when the power was left on, the electricity was left on, the surge water came in and a lot of those homes caught fire. That will be the danger going into the evening hours, martin, as you try to help people shelter in place with street flooding. If that water starts moving in the subsurface and get in there and start causing fires, thats going to be one of the big dangers. And of course, people have not evacuated yet. I think a big priority now would be to start hitting the streets there and start picking the vulnerable population up. The people that we know will not be able to move on their own. And that is one of the challenges that First Responders have all the time, when it comes to flooding, martin. And you know, you talk about the fires, which many people might think is ironic in a flood situation, but we have seen it time and time again. And the other problem is you cant get to put the fire out, because you cant navigate. Let me also talk about. We know the National Guard in certain areas has been brought out to help in this storm circumstance. What are the kind of things that the National Guard can do that regular police and Emergency Personnel cannot . Its the equipment they have, the training that they have. To be able to work as a team and the heavy equipment that highclearance vehicles, even the ones higher than humvees, that can clear most of these that water that you see on the street. And they bring that capacity to be able to go in and help support the police as well as get the ems teams in to get people evacuated. Thats one of their big circusecircus contributions. They work well with the local police, practice these type exercises, and the enormous Communications Capacity that the guard bring. And weve got National Guard in every area code and zip code in america. And they know that terrain, is another thing they bring. They know their communities. So its a function of time, when they ramp that up, how many more National Guard they might need, as they go into the evening hours. With all due respect to whats happened in new york, this is kind of a surprise, and that storm is getting a lot worse than we earlier predicted. And theyre doing their best to try to adapt and change with it. General honore, thank you very much. And more very true of the National Guard. Many of them are from the very areas they serve. That gives them a lot of local knowledge. 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