be careful as you head out on 66 west of centreville.as we take a trip around the capital beltway, i want to show you this camera. it is getting worse on the american legion as you can see. it is pad bad for drivers out here. but on the left side you are seeing head lights coming in virginia, not much of a delay here. people are taking it slow. that's what we like to see on the roadways. outer loop traffic is not too bad heading in to virginia. we want to close with smaller roadways. we have concentrated on the interstates here at colesville. 29 in silver spring. we are seeing a little traffic, bus going by there. not too bad and people are taking it slow. you can see how slick the roads are here in silver spring. be extra careful. time your time wherever you are heading. and if you don't have to be on the roadways please stay home. stay with 9 news now for the latest on the weekend's super snowstorm. we will have continuing coverage on our website at wusa9.com. and check our updates on facebook and twitter. we will be on the air all day

but again, this is pretty heavy stuff toward centreville, as well. so again, it is going to get worse before it gets better. we will get through it. heaviest snow is yet to come. again, we will look at near blizzard conditions across the metro area overnight. just starting to pick up. the storm is about 6700 miles away. we'll be back with more team coverage after this. stay . >>> welcome back. any number of folks trying to flow their way out of town this morning before the snow got bad. they may not have left there. at least via airplane. flights got cancelled and delayed. let's get out to reagan national where we find lindsey mastis. she's been there all day. p she has seen the airport going from hustle and bus will to deathly quiet tonight. lindsey. >> reporter: that is right, derek. there are no more scheduled flights out of reagan national. not until sunday. really there is only a few people here. a few people have decided to spend the night and wait it out. for the most part, it's just myself and some employees. and most of them are spending the

centreville 2 inches, columbia a little bit less than 2 inches. we will continue to update the reports through the night. what will happen next? so far, we have had 27.3 inches this winter. these are the top winters over the past five, six years. we are clearly in the lead. will we wind up wi the most snow this winter? we are well on the way. if we get 20 inches from this storm, that puts us in second place for all time snowiest winters since the records have been kept. the most snow was 7099, jefferson washington storm, 55 inches of snow falling in washington. that is the latest. -- the most snow was 1799. >>> the state of maryland has a sophisticated system to keep track, and that is where the governor is. >> rebecca cooper is with governor o'malley inside of the command center in hanover. >> the governor has been here through the day, also out on the roadways, the this is wre he gets all the information he needs. he joins us right now. what are you saying? >> the snowfall has really change the past half hour. that is coming down heavier. the he

after dragging a man of two miles under her corporate police said the man was hit by a car along centreville road in manassas tuesday evening. the driver stopped but the man was hit again by a woman driving in any event richie kept driving. she only found -- down the men trapped under her car when she stopped and a home two miles away. she called police but the victim died on the way to the hospital. the driver faces hit and run and reckless driving charges. >>> still to come, >> all the trainers went running. they just shut the showdown right away. >> a deadly attack at sea world. we will have the latest after a killer whale goes after its trainer. bake news for drivers of hummers. the, may be coming to an end. plus, assassins in dubai caught on camera. the hunt is on for dozens of suspect. have the latest on that story. also, strong winds will be battering our region. brian van de graaff will be back with the full fo >>> at sea world, they are pondering what to do with a killer well -- killer whale that hasn't been involved with the death of three people. he is known as tilly and one trade

nice and quiet centreville to the beltway. back to the maps and show you the outer loop at route 1, nothing here. the accident has cleared. good news there. the inner loop is doing fine moving at speed. and wrap with 95, outside no problems to report out of fredericksburg, past quantico to the springfield interchange. back to you. >>> our special storm coverage continues with the latest closings and delays next. plus, we put moms, teens and bus drivers to the test. the frightening results when people try to text and drive. that's next. >>> hundreds of flights were cancelled before the first flakes of snow hit the ground north of us and it looked like a good idea once the snow started falling. this was the scene in row chester, new york. crews struggled to keep the runways clear. >>> schools are dealing with delaying schools and cancellations today. -- swiss for the latest winter weather. if you are at work get updates at wusa9.com. follow howard's forecast. go to the traffic page to check out live cameras and upload your snow

you're back to 30 at aberdeen. 32 in centreville and you're just dropping below freezing new mexico ---'s most powerful doppler radar and we're following the snow passing through and watching this progression of moisture. you can see that from bottom right to upper left. that's the coastal storm taking over. now this storm is really starting to take hold. you can see all of the moisture back to the left. you can see the deep dark blues. there's the heavy snow to the west and pockets in between. the heavy snow band expected to move over baltimore and sit on top of us for quite a few hours and that's when we really get dumped on. 30 baltimore. 37 york, p.a. our blizzard warning kicks in at 10:00 a.m. and goes through 7:00 and we're expecting winds over 40 miles an hour. snowfall still in the 12 to 20- inch plus range. more up northward never turned over and big ice problems baltimore southbound to the eastern shore. ice with new heavy snow and wind. here's kim brown with a look at traffic. >> well off the top we just want to let drivers and commuters know if you don't have to go out the

two inches in ma nas sit and three inches in -- manassas and three inches in centreville. tomorrow morning windy and cold. temps 20-30. and there are the winds northwest at 15-25 and gusty. by the afternoon, not that much snow. maybe we dabble another inch or two out. that's about it. highs near 30. look at the wind northwesterly at 20-40 miles an hour and gusty and that is the problem. let me look at the satellite picture, radar combined. this is what is left of the first storm, the midwest storm. and now we see the coastal storm taking over just off the coast of north carolina. and as that intensifies and moves northward, our heaviest bands of snow will be later on tonight in the wee hours of the morning. probably tapering off by mid-morning. although it will still snow with this wraparound as we get into the afternoon, and that's when the winds will really, really pick up and that's what we're really most concerned about quite frankly. next seven days, snow tapers off tomorrow but windy and 30. windy through thursday. breezy through friday. 30s on friday. 30s over the w

centreville at 33. rain on the eastern shore. that will go back to snow so you will have a thick layer of ice. you will have stronger winds and also big problems this afternoon. windchill not a factor now but the winds will be picking up. want to point out for some of our state officials. they're dealing with visibility at .25". in resisters town getting reports of 6 and 9 inches of snow on the ground. got this report from new freedom and jeff tells me he's got 13.5 inches. >>>

police say henry humphries was trying to cross centreville road in manassas monday night when he wasit by a car. that driver stopped, but another car came along and hit him again. this time dragging him to a home in fairfax. humphries died on the way to the hospital. the second driver has been charged with felony hit-and-run and reckless driving. [ inaudible ] >>> an arrest caught on camera in prince george's county. police are concentrating patrol efforts on reducing robberies and it's paying off. authorities say a man was held up at gunpoint while walking to his apartment in oxon hill. the suspects jumped in a getaway care and officers saw the vehicle take off and pulled it over and arrested three men. police found a handgun and a stun gun in the car along with the victim's stolen items. >>> she is running up the music charts and known for her unique fashion style. we're talking about lady gaga. now she has inspired an actual scarecrow. we'll explain that story next. >>> and also american idol kris allen joins us to talk about his success and ow he's trying to make a different in q

no problems out of centreville. we are seeing more drivers between 50 and 123.land, the outer loop delay. it is here from new hampshire to georgia. the good news is no incidents to report. >>> snow toward charlottesville and stanton. during the mid to late morning it will spread toward us. this afternoon it will be heavy. heavy off and on through tomorrow. some mixing south and east. 12 to 30 inches across the region. by sunday, 32 and monday, dry. tuesday and wednesday looking at a potential for a couple of snow showers. hopefully not more than that. we will have extended coverage coming up all day and all weekend. >> the "early show" is next. they are live in miami with the super bowl preview. we're not biased here. >> coming up the latest on the storm's track and how the local governments are getting ready. >> you can track the storm all

we'll go out to centreville, virginia, along interstate 66. crews just made a pass through, put down chemicals. right now passable, but i fear the on and off ramps are going to be quite stuff. let's go to northwest washington. pennsylvania avenue at the intersection of 21st street in northwest. bottom left-hand corner, that car is going nowhere. notice the right side of your screen. somebody has a certain artistic flare. it looks like one of the pyramids or something. >> isn't that something. thanks very much, jerry. >>> a quick break and bring you the latest on the snow. >> we want to remind you at the airports, no flights are taking off this morning either at ronald rean washington national, dulles or bwi marshall. perhaps some later this afternoon. >>> 6:16 is our time. 30 degrees as we take a live look at ronald reagan washington national airport. a reminder that no flights are taking off or landing at reagan today at all. all flights have been canceled. same with dulles and same with bwi marshall. welcome back to "news4 today." >> let's f