We will tell you all about that. Good morning, everybody. Its 6 00 a. M. Im aaron gilchrist. Im eun yang. For joining us this morning. There is something that could ruin the plan for everyone this evening. Heavy rainy may roll through the area later on today. News4 somara theodo is tracking the rain chances for us. If you get hit by one of thesestorms, its strong to severe and why we are weather y. Ert to allow gorgeous is that sunrise in the background there . Plenty of sunshine to start you off. It is a warm start. We are heading to the low 80s very quickly. We have a chance for fog this morning so keep that in mind. It is going to be humid and sticky out there as we get our fourth of july under way. Highsoday 92 degrees so its going to be a hot and humid day. Storms are in store with these storms. Lots of lightning. Heavy rain even the potential for damaging and gusty wind out there. So youre going to want to have that backup plan ready to go into action once those firew ks start of
Impacts for the storms that we are expecting today, i think heavy rain, downpours is going to be the greatest issue. We will also see strong damaging wind and i cant rule out any isolated hail. Now the timing on this is going to be between 2 00 and 9 00 p. M. The window we are working with. Its a critical hour for fireworks. Ill break it down and then we will take a look at a few regions coming up. For now, back t you. Rain could threaten tonights fourth of july celebrations. President trump salute to america and a concerts happening but you may want a backup plan. Justin finch is live along the National Mall for us this morning. Good morning to you, justin. Reporter happy fourth. It might be smart t bring a poncho if you come out later. So far the weather is holding up. We got here a few moments ago and we have been watching police clear off this area for all of the celebration set to begin later today. A line of Police Cruisers out here clearing away a lot of the cars that were parke
Continue to make you find a pool in the afternoon if you can. Close to 90degree. Details on the beh and boating report in a minute. But now time for traffic. Jack, what do you have . Powder mill road 212 and beltsville drove. S the roadway i blocked. Authorities remain on the scene. Crash on the beltway outer loop before landover road. Exit 728 crash moved along ride and not causing much of a delay at all. Beltway very quiet. Volume is light. The rlain showers is talking about is moving through but with most everybody off today, we shou have lightervolume. Back in to you. Jack, thank you. A massive sink hole swalwed a car in woodbridge, virginia. The hole run the length of prince dale road. You can see the car start to sink and soicfar, offal have not been able to get it out. More of that road caved in throughout the day yesterday. Its believed that weather is blame for the earth giving way. I recommend that e avoid this area and that includes sight seers to take a look so we have an a
Showers are moving away from the Washington Area and Washington Capitol region. Great friday morning to all of you. If youre hereor the week, we say welcome and we are enjoying rather a muggy start to the day. But we wont be starting out on the wet note. We have some fog in some area, patchy fog, particularly where the rain showers have fallen across the area. So we are going to keep an eye on that the next couple of hours. Take a good look at the teeratures across the area. 75 degrees across the bridge in cambridge. 77 in town. Montgome county, in the 70s. Well to our west, cumberland, maryland, usually they are cool but they are looking at temperatures in the seventh as well. For us, 89 degrees and humid. For traffic, jack, what do you have for us . Clay, still dealing with the investigation ongoing in Prince Georges County. Ongoing accident investigation. Activity in anan list southbound maryland 2 and ramp is blocked it sound like now and all travel lanes have been reopened on that
Muggy air and continues across the region. I95 north and east rain showers have moved from baltimore to the north. For us, its not a rainy start to our friday which is good for those of us that are vcationing with us here in the washington area. If you want to make that early joor walk, you will not need the umbrella but you will need probably to wipe your brow because the temperures are close to 80 in annapolis. How warm will we reach today . Few minutes. In we are following breaking news off the coast of south lorida seven americans, including a West Virginia billionaire, were killed in a Helicopter Crash in the bahamas. West Virginia Governor jim justice says coal executive and philanthropist chr cline was killed in that car. The plane was traveling to ft. Lauderdale. No word what caused the crash. Fire ripped through a house in the district. Firefightersay flames shot through the atsc of thi home am on barnhtreet on northwest. Four people are searching for place to stay and no one