>>
>> WE
>> WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE FOR YOU ALL MORNING.
>>> BUT FIRST WE WANT TO START
OFF WITH CHITA CRAFT.
>> WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING ALL
NIGHT NOT ONLY THIS SNOW BUT IT
STARTED FREEZING RAIN AND
SLEET.
SLEET.
SLEET. NOW WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT
UPWARDS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OF
SNOW.
SNOW.
SNOW. SO
SNOW. SO IT WILL MAKE DRYING
EXTREMELY TREACHEROUS AND
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THIS MORNING WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT SNOW.
ABOUT SNOW. SO A LOT OF YOU ARE PROBABLY UP
EARLY TO SAY HOW MUCH SNOW?
HOW LONG WILL IT LAST?
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE
WAKING UP NORTH OF TOWN, SOUTH
OF TOWN, GALVESTON YOU ARE
DEALING WITH THUNDER SNOW AN
HOUR AND A HALF TO TWO HOURS
AGO.
AGO.
AGO. AS
AGO. AS FAR AS HOW MUCH SNOW WE
COULD SEE AGAIN UPWARDS OF 3 TO
6 INCHES BUT IT WILL FALL IN A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
7:30 THIS MORNING, BACK EDGE OF
THAT SNOW LINE ALREADY STARTING
TO MOVE AWAY.
BY 9:00, I THINK THE MOISTURE
CONTENT IS OUT OF HERE.
THE BITTER COLD WILL KICK IN
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.
TEMPERATURES AROUND THE SINGLE
DIGITS.
DIGITS.
DIGITS. LET'S BRING IN OUR
METEOROLOGIST ADDISON GREEN.
WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING THIS
SCENARIO CONTINUE TO PLAY OUT
AND UNFOLD OVER NIGHT.
WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
FIRST TIME EVER THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE HAD TO ISSUE
THAT WINDCHILL WARNING.
INCREDIBLE.
INCREDIBLE. YOU WILL BREAK THAT DOWN.
>> SIMPLY ASTONISHING TO SEE
THAT ACROSS THIS PART OF THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. THIS IS EVOLVING TEMPERATURES
FEELING SUB ZERO AT SEVERAL
TIMES THROUGHOUT THE MORNING TO
MIDDAY HOURS.
MIDDAY HOURS. ESPECIALLY NORTH AND WEST OF
HARRIS COUNTY.
HARRIS COUNTY. THE ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES
WILL BE GETTING DOWN TO LOW
LEVELS.
LEVELS.
LEVELS. WE COULD BE TALKING ABOUT
HISTORIC RECORD LOW FOR
TOMORROW MORNING.
TOMORROW MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN
THAT HARD FREEZE CATEGORY FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
AND THEN WE WILL SEE THOSE
TEMPERATURES RISING AS WE GET
WAY FROM THAT ARCTIC OUTBREAK.
BEFORE THAT IS SAID AND DONE,
WE HAVE ANOTHER SYSTEM THAT IS
KEEPING AN EYE ON FOR THAT
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY TIME
FRAME.
FRAME.
FRAME. SO
FRAME. SO THAT MEANS WE WILL BE SEEING
POTENTIALLY JUST RAIN SHOWERS
COMING ON IN WITH A LITTLE ICY
MIXTURE OUT THERE.
BUT DEFINITELY WE WILL GO
THROUGH ANOTHER ROUND OR TWO
BEFORE WE HAVE NICER WEATHER
COMING OUR WAY.
>> ADDISON, TRANSTAR IS KEEPING
AN EYE ON ALL OF THESE ICY
SPOTS.
SPOTS.
SPOTS. LET'S GET TO OUR MAP IN
TRANSTAR CAMERAS.
TRANSTAR CAMERAS. THIS IS ONE OF THE AREAS THEY
HAVEN'T STARTED PLOWING BECAUSE
THERE IS SO MUCH SNOW TO DEAL
WITH EVERYWHERE ELSE.
THIS IS A LOOK AT KATY FREEWAY
AT POST OAK.
NO CARS ON THE ROAD, NO
ACCIDENTS, NO STALLS.
I WANT TO GET YOU TO THE LATEST
CLOSURE.
CLOSURE.
CLOSURE. FULL CLOSURE ICE REPORTED
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. AND ONE THAT HAPPENED WITHIN
THE LAST 20 MINUTES.
THE WASHBURN TUNNEL AT CLINTON
IS A FULL CLOSURE.
>>> IT'S GOOD NOT A LOT OF
PEOPLE ARE ON THE ROADS.
LET'S GET OUT TO BRANDI SMITH.
WHAT ARE CONDITIONS LOOKING
LIKE FOR YOU?
>> Reporter: IT'S BEEN A HUGE
CHANGE SINCE I GOT HERE AT 3:00
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. WHEN I ARRIVED IN THE
WOODLANDS, IT WAS YET, IT WAS
WET.
WET.
WET. I
WET. I SAW THE ICE PELLETS
EVERYWHERE.
EVERYWHERE. SIX HOURS LATER THIS IS WHAT IT
LOOKS LIKE IN THE WOODLANDS.
WE HAVE AT LEAST AN INCH,
PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT MORE.
AND YOU KNOW, MOST KIDS ARE OUT
OF SCHOOL TODAY BECAUSE IT'S
PRESIDENT'S DAY.
PRESIDENT'S DAY. WE KNOW ONE LOCAL DISTRICT IS
GOING REMOTELY.
GOING REMOTELY. SO YOU WILL WANT TO GO OUT IN
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. YOU
THIS. YOU WILL WANT TO EXPERIENCE
THIS SNOW.
THIS SNOW. KHOU A COUPLE DAYS AGO PUT OUT
A GRAPHIC ABOUT HOW TO DRESS IN
LAYERS FOR EXTREME COLD.
I FOLLOWED THAT TO A T. ON THE
BOTTOM, I HAVE LONG JOHNS,
FUZZY PAJAMA PANTS.
ON THE TOP I HAVE A TANK TOP.
THE OTHER HALF OF MY LONG
JOHNS.
JOHNS.
JOHNS. KHOU COAT.
KHOU COAT. GLOVES, A NECK GATOR, A SCARF,
THE HAT.
THE HAT.
THE HAT. I HAVE A BUNCH OF HAND WARMERS
AND FOOT WARMERS I WILL START
USING HERE PRETTY SHORTLY.
BUT THOSE ARE THE LAYERS YOU
NEED TO THINK ABOUT AS YOUR
KIDS HEAD OUTSIDE.
BECAUSE WE KNOW 6-YEAR-OLD AND
3-YEAR-OLD THEY WANT TO GET OUT
IN IT.
IN IT.
IN IT. >>
IN IT. >> TOMORROW I'M GOING TO MAKE A
SNOWMAN.
SNOWMAN.
SNOWMAN. I'M GOING TO TRY TO FIND A
CARROT TO PUT IN HIS NOSE.
AND GET A LET PIECE OF ROCK AND
PUT IN HIS EYES.
AND BUTTONS.
AND BUTTONS. >> Reporter: WHEN YOU GET TO GO
OUT THERE, WHAT ARE YOU GOING
TO DO?
TO DO?
TO DO? >>
TO DO? >> I'M GOING TO SLIDE AND BUMP
MY HEAD.
MY HEAD.
MY HEAD. >> Reporter: HOW CUTE ARE THEY?
I'M SURE THERE ARE SO MANY KIDS
AROUND THEM IN THE WOODLANDS,
IN THE HOUSTON AREA THAT
HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SLEEP
BECAUSE THEY ARE SEEING
SOMETHING THEY DON'T GET TO SEE
VERY OFTEN.
VERY OFTEN. ALL OF THIS SNOW ON THE GROUND.
IT IS ON CARS, ON YOUR
WINDSHIELD AND IT'S ICY.
YOU CAN'T EVEN CRACK THROUGH
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. CHITA, A COUPLE DAYS AGO GAVE
GREAT TIPS HOW TO DEICE YOUR
WINDSHIELD.
WINDSHIELD. DO NOT POUR BOILING HOT WATER
ON THERE.
ON THERE.
ON THERE. CHANCES ARE, YOU WON'T HAVE A
WINDSHIELD ON THERE.
>> YOU CAN USE A CREDIT CARD
AND A PLASTIC SCHEDULE.
>>> LET'S TAKE A LOOK OUTSIDE.
LOOK AT WHAT IS GOING ON OUT
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. IT'S REALLY BAD DRIVING
CONDITIONS, BUT THE GOOD NEWS
IS AND I'VE BEEN SAYING IT ALL
MORNING, FINGERS CROSSED WE
DON'T HAVE ANY ACCIDENTS OUT
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. PEOPLE HEEDING THE WARNINGS TO
STAY HOME.
STAY HOME. AND IT ALSO HELPS IT IS A
HOLIDAY.
HOLIDAY.
HOLIDAY. IF YOU ARE ONE OF OUR FRIENDS
THAT IS A FIRST RESPONDER OR
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL THAT HAS
TO GO TO WORK IN THE NEXT FEW
MINUTES, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT
THE MAPS.
THE MAPS.
THE MAPS. IT WILL BE TOUGH FOR YOU TO GET
INTO WORK.
INTO WORK. BUT WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF
THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT OUR MAP.
THIS IS THE WASH BURN TUNNEL.
OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. WE
OKAY. WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO
ANAYELI RUIZ WHO IS LIVE IN
MEMORIAL CITY.
MEMORIAL CITY. WHAT ARE YOU SEEING RIGHT NOW?
>> Reporter: HEY, STEPH, AS YOU
CAN SEE THE SNOW IS STILL
COMING DOWN HERE.
I FEEL LIKE THE SNOW FLAKES ARE
A LITTLE BIT SMALLER THAN THEY
WERE EARLIER.
WERE EARLIER. BUT I WANT TO SHE YOU GUYS,
THIS IS ACTUALLY A LAWN.
AS YOU CAN SEE IT'S COMPLETELY
COVERED.
COVERED.
COVERED. THERE ARE SOME PARTS THAT HAVE
A LOT OF ICE, SO STILL VERY,
VERY SLIPPERY OUT HERE.
IF YOU ARE WALKING, PLEASE BE
CAREFUL WHEN YOU ARE OUT HERE.
I WANTED TO SHOW YOU VIDEO THAT
WAS TAKEN 18 MILES WEST OF YOU
HERE IN THE BUCKIES IN KATIE.
THE SLEET WAS COMING DOWN
PRETTY HARD AT THIS TIME.
BUCKIES IS STILL OPEN.
THIS IS USUALLY A BUSY GAS
STATION, BUT IT'S PRETTY EMPTY
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT NOT MANY
PEOPLE ARE DRIVING IN