>>>
>>> WELL,
>>> WELL, THE CHIEF CALLED IT. HE PREDICTED WE WOULD GET OUR
4@
HE PREDICTED WE WOULD GET OUR FIRST MEASURABLE SNOWFALL
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. IT
TODAY. IT WAS THAT AND MORE.
WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF
EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. SNOW, SLEET, RAIN.
A PARFAIT OF WINTER WEATHER.
THE TRUCKS ARE OUT TRYING TO DO
THE DAMAGE CONTROL.
THIS IS THE BEFORE.
AND THE AFTER IN CLARKSBURG,
MARYLAND.
MARYLAND.
MARYLAND. QUITE A DIFFERENCE FROM THIS
TIME LAST NIGHT.
SOME PLACES SAW SNOW LIKE THAT.
BUT OTHERS GOT MORE RAIN THAN
SNOW.
SNOW.
SNOW. MORE LIKE A SLUSHY 4@MESS. 4@
THIS IS FROM RESTON.
AND, GOOD EVENING, I'M LESLI 4@
FOSTER.
FOSTER.
FOSTER. YOU KNOW HOW THIS 4@TEAM COVERS
YOU KNOW HOW THIS 4@TEAM COVERS@ WEATHER.
WEATHER.
WEATHER. OUR TEAMS ARE 4@ALL OVER DC,
VIRGINIA, AN4@D MARYLAND.
LARRY MILLER IS KEEPING A CLOSE
EYE ON THE SCHOOL CLOSINGS.
BUT WE HAVE TO START WITH THE
CHIEF TRACKING THE CHANCE FOR
ALL OF THIS TO FREEZE
OVERTONIGHT.
OVERTONIGHT. >> WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.
NOT REALLY A FLASH FREEZE.
WE WILL GO DOWN IN THE MID 20s
.
.
. DOWNTOWN AROUND 32.
DOWN TO THE SOUTH, 28 IN
FREDERICKSBURG.
FREDERICKSBURG. AND 26 IN 4@FREDERICK.
YOUR DRIVEWAY, YOUR SIDEWALK,
UNTREATED SIDEWALKS ARE GOING
TO HAVE ICE ON THEM AND IN SOME
CASES IT WILL BE BLACK ICE.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE TOTALS.
CLARKSBURG, THREE-AND-A-HALF.
CLARKSBURG, THREE-AND-A-HALF. LEESBURG, FOUR.
LEESBURG, FOUR. MCCLAIN, TWO.
MCCLAIN, TWO. WINCHESTER, ALMOST SEVEN.
HERE IS WHERE THE STORM IS NO4@
IT IS JUST ABOUT TO 4@EXIT THE
METRO AREA.
METRO AREA. ABOUT TO HAMMER.
IT IS 4@HAMMERING SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND.
ENGLAND.
ENGLAND. PROVIDENCE.
PROVIDENCE. HARTFORD, NEW YORK, BOSTON.
A LITTLE SNOW IN THE BACKSIDE.
THIS LAST LITTLE BAND OF SNOW
IS PUSHING THROUGH.
BEGINNING TO MIX AGAIN.
TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING
DON'T SEE ANY REAL PROBLEMS ON @
THE ROAD FROM THIS LITTLE BATCH
OF PRECIPITATION.
OF PRECIPITATION. THIS IS REALLY RARE.
REMEMBER WHEN WE HAD THE FLOOD
WATCH?
WATCH?
WATCH? NOW WE HAVE A FLOOD WARNING
FROM FAIRFAX UNTIL 4@4:15.
YOU DON'T SEE THAT TOO OFTEN.
BACK TO 27 IN LEESBURG.
BACK TO 29.
ACTUALLY, IN GATHERSBURG.
BUT DOWNTOWN, WE ARE STILL A
LITTLE BIT ABOVE FREEZING SO IT
WILL NOT 4@BE A FLASH FREEZE
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. BUT PLEASE BE CAREFUL TOMORROW.
THIS IS 4@THE MAP AT MIDNIGHT.
BY 2:00, JUST ABOUT GONE
EXITING MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
WE HEAD INTO 6:00, THERE ARE
THE TEMPERATURES IN THE 20s .
AND THAT WILL CAUSE SOME BLACK
ICE AND PROBLEMS.
WHEN WE COME BACK, WE WILL TALK
ABOUT THE REST OF THE WEEK AND
IF WE START TO WARM UP BY
FRIDAY.
FRIDAY.
FRIDAY. >> FINGERS AND TOES CROSSED.
>>> AS THE CHIEF MENTIONED,
PARTS OF OUR AREA ARE DEALING
WITH FLOODING.
WITH FLOODING. THIS IS VIDEO FROM MCARTHUR
BOULEVARD.
BOULEVARD. THERE IS ALREADY WATER IN THE
STREET.
STREET.
STREET. IF THAT GETS 4@COLD ENOUGH, WE
KNOW THAT CAN CREATE PROBLEMS
FOR THE MORNING.
NATHAN BACA IS LIVE FROM OUR
WEATHER EXPLORER.
WEATHER EXPLORER. WHAT ARE YOU SEEING TONIGHT?
>> Reporter: WE REALLY WANTED
TO TAKE A LOOK IN SOME AREAS
THAT CAN BE PROTOFLOODING.
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY.
THE GOOD NEWS WE HAVE NOT
SPOTTED ANY RECENT DRIVING
AROUND THESE PAST FEW HOURS ON
50.
50.
50. WE
50. WE 4@HAVE BEEN ON BALTIMORE
WASHINGTON PARKWAY. 4@
AND THE BELTWAY.
THIS IS A LIVE PICTURE.
WE ARE ON 4@THE BELTWAY HEADED
TOWARD BELTSVILLE.
TOWARD BELTSVILLE. APPROACHING 95.
APPROACHING 95. AND, AS YOU SEE, THERE IS A
CONSTANT RAIN.
CONSTANT RAIN. BUT, THE ROADS ARE NOT HAVING
ANY SNOW OR ICE ON THEM
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE. FOR NOW.
FOR NOW.
FOR NOW. AS FAR AS ICE GOES, WE HAVEN'T
NOTICED ANY.
NOTICED ANY. THAT DOESN'T MEAN WHEN YOU SEE
PEOPLE DRIVING A LITTLE BIT
FASTER, THEN THEY SHOULD BE,
THAT THEY MAY NOT BE 4@
EXPERIENCING 4@THAT IN THE COMI
HOURS.
HOURS.
HOURS. THE BEST RECOMMENDATION IS TO
KEEP IT 4@A BIT SLOWER THAN YOU
KEEP IT 4@A BIT SLOWER THAN YOU@ WOULD LIKE TO.
ESPECIALLY ON ROADS LIKE THIS.
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT GETS 4@IN TH
EARLY MORNING HOURS.
4@ WE WANTED TO PAY ATTENTION TO
THE BALTIMORE WASHINGTON
PARKWAY.
PARKWAY.
PARKWAY. THANKFULLY, WE DO NOT SPOT ANY
OF THAT.
OF THAT.
OF THAT. THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT MIGHT
NOT HAPPEN IN THE MORNING.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE
FOLKS WILL BE PAYING ATTENTION
TO.
TO.
TO. THIS
TO. THIS STRETCH OF ROAD COULD
BECOME A LITTLE MORE HAZARDOUS
ONCE YOU GET THAT REFREEZE
TOPPER IS MENTIONING.
NATHAN BACA, WUSA9.
>> ALL RIGHT, NATHAN, YOU ALL
BE SAFE.
BE SAFE.
BE SAFE. WHAT YOU SEE HERE, A MASSIVE
BACKUP FOLLOWING A CRASH AT I-
70 WEST.
70 WEST.
70 WEST. THIS WAS ON MOUNT PHILLIP ROAD
IN FREDERICK.
IN FREDERICK. AT ONE POINT, THE TRAFFIC WAS
BACKED UP 4@AT LEAST FOUR MILES
TOOK CREWS AROUND FOUR HOURS TO
GET EVERYTHING CLEANED UP.
THERE IS A LOT OF THAT IN
VIRGINIA TONIGHT.
VIRGINIA TONIGHT. VIRGINIA STATE POLICE RESPONDED
TO THIS WRECK ALONG I-81.
ERIC FLAK IS 4@AT AAA IN FAIRFA
COUNTY TALKING TO DISPATCHERS.
WE LEARNED EARLIER A VIRGINIA
STATE TROOPER WAS INVOLVED IN
THE CRASH.
THE CRASH. >> Reporter: YEAH, THAT TROOPER
WAS HELPING ANOTHER MOTORIST
NEAR LEESBURG.
NEAR LEESBURG. HERE IS THE DEAL.
IT WAS NEAR ROUTE 7. AND THE
TROOPER WAS 4@HELPING A MOTORIS
WHO WAS STUCK ON THE SIDE OF
THE ROAD WHEN ANOTHER CAR LOST
CONTROL, SLAMMED INTO THAT
TROOPER'S PARKED VEHICLE.
NO INJURIES THERE.
BUT, JUST EVIDENCE OF WHAT CAN
GO WRONG ON 4@THE ROADS WHEN WE
BUT, JUST EVIDENCE OF WHAT CAN GO WRONG ON 4@THE ROADS WHEN WE@
DEAL WITH THIS WINTER WEATHER.
I'M IN SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA
WHERE THE SNOW TURNED INTO
SLEET AND RAIN.
TRIPLE A MID AMERICA TE4@LLING
THEY HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH A
LOT OF PROBLEMS MOTORISTS HAVE
@ BEEN HAVING ON 4@THE ROAD 4@ACR
OUR AREA.
OUR AREA.
OUR AREA. ABOUT 1200 DIFFERENT CALLS FOR
SERVICE, RESCUE BEING PULLED
OUT OF THE DITCH.
100 IN DC.
OF COURSE, THE 4@ATTENTION TURN
TO TOMORROW MORNING'S COMMUTE.
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ASKING ALL NON-
ESSENTIAL TRAVEL TO BE HALTED.
THEY DON'T WANT ANYBODY ON THE
ROADS THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE
ON THE ROAD.
THEY ARE SCARED OF A REFREEZE
OVERNIGHT.
OVERNIGHT. BUT AS THE AAA TRUCKS KEEP
WORKING THROUGH THE NIGHT.
THEY ARE CONCERNED THAT PEOPLE
WILL BE ON THE ROAD.
AND THEY WILL HAVE ANOTHER BUSY
MORNING TOMORROW.
MORNING TOMORROW. REPORTING LIVE FROM
SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA, ERIC
FLACK, WUSA9.
FLACK, WUSA9. >> WE CAN CERTAINLY DO OUR PART
TO HELP AND STAY HOME IF WE
CAN.
CAN.
CAN. BE
CAN. BE CAREFUL.
BE CAREFUL. >>> YOU KNOW, SOME SNOW 4@LOVER
WERE PRETTY DISAPPOINTED TODAY.
THEY BARELY SAW ANY SNOW.
BUT IN FREDERICK COUNTY,
VIRGINIA IT IS A DIFFERENT,
DIFFERENT STORY.
DIFFERENT STORY. KOLBIE SATTERFIELD IS LIVE IN
WINCHESTER WHICH GOT MORE THAN
SIX INCHES OF SNOW.
HEY KOLBIE.
HEY KOLBIE. >> Reporter: HEY LESLI.
YES, YOU CAN SEE, EVERYWHERE
YOU LOOK, SNOW ON THE SIDEWALK.
SNOW IN THE PARKING LOT.
AND SNOW ON THE ROAD.
I WILL SHOW YOU HOW MUCH WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT.
TALKING ABOUT. SEVEN INCHES.
SEVEN INCHES. YOU CAN SEE THE SNOW BANKS AS
WELL GIVING AN IDEA OF HOW MUCH
SNOW IS IN THIS PARKING LOT.
A LITTLE EARLIER, WHERE WE ARE
IS RIGHT OFF HIGHWAY 15.
IN A GAS STATION PARKING LOT
HERE IN WINCHE4@STER.
THIS HAS BEEN A HOT SPOT FOR
SNOWPLOWS TO COME IN.
THERE IS A BOB CAT THAT HAS
BEEN OUT ON THE ROAD CLEARING
ALL EVENING.
ALL EVENING. I TALKED TO THE PLOW DRIVER.
HE SAID HE HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD
18 HOURS TODAY.
TAKE A LISTEN.
>> IT WAS PRETTY ROUGH.
A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT WALKING IN
THE SNOW ENJOYING IT, BUT AT
THE SAME TIME, THERE'S A LOT OF
ACCIDENTS.
ACCIDENTS. PEOPLE ARE WRECKED, CRASHED IN
DITCHES.
DITCHES.
DITCHES. STUCK IN THEIR OWN FRONT YARD.
THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> Reporter: I ALSO TALKED TO
THE WINCHESTER POLICE.
THEY SAID THERE WERE SEVERAL
WEATHER RELATED ACCIDENTS IN
4@
WEATHER RELATED ACCIDENTS IN THE CITY.
THE CITY.
THE CITY. IF YOU WERE OUT DRIVING AS WE
SAW EARLIER, THE ROADS ARE
PRETTY SLICK IN SOME SPOTS AN
HERE, THEY ARE PRETTY WELL
COVERED.
COVERED.
COVERED. SO, IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE
HOME, YO4@U 4@SHOULDN'T.
LIVE IN WINCHESTER, KOLBIE
SATTERFIELD, WUSA9.
SATTERFIELD, WUSA9. >> LET'S HOPE EVERYBODY LISTENS
TO THAT ADVICE.
WE HEAD TO MARYLAND NOW.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, THAT AREA
DIDN'T HAVE QUITE AS MUCH SNOW
AS WINCHESTER BUT THERE THE
MAIN CONCERN IS FLOODING.
TOM DEMPSEY IS LIVE IN
CLARKSBURG WITH 4@THAT PART OF
THE STORY.
THE STORY. HI, TOM.
HI, TOM.
HI, TOM. >> Reporter: HEY, LESLI.
WE HAVE BEEN HERE THE PAST
SEVERAL HOURS.
SEVERAL HOURS. WE HAVE SEEN WIND AND 4@RAIN.
IT IS LIKE 4@A SLEET SNOW MIX.
THIS IS A PARKING LOT WORTH OF
SNOW PUSHED OVER BY PLOW 4@CREW
WE ARE IN THE HARRIS TEETER
PARKING LOT.
PARKING LOT. THE CONDITIONS MAKING A 4@MESS
THE ROADS AND 4@SIDEWALKS HERE.
>> IT 4@IS REALLY HARD OUT THER
>> Reporter: DRIVERS SAW SOME
OF THE IMPACT FIRSTHAND.
>> IT WAS LIKE REALLY LIGHT AT
FIRST.
FIRST.
FIRST. NOW, IT WAS COMING DOWN REALLY
FAST WITH THE RA4@IN AND SLEET.
>> Reporter: RAIN MIXED WITH
SNOW MAKING 4@A 4@MESS ON ROADS
SIDEWALKS.
SIDEWALKS. AND BRINGING DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS 4@FOR 4@SOME DURING
EVENING RUSH.
EVENING RUSH. >> RIGHT WHEN I GOT OFF THE
RAMP, 4@A CAR SLID INTO THE SID
OF THE WALL.
>> Reporter: THE STORM EVEN
LEADING TO 4@A RUSH IN GROCERY
STORES WITH THE BREAD ISLE
NEARLY PICKED CLEAN.
>> THERE 4@IS NO MILK OR BREAD.
>> Reporter: 4@FOR OTHERS THE
WINTER WEATHER MEANT SPENDING
TIME 4@OUTSIDE CLEARING THE
DRIVEWAY.
DRIVEWAY.
DRIVEWAY. >> AND HERE I AM.
SO MY PARENTS DON'T HAVE 4@TO.
>> Reporter: THE WET CONDITIONS
MAKING THE TASK TOUGHER.
>> 4@THE 4@WETNESS MAKES IT 4@
HEAVIER.
HEAVIER.
HEAVIER. >> Reporter: RAIN AND SNOW
BRINGING IMPACTS AT HOME AND ON
THE ROAD BUT NOT DAMPENING THE
SPIRIT OF OTHERS.
>> 4@I LOVE IT.
IT IS CHRISTMAS.
4@SO, EVERYBODY MIGHT GET A WHI
CHRISTMAS.
CHRISTMAS. >> HONESTLY, I'M PRETTY HAPPY.
AS MUCH AS 4@I HATE SHOVELING I
IT LOOKS PRETTY.
>> Reporter: AGAIN, A BUSY DAY
FOR CREWS.
FOR CREWS. I SPOKE TO THE MONTGOMERY
COUNTY HIGHWAY SERVICES TEAM.
THEY HELPED CLEAR OVER 5,000
MILES COMBINED COUNTY ROADS OF @
SNOW AND ICE EARLIER TODAY.
LIVE IN CLARKSBURG, I'M TOM
DEMPSEY, WUSA9.
DEMPSEY, WUSA9. >>> I'M LARRY MILLER AT4@ THE
SCHOOL CLOSING DESK 4@IN THE NE
ROOM.
ROOM.
ROOM. WE
ROOM. WE ARE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON
WHICH SCHOOLS ARE CANCELING
CLASSES BECAUSE OF 4@THE
CONDITIONS 4@OUTSIDE.
CONDITIONS 4@OUTSIDE. PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY,
CULPEPER, FREDERICKSBURG. 4@
LOUGHDEN WILL BE 4@CLOSED.
OTHERS WILL CONTINUE WITH
VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION.
VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION. AS 4@FOR STAFFORD COUNTY, WELL,
STUD4@ENTS WILL ENGAGE IN
LEARNING AT ALL LEVELS. 4@
CHILDREN WILL NOT BE PENALIZED
IF THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO
THE INTERNET.
THE INTERNET. DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS STARTING 4@TW
HOURS LATE.
HOURS LATE. FEDERAL WORKERS, WORK BEGINS NO
HOURS LATE. FEDERAL WORKERS, WORK BEGINS NO@
LATER THAN 10:00 A.M. 4@
WE WILL BE POSTING OUR
INFORMATION ON OUR MOBILE APP
AND OUR 4@WEBSITE, WUSA9.COM.
AND OF COURSE, YOU CAN COUNT ON
THE GET UP DC