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all across our region from new jersey, delaware, did he hava and the suburbs, plenty to do as we kick off the unofficial start to the summer season in true american fashion. big question on everybody s minds, will mother nature cooperate? for that we go to meteorologist krystal klei who has the details of the most accurate forecast in the region. fill us in. right now it looks like a perfect start to our memorial day weekend. clear skies ahead. this is a live camera view through center city. problem is, we ve got rain and clouds heading our direction. this is the view. first alert radar shows us nothing to track right now overhead. but we pull this out a little bit. look to the west of us. there is something to track heading our way. look at this gray area. that s the clouds, nice and thick, building in over the western part of pennsylvania. then you see the greens, yellows and oranges heading our way. it will continue weakening. it starts to do so a little bit as it ....
closer. that includes the federal government. all nonessential employees should stay home today. most local governments are closed in maryland, virginia, and the district. metro train and bus service is shut down for the first time since 2003. marc and vre also closed. amtrak service in the northeast corridor not happening today either. most students in our area also, obviously, getting the day off of school. all major public school systems in d.c., maryland, and virginia are closed this morning along with most private schools in the area. and you can find a complete list of school and business closings scrolling on the bottom of your screen. and live on nbcwashington.com. good morning. sandy s first heavy rains are now coming into our region. they ve had heavy downpours all night right along the atlantic seaboard and the eastern sho. they have wind gusts from 40 to 45 miles an hour now. the heaviest rains are now getting closer to washington. in fact, the areas ....
all of the flights here at the local airports at reagan national, dulles, and bwi are cancelled. be sure to check your airline as you head out the door. breedsy and light rain already falling and getting heavier across parts of our immediate area right now. some of the places that are more to the east are being hit particularly hard already at this hour. now we ve got storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein to break it down. you can see the extent of this storm. it s huge. it s about 1,000 miles wide. it s continuing on a track that is now taking aim at our atlantic seaboard. and way out ahead of it hundreds of miles, we already have very heavy rain bands that are moving in. here s the latest track. this came out about an hour ago. it s going to be updated about 8:00 this morning. we ll get that to you immediately. and the latest track is taking it ashore somewhere from the central jersey shore to just south of ocean city. anywhere in this landfall zone. by then, a v ....
head across the bay, 48 miles per hour in easton now. i did see a peak wind gust earlier at virginia beach around 60 miles per hour. as the storm continues to move its track is expected to take it close to elgin, maryland and up toward lancaster, pennsylvania. it looks like the winds will continue to increase through the overnight hours. topper will talk more about that wind field. i wish we had better news, but we don t. it looks like it is going to strengthen and give us more damaging winds tonight through tomorrow morning. this is the hurricane force wind 7:00, a couple hours from now it. looks like pretty much the entire dell marv parks the bay, tidal delmarva, the bay, tidal potomac will be experiencing hurricane force warnings. there is a hurricane wind warning up for the tidal potomac and chesapeake bay. we ll take you into 2:00 this afternoon. pardon me? now the twin fields are essentially over the the wind fields are essentially over the immediate metro a ....
this is earlier this morning where the rough surf is spilling into the town. that s why we have issued a first alert for the rain, the wind and the threat of potential flooding across our area. good morning. i m tracy davidson. it is a messy day inland, as well. here s center city where the rain and whipping rains are a problem. heavier pockets of rain are expected to develop. utility crews are busy this morning as the wind is damaging power lines already. downed wire actually burnt the sidewalk along ridge avenue in red so roxboro and a huge mural has fallen in center city. that is live camera showing broad and ray streets. a large chunk of the mural on the ground. the area blocked off. no reports of any injuries. and the wind has everyone s hair whipping walking auds. people see awe in university city with the hoods up or hats on this morning. light mist coming down here. similar scene here. you can see the wind blowing the trees under very gray skies. and you may r ....