georgia... to new england... preparations are underway for what's expected to be an epic winter storm. we're tracking the winter blast that's on its way to the tri-state... and how much snow will hit your neighborhood. kara 2 shot good morning -- it's 4:30. i'm kara sewell and i'm jessica brown, in for rob williams... let's get our first look at the forecast with meteorologist frank marzullo. 8am and 11am: snow showers developing south and east of the i 71 / 75 split. road

11am to 2pm: snow developing near loop in n ky independence and southern clermont and brown counties 3pm to 5pm: snow now reaching into the downtown area north into southern butler warren and clinton counties. road impacts being felt by 5pm in these areas. 5pm - 11pm the entire area will continue to see tapering north by south and eastern accumulating. significant snow south of the 275 including independence and georgetown in brown county looking at 3 to 6 inches by 1am saturday . south and east of i 71 / 75 split including dry ridge falmouth maysville and mount olivet 6 to 9 inches. hamilton county including cincinnati northern clermont and clinton counties 1 to 3 inches with everyone else north less than 1 inch carstar toss to denise for traffic

traffic motorists are reminded to allow more time when planning your commute. keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front of you to allow more brake time. give road crews the room they need to do their job. park off street when possible. wondering what the roads look like in your neighborhood ... or what your commute the roads look like in your neighborhood ... or what your commute will look like? download the fox19 weather now app by texting snow to four-19-19... it's free. app by texting snow to four-19-19... it's free. and we're going to be with you from

through the end.. our weather team is all over it - and will give you the latest on air, on fox19 now dot com and on our free weather now app. nearly 30-million people could see blizzard conditions in the winter blast... some places in the northeast and mid- atlantic, could get as much as 30 inches of snow! states of emergency have already been declared in five states and washington, d-c. crews have already started pre- treating roads in some areas... and are gearing up for a busy weekend.. as officials tell people- just stay inside. "i'm really imploring people if you don't have to go out tomorrow, just don't go out. it's going to get warmer later on sunday, monday and tuesday. let the crews go out and do what they need to do and we can get back to normalcy as soon as possible." the snowfall is expected to last from late friday into sunday... bringing brutally strong winds and even the possibility of thunder snow. new this morning new this morning... a man has been found shot to death in winton terrace. officers found 22 year old markel combs dead on

winneste avenue late last night. we're told he was shot multiple times. no arrests have been made. new information an environmental protection agency administrator is among the handful of people who are now out of work because of the fallout of the water crisis in flint, michigan. the head of the e- p-a region that includes michigan is stepping down. the e-p-a has issued an emergency order because of lead contamination in flint's system for months. a former alaska airlines captain is charged with operating an airliner under the influence of alcohol. david arnston, of newport beach, california, was arraigned in federal court on one felony count. authorities say arnston was tested twice for drugs and alcohol on june 20th, after piloting a flight from portland, oregon, to california. a federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit against bill cosby. renita hill says she was made out to be a "liar" and "extortionist" when the comedian, his wife and his attorney issued

drugged and sexually assaulted her and several other women. the judge agreed with cosby's attorneys that the statements were opinions protected by the first amendment. hill's lawyer promises to appeal. philadelphia police are issuing a warning about saving parking spots ahead of the snow... in a hilarious way... we'll show you next. plus... an indiana woman is taken back when two officers go out of their way to help her... levee cam meteorologists frank marzullo and catherine bodak are tracking the second round of winter weather... and it's going to be worse than wednesday.

in philadelphia go to great legnths to save their shoveled-out parking spots. but police there are warning that it's against the law... they even made a video inspired by drake's hot line bling to spread the word: nats "you need to call us from your cell phone, late night when you see that cone. call us from your cell phone. that parking spot's not yours alone. cuz when we get that dispatch ring, that can only mean one thing, when you hear that dispatch ring, we will come and get that thing" rob & wx chat toss to wx

showers developing south and east of the i 71 / 75 split. road impacts by 10am 11am to 2pm: snow developing near southern part 275 loop in n ky including florence, independence and southern clermont and brown counties. 3pm to 5pm: snow now reaching into the downtown area and expanding north into southern butler warren and clinton counties. road impacts being felt

areas. 5pm - 11pm the entire area will continue to see accumulations midnight but continuing in our south and eastern areas with additional snow tapers by dawn with most significant snow east. south of the 275 and east loop including independence and alexandria and batavia and georgetown in brown county looking at 3 to 6 inches by 1am saturday . south and east of i 71 / 75 split including dry ridge falmouth maysville and mount olivet 6 to 9 inches. hamilton county including cincinnati northern clermont and clinton counties 1 to 3

everyone else north less than 1 inch. as the snow ends early saturday, temperatures will bottom out in the low 20s. saturday will be dry with decreasing clouds. the high will struggle to reach looking ahead to next week, the sun will make a welcome return on sunday with a high of 33. we climb into the low 40s by monday, but there will be a chance for rain and then a chance for a rain/snow mix monday night. carstar motorists are reminded to allow more time when commute. keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front of you to allow more brake time. give road crews

to do their job. park off street when possible. winter blast school districts across the tri- state are aleady closed ahead of weather. but exactly what goes into that decision? our jordan vilines is live in boone county with more on how officials make the call. live closings, delays and dismissals are rolling in to our newsroom. a lot of places will keep the lights off in classrooms today. that's the big... not so simple choice... districts are now facing. the boone county school district is one of dozens not waiting and seeing. safety of students is paramount in these decisions. it's just as important to parents waiting for that early morning phone call. be sure and check the bottom of your screen or fox19 now dot com to see if your child's school is closed.

more time when planning your commute. keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front of you to allow more brake time. give road crews the room they need to do their job. park off street when possible. winter blast school districts across the tri- across the tri- state are aleady closed ahead of the winter weather. but exactly what goes into that decision? our jordan vilines is live in boone county with more on how officials make the call. live

and dismissals are rolling in to our newsroom. a lot of places will keep the lights off in classrooms today. that's the big... not so simple choice... districts are now facing. the boone county school district is one of dozens not waiting and seeing. safety of students is paramount in these decisions. it's just as important to parents waiting for that early morning phone call. be sure and check the bottom of your screen or fox19 now dot com to see if your child's school is closed. winter blast

travelers are now finding themselves stranded ahead of the dangerous winter storm. online flight tracker flight- aware dot-com says more than four- thousand friday and saturday flights have already been scrapped. charlotte douglas internation airport cancelled nearly 400 flights for today alone... and a lot of flights into and out of c- v-g have been cancelled or delayed. don't forget to send in your winter weather photos! snap a picture and upload it using the fox19 now mobile app- it's easy to do. don't forget to tell us where the photo was taken! an evansville, indiana woman was not happy to see the snow wednesday. but her day quickly turned around.. when two police officers showed up, offering to help. they were like, 'can we shovel off your sidewalk?' i said, 'i'm sorry?' "i just stood there like, 'did he just say what i thought he said? after they started shoveling, i stood in my living room thinking are there really police officers shoveling my sidewalk?"

van. they wouldn't give her their names... in fact, even their boss doesn't know who did it. "i think guys want to do these good deeds and help. they want people talking about it not for the own glory but they're tired of seeing our profession taking the beating it is. like these guys, they didn't want their name out there but they made us look good." the officers told the woman that every time they saw someone outside that day, they stopped to help. a fun day of sledding takes a scary turn for a family in florence... next. ad lib weather tz "fox19 now never stops. take us with you wherever you go. download the fox 19 weather now app for live street level radar in your neighborhood. and lightning tracker warns you the instant lightning is detected

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developing south and east of the i 71 / 75 split. road impacts by 10am 11am to 2pm: snow developing near loop in n ky including florence, independence and southern clermont and brown counties 3pm to 5pm: snow now reaching into the downtown area and expanding north into southern butler warren and clinton counties. road impacts being felt by 5pm in these areas. 5pm - 11pm the entire area will continue to see snow showers and accumulations tapering north by midnight but continuing in our south and eastern areas with additional

dawn with most significant snow totals south and east. south of the 275 and east loop including independence and alexandria and batavia and georgetown in brown county looking at 3 to 6 inches by 1am saturday . south and east of i 71 / 75 split including dry ridge falmouth maysville and mount olivet 6 to 9 inches. hamilton county including cincinnati northern clermont and clinton counties 1 to 3 inches with everyone else north less than 1 inch carstar motorists are

more time when planning your commute. keep a the vehicle in front give road crews park off street your child will likely break out the sled this weekend...but we

recovering at the sledding accident. this morning, his father is asking parents and kids to "was going face first the last second. hit a tree with his face unfortuately" 11-year-old noah mccauley was hurt while sledding on a golf course behind his home. he suffered multipled facial fractures and doctors are checking his spine for injuries. "he's doing good. i can't believe how good of spirts he's been in. he's been the bravest 11- year-old i ever seen" noah's father says it never crossed his mind that his son would be so badly hurt while sledding.. he's asking everyone to be careful., we've got an out- of-this-world look at the winter storm making its way toward the east coast.. next. adlib weather and traffic tease