virginia tech, dcu are closed. let's take a live look at the scene. this is a look from our tower camera downtown. if you can make it through the fog, nice snowball making flakes are for when right now. >> here is a live look now from portsmouth. in this picture, the snow is really following here. >> the snow conditions ours ending as west as roanoke. a lot of places can expect snow and we may seek tidal flooding. >> we have snow coming down over a lot of the region. on the radar, we saw the snow

ground and now it's coming down heavy. that was expected. this is newport news james river bridge. a lot of snow falling there. it will stick. temperatures have fallen a bit in these places. fort smith, 32. chesapeake, 36. here is the radar and we have snow coming down over a good portion of the area of full's notice there is some green on the screen. probably a little sleet mixing in with that. and you have a bit of that rain on the south end. that does mix with sleet at times. as we get up closer to chesapeake, we have quite a bit of precipitation.

that one mind that is more of a mix. sleet mixing with some rain and snow at times. as we look at the middle peninsula, getting some snow reports up there. for the afternoon. afternoon. temperatures will warm up a bit and by the time we get to 6:00, more rain. i 11:00, eight will all be rain and temperatures warm up. i will talk about snow totals and more totals possible.

>> the snow is starting to fall in parts of our area for the dash area. -- for our area. >> we are getting the first fall . this is technically williamsburg and richmond road. you can see the bypass bridge. they are spending a lot of time putting on sand and salt there. you can see the snow is really starting to stick. williamsburg police has no reports of any type of accidents or anything yet. it started falling pretty much around 10:45. it's sticking right now. we spent some time at the maintenance yard where there are getting the trucks ready and if you see one of these trucks on

behind it, this is the advice -- that you not do it. >> they spin out material on the backside and shootout 20, 30 feet. >> it could damage your car. that is the advice. stay back 100 feet. you don't want it to scratch your car. cars moving but you can tell the snow is coming down. temperatures dropping out here. let me just talk with them real quick. well done your window. how are the driving conditions? >> terrible. >> terrible? be careful?

that's just one person about what is going on down here. that's the latest. >> leave it to andy to talk to someone on the side of the road. likely mentioned, there are a lot of schools and businesses closing early today. >> we are keeping a close eye on the road conditions at hampton roads. >> hello, everybody. we do have a couple areas you want to be concerned about. turkey travel over the next few minutes. -- tricky travel. i will bring these to your

a 511 was just tweeting about a bridge tunnel stop on the east side. this was a side you want to be aware of. it does look like that has cleared but it will take a little while. and that interchange from 64 to 664, that's an area you want to be aware of. look at that. you can see that precipitation coming down pretty good. give your self some extra time on the roadways. we are just at the beginning of it so we want to make sure you are aware as we move forward. >> if you do have plans to fly anywhere today, make sure to check and see if your flight is still taking full's more than

several air carriers like american, southwest, delta, are letting people reschedule for no additional charge. we will show you a live look at the international airport website. based on this list, there are several flights already can hold to philadelphia and new york, charlotte, detroit. several flights to washington, d.c. here. this is a live look at the website. the thing you need to do is make sure you check before you leave home, that you're talking to your airline throughout the day and get any updates you need. don: if you plan on taking the train this weekend, expect changes. the auto train has canceled all trips this weekend.

weekend in our area. brandy: traffic delays creating major problems for parts of the state. don: joe fisher now with the an update on what drivers should expect across the state. joe: we are starting now and it's cold out here. we were just talking about those temperatures. this snow starts to fall in the first of the flurries are coming down. main street is pretty clear. but you can see these side roads not getting much traffic are more snow-covered. the snow falling pretty fast and coming down and sticking to the side roads. in talking with city officials, they are more worried about that water, the high tide tomorrow

we are here with the secretary of transportation. you just got off the phone. what is happening? >> we will have a major storm event across the commonwealth. it has started here but we started being impacted in southwest virginia early this morning. eight-10 inches of snow there. the storm is moving across the state. all areas will be impacted in the next few hours. we are expecting up to three feet. around hampton roads, should change to rain later. we could have icing and very hazardous road conditions. joe: we are pretty lucky compared to virginia. talk about the trucks on the road. >> over 2500 uses of equipment just in hampton roads. most of the major highways have

they will continue this. we are in full operation mode through the next 48 hours. joe: thank you so much for joining us. public-school's will be releasing two hours early today. will be talking more with city officials here to get more on the preparation. we will have that beginning at 4:00. brandy: you can stay ahead of the winter storm on our weather app. download it now so you have it. we want to show you a live look from virginia beach. we have crews all over hampton

brandy: it happened early this morning on hill street. chris is live there with new information. chris: good news for those 70 homes in the people live in them here in this neighborhood. they are able to come back to their homes. they were out for about five hours this morning. chesapeake fire department got the call just before 7:00 a.m. a couple streets back, there a tank that holds about 1.2 million gallons of jp5, a very volatile jet fuel. an abundance of caution. they evacuated the neighborhood, 70 homes.

and a half away for them -- away. we just got word that they are able to return. we are starting to see civilian vehicles come into the area. the shuttle bus from the fire department is bringing people back from the rec center. don: thank you. we continue to follow the winter weather as it moves across hampton roads. brandy: jason marks is in virginia beach. jason: it started coming down at 11:40 and it really started to come down. my photographer just said it's almost like getting hit with a snowball. very big, wet flakes. this is virginia beach boulevard .

you can see that line in the middle starting to stick to the street. public works crews are ready. they sent out a couple of trucks a little while ago. started to get out and they wanted to make sure the kids were safe getting home. i am told they have 3000 tons of go. if not, they can mix up another 3000 tons. in virginia beach today, it's how much are we going to get? >> that's a good question. we've kind of been watching this hour-by-hour for the last 48 hours. it keeps shifting. i guess if we had to say what it is exactly, we are thinking it will be a cold, wintry mix for part of the day.

late tomorrow afternoon, early evening. then more cold, slick weather saturday night. jason: they are expecting the worst of it here in virginia beach. they think when those temperatures start to drop, things will start to freeze. this is a meter that will show how the temperature of the ground is. you can see now, that's 32 degrees. that's easily enough for anything on it to's take. we are expecting the temperatures to rise tonight. this will all melt tomorrow night. that will be the main question here -- how much will it take tomorrow and could it freeze? something we will be watching over the next 48 hours. back to you. don: it's been interesting because we started this morning on the radar looking like things

dried up as it came in. then all of a sudden, it started falling heavily. brandy: that's what makes the radar really tricky. it shows snow but we mostly had sleet so that's why we rely on you to tell us what's going on in your neck of the woods. thank you to everyone who has sent in reports. we will show you what's going on. the snow is coming down at a pretty good clip, actually reducing visibility across hampton roads. the snow is coming down and i will make the roads rather slippery but visibility will be down as well. a pretty sizable storm system stretching all the way down to

a closer look and we started off with mostly a wintry mix but heavier snow starting to overtake a good chunk of our viewing area. you guys are fine along the outer ranks for a little closer to places like this, you have some moderate to heavy snow. these darker shades of blue to indicate some heavier snow and as it stretches up toward franklin, a lighter snowfall in portsmouth. what will happen here is we will go in between seeing some heavy snow back to light snow. toward virginia beach, it's mostly rain there.

over, that is what will come packed in the snow down. jeremy: through the afternoon, we will get that makes and moves northward. 3:00 p.m., heavy snow just north of that into the peninsula and eastern shore. a lot of the south side will see a rain and sleet mix.

is rain across hampton roads but heavy snow falling in the middle peninsula. when it becomes all rain shortly after 8:00 p.m. before we get to the rain, we will have some accumulation. about 0-2 inches for places like northern virginia beach. we have 2-4 inches in the dark blue. that includes portsmouth, hampton. 4 -- 4-8 inches in williamsburg. right now, chesapeake up to two inches. mostly rain southeast of their. after that point, it will turn

mostly rain in the morning and a cash and it will change over. told her moving in and east. snow showers coming back once again and the models disagree on how much moisture there will be but some scattered snow showers. we will have an update on that at 4:00 p.m. temperatures to the 20's and 30's through the day. we will see temperatures start to one up a bit by the evening time. we will have some 40's in here. there is your seven-day forecast. tomorrow, a mix of rain and snow.

outside our back door in fort smith.

we have crews all ove don: virginia beach police arrested two suspects involved in a december robbery and abduction. 36-year-old market john are in jail without bond.

after deanna leblanc interview the victim. she says they drove her around to several atms trying to get cash for dropping her off near the sam's club on virginia beach boulevard. both men charged with robbery, carjacking, and abduction.

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brandy: our winter weather coverage continues for a lot that continues -- our winter weather continues. have traffic troubles all over the area right now. precipitation was really just beginning to fall but things have deteriorated pretty quickly. i will show you what is going on. we will start on the peninsula where we see issues there. don't nine i am -- nine miles

several issues there on i-64 going on the back route through newport news and chesapeake down through that area for the eye when to call your attention to that interchange. i-64, i to 64, an overturned vehicle in this area. this area could see some delays. the west left shoulder is closed right now. you will not see too much travel where we are talking about right now because of what's going on. several areas to be concerned

there are several issues going on. don: part of the problems out there caused by the weather. let's get the latest from jeremy wheeler. jeremy: the snow rapidly increased. this morning, we had some dry air. and now the snow is coming down pretty good. this is the view of the james river bridge. definitely a lot of snow. starting to add up on some of the streets but so far, just adding up on grassy services. we getting that heavy snow. temperatures have dropped. upper 20's in hampton. we are still above freezing in

there is also a mix coming from the south. this is super doppler 10 in the ocean. into north east carolina, a mix. you are getting more in the way of snow. there is a snow been moving forward. might turn into more of a mix. back bay, you have rain and a mix. definitely snow in portsmouth, chesapeake, sleepy lake, deep creek, lamberts point. the snow is heavy at times. the smithfield, the also seeing those heavy bands.

like the lead home area. on the eastern shore, quite a bit of snow falling. this snow will continue through the afternoon but it will try to be more of a mix into 3:00 p.m. on the south side. you will get more of a mix going on. sleet mixing in at times. through the income of the temperatures start increasing between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. then it turns into all rain passed 8:00. i do expect amounts to accumulate up to an inch in northern virginia beach. 2-4 inches in fort smith, hampton, newport news. up to eight inches in gloucester.

not just yet. the afternoon, they will pick up but by this evening, wind gusting to possibly 45 miles an hour near the shore and down toward the outer banks. might let up a bit tonight and the wind will increase again tomorrow but they will turn out of the north. that will drop the temperatures late saturday into sunday and there could be more strong, gusty wind leading to some title flooding. we will have a longer look at those maps. we zoom in to the metro so you can see what to expect for the snow accumulations before it changes to rain. that's all coming up. brandy: make sure to check and see if your flight is still taking off. more than 1000 light have been grounded between virginia, maryland, pennsylvania, north carolina. several air carriers are letting people reschedule their flights

we want to show you a live look at the norfolk international website. there is one scheduled for atlanta right now that has delayed. several flights to new york, charlotte, detroit have been canceled. washington, d.c., a flight has been canceled. went to dallas. make sure you check to your airlines before you head out. don: expect major changes for amtrak this weekend. the auto train has canceled all trips this weekend. right now, amtrak is unscheduled to most -- through most of the northeast. >> nearly all trains operating today. there are some modifications

tomorrow, we will operate. we intend to operate fewer trains than normal but we will be running philadelphia, new york, boston. don: there could always be changes. starting today, check the website. the snow is falling and parts of our area now. brandy: stephanie harris is live in fort smith continuing our team coverage. stephanie komen the snow is really starting to slow down in portsmouth. we have been watching this for the last hour. it was coming down fast and it was really large flakes. now it has slowed down. it's really getting to be a lot

smith -- portsmouth are canceling activities. i spoke to a spokesperson for the city and she tells me they have worked crews monitoring the situations and the people working the day shift today will be held over and will work until 7:00 tonight and a new crew will come in and work a 12 hour shift and in the morning, they will reassess. they have plenty of snow plows and salt ready to go. around the corner from the downtown tunnel, really starting to line up as the snow is coming down. people are trying to get into right, stay home, and ride out this storm from the comfort of

brandy: the move allows state agencies to provide resources where they're needed to stop governors made the announcement yesterday. don: dominion virginia power is in full deployment mode. additional crews are being sent to areas with the most amount of snow is expected. shots ready to go with the power lines come down. preparations are being made at three regional centers. if you have any power outages to report, go to our website. if you do lose power come you can still stay connected to us. just click on live streaming from your phone or computer. brandy: north carolina residents are waking up to snow. we want to show you some video in the mountains of western north carolina.

the area is expected to get as much as 10 inches in the next 36 hours. don: more snow expected to hit the peninsula. brandy: erin kelly is in newport news where more snow is expected. >> the snow started to fall around 10:40 this morning for that -- morning. it started to get a little heavier just in the last hour. this is jefferson avenue full's that we see a bit of accumulation and over in the intersection right at main street and jefferson avenue, you can see a little patch of snow in the middle. we haven't seen any cars having issues so far. the city tells us they've had more than 760 tons of salt and sand. they will be monitoring the

call with the state today. they have 16 plows and they will have them out. that's the latest in newport news. brandy: thank you. don't forget, you can stay ahead of the winter storm through our weather app. it is free for android and apple devices. don: and keep the notifications on. brandy: those alerts are important. don: still ahead, one of the worst storms of the region. we will show you what the

brandy: at another don: this winter storm is varying parts of the commonwealth. places expecting snow to be measured in feet. residents being advised to stay inside for the next 36 hours. brandy: it is expected to continue from tomorrow night in parts of virginia. the system may affect 80-90,000,000 people. jay gray is in roanoke. j: the massive winter storm barreling down on the east coast and bringing heavy snow expected in some areas up to two feet.

says this could be one of the most severe storms ever to hit the region. washington, d.c. directly in the crosshairs. residents told to stay inside. >> two feet of snow is a big deal. the big stresses we are looking at -- residents are ready. >> was a 1200 miles of two weather advisories have been issued from the south through new england. with a warnings stretching from washington through new york. >> we see this as a major storm. it has life and death implications and all the residents of the district of columbia should treat it that way. >> the concern is thick ice in north carolina and virginia. travel in treacherous. >> i definitely trust my legs more than i trust wheels.

the charlotte airport virtually a ghost town with no flights in or out. don: the same system set to bring a blast of winter weather too much of the east coast brought tornado like conditions to parts of mississippi last night. damage was reported across the southern portion of the state. trees came down on houses, blocking first responders. forecasters predicting a much calmer weather pattern friday night. ashley: it has kind of gone back and forth between heavier snow that has reduced visibility. we are actually seeing a little more sleet falling where we are in portsmouth. there could be a few raindrops mixing in.

36 at virginia beach. we will continue to watch service temperatures. -- surface temperatures. at virginia beach, more of a wintry mix. some places are seeing temperatures in the upper 20's and low 30's with mostly snow. we are tracking some moderate snowfall falling across the eastern shore. you can see down toward elizabeth city into parts of virginia beach, we have seen mostly rain. right now, you are right on the rain-snow line. as the system continues to evolve and is changing the precipitation back and forth. we would love to hear from you today. you can e-mail us again just let us know what's going on outside

as we take a look across the south side, heavier snowfall stretching from franklin. you can see a bit of a break in the action in chesapeake now but we are still tracking more moderate snowfall. it did change over to sleet. on days like this, the radar can only tell us so much. moderate to heavy snowfall. you can see we do have the heavier snowfall from gloucester. as we look at some of the storm details, the hands of snow and more of a mix down toward the south and east. the precipitation will start to move north. we actually see more of a changeover to a wintry mix.

rain. the tween the snow and rain, a slushy mess out there. in addition to the snow and sleet andriy, we have to talk about our high tide -- in addition to the sleet and snow, we have to talk about our high tide. jeremy: the tide will be coming up saturday into sunday. possibly close to minor tidal flooding. we are going to get an update on this at four clock and we will see if that gets worse. as we go through the afternoon, this will turn into a wintry mix for the south side. turns into rain for virginia beach and even more of the southside around 4:00. then that rate-snow line will keep moving northward as wind picks up out of the northeast

before that, up to two inches of snow in virginia beach through chesapeake. 2-4 inches in hampton, portsmouth, gates county. 4-8 inches in gloucester county including williamsburg. then what will happen is we see me tonight and it will change back into snow tomorrow. not at first but later in the day, that snow will come down and it could data. possibly two more inches of snow on the south side in 2-4 inches northward. stay tuned. we will have an update with this as well. other models suggest we will

temperatures in the 30's sunday. 55 by tuesday. don: it was like you help us tell the winter weather story as it develops. you can send us your pictures to wavy.com.

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ashley: one last look at the roadways for the as you take a look at the traffic map, lots of red and orange on the screen and that's never good. several problem spots out there and the list is growing.

merrimack, downtown tunnel, and our major area of concern is the i-64 and i to 64 interchange there. i believe we have a better view of it right now. we'll try to get to that in just a moment. you can see this is a several different views of what's happening outside. one area that have much more snow than other areas. some see some light precipitation. some have much greater issues. as for that interchange, an overturned vehicle at the twin bridges. that's right before you get to the interchange. that will be a delay for a while. as we get more information, we will be passing that along to you. don: snow on the road causing problems.

they hands of snow coming from the southwest. more of a rain mix in north carolina. that will take over and it will be a very slow process of changeover. highs today near 40 but that's not happening until about 6:00. most of the day will be in the 30's and tomorrow, temperatures in the 40's and dropping. how soon that happens will determine. we will see snow today before it changes to rain. brandy: we will be keeping an i on it throughout the day. ashley will be here keeping you updated on everything as it happens and as a changes. don: we are concerned about traffic tie ups so keep it here and log on to wavy.com. as kids are getting out early and heading home from work, hourly updates on the storm moving through the area.

coverage starting at 4:00 this afternoon. thank you for joining this afternoon. please try to stay inside. brandy: don't forget to download our weather app.

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