right now it's tied with the fourth largest snowstorm on record at reagan national. however, the airport is only providing updates every six hours. so that last update earlier in the evening around 7:00 came in at 17.8 inches.

dulles, this is the second largest snowstorm on record. 28 inches falling there. wbi marshall almost 30 inches, making this the largest snowstorm on record. here's a look at your snowfall totals. you can see north and west of town, this was the big boom area up around frederick, hagerstown seeing about 34 inches in those areas, here in the district, about 22 inches. in southern maryland we sought a foot or a little bit more. ver on karks the snow is over, but there's another major component to the storm we're going to be feeling. >> we're still going to see the blowing snow across the area, winds at 20 to 25 miles per hour. they're really going to settle by the an, mid part of the day around lunch time. 25, 30-mile-per-hour winds. we'll talk more about those wind chills and the big cleanup that follows in a few. >> right now back to that breaking news. police shutting down all of 270 as well as a significant stretch of i-70. this is 270 at the 109 exit.

you can see the highway is empty. traffic and accidents wreaked havoc on crews working to clear those roadways. >> let's get to chris gordon near the 270 split where police are actually turning drives away. chris? >> reporter: well, this is the roadblock. state troopers across all the lanes of 270 north turning traffic around, heading back toward the beltway. we were in germantown for snow coverage tonight when we got word that the state is shutting it down. we were among the last vehicles to travel 270. we got on in germantown heading south at about 8:30. the state highway administration told me maryland governor hogan ordered 270 from the beltway to frederick closed so state plows could clear snow without interference from tractor trailers and civilian cars.

this is what is looked like this afternoon as large trucks and cars became disabled and backed up traffic. the state is sending additional plows to work all night, clearing 270. tonight at 9:00 p.m., we arrived at the rockville state police barracks as this line of troopers were heading to close 270. >> pretty much impassable, and the road condition is deteriorating. so for safety reasons, we're going to shut it down, and we're going to have troopers still maintaining patrol on 270 to help disabled motorists. >> state police will maintain this roadblock all night. the goal is to reopen 270 at 7:00 tomorrow morning. that's the latest from 270. back to you, doreen. >> thank you. as the snow ends, remember to get out and shovel tomorrow to clear the sidewalks. we've seen scenes like this all over the region, d.c., maryland, and virginia, people walking dangerously in the middle of the street because the sidewalks are

full of snow. as the snow ends, officials are reminding you don't do this. you'll get in the way of plows and first responders and put yourself in danger. >> our mark sea graves was there today when d.c. mayor muriel bowser issued a stern message as the district starts to clean up and dig out from all this snow. >> mark is live in tenleytown in northwest d.c. mark? >> reporter: not a lot of activity here. of course the 7-eleven one of the most popular places up here and one of the only places that are open. for the past half hour or so, all we've seen are snowplows going up and down wisconsin avenue. they're not getting into the side streets of the neighborhoods yet. while d.c. mayor muriel bowser is calling for residents to stay off the streets, she has some good news. she says that d.c. fire and police have been able to keep up with 911 calls with no delays, and the major roads are getting cleared. but she says there is one group that they haven't been able to keep up with, and that is the

calls that they've been getting from disabled residents and senior citizens asking for help. >> we are also being inundated by calls from d.c. residents who need help shoveling. we have put together a volunteer database, but i will say that the request for shoveling exceeds the volunteers. so if you are able to help a neighbor, please do so. >> reporter: in addition to asking for volunteers to help shovel, the mayor pleaded with residents to stay home. she wants cars and pedestrians off the streets so plows and first responders can get through. this stuck pickup truck blocked an entire convoy of plows this evening. upper northwest got the most snow in the district. the mayor is also asking residents to dig out fire hydrants on their streets. as for when the side streets will be cleared by plows -- >> so we really have to do a

hard assessment on that. we want the roads cleared as soon as possible, and we're going to be doing everything we can to get there. >> reporter: so no firm timeline on when neighborhoods will get plowed or when metro will reopen or if schools will reopen on monday. one more bit of advice from d.c. police chief cathy lanier. when you shovel your car out from on the streets, it's illegal to put your furniture out there and save your space. no saveies in d.c. back to you. >> thank you, mark. we are already starting to hear about some schools closing on monday. frederick county public schools in maryland will close. university of maryland, touson university, and anne arundel community college all closing on monday. we also have a long list of churches closing in the morning. you can find them running on the bottom of your screen and on our nbc washington app. and tomorrow's game between the capitals and the beng wins at the verizon center has been postponed because of the storm. if you had a ticket for tomorrow, it will be good for the makeup date. dangerous driving conditions

in fairfax county tonight. >> news 4's darcy spencer has been monitoring this snow in tysons. you've been at a gas station. what's the fuel situation looking like? >> reporter: very much so. we've been camped out here at this gas station in tysons for the last couple of days, and you may have noticed in my live shots how packed it was with trucks. well, you can see it's pretty much empty now. that's because they are out of diesel fuel, and as people are trying to get these roads cleared, they're finding that fuel is in short supply. driving conditions treacherous here in northern virginia. cars on the dulles toll road abandoned in snow drifts. some drivers trying to get a push. even the kind of snow that the big plow trucks can't handle. many of them got stuck too. >> it's crazy. unless you have to be out here, stay home.

i wish i could stay at home right now. >> reporter: heavy snowfalling since friday afternoon, blowing and drifting. the beauty of this winter wonderland deceptively dangerous. visibility so low, cars seem to disappear. what's your advice? >> my advice? stay indoors. >> stay indoors? >> yeah, you don't got to go out, stay inside. >> reporter: that's definitely some good advice. it does seem that the snow is beginning to taper off here, although we still have the wind. we're looking forward to the end of the blizzard of 2016. back to you. >> as we all are, darcy. thanks. new video of crews working to remove all the snow at dulles airport tonight. right now all run ways at dulles, reagan national, bwi marshall all closed. a very good chance they'll remain closed through tomorrow. >> i'm erica gone psalm easy at the live december. we are watching the damage that this storm is doing up and down the east coast. the storm responsible for at least 18 deaths. three of those in virginia and

one in maryland. i want to show you this new video that we got into our newsroom tonight. one of the hardest hit areas in the south jersey shore area. this is from sea isle city, new jersey. the town under nine feet of water. all of the water and the wind even brought down power lines knocking out power to thousands of people. b.j. and amelia say the flooding will only get worse because of the high tide. the flooding could also be a major problem in long island, new york. now, speaking of new york, the city that never sleeps is offensively shut down tonight. more than two feet of snow fell at central park. the governor took to the unusual step of enforcing a travel ban in the city, and some surrounding areas, closing roads and commuter rail systems. it is expected to be lifted in the morning, though. jim and doreen, back to you. >> erica, thank you. a live look now at the capitol dome tonight. the snow, it's ending or already over for most of us. >> this is officially one of the

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no word yet what sparked a massive fire at a carpet store in prince george's county. the flames on silver hill road so intense, firefighters could only attack it from the outside. no one was hurt here. staying in prince george's county, more than 300 vehicles and crews are working around the clock to clear and plow major roads. >> shomari stone traveled around the county tonight to show us all the work still ahead. he's in college part right now. >> reporter: well, tonight road

conditions are treacherous in some areas. snowplows have been out here. crews are working around the clock. you look right here. look at all these cars, you guys. covered in snow. they are buried from route 1 all the way to over here. i feel sorry for these drivers. tomorrow they're going to have to come out and remove these cars, and it's going to be very difficult for them to do. i'm not going to do it. take a look at i-495. it looks like a snow-covered football field. you can't see the lanes, but it is very plowed well, and we saw plows at off ramps. these crews work around the clock on route 1. it is a ghost town although you do see some people walking around. we're now going to hear from a tow truck drive who's been working around the clock. >> right now it's a bad time. everybody needs to sit in the house and stay warm. >> reporter: right now, we're back here at this gas station. it's going to take a lot to plow all the snow from route 1 over here. if you plan on coming to the

exxon near i-495 in college park, don't count on it. i'm shomari stone. back to you in the studio. >> thanks so much. hang in there. be safe tonight. our storm team4 coverage has been all over this storm for the past week now, and now that it's starting to wind down, they are still all over it. >> veronica johnson and amelia segal, the good news, only a few thousand power outages so far with all of this snow. we've been worried that there would be many more. and so far, so good. >> yeah. we never got the high sustained winds throughout our area. it's been windy, but, you know, not quite as windy as what some of the guidance was originally showing us. the last of the flakes moving out of here again. we just want to get this storm system over with. i'll show you where that system really is making its way now. the light snow failing around d.c., gaithersburg, fairfax, down toward quantico. maybe another hour or so. but 36 hours of snow and a whole bunch of days to clean up.

there's ocean city. of course mar gate area. atlantic city. down south of avalon where they really had the massive coastal flooding take place. you can see it's even snowing now up around new york and areas of long island. for us tomorrow, the snow is over. we get sunshine in here, but it's going to be blowing snow that we're going to have to deal with. we're going to have very little melting, so the weather will have a high impact. let me take you hour by hour and show you the future. of course we didn't have the high winds but it's still going to be breezy tomorrow. that's 20 to 25-mile-per-hour gusts for the early part of your day. we really settle down fast, those winds by the afternoon hours with highs getting up to around 30 to 31 degrees. maybe just at culpeper down to the south. with those wind chill temperatures going from dangerous levels to bone-chilling by midday. it's going to feel like we're around 0 to 10 degrees, maybe into the teens by tomorrow afternoon.

we get that change tuesday, but, you know what? i think we're going to see impacts for days in terms of the school system and of course the government. amelia's got more on that. she's out on the storm team4 weather deck. >> hey, v.j. it's barely snowing out here but we are still tracking. the winds remain high tomorrow, blustery. if you're planning on shoveling, you will be dealing with brutal wind chills throughout the day. at least we'll have the sun shining and that will make for nearly perfect sledding conditions. this is what it feels like in your neighborhood tomorrow morning. 2 in gaithersburg. 3 in washington. 5 in leaguesberg. that is brutal. monday, snow covered roads. at least tuesday is looking like a good day for the plows to get out with temperatures above freezing at that point. i still think a lot of schools will remain closed on tuesday. by wednesday, i think some schools may start to open. as you were talking about, that next big change does come tuesday when we finally get our

temperatures above freezing. just about everier. but we are unfortunately dealing with a bit of light rain and snow maybe. >> yeah, above freezing is really going to help with the cleanup process for sure. especially on area roads. that again is tuesday afternoon. 38, the high. should see quite a bit of melting. tuesday is also when we could have a little bit of light rain, maybe even a few flakes of snow. there it is, 38 your high. midweek we're at 34. then as we get into the end of the week, we talk about temperatures back down under freezing. so we're going to go through a whole week of melting and refreezing, and i think we're all just going to be exhausted, guys. >> it's going to be a bumpy ride. thanks, veronica. >> storms and emergency situations can really bring out the best in people. >> true. in this case the people who usually rescue folks needed rescuing themselves. news 4 anchor ann yang shot this of neighbors jumping in to help free an ambulance that had got stuck in adams morgan. if you see something like this,

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you know, it's been a long couple of days for you and for all of us really during this massive storm. but we've tried to have a little fun along the way. >> got to laugh. here's a look at some of our favorite moments from today. >> you know who has knowledge and power? doug kammerer. >> thank you. >> you know we love you, but i'm just going to point out that you are inside the truck as well. we have plenty of reporters who are out in it, so i'm just going to point that out, mr. transportation. >> look who i found here coming

out of the blizzard. it's the abominable veronica johnson. can i have your hat? >> be still, my heart. woo-hoo. i mean you know that everyone in our newsroom, a collective aaw. >> we were talking about the snow and the difficulty in creating a snowman. it's the mount rushmore of now men. >> we knew you could do it, julie carey. >> somebody take a picture. >> the timing of that couldn't have been worse. >> does my hair look as good as david culver's? >> all this snow. just take a look at the accumulation on this vehicle. >> they were just thankful that that car alarm did not go off on you as you were helping that poor driver. >> whoa. awesome. >> takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'. >> v.j. is building a snowball. >> let me show you a guy who

lives down in virginia. >> no brew ski behavior to win the snow stick even though it is worth it. >> that pat collins snow stick is worth it. we got more than 1,400 pictures showing us how you're beating cabin fever. >> stay sttuned to news 4 over e coming day. we're going to judge those we're going to judge those pictures and declare a

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so if you're not going to make the minestrone yourself tonight, do what we do... make it progresso. veronica and amelia wrapping things up in the storm center. we want a recount of the totals at dca. this doesn't seem like number four, does it. >> well, it is. first of all, it's our first big storm since 2010.

>> so once the snow started, it never stopped. not even for an hour. >> right. we're in the top five. >> and it lasted 36 hours. it was a very dry snow. >> some folks even had thunderstorms. but it is over, guys. now we just have to clean up. >> thank you both. >> what a tag team. >> i'll say. great work today and tonight, both of you. that's going to wrap things up for us tonight. we're back 5:30 on the a.m. side tomorrow as we try to dig out. also on news 4 at 11:00 tomorrow night with the latest on what's closed monday. >> "saturday night live" next.