storm... from space. people along the east coast are bracing for a blizzard... high winds, ice and snow. kara 2 shot now it's 5 o clock. i'm kara sewell and i'm jessica

williams has the day off. 8am and 11am: snow 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 and brown counties 3pm to 5pm: snow now reaching into the downtown area and expanding north into southern butler

impacts being felt by 5pm in these areas. 5pm - 11pm the continue to see accumulations tapering north by midnight but south and eastern additional accumulating. snow tapers by dawn with most significant snow totals south and east. south of the 275 and east loop including independence and alexandria and

brown county looking at 3 to 6 inches by 1am saturday . south and east of i 71 / 75 split falmouth maysville and mount olivet 6 to 9 inches. hamilton county including cincinnati northern clermont and clinton everyone else carstar reminded to allow more time when planning your commute. keep a the vehicle in front more brake time. give road crews the room they need to do their job. park off street when possible. winter blast mother nature has a bullseye on maysville and the surrounding area... if the storm materializes as expected, we're talking up to a foot of snow.

are heeding the us this photo, taken at the maysville kroger.... were stocking up indoors. never seen it this for years. crazy. it's friday was better than city crews have also prepared... trucks are already loaded with salt and ready to roll out as the first snow falls. folks in north carolina preparing for what could be a crippling storm... the state is planning on being over-prepared and hoping to be under-whelmed... but with snow, sleet and ice expected, the governor says he's not taking any chances. "i've activated state emergency operations center, we have declared a state of emergency allowing me to deploy essential assets or storm response and based on lessons learned in the past, we have also issued an executive order that waives the usual hour and weight restrictions for truck drivers responding to the storm." travelers waited in long lines at the charlotte airport,

long lines at the charlotte airport, tying to get out before the weather hit... but airlines are hoping to have operations back to normal by tomorrow morning. for the very latest as the winter blast moves into the tri- state... and across the country... log on to fox19 now dot com. we've got an important recall to tell you about... involving car seats. coming up. we're live at the scene as crews battle a house fire in lockland... details on the breaking news next. fox19 welcome back to fox19 now

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forecast 8am and 11am: snow 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

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 accumulating. snow tapers by dawn with most significant snow totals south and east. south of the 275 and east loop including

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. as the snow ends overnight into early saturday,

temperatures will saturday will be dry with the high will looking ahead to welcome return on 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 traffic denise does 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. winter blast the roads aren't bad yet... but people planning the roads aren't bad yet... but people planning to travel by air today or tomorrow are already feeling the impact of the winter weather. our sara celi is live at c-v-g... where there's already a long list of cancellations... live airlines have started to cancel flights ahead of a dangerous winter storm taking aim at a good portion of the east coast. online flight tracker flight- aware dot-com says

thousand friday flights have scrapped. said it was flights friday in the carrier said it would cancel operations in washington and american also saturday in philadelphia. united airlines said it would suspend washington dulles atlantic airports afternoon. states across the

preparing for the powerful winter storm. but the snow could just be the start of problems in new jersey... crews are focusing on the projected storm surge and the potential for severe flooding. many shore communities are distributing sand bags... officials have also issued reverse 9-1-1 calls to residents, warning them to prepare for near hurricane-force winds. "we're preparing for the worst, like we always do, and you can always scale back. so, like i said, we've been through this dance a bunch of times before, from my perspective we're doing the things we need to do, in terms of getting the roadways ready, dealing with potential coastal flooding and all the rest of that." you just heard from governor chris christie... he's actually campaigning in new hampshire right now.. and says the lieutenant governor will handle things "on the the ground" in new jersey. while most people stocked up on essentials ahead of the winter weather... many in tennessee, were focusing on fun! one knoxville store says they've

parents were even leaving work early to stop by and get sleds for their kids. if you're planning to sled today or tomorrow... we've got a list of the best sledding spots in the tri- state on our website... log on to fox19 dot com to find a place near you. history was made in the n-f-l this week, when the buffalo bills hired the first full-time female assistant coach. jeremy rauch takes a closer look in your morning wake up call. pkg i don't know kathryn smith. never met her. don't know if i ever will. but when i hear a radio voice in cleveland, saying there are no girls allowed in a man's game, i think it deserves an opinion in cincinnati. i'm sure you've heard the story by now, rex ryan hired kathryn smith on his bills coaching staff, the first ever full-time female coach in the nfl. admittedly, it is a bit shocking at first, but who's to say a woman can't coach, men. listen, we've seen it

tricia macke, for example, she's doing it right now and she's one heckuva coach. it has been done in football, on a lower level. and it worked out fine. i don't know if this works in the nfl, but i'm man enough to admit, that there are a lot of women, who know a lot about the game of football, and who also have a way of communicating things, that a man, sometimes can't. this doesn't mean every head coach in the nfl, needs to be a woman, it does mean we need to give her a fair shot. just like every other tom, dick and...kathryn...in the league. i'm jeremy rauch, and that's your morning wakeup call. let's think about the indoors for a minute.. and a real cool exhibit coming to the newport aquarium. nat sound of clapping the aquarium announced the addition of "seahorses: unbridled fun". it's an interactive exhibit opening in april, where you can see 10 species

trumpetfish, shrimpfish and pipefish. we're tracking the winter blast that's on its way to the tri-state... and how much snow will hit your neighborhood. sot full "well it does look like winter has finally arrived in a very big way." kara vo from kentucky.... to georgia... to new england... preparations are underway for what's expected to be an epic winter storm. and we're following breaking news out of lockland... crews are on the scene of a house fire... an update straight ahead. kara 2 shot

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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 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 by 5pm in these areas. 5pm - 11pm the

continue to see snow showers and accumulations tapering north by midnight but continuing in our south and eastern areas with additional accumulating. snow tapers by 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 reminded to allow more time when

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-

closed ahead of weather. but exactly what goes into that decision? our jordan vilines is live 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 districts are now facing. the boone county school district is waiting and seeing. is paramount in these decisions. it's just as important to phone call. the bottom of your now dot com to see school is closed. wondering what

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and we're going to be with you from the time the snow begins.. all the way through the end.. our weather team will give you the latest on air, on fox19 now dot com and on our free weather now app. 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 declared in five states and washington, d-c. started pre- treating roads in 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. breaking now breaking now...

a live look at the scene on locust steet... off of mulberry. fox19 now adam schrand spoke with the homeowner... started in the walls of the bedroom and then kitchen... he tried to put it got worse... both he and his son made it out safely. stay with fox19 now for updates. still ahead... a local father is urging parents and still ahead... a local father is urging parents and kids to be safe.. after a sledding accident. plus... our meteorologists are hard at work in the fox19 now weather center... tracking the storm as it moves closer to the tri-state... they'll have an update next. "fox19 now never stops. take us with you wherever you go. download the fox 19 weather now app for

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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

north into warren and clinton counties. road impacts being felt by 5pm in these areas. entire area will snow showers and accumulations tapering north by midnight but continuing in our south and eastern areas with additional accumulating. snow tapers by 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 denise does traffic motorists are reminded to allow

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. a florence boy is recovering at the hospital after a sledding accident. this morning, his father is asking parents and kids to be careful. "was going face first and couldn't bail out at 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 continue to follow breakign

lockland.. and update as crews battle a house fire.. still ahead. flights across the country are cancelled ahead of the winter weather.. we'll have the details ahead in a

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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 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 accumulating. snow tapers by dawn with most significant snow totals south and east.

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. as the snow ends overnight into early saturday, temperatures will bottom out in the low 20s. saturday will be dry with decreasing clouds.

struggle to reach the upper 20s. 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 toss to denise for traffic motorists are reminded to allow traffic motorists are reminded to allow

the vehicle in front more brake time. give road crews the room they need to do their job. park off street when possible. winter blast travelers are now finding themselves stranded ahead of travelers are now finding themselves the dangerous tracker flight- aware dot-com says more than four- and saturday flights have already been scrapped. c-v-g also seeing numerous delays and cancellations... our sara celi joins airport with what you need to know. live airlines have started to cancel flights ahead of a dangerous winter storm taking aim at a good portion of the east coast.

aware dot-com says more than four- thousand friday and saturday flights have already been scrapped. american airlines said it was canceling all flights friday in charlotte. the carrier said it would cancel operations in washington and baltimore saturday. american also canceled flights saturday in philadelphia. united airlines said it would suspend flights at its washington dulles hub and other mid- atlantic airports starting friday afternoon. don't forget to send in your winter weather photos! snap a picture and upload it using the

app- it's easy to do. don't forget to tell us where the photo was taken! how school districts make the call to close.. coming up on fox19 now. kara live cam a live look at charlotte.... snow is already coming down... when we'll start to see the winter blast... next. wx animation 8am and 11am: snow showers

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 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

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 motorists are reminded to allow more time when

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. jessica hplaz former reds relief pitcher aroldis chapman will not former reds relief pitcher aroldis chapman will not face criminal charges stemming from an october domestic violence dispute. chapman was accused of firing eight gunshots in his garage..... following an argument with his girlfriend, in which she told police he "choked" and pushed her... but prosecutors say conflicting accounts and insufficient evidence, made the conviction impossible.

of chapman to the dodgers, but he was eventually acquired by the yankees. a dramatic scene is caught on camera in massachusetts.. take a look at this taxi, completely engulfed in flames. luckily, the driver of the vehicle was able to quickly get an elderly passenger out in time...before several explosions happened. a witness...taking video of the moments after their escape. fire crews were able to arrive quickly, and no further damage was done. when you're in the stands at a sporting event, you want to do anything to help the home team, right? sometimes, that means getting a little creative. this video is now going viral...of a high school outside columbus...really getting in the opponents head. look what they're doing...a fake birth! ...it totally distracts the shooter, and he

can you blame him? jess 2shot what's the craziest job you've ever seen? an illinois man says he's got that job beat. after the break, we'll introduce you to the man, known as "canhead" kara vo plus...we will have the latest on this winter weather system. and tell you how to best prepare, for the impending storm. "they fabricated a report that made it

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