. >> and i am alison starling. we have a lot of information. a winter storm warning goes into effect in a few hours. some schools are announcing either early dismissal or closures. let's go right to the list. >>> of the snow has not yet started but we are anticipated such heavy amounts that they have decided to make that call. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. what is the latest? >> we continue to watch this major storm. it looks like we will see quite a bit of snow. it is lifting into the metro area by midday. you can see the snow over southwestern virginia. it will take some time before it works its way in here. there is a lot of energy. it will wall. 's with snow -- it will wallop us with snow. we're all under the same advisory. temperatures are above freezing in some places. they may rise a little bit. the snow will start to fall around midday. as it continues to come down, it will start to stick. we do anticipate later tonight heavy bands of snow combined with gusty breezes to make some pretty intense travel issues. get y

. >> and i'm alison starling. 3 to 6 inches of snow has caused a lot of school closings and delays. let's take a look at the latest list. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. will check in with lisa baden in just a minute. let's start with brian van de graaff. correct for the most part, it has moved out of here. snowe has moved eastward. we will look at the doppler radar. the snow is off to the eastern shore. temperatures are just around freezing. outside, we look at a couple of areas. they range from the low 30's at dulles. rockville is at 31. clouds will part. sunshine will make its self known. we will see clearing and some good melting. 40's again tomorrow. our next system approaches on friday afternoon. let's say good morning again to lisa baden. >> it is getting busy on the highways this morning. northbound george washington parkway ramp is blocked by a highway truck that is putting down more chemical. for was a crash on the inner loop near port river road reported. -- there was a crash on the

. >> and i'm alison starling. 5:00. we are on storm watch once again. we will check in with lisa den in just a moment. brian is standing by. it sounds like the big story for us will be the wind. >> it is a massive storm system that will be developing. we are concerned occurred if it were to shift, we could be in a situation with more snow. heavy snow will be north, philadelphia, new york. light snow from dunkirk to prince frederick. also down to st. mary's county. it will cross into t northern neck. there are a few flurries to the north and west. look at that, over to ocean city, rehoboth. they are getting hit with snow. the winter of advisory for montgomery, fairfax, and points till the east until 9:00 a.m. we will see some clearing. then the wind will pick up. gusts of up to 40 miles per hour. that will be the big story. we could see more snow later tonight. >> the eastbound span of the chesapeake bridge was closed. the accident has been cleared off the bridge. the reconstruction crew is now leaving. traffic has been in a backup and it will have to go

. >> and i'm alison starling. we're so glad you are joining us. we're seeing about 6 inches of snow. we know what that means. school closures and delays. a lot of them this morning. let's get right to the list. we start in maryland. >>> your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> we will check in with lisa baden in just a moment to see how the the snow is affecting the roadways. we start with brian. did you get a snow totals from your mother? >> she got about four inches in madison county. we are asking for snow totals. jeremy saient in his measuremen. that is not what we're looking for. temperatures around the freezing mark. side streets are still little bit slick. clear skies will prevail today. we will look for lots of sunshine to do some melting. temperatures will be in the low 40's. the snow will melt away. there will be plenty of sunshine. our next system is moving in by friday afternoon. we could be talking about another major storm coming to washington. >> we have not heard from brian van de graaff's mother but we heard from eve

. >> and i am alison starling. we have a lot of information. a winter storm warning goes into effect in just a few hours. we have schools calling it a day. >>> things are going to be changing throughout the day. let's get more on the major snowstorm with brian. it has been awhile since we have had school closings before the snow started. >> this is all coming our way. look at all this moisture. it is coming from alabama and through the carolinas. light snow reported through southwestern virginia. it will start to develop early this morning. it's a start closer to lunchtime. bands continue off and on. this one system will transfer its energy to a system off the coast. as it gets going, it will throw hefty snow on top of oz. it will go into the evening tonight. let's go over to the maps. temperature-wise, we're in the mid 30's. temperatures will drop as the snow falls. things will start off okay. a winter storm warning for the entire area. it begins at 6:00 a.m. for central virginia. it does not kick off until later in the day for the metro area.

. >> i am alison starling. we're glad you're joining us as we gear up for this massive storm system. we have a winter storm warning. local schools are not taking any chances. we want to get to the list. >> it is time now to check your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. lisa baden is standing by with the latest on the traffic situation. we start with brian. >> we see our first report southwest of town. light snow reported in shenandoah, virginia. it will start in central virginia. a winter storm warning goes into affect. snow is lifting its way northward. look at all of that moisture. it will grab some moisture from the mid atlantic. we will see a prolonged snow event. temperatures are in the mid 30's. there will drop a little bit this afternoon. a couple of inches on the ground by the drive home tonight. hefty snow and driving wind. this morning should be easy going. >> we haveeard from maryland commuter bus services. there will be running three hours ahead of schedule this afternoon care if you tak

i am alison starling. >> i am actually parker. virginia is under a state of emergency and the district has declared a snow emergency. some areas could get up to two feet. local schools and road crews are taking no chances. we have live tv coverage across the region but first let's go to brian van de graaff. >>> the storm's progress in northward and is light in nature and is not sticking just yet. temperatures right now well above freezing. it will fall and melt at first but as temperatures continued to drop, the snow will come down through the afternoon. southern areas have a little dusting on the ground. they say they have got about 1 inch of snow out in the shenandoah area. this is a whopper of a system. you can see the moisture all the way down to the lower gulf of mexico. it is coming in off the land again pulling tons of moisture along with the cold air and will bring us snow across the majority of the area. the models have been quite consistent. we'll talk about those numbers a little more. it will snow off and on through th

i'm alison starling. seven of 56 is your time.to get out of town before the snowstorm. we have this video just in to abc 7 news. you can see the lines forming at dulles airport. take a look at that. southwest airlines has already canceled hundreds of flights because people know this weekend is going to be a mess. they are ying to get out of town. lisa baden, let's start with you with traffic. >> you look inside the windows there at the airport, and it is saturated with people, waiting in line to try to get another flight so ey can get out of dodge as quickly as possible. we are showing you the dulles toll road, very light in body. parking lots, grocery stores, home depot. that is where we see most folks. here we are at 95/395. really nothing to report as far as interstate travel. now we will get the latest from the weather and brian van de graaff. >> the only snow falling now toward orange county, down toward charlottesville. all that you see here is not to return -- the snow down to the south and central virginia. we will continu

i am alison starling. 7:22 is your time on wednesday. let's look at traffic.e have a snowy overnight and that means problems on the roads? >>> becoming a out of the neighborhood to seem to be the worst of it. we will hear about the temperatures from brian grant -- brian van de graaff in a minute. red line commuters had a red line mouth looked function at twin brook stations. the situation at gallery place/chinatown had a report of smoke on the tracks. the orange line is in a delayed due to a train malfunctioned at the falls church station. let's take it to the highway. here we are in the heart of rock town with plenty of chemical on the roadway and into virginia, northbound 395 and a stalled car on the 14th street bridge but traffic is moving across the bridge. >>> are looking at a shot from the earth and space lab in frederick. we have clouds but sunshine will be coming through. it will be partly sunny this afternoon. 26 degrees right now in leesburg. we will see the cloud break open today with lots of sunshine and temperatures will climb into the low 40's. w

i and alison starling.nd weather. >> we have heavy-duty wins and a truck accident. northbound 270 between the beltway and old georgetown road. this video shows you at 4:00 this morning, the tractor trailer loaded with bananas and turned over. everything is pushed to the side of the road. they will come back after the rush-hour and clean it up. they will take the bananas of this truck and put it on another one. we still have hours of clean-up but lanes are open. this is live across the 14th street bridge in moving nicely. >>> outside, there are some light snow showers north and east of the city. a few snow flurries and some minor accumulations. the winds are whipping around. sunshine is trying to come through. look at the wind gusts spurted 62 miles per hour in frederick. it is blustery and barefoot -- bitterly cold. the winter weather re-advisory east of town until 6:00. >>> hard to believe 50-60 miles per hour per it will be back with another news update at 8:25. here is a list of some school closings and

. >> we will go live for updates around town right aft >> you are watching abc 7 news with alison starlingian van der graff weather, . >> the latest delays as we have seen them. clark county, paige county, prince william county and culpeter. >> rappahanock and shenandoah. >> morgan county, jefferson county, and berkley county. >> i think i said that. >> 4:19 and very early. maryland is getting a mixed bag. we saw a mixture of rain and sleet and snow. we have nothing but snow falling out there today, and we have more on the conditions that pamela is looking at. >> the snowfall has moved out of here, and now we see snowfall on the ground. we did not have a ruler this morning, and this is about 15 -- this is about 5 inches long, and the snowfall -- this was going up 00 -- over what we had during the weekend. the main roads are looking very good. we were on the secondary roads and we were on 450 driving in. there is still a lot of work that needs to be done. for the most part, it is looking very good out here. the neighborhood roads -- they are always a big issue. this is the second priority b