The evening here. Salt and sand is being loaded into trucks in cities across the northeast. We have a 34,000 tons of salt over 600 pieces of equipment ready to be deployed throughout the storm. Still, in boston and other areas where the snow is moving in, it may not be enough. In maine, 19 cars with part of a pileup that started when a driver lost control on the ice. As conditions get worse, the governor of massachusetts has now closed roads across the entire state. I have now signed an executive order banning vehicle traffic effective at 4 00 today. Air travel is also out. More than 3,000 flights have been canceled and that number is expected to grow along with accumulations of snow across the regionment snowplows, blowers and shovels are working overtime but cant it could threaten power lines. Thats our biggest concern. This storm presents variables that could produce some pretty extraordinary winds. With the potential of being holed up inside for several days, families are making a
This morning. As the first flakes fell, the problems began. Car pileup one 19 weight in maine. Stay off the roads. Y home. Let up crews do their jobs. Of bostons mayor sounding of the warning. The snowfall could surpass the record set in 2003. States of emergency declared. We are going to get wind 40 and 50 m. P. H. A powerful noreaster carrying the risk of coastal flooding in areas still sandy. Ing from hopefully, it will not be anything drastic. Mean that you hurt oret a badly if you are not careful. Many schools closed, roads transit shut down and flights are grounded. So many people in housetop, for the worst of this monster winter storm. I hate the snow. Thought i liked it until now. This is not only inconvenient powerful, it it is also slow moving. We are live in boston. Take care of their. Up therer. Trouble is really starting to become a hassle. We continue the Team Coverage from Reagan National airport. Even is planes, trains, storm. Ffected by the a lot of the focus is on air
We have 20 ambulances that are not functional because they are snowed in. Snowed in by as much as 40 inches in connecticut, where president obama has declared it eight of emergency. The weights of the snow is cracking houses and weighing on nerves. The plows come and put the snow back onto the driveway. Many of those who are making it out of the driveways are finding the roads still a mess. On long island the cleanup continues on snowblanketed streets where drivers were left stranded for hours. Back home, hundreds of thousands in new england are learning they are still without power. You have to bundle up in blankets, and it is still not enough. Emergency shelters are still open. Many schools remain closed. It becomes clear it will be a while before it melts away. I think it will be a few days before we are back and functioning. Possibly this slowing things down even more the forecast for monday calls for rain sleet, and even more snow. We will now turn to politics. The state of the Un
Are windy conditions developing. This is a wind advisory from 6 in the morning until saturday and gusts of 20 to 30, sustained 20 to 30 and gusts to 50. Mainly in Higher Elevations, loudoun and northern faulkier, frederick county, and baltimore. What are the winds like . Not bad yet but theyre going to be strong later tonight and i thought we would stop here by showing you that bostons getting a gust already before it gets to 48 miles an hour and were seeing a lot of places across new york city and into islip up to 40. We know this is going to be a very big deal and into new england and boston. And i dont think now, since the storm champed its track a bit, and its going faster and farther off to sea here. I dont think that theyre going to get the top place for boston as much as snowfall. You would have to go up to 27 1 2 to be a recordsetting snow and i dont think that theyre going to get it. Some spots up to two feet and Higher Elevations more than that and light look at the storm sys
And furious from new jersey all the way up to maine, the worst still to come. Thanks for joining us tonight. Im brian bolter. Im shawn yancy. Our neighbors to the north are expecting to get 1 to 3 feet of snow lets take live look at foxboro, massachusetts. The snow is coming down hard and heavy there. The winds are whipping and blowing the snow sideways. It will be a long night for People Living there. Gary mcgrady is in the Weather Center tracking this monster storm and wind advisory in parts of our area. Thats right, shawn, still blizzard warnings up there. This is a legitimate blizzard. Its going to be of the believe it or not, this storm is just now coming together and during the overnight hours is when its going to become its strongest. Let me take you to radar here. Let me take you back. This loop will start again. This is 12 hours ago. Watch the two pieces come together. They are just now beginning to phase. Thats two storm systems, two pieces of energy coming together, and as t