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
Breaks out there and checking the full roads and full check ahead. Maureen, wisdom. Caitlin and mike, thank you. 4 30 and breaking early this morning out of the district were checking out reports that a middle school flood overnight in southeast. The concern is over Kramer Middle School q street. Fox5 Melanie Alnwick is live on the scene with the latest in this story. Mel, what can you tell us . Reporter good morning, guys, still a lot of equipment on the scene here. We have d. C. Hazmat crews standing by and what youre seeing here is Washington Gas crews getting ready to go in with a digger into the school here. As you mentioned two hours going we got reports that was some kind of water main break and water in the the basement. Several feet were told and were also seeing emergency lights inside the school going off as well. One thing we noticed is strong smell of natural gas. What im told is that some of the water got into the boiler room and compromised some of the natural gas lines
Up . Its only one day. They should be okay right now. Tips to have a successful start. Ask me in april. Right . April . Thats why you dont make any. You dont fail. I worked at a gym in college and people would come like clockwork. They pile up january 1st, gone by the middle of february. In a month and a half, thats it. If youre just waking up with us, in Hampshire County, West Virginia, a twohour delay for schools in that area. We think its because of the cold. Well update you if we learn more. We want to take a look at the forecast too. We are really in for Something Else here, sheena. Its once again a painful morning. This is why we have a weather alert out. We have potentially dangerous windchills. If you are exposed for 30 minutes, you potentially you have to dress in layers. The kids at the bus stop have to dress in layers. Look at dulles. These are the updated windchills. 7 below zero is what it feels like in dulles right now. 5 below winchester. 3 below in gaithersburg. Feels l
Maryland. Alleghany county Public Schools cancelled all morning pre k classes and orange country virginia schools on a twohour delay today. Stay tuned. Lets talk about. It mike is in the Weather Center and caitlin in for traffic today. So, mike, what other word is there other than brutal right. Welcome back holly welcome to the cold. Yeah. Were dealing with a lot of it out there. Graphic told it all. So cold theres school delays. Believe it or not well get colder later this week. Hey, mike, so cold contending with a water main break there. That makes it difficult as the water can easily freeze. Well let you know where the work around spots are as you get ready for a very busy morning. Holly, maureen. Speaking of cold weather related problems breaking early this morning out of the district a flooded middle school in southeast. Concern is over kramer q street it could be part of a mains in the area. Melanie alnwick is live on the scene with the latest. Mel, what can you tell us. Good mor
Luray is 28. Everybody remains below freezing. When you look at the wind chill factor out there we have teens at 4 00 in the afternoon and we are talking temperatures that are well lower than the average temperature for the day. The good news now the clouds and radar showing you its dry. So other than the biting cold, you dont have to worry about the snow potential tonight. Its in the 20s as you make your way out the door for the evening rush. You need to layer up. One of the big problems were dealing with because of the cold snap is the water mains breaking. Maybe some of you have been dealing with that around your house. Tom roussey is out live at just one of them in Silver Spring on New Hampshire avenue. How are you out there, man . Tom ah, im all right but man, the water mains are not. This is just one of them. There are so many throughout the d. C. Area. This one, though, wreaking some of the most havoc. This is on New Hampshire avenue in silver spr check out what it is doing to t