. >>> a number of flights not only delayed but canceled at bwi marshall this evening. as early as yesterday southwest airlines canceled 100 flights starting at 2:00 this afternoon. the best advice we can give you this evening call before you head out to the airport. from this point on we can tell you that it is not looking good. >>> right now we are going to see how the traffic is going. we have been looking at the traffic situations. just from the pictures you know you need to not be on the roads. >> there has been serious accidents already. conditions are not getting better. they are getting worse right now. >> we'll check with jeff. we have been talk target state of emergency that the governor declared late this afternoon. >> he is in the emergency operations center in hanover where the governor spoke earlier today. >> reporter: the farmer's almanac had it right back in the fall when they predicted we'd have a bad winter as far as snowfall went. budget analyst across the country were hoping they were wrong in the the midst of the recession. you cannot place a price

the hits keep on coming. 28 at bwi marshall. this snow sticking right now. easton at the freezing mark on the western part of the eastern shore. not much wind now. one of the biggest concerns of this storm is as it moves off the coast tomorrow some very high winds coming in will blow it everywhere. we could get significant drifting into the early part of thursday afternoon all the snow quits. large storm system all across the east coast right now. snow as far back west as southern wisconsin. heavy rain and storms developing off the carolina coast. two distinguished areas of low pressure. one south carolina. it will double up and most east. heavy snow overnight mixing with sleet on the eastern shore west of the route 50 bridge. tomorrow it all changes to snow as the winds intest fie and the storm moves offshore. 28 tomorrow. heavy snow. near blizzard conditions. it tapers off tomorrow night. wins will stick around into the day on thursday and blow the snow. thursday morning we could deal with blowing snow. finally a chance to dig out friday and saturday. look

we are 31 at bwi marshall. snow doing a better job of sticking. 30 in easton on the eastern shore. it only goes down to the 20s. as the snow intensifies the wind picks up and we get into a near blizzard situation. with that in mind we want to get the lathes on what the storm is doing outside. >> it is almost like clock work within the hour before sunset if it hasn't been sticking all day, that was the only benefit we got today. as it came in the roads stayed wet. got pictures in. we got one from my old friend george jackson on the eastern shore in care line county. there is a higher water content which means we may not get one inch of snow like most storm. we may mix sleet with warmer temperatures at cloud lever. tomorrow temperatures take a nose dive. then we get lighter fluffier flakes. that comes with wind-driven snowfall. more on that let's go back in the studio and get the rest of the updates. >> heavy wet snow that will be something to deal with in terms of power lines and everything else, too. thank you so much. we'll see you again in a few minutes. we want to see what it is

the second largest carrier at bwi marshall is looking to fill 40 positions. air-tran interviewed 100 candidates today. >> when you do an event like this people are eager to come out. they put their best foot forward. you can see the group is very well-dressed and professional look. we hope to hire a bunch of good people. >> air-tran is also adding more flights. they'll start nonstop service to jacksonville, florida in may. >>> in annapolis tonight a house committee has shot down a bill >> would prohibit the state from recognizing gay marriages validated in other states and countries. the proposal came before emmitt burns jr. similar legislation has been rejected in year's past. delegate burns hoped to get the measure passed before neighboring d.c. make gay marriage legal. the council approved the agenda in december. >>> u.s. automakers are cashing in on in on toyota's problems. we'll look at changing fortunes in the auto world >> reporter: for four dealers like this one in chicago, the recession may be in the rear- view mirror. over the weekend this dealershi

wind gusts up to 41 at bwi marshall. stronger tonight and tomorrow snow a concern baltimore north ward toward the pa line. the biggest concern is wind and blowing snow toward day break. we'll have more about the storm in a few. >> thank you. remember you can track the storm from your own home computer. head to abc2news.com. click on the weather tab to check out maryland's most powerful doppler radar. plus, stay with abc 2 and abc2news.com for closings and delays this system may bring. a list will be scrolling at the bottom of the screen starting tomorrow morning on good morning maryland. >>> well , the debate over healthcare got up close and personal in washington today. 22 democratic and republican lawmakers were the guest of president obama for a healthcare summit televised live. the president is courting republican support for his reform bill. today we'll report they sometimes struggle to even keep a civil tone. >> reporter: it was a short walk across pennsylvania avenue to today's healthcare summit. even president ob

up to 40 today. 39 at bwi marshall. a lot of that melting away quickly. snow had a high water content it seems to melt faster. i want to show you through the day today. several inches on the ground. sunshine early. clouds blew in late in the day. morning low temperatures you can see things were cold enough for it to all be snow last night but not by much. 30 parkville. 31 maryland science center. these are the overnight low temperatures. it is what you woke up to this morning. a nice rebound temperature wise into the afternoon. if you look across the state. 42 baltimore. 39 easton. 39 hagerstown. all across the state the snow that fell quickly converting over into liquid. melting off nicely through the day today. i want to give you a few more local high temperatures. you can see, for the most part, around baltimore we were in the 40s. 45 germantown. millersville 4 degrees. a lot 48 degrees. temperatures now fallen off. we are vndown into the upper 30s. still above freezing. still melting even now past sunset. now it is time to turn our attention to the ne

we had almost five inches at bwi marshall last night. belair three inches. we thought a three to five inch range would be accurate. new winter storm watch already up for maryland. more on that in a second. right now 38 degrees at bwi marshall. northwest wind 3 miles per hour. sunshine. temperatures up around 40 degrees. clouds build in later in the day. frederick picked up five inches. again you can see a decent weather day. i want to show you this. our morning lows around 31 at the maryland science center. a lot of 20s across the board. cold enough to have the snow stick overnight. it was a wetter snow consistency that held accumulations down. high temperatures today a big rebound. 48 millersville. these are the weather bug sites. you can see the contrast. low to mid 40s. that is the kind of weather that really gets a lot of snow melting off. it is a good thing. we have more coming. temperatures now have dropped off into the upper 30s. high temperatures today all across the state rebounding sharply into the low 40s. i do think one similarity we'll get more

right now we have light to moderate snow at bwi marshall through annapolis. we have snow in frederick and heavy snow reported back toward hagerstown. this will intensify as it moves west to east. again, all though i done see any surface reports at the top of the hour for sleet on delmarva we think the eastern shore may be getting pelted by light sleet. this is impressive. we were just looking at this. you can see the storm west from east. we bring in the snow. it continues overnight tonight mixing in with snow. winter mix toward the delmarva area. through the day tomorrow we all pick up snow. then the wind intensifies. as the low moves offshore if you look to the right of the screen you can see a donut hole. that's an indication of a powerful low pressure area. then you can see a secondary center of that low back forming a little closer to new jersey. that will mean a tremendous amount of wind. tomorrow night that's even as the snow wraps up. this is going to be a monster storm that we have to deal with. you don't see that show up on the model like that all t

live in a cold and windy bwi thurgood marshall airport. michael buczyner fox 45 news at 10:00. >> all right michael thank you for the update from bwi thurgood marshall airport. >> it took no time for governor o'malley to declare a state of emergency. he joins us on the phone be tonight. governor, hello. >> hi, jeff. >> you have been busy today and we appreciate you taking the time on the phone. very fine. thank you. >> no problem. >> by declaring a state of emergency, governor, what does that allow you to do. the state of maryland? well, it gives us the ability to do things like mobilize the national guard so we have humvees deployed in virtually every county in maryland. that is backing up the emergency services people. so if god forbid somebody has to go to the hospital in this sort of blizzard, humvees can get to them. and help the local governments carry out emergency services. the other thing it does is make the ground work for us, if the snowfall is significant enough, to allow for some federal help in dealing with this. >> from what

same with dulles and same with bwi marshall. welcome back to "news4 today." >> let's find out how the roads look in d.c. tracee wilkins continues our coverage in northwest washington with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. we're out here on 14th street and irving. let me tell you, we have been seeing these conditions getting worse and worse. first of all, let me show you down here on the sidewalk. we are definitely up to two inches in the district of columbia, and the snow just keeps coming down just a few minutes ago we noticed that the wind is picking up out here, starting to really whip around. that's supposed to get a lot worse. traffic is still light. we've only seen a few people making their way into metro. very few people making their way into metro. a lot of people are taking advantage of the fact that this could possibly be another snow day for them and a complete day off of work. take a look at these -- what's going on with this truck and these cars coming down the road. you can see the issue tha

that's at bwi marshall. will they get to that? only time will tell. but it's certainly going to be a very, maybe in the top five snowstorms ever for our region. we'll talk about that a little later on. take a look at temps around the area. right now, we're at 31. 31 in ocean city. down there, a little rain mixture. 30, easton, with snow. 35, elkton. temperatures vary. where the temperatures are above freezing, it's not sticking that much. we drop to 30. with a dew point around 31. most areas reporting right around the freezing mark now. that will continue to probably drop to about 29 or 30. huge area of moisture. i mean, the snow from maryland all the way out to the upper plain states as can you see. you can take us sliding, go all the way out to wyoming. to our south, heavy rains. thunderstorms. the energy with this storm is really beginning to explode. what's going to happen is that low is going to get to the carolina coast. and it's going to really become a major nor'easter. bringing gale forced winds to the coast. a lot of beach erosion. high tide

and multiple flights canceled at bwi thurgood marshall airport. i'm jessica carta willia, more coming up live -- kartalija, measure coming up live from penn station. >>> and i'm mike hellgren at hanover station. you can see the snow is coming down fast and furious. the latest from the governor and state leaders as they try to make sure everyone stays safe through this mess. >>> check in for more on these stories and all the day's breaking news. eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. >>> state of emergency. a powerful snowstorm moves into maryland. >> tonight, the push for everyone to stay indoors and off the roads. >> hi, everybody. i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm denise koch. here's what people are talking about. >>> the snow is falling, as you've seen. and it probably won't stop for at least another day. in hamden, it was coming down for most of the afternoon. a live look ts

arundel, bwi thurgood marshall airport got 19.5. green haven, 17 1/2. south gate 16.2. crofton 12.8. baltimore county, 22 inches in glyndon. free land at 21. parkland 21. parkville 18.8. baltimore city, arlington reporting 20.9. glen oak -- gwynn oak pimlico 13. and eldersburg and >>ther areas, anywhere from about 14 to 20 inches across the area. i will have a closer look at the storm and what's next in the forecast. >> all right, vytas, thank you. >> you can be in charge of your own personalized weather forecast. i-radar is available at foxbaltimore.com. just use the interactive tools to track coming storms down to your neighborhood. go to foxbaltimore.com/i-radar. >> of course, there are a lot of closing. >> public schools and nearly every county will be closed tomorrow. a lot of places, are making decisions about friday already as well. >> for a complete list go to foxbaltimore.com/school closing. >> baltimore city police are doing everything they can to keep people safe. police commissioner fred bealefield said officers are targeting problem areas. bealefield is con

wjz and andrea fujii is live at bwi thurgood marshall. good morning, andrea. >> reporter: good morning don and everyone. there is still a steady flow of cars in and out of bwi this morning. that will soon be changing as southwest and other airlines have cancelled many of their flights starting this afternoon. >> reporter: it's happening all over again. another major snowstorm is just hours away from arriving and now there is word salt supplies could be running low. >> never been this bad, it ain't never been this bad. everybody is scared they're going to run out of salt. >> reporter: a pile of salt sits in canton, southeast baltimore one of the major supplies in our area. overnight trucks arrived to fill up getting set for the snow to fall. they'll spread it out through the region. >> i'm taking mine to sparrows point. >> reporter: while crews keep their eyes on the road the nation's airlines are keeping their eye on the sky. beginning this afternoon southwest airlines will call off flights leaving from bwi thurgood marshall and other lin

first warning weather is showing you the temperature at bwi marshal. 36 right now at the airport. 30 now that i'm over herep. relative humidity at 98%. winds from the west at 6 miles per hour. the barometer reading across the state, temperatures are in the 30s well enough above freezing that we're going to melt down much of what did start to fall and what did fall last night. 28 in oakland. 38 in ocean city. around the immediate metro area, everyone above freezing that with the help of the sun and treated roads. we'll not have many problems early on. if you have sidewalks that have not been treated, you'll want to treat them before the temperatures drop after sundown and get down below freezing again. winds are coming in from the west primarily. that's going to be a drying wind. the westerly wind will also keep us moderate today and tomorrow with temperatures around 40 degrees. our average this time of year is right around 41. the system that moved through last night and into this morning is moving out of here now. breaks through the clouds, a, a lot of sunshine. look at the entire c

local airports including bwi marshall have remained open. they are very few flights going in and out. airlines have closed down operations. there are a few flights. don't leave your home unless you call and confirm that your flight is still scheduled. very few flights will go out the rest of the evening. most flights have been canceled for tomorrow. we want to make sure folks don't go out on the road unnecessarily. with regard to transit activities. bart commuter trains and bus worked well through the afternoon. as the traffic peak was in the afternoon that's the peak we saw with regard to transit. hopefully most those folks have arrived home safely. we'll continue to maintain service in the washington region on rail. until the snow exceeds six to eight inches. light rail metro in baltimore. we will continue our normal operations. we will have the customer service centers open all weekend. we hope to keep operations running as long as we can. with regard to the bus service in the city the city will help us keep major roadways clear. again yo

six days in a row now we hit the two-degree guarantee. 42 at bwi marshall. i want to show you this. low 40s about everywhere. even as we get rain and eventually a win mix overnight the road surfaces will take a while to cool off enough for anything to stick out there. because it has been a relatively mild afternoon around here. the winds still very quiet and calm. this storm getting its act together as it pushes into the mid atlantic. right now almost no wind. you may want to head outside and latch down anything that can get brown around. this evening calm, quiet and dry will give you chance to do that. winter storm watch and winter weather advisory for all of central maryland until frederick and washington counties. d.c. winter weather advisory. winter storm warnings up for delaware and new jersey. this is a coastal storm. it will impact our eastern counties the hardest with super high winter and wintery precipitation. we'll get in on the action here across the baltimore area. again, just rain moving up out of the southwest. the opening round, i guess you could say, not that this i

. >> flying from bwi thurgood marshall airport, it is not going to happen. last flight left earlier this evening. bwi thurgood marshall airport spokesperson said most airlines have cancelled all flights through wednesday. no words when they will resume. check your flight schedule on our website foxbaltimore.com/news links. >> bge is bracing for new power outages from the latest storm. bge just announced today it restored electricity to most of the customers affected by the weekend storm. 95,000 customers lost power. bge said one of the biggest problems getting the power turned back on has been getting there. >> sometimes we're there before the streets are plowed and we have actually had to park at the side and actually have twome men teams walk in to find the case of trouble. >> bge warns everybody to stay away from any downed power lines. and, in fact, you should call (877)778-2222 to report down wires immediately. >> the snow storm is leaving quite a path on the way to maryland. strong wind gusts caused drifting snow across the indianapolis area. snowfall

the air tran waiver applies to reagan national, dulles and bwi marshall airport, continental, jet blue and u.s. airways are also waiving their fees. virginia roads should be a lot smoother to drive o. during the month of march, vdot is making filling potholes the priority. by the way, you can tell vdot exactly where the worst offenders are located. we've put a special link on myfoxdc.com. by the way, fox 5 also on pothole patrol. take pictures of some of the worst craters out there and scwup load them on myfoxdc.com -- upload them on myfoxdc.com. >>> i know a lot of you wondering about the next potential storm heading our way. i have a lot of questions about that. it's probably too soon to really foe. >> there's another one out there for next week. the good news here, the silver lining to this i know it's like no more. we don't want anymore of it but the good news is after next week, we should break pattern and try to go into a little summer like pattern. summer, that seems like years away. let me show you. it's blowing out there. as i've been saying the strongest of the winds have yet

a look at conditions down at bwi thurgood marshall airport. >> and when we return. we will take a look at some of the other mid-atlantic areas being slammed by this >> the winds have calmed. the snow settled. >> but it has been one heck of a week. like you need to be told that. >> light rail and other related services were suspended today. joe green of the mta joins us now on the phone. at 11:12. thanks for joining us ms. green. >> you are welcome. pleasure to be here. >> mta running anything tomorrow? >> at this point we are going to play it by ear. metro subway service ending at the underground station over to the johns hopkins hospital. but like everybody, we have to see the conditions of the road tomorrow before we determine whether or not we will be able to operate. local bus service and light rail service. >> and who is helping with any particular medical transports of patients? >>well, again mta is partnering with baltimore city and other resources, here in the state of maryland to, try to get the patients that need to be out for dialysis. asking folks to pay

prep raugss are und way at bwi marshall. at reagan national, the same story. we have more on the last minute rush to get out of town. >> reporter: we come down here all the time and we're here for holiday travel. i can't remember the last time i saw a traffic jam like this at reagan national. look at all the people behind us who are trying to get out as soon as possible. check out this traffic jam. we were driving through this and it was like at a standstill at some point. all the shuttles are packed full of people trying to get on a plane. cabs are packed. lines are all the way down this area in front of ronald reagan washington national airport. people scrambling last minute to get flights. there's already been some cancelations. southwest airlines has reported that they will be closing out of bwi and dulles, cancelled their afternoon and evening flights for today. all of their flights for saturday have been cancelled. some of their sun morning flights have been cancelled as well. so, last night and this morning, folks are trying to rebook hoping to make it

flights will be disrupted from bwi marshal. many going from to and to the far east. and some flights going south are stranded. back to you. >>> here's and mta update for you. the number 36 bus is bypassing the avenue and yale heights. all the buses are running five to ten minutes late today. light rail and metro subway are running on schedudu with fios you have instant access to news, traffic and weather without changing the channel. i will be ready for whatever the day throws at me. uh, looks like torrential rain, bumper to bumper traffic and some kind of weird smell downtown. i will be working from home today. my sister's coming. i can make it. i'm sure she's lovely. [ male announcer ] instant weather and traffic without changing the channel and 3 times more very satisfied customers than comcast. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. ♪ >>> snowball fight! the kids are loving it. it's beautiful out. and all the kids are free from school, so we'll give you some ideas about what you can do on a snow day. >> look how cute. >>

. >> well, flying anywhere from bwi thurgood marshall airport, won't happen any time soon. the last flight left earlier this evening. a spokesperson for the airport said most airlines have cancelled all flights through wednesday. and right now we just don't have any idea when flights will resume. >> you can check on the bwi thurgood marshall airport website. go to foxbaltimore.com/news links. >> all right. try this again. joining us on the phone. richard moose, director of the maryland emergency management agency. hello, can you hear disagree good evening. >> thanks for joining us. seeing the snowfall and serious problems. we have this, i believe,, this is video, 695 at liberty road that we're looking at right now. and we have video in carroll county. where we understand there was a jack-knifed tractor trailer. major backups in carroll county tonight. the problems i guess keep mounting with this monumental storm hitting us now? >> they certainly do. and that's one reason why we're really encouraging drivers not to go out tonight or tomorrow. it is very stretch russ out ther

bwi marshall remains at 34 degrees. here is a look at future cast. with this in motion, i'll show you this big storm. and yes, it is a big storm. not for us. we're on the edge of it. but in new england and the northeast, they're going to get, some places will get a foot or more of snow, maybe 16 inches. this is very much like what we got last time. it will be super windy so blizzard-like conditions in the northeast. and we're on the edge of it. we'll get some winds and some snow showers coming through here and there but like this morning you'll see gaps in the clouds as the system spins around. here is a look at the five-day forecast. we want to see more of this. and there are the windy conditions that work their way in. and our winds could gust up to 40 miles per hour tonight and into tomorrow. so pretty windy. a high today of about 40 degrees. tomorrow 39. right now we've got a chance of snow showers, but if that system pulls out, we'll probably take those out. saturday and sunday quiet days. still a little breezy. highs in the low to mid-40s and n

a gust of 53 miles an hour at bwi marshall airport. let's check conditions with lowell melser o. >> i was going to tell you that the winds died down a little, but they are starting to pick up as i am talking to you. the snow has dissipated and the skies seem to be clearing in northwest baltimore. the story we are covering is storm damage like this from downed trees. it came dangerously close to a power line right here. this is something that bge was watching last night through today, and luckily it was not as bad as they thought it would be. >> i know the wind will be blowing me almost into the middle of the street, and i am a young man. >> another cold, chilling blast from mother nature, this time more in the form of wind and snow. >> my car was going all over the road this morning on the way up here. >> the morning rush was a little messy, but there were not too many problems. there were not as many problems with falling trees, which was good news for bge. >> we have not seen as many allergists as wheat potentially could have seen. -

they already canceled 100 flights at bwi thurgood marshall beginning at 2:00. again, no southwest flights from bwi from 2:00 today until sunday morning at the earliest. so be sure to call ahead to your carrier just to double check. do stay with abc 2. all you need to know about this pending storm. we'll have special storm coverage this afternoon beginning at 4:00. live team coverage will continue all weekend long. you can get up-to-the-minute information any time on our web site at abc2news.com. >>> any time a cop is shot, it grabs your attention. this morning, a baltimore city police officer is recovering from a gunshot wound. it happened in park heights. sherrie johnson joins us this morning with how the officer is doing right now. sherrie? >> good morning, megan. the officer is expected to be released from the hospital today. the shooting happened in the 2700 block of oakmont avenue. authorities say officers were investigating another shooting that happened earlier in the week in that same area. they approached a group of men on the porch and one of the men

. >>> most airlines have cancelled flights at dulles, reagan national and bwi marshall. if you plan to fly the rest of the week check with your airline first before heading to the airport. we have links to all three of the airports on our website at wusa9.com. >>> our time is coming up on 6:40. we'll be right back. g÷gyç >>> welcome back. you can barely see it but that is the capitol dome. we welcome you back to our special snowstorm coverage. howard bernstein, take it away. >> one thing i like about this picture, if we can get it up real quickly is not just the snow but the flags, and they are not blowing hard yet. gusts cumberland 35, winchester 29. they are going to increase and that's going to be the bigger story as we go throughout the morning in to the afternoon. some blizzard warnings coming in to affect at 10:00. go to the computer and talk about the storm itself. as far as snowfall goes, three to six inches additional this morning. could be higher in a couple of spots. this afternoon, one to four and another inch or two after six. east of washington, total, w

we have seen plenty of travelers, coming from bwi thurgood marshall, just trying to get home any way they can. >> all aboard, please. >> reporter: at penn station, train travelers try and beat the snow. >> i'm just going to go to new jersey with my aunt. because i know it's going to snow there, too. but not as much as here. >> reporter: amtrak canceled most trains, heading south from d.c. in baltimore, the train schedule is right on track. >> i'm actually going home for the winter break to see my family. my father is going to drive up in this weather-- doesn't like me driving in this weather. i'm going to take the train home so he doesn't have to make the trip up here. >> reporter: absolutely every train headed northbound is sold out. >> the trains are filling up. almost all of them were packed. so i had to find a seat at the back of the train to make sure i got on. >> reporter: at bwi thurgood marshall, southwest airlines has already canceled more than 100 flights. >> my flight was for this afternoon. and i changed this yesterday on the assumption it would be canceled. and it was th

bwi marshall currently 29. here in washington we are now 33. and you can expect highs with the sunshine later on todaof about 40. so the forecast is getting better from here temporarily. high temperature about 41 degrees and winds out of the north and west at about 5-10 miles per hour. allison alluded to it, we have another storm system on the way. i'll have more details on that oming up. let's get to julie wright. she's in for a very special look at traffic. julie. >> reporter: it's special. we're looking and all we're seeing is the white stuff, tucker barnes. >> you have a lot of it. >> and crews have worked hard to clear a bathor you, but now the path is congested request a bunch of traffic because it's bumper-to-bumper down to the dulles toll road. two left lanes tied up at the scene and delays giving before river road out of montgomery down toward tysons corner. this is a commute coming off of canal road and toward the chain bridge. lanes are open and the pace is improving. but secondary roads still questionable. we've been clearing up fro

marshall. a spokesperson says they will be canceling flights beginning at 2:00. no southwest flights at bwi from 2:00 until sunday morning if he earliest. the airline says customers with reservations will be able to reschedule at no extra cost. i understand amtrak trains will not be running south of d.c. today. they canceled all of those trying to get to the carolinas. milk, check. snuggie check. did you check the liquor stores? they are as crowded as the grocery stores. the scepter for disease control is out with the list to keep you safe. number one, drinking water. number two, canned, no cooked food, okay? number three is the nonelectric can opener. for a look at the complete list, log on to abc2news.com and look at the right-hand side of the home page under the most popular stories. and a reminder on abc2news.com, you can check the live radar and track when the storm's going to hit you. >>> if you are snowed in or tired of duiveling, why not john us on air and on line. we'll have a 4:00 sho

as of midnight bwi thurgood marshal are airport reported 4 inches. we could see an additional 12 to 18 inches in central maryland, but down to the south where steve was talking about, the temperatures in the mid-30s right now dealing with plain rain but as it switches over, they could see 7-14 inches of additional snow for tonight and through the daytime through today. the snow fall record. we did beat a record. we're the snowiest snow fall season. we beat that 95, and 96, of 52.5. we're now 64.4 and we're going to continue to add to that number through the daytime through today. the snow showers are going to be out there, and temperatures will be out there with 29 degrees and breezy conditions. that's going to be the main concern for blowing snow later today dropping to 23 degrees. the good news is we're going to have some dry, sunny days. the other good is that temperatures aren't going to be too warm because we're not going to be concerned about flooding. he we will have a little bit of gradual warming, sunny days which will allow for gradual melt

that 35 just updated. 31degrees at bwi marshall. forecast for today, snow developing we believe generally speaking around the noon hour. daytime accumulations, three to six inches. >> that is not bad. >> it is tonight and tomorrow that we have to worry about when we have blizzard-like conditions and heavy snowfall. i will tell you about all of that coming up in just a little bit. >> let's check in with julie and look at traffic out there. >> good morning to you. i've had a lot of people ask me about the caps game and as far as i know, it is still on. >> that is what we heard too. >> so be careful. you may not have so much trouble getting there but getting home tonight could be interesting so proceed with caution. we are looking good. no incident to report if you are travelling along 270. nice an clear off of i-07 and 15 headed south. no incidents to report out of the point of rocks. waking up to dry pavement. -- nice and clear off of i-70 and 15 headed south. keep in mind, the elevated passages freeze before anything else. do keep t

bwi marshall is at 30. praft for today, alet of clouds around. maybe another snow flurry or two during the morning hours. with do think we'll get some sunshine in here later on today. the high temperatures will range from the upper 30s to the low 40s. 41 in washington. -- forecast for today, a lot of clouds around. >> more details in just a little bit. >>> roads are a big concern this morning. let's check in with julie wright and find out what is happening. >> on top of that, we have some police activity that is closing off a portion of north capital street between michigan avenue and rhode island avenue. do make that note. if you are travel ago long the rock creek parkway, there is a portion of that shut down in the park for some hazmat activity. if you are traveling elsewhere, you are likely to find wet pavement on the major arteries with the accompany iment of snow and slush some maybe the left and right turn lanes. you may left side a lane on your trip into work this morning because of snow and slush coverage. give yourself some extra room ou

. >> reporter: giant snowplows were lined up in rows at bwi thurgood marshall. >> we're planning for the worst but hoping for the best. at bwi we'll have snow crews on hand starting on friday morning to help battle the elements. we'll work to clear the runways and taxiways. >> reporter: officials in the district say trucks are already spreading salt and a liquid deicing solution on bridges and other potentially icy spots. mayor adrian fenty echoed the words of officials in maryland and virginia, once this storm hits please stay off the road. >> almost without question, be one of the biggest snowstorms that washington, d.c. has ever seen. >> reporter: jackie bensen, "news4 today." >>> hold on to your seats, we're just hours away from the start of the snow. >> a live look outside right now. pretty darn calm right now. we'll check back in with tom kierein with this special edition as it continues. . >>> our time right now is 4:43. 34 degrees here in the nation's capital. cloudy skies. getting ready for the big one. >> that's right. tom kierein has been tracking the storm. he'll tell us

bwi marshal is at 30 degrees. your forecast for today, morning cloud and i think there will be a few rays of sun during the course of the afternoon. the sun will break through. highs today will be in the low -- they will range from the upper 0s to the low 40s. look for a high of 41 in town. 40 in baltimore -- they will ring from the upper 30s to the low 40s. a fascinating ask the weather guy question that has nothing to do with the weather which is what we like because it gives us a bit of a break today. >> i know. thank you. >>> can't take a break yet. we have to check in with julie and find out what the roads are looking like. >> we had a car fair on the iner loop. beltway. we had an incident on the beltway near route 4 pennsylvania avenue. consider spun out facing the wrong way along the left side of the highway there with part of it into the guard rail. it has been busy out there. for the most part, i think our interstates are wet. crews have been working overnight difficult gently to kind of give you a path t

bwi marshall, 31. the forecast for today, snow developing generally during the late morning hours to around noon. daytime snow accumulations, three to six inches. this is the crazy part. three to six inches. that is just for today. by the time it is all over, add another 10 to 20 inches to that total. i said it correctly, 10 to 0 inches. that is a look at the weather. we'll have more district attorney tails coming up shortly. >> most of that coming overnight. >> i think you will notice the different as we get through the day around 6:00, it picks up in intensity. >> let's check in with julie wright to see how heavy the traffic is. >> we've got the lanes open travel ago long the top stretch of the beltway leaving new hampshire avenue headed around towards silver spring. we are looking pretty good here. not quite sure if people are staying home or work from home or maybe try to make the trip in for a couple of hours and head out. we are seeing lighter than usual volume on the beltway at this hour. the cr

. >> let's find out about the situations at bwi marshall airport. on the phone with us is paul wheedfield, at what can y tell us about any operations that are going on there? >> we've been bugging away all night, obviously, like everybody else, we were able to keep one runway open, just until recently, which allowed us to get some cargo flights out of here, both fedex and u.p.s. right now we have shut down the ra runways. as you know, all commercial activity has been canceled for the day. we're urging people to get on the airline's website and check their flights. and when they do come to the airport, to consider parking in the garage, will make it a lot easier on everybody, particularly when they cut back. >> paul, were you able to get caught up with folks who hadn't been able to get out over the weekend on yesterday? >> yeah. in fact, i just completed a whole walk-through of the terminal, and literally i counted three people, i talked to each one of them, and for different reasons, they're staying in the terminal, but basically the terminal is tot

leaving hundreds of passengers stranded at bwi thurgood marshall airport. wondering how and when they can take off. the last southwest flight to depart was at 2:00 this afternoon. hundreds of crease crews are expected to work around the clock here. to keep the airport open. >> flights may resume sunday. to check there is a link on our website at foxbaltimore.com/news links. >> bread and milk are not the only hot commodities. >> play it again sports. sleds sliding off the shelves. in fact, the store sold nearly 40 sleds in five hours. the store is sold out. and the phones will not stop ringing. >> call in, and you know, stop, they were yeah, holding them. putting them on the register. hold i will be up in 20 minutes. >> managers are racing to get more on the shelves asap. that is a cash cow. our meteorologist, of course, are watching go the storm. >> jessica starr has a look at the snow totals so far. but first, chief meteorologist vytas reid has a look at where the storm is right now. hi vytas. >> well directly right over us. continue to see the heavy preci

it seems unlikely anything will take out from bwi thurgood marshal airport any time soon. the best advice is to call before you head out to the airport. >>> and we have a head's up for baltimore residents. if you live in federal hill or hit italy you can park your car in the city parking garage, and it is free. >>> our live team coverage continues in downtown baltimore. christian schaffer joins us live from the inner harbor, and i'm sure you guys are getting hammered. you really are getting hammered, look at that. >> reporter: in the past hour or so the winds started to pick up. i think you can probably tell from my live shot that the snow is coming sideways as it goes past me. that's going north to south so we have swirling windses around the inner harbor right now. in the city of baltimore, 300 plow drivers, 15,000 tons of salt will be laid down in baltimore city before it's all said and done, and take a look at the result. white street, one of the main roads in downtown baltimore is covered. we shot video in waverly along 33rd street. this truck apparently tried to take

last night bwi thurgood marshal airport reported 8 inches of snow. we could see less toward the southern tier of the delmarva pepeninsula. we beat the record the 1995, '96 that was 6 52.5. we going to continue to he see 6 to 10 inches of snow. 29 degrees, temperatures aren't going to climb at all. breezy conditions are going to pick up later today and through the evening hours and blowing know and blizzard conditions are going to be the main concern. the next 7 days, 29 degrees for today and look at that, we're going to get a stretch of dry weather. 35 degrees on thursday and 37 on friday. 35 on saturday, we're going to stay breezy but temperatures above freezing will allow for melting and flooding and sunday into monday, there's the clipper system that could bring us 1-2 inches. that is going to be nothing compared to what we have been experiencing the past couple of days topping on at 35 on thursday. back to you guys. >>> can't wait to see the sun after today. >> the snow is not all gloom and doom. these guys in fulton took advantage of the high sn

. >> reporter: here at bwi, thurgood marshall airport, winter is already tracking the storm. even before any snowfalls. >> in fact, southwest airlines has canceled most friday evening flights. and all flights scheduled for saturday. >> we certainly encourage people to check with airlines. to get the most up-to-date flight status information. >>> and authorities are urging maryland residents to be prepared and to stock up. because they say they anticipate it will take a couple of days to dig the states out of this storm. report being live in baltimore county tonight, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right. thank you very much, weijia. wjz is always on. check in for first warning weather coverage. for updates on the forecast, live doppler radar, and information on closings and delays, log onto wjz.com. >>> history in baltimore. one mayor steps aside, after accepting a plea deal in a corruption probe. and a new mayor has an end. wjz has complete coverage of this historic day. mike hellgren has the sentence for mayor, former mayor sheila dixon. but we began with mary bub

just a trace at bwi-thurgood marshall. the snow will increase in frequency, intensity as the winds slowly increases and the temperatures fall. all the ingredients for a big storm that could pump 20, 30 inches. we will monitor the possibility of the mixture down south, but we're not seeing signs quite yet. 25-30 inches is possible. with a storm this big, we can get up to 33 inches of snow. these are the important warnings. what a storm warning for the entire area. blizzard warning at -- winter storm warning for the entire area, blizzard warning for calvert county, anne arundel county, st. mary's, visibility below 0.1 inches -- 0.1 miles at times. >> you want to stay ahead of the snow with the shoveling. >> if you clear them out every couple hours, that will save you a world of hurt tomorrow. >> every little bit helps. >>> we know a lot of you have missed your favorite abc soaps because of our coverage, so we will replace them overnight. -- we will replay them overnight. record them. >> or stay out and watched the replays. c

marshall. those temperature will creep up later today and we'll see our high temperature into the low 40s. so morning clouds, some afternoon sunshine. 41 for the high. that's a few degrees below normal. and then we'll start to get ready for the next system which looks like it will be on friday. i'll tell you more about that later. back to you, steve and allison. >> thank you so much. >>> right now we want to go to -- we are going to do this first -- soon we'll talk about the fire that has three children in the hospital this morning. but right now the snow is becoming an all too familiar site. still recovering from the storm, the d.c. system got hit. >> and we went out to check road conditions and we saw people doing shoveling. and several inches piled on to cars but the snow is light and fluffy and easy to clean off of the cars. hasn't frozen at this point. most people we talked to said it's not that bad. >> it's not that bad. you know what to expect. but it's heavier than the one we had last w

. >>> most flights have been canceled at dulles, reagan national and bwi marshall. if you plan to fly this week, make sure to check with your airline before heading to the airport. a lot of planes have been grounded. we have links to our local websites on our website at wusa9.com. >>> the national kidney foundation has put out a call for more volunteers for four- wheel-drive cars to give patients to dialysis. this is very serious. a week without dialysis can be fatal. if you can help, please go to our website at wusa9.com and click on the stories under headlines. >>> we're back in a minute. stay with us for this special coverage of the storm. >>> welcome back to 9 news now. this is a live shot of reagan national. all planes have been grounded. we'll keep you posted if that changes and check with your airlines if you have flights scheduled. >>> right now we want to take you out to scoot broom who joins us live by skype from howard county. >> bruce, i'm behind the wheel here on i-70 hanging out by the threat of a cell signal so if i drop off, please excuse me. tough d

. >>> if you're expecting to fly out of bwi this your good marshall airport looks like you're going to have to wait for a while. flights ended earlier today and most airlines are also canceling out all flights for tomorrow. if you are traveling your best advice is you are urged to call ahead and check the status of your flights online. southwest closed earlier today, other airlines delaying flights so make sure you don't get frustrated. we have a link to bwi's web site, we'll provide you with the latest information. just like all the closings and delays that have been runge throughout the newscast we can continue to do so. we know that at least three school districts in our area have already closed for the week. we're talking about baltimore city, howard and anne arundel counties, the rest definitely closed tomorrow but we're still waiting to hear from other school districts in the area to make that determination whether or not they are going to be closing. keep it right here with us, we'll bring you the very latest. >>> now we're going to get the latesten the storm, geezy sturman has

andrea fujii is live at bwi thurgood marshall. >> the national weather service warns driving will be hazardous, flying will be next to impossible as well. starting this afternoon southwest and other airlines have cancelled many flights. they warn to call your airline before your departure. road crews are preparing, but salt supplies are running low. after this storm, all cities and counties in maryland will be over their snow removal budgets. many people are flooding grocery and hardware stores getting ready to stay indoors for the weekend. back to you, don. >>> stay with wjz 13 maryland's news station. the colts wide receiver two days days away from the biggest game of announcer: trying to be good to your heart? so is campbell's healthy request soup. low in fat and cholesterol, heart healthy levels of sodium, and taste you'll love. chef: we're all kind of excited about it. guy: mmm! i can see why. announcer: campbell's healthy request. m'm! m'm! good! for your heart. >>> welcome back to "the early show." you're getting a great aerial view of south florida from the metlife blimp prov

. >>> southwest airlines already canceled 100 flights at bwi thurgood marshall beginning at 2:00 today. other flights will be grounded at dulles and philadelphia international. again, no flights from bwi from tuesday to sunday morning at the latest. call ahead and make sure that your carrier is flying out today. >>> remember to stay with abc 2 news for everything you need to know with the storm approaching. we'll have special storm coverage beginning at 4:00. our live team coverage continues all weekend long. we'll be here saturday morning. of course, don't forget "good morning, maryland" at 9:00 in about a half hour. meantime when we're not on air, you can check us online at abc2news.com. just a reminder, there are school closings early today so check the bottom of your screen. we'll send you back to new york for gm good am. have a -- for "good morning america." have a good day and wonderful weekend. ♪ [ cheers ] >>> counting down to game time. you're looking at fans in miami, at the site of super bowl xliv, also in new orleans, of course, the home of the saints. robin roberts has b