Gloves, the hood, anything you can find. Temperatures barely got into the 20s and that is before you fact for in the wind chill. When its this cold some of the water mark haines belins un streets cant take it. It didnt take long for the water to turn into ice on those streets. The cold has turned deadly in milwaukee where it is only 5 degrees above 0. The cold is blamed for two deaths. A third man was found dead outside a church in detroit where it was well below 0 this morning. What is coming next for us as many of you head back to work and back to School Tomorrow . Storm team4 working for you on that this afternoon. Lets start things off in the storm center. Doug is tracking this bitter cold. Doug, whats the world . Guys, cold has been the word the last cup many of days, continues to be the word. Were going to get a little bit of of a break and then even colder, yeah, colder than weve been the last couple of days. Take a look now at the wind chill. This is the wind chill at 4 00 in t
Happy new year, right . Yeah, thanks a lot. Well, as you get back into your routine, remember you can get the power of storm team4 any time anywhere. Open up the nbc washington app on your phone. The bitter fold is keeping firefighters in our region busy tonight. Thats right. We have had a rash of house fires, many of them the result of people just trying to stay warm overnight. D. C. Fire crews battled the flames at a row house in northwest and at an Apartment Building in southeast. In virginia, firefighters were called to homes in annandale and in arlington, and in maryland there were 12 fires in Montgomery County alone this weekend. And there was a tragic end to a fire in annandale, a 94yearold world war ii veteran wasnt able to make it out in time. News4s amee cho has been talking to folks who knew him and joins us live from the neighborhood. Amee . Reporter meagan, his name was louis they called him mr. Lou. He loved to have fun and used a walker and maybe thats why he wasnt able
In maryland more than a dozen fires, but no serious injuries. In virginia, two new years day fires, one of them with a tragic ending. Flames raced through this home in annandale, trapping a 94yearold man inside. And tonight we are learning more about the victim from neighbors who captured images of the aftermath. News4s amee cho was at the scene on columbia road with reaction. Amee . Reporter leon, everyone on this street who knew that man says he was sweet and caring. His name was louis, but people called him mr. Lou. Neighbors tell us he used a walker and that may be why he was trapped. There is someone inside. Mr. Lou. Mr. Lou reporter as firefighters battled the flames, one neighbor stood anxiously outside waiting for news of her close friend mr. Lou. Very would later learn he didnt make it. He is inside, inside the house. I saw call, scream. I mean, anybody can grab him. Mr. Lou is small. They can grab him. Reporter she shared these pictures of mr. Lous life, 94yearold World War I
Trying to restore the situation. Plus a 92yearold war veteran dead after his house caught fire this morning. And tonight we hear from his family. And President Trump returns to washington facing a new crisis overseas in the new year. Well, where else do we begin tonight but with the cold blast of arctic air still gripping all of us in this new year . If you can believe it, doug said its going to get even worse in the tenday forecast. So lets get right to him in the storm center with more on tomorrow morning. Its going to get worse before it gets better. Kind of hard to believe, leon. I think we may get above freezing on wednesday, but then we come crashing back down, and boy, it gets even colder. Right now its just frigid. The big deal, its still the wind. The wind. Take a look at the flag blowing out there in the wind. Weve got winds that are gusting over 20 Miles Per Hour at this hour. Take a look at the current wind gusts. 22 Miles Per Hour in d. C. , 18 every once in a while the gu
I know a lot of people heading back to work and kids heading back to school. The actual temperatures will be in the teens. Were concerned about the windchill. Make sure you cover up any exposed skin. Were talking about snow chances for part of the area. Thanks, sheena. In the midst of the brutally cold temperatures, an explosion knocked out power to a lot of families. They were left in the cold and dark for hours. Pepco had to quickly work to restore the power. Well send out weather alerts during the frigid temperatures. Download the nbc washington app. Also got breaking news in maryland where First Responders rescued three people from this car. I retweeted this video from Montgomery County fire and rescue. You see that car stuck in several feet of icy water. This was in Ten Mile Creek at Shiloh Church road. 0. Kramer middle school in southeast d. C. Has been flooded. Heres what we know so far. A pipe in the schools basement burst causing water to overflow and to make matters bores, wo