so at annandale that meant moving 700 classes that usually use the trailers. >> we were able to present a spreadsheet within 20 minutes to advice the rest of the students where they were going to take classes. >> it's fun. i don't have to walk outside an be cold. it's fun bing side. we're in the library now. >> reporter: annandale high added the trailers because of an explosion in its population. >>> most local school systems are getting together their plans to make up days lost to snowstorms. alexandria and d.c. updated theirs. you can see them on wusa9.com. just click on 9 news extras. >>> the worst of that storm missed us but folks to the north are not quite so lucky. terrell brown is in new york city with the latest. it's finally you and not us, terrell >> reporter: sort of. we have paid our dues, you've paid your dues. at this point it looks like the worst of the storm is over but the damage, derek, has already been done. we're talking about travel nearly impossible. it's been miserable all day long and nearly a million customers are without power in new york and across the region.

annandale five inches and for viewers out in west viriginia, martinsburg five inches and of snow. cherry run, that's in morgan county, 13 inches of snow going on there. we have blizzard warnings to talk about. those are going to go on at 10:00 a.m. this morning east of here. anne arundel, baltimore, howard county and north in to frederick county and in to west virginia. 10:00 a.m. to 7 p.m., blizzard warnings in affect. the rest of us we are under a winter storm warning until 7:00. martinsburg, west virginia are the only county that watches us that is not included in the blizzard warning. >> also down 81, pretty much not in it except for washington county in maryland. we are looking at temperatures this morning. 20s to the north. still a couple of spots above the 30-degree mark. cambridge 34. saint indigos 37. and the winds are going to watch them. 25 cumberland. 29 winchester and gust in the mid-20s here in dc. we will see the winds increase a lot between now and 9:00. by 10:00 the blizzard warnings are in affect. we are dealing with winds at washington national at 16 sustained.

and we are in annandale virginia at fairfax county fire station number 8. one of the heritage stations and one of the fire stations where there was fear of an imminent roof collapse. theres with a roof collapse about three miles east of here at company 10, baileys cross roads which we've reported over the past couple of days. and that is forced fairfax fire and rescue to alter help substantially. we are standing in the middle of the fire operations or the apparatus and you can see the winds picking up, not a pleasant situation at all. inside the bingo hall here at company 8 in annandale, you look like you're walking into a mash unit. there are tents to house the male and female firefighters and they sleep at the station because their cycle is 12 -- >> 24 hours. >> reporter: 24 hours cycle. and i'm here with battalion chief. >> correct. chris shawl. >> reporter: what are you doing? >> we're running the operations for station 8 out of the bingo hall. we have a tent set up so operationally it's kind of like living in a mash unit. and we have support with our c

moderate all the way to annandale and over to beltsville, as well. heavy snow around fedex and we are looking at moderate snow in vienna and as you go toward great falls, route 7, some moderate snow. we have a ways to go before the snow ends. the problem is when the snow ends the winds will continue today, tonight and tomorrow. it will take you until tomorrow afternoon to slacken off. five to ten foot drifts not out of the question. we will talk about the wind gusts. this is expanding. look at the winds now. 44-mile an hour winds at patuxent river. 36-mile an hour gusts at reagan national. another reason not to go out. i would discourage kids even sledding right now. gaithersburg a wind gust in loudoun county and around dulles and 33-mile an hour wind gusts in patuxent river. that is unbelievable. visibilities, they are going up a little bit. a quarter mile at andrews. up a half mile at national and three-quarters of a mile in gaithersburg. notice you folks back to the south and west, fredericksburg propertity good. four mile visibility and culpeper

on the inner loop in virginia switching it to the maps all is a go from 95 past annandale and 66. speaking of the interstate, take it outside. nice and light light to inside the beltway. we will bring you over to 270 southbound. no tieups out of frederick past germantown to the split. and wrap it up with the capital beltway. here's the outer loop. we are doing okay. a live shot at university, hardly any volume on the inner loop. back to you. >>> our super storm coverage continues now with our crews on the ground. county road crews just finished plowing a half foot of snow from tuesday and now are loading up again. kristin fisher is joining us live with more from silver spring, maryland. good morning. >> we still seven hours from the start of this new snowstorm, but crews here in montgomery county are already on the streets. in fact, the maryland transportation -- excuse me, the maryland state highway administration loaded 2200 trucks with salt yesterday. we're told some hit the capital beltway for a quick pretreatment before they turned in on thursday night. let's put this in pers

then i had to drop somebody off in annandale. didn't have one problem.e okay so far. but i think after 25 hours of >> i think after about eight more hours it's going to be a lot different out here. people making the stop at the gas station even though they'll put the car in the garage at home. one thing they're telling us, they are almost out of gas. the demand has been pretty high today. back to you now. >> thanks, julie. we'll be back with more right after this. >>> the scene at the white house. i guess they've turned the outside lights on. you wonder what's going on in there. are they making hot chocolate? or maybe chicken soup or something. >> i've always wondered that. >> the girls did not have school today, so they probably had a good time. >> like all the other kids didn'tÑi have school today. >> right. what is the best way to melt the ice on your sidewalk and what can drivers do to keep their car running in the cold and snow? >> and how can you prevent snow and water damage to your house? liz crenshaw is here with her snowy version of "ask liz."