get more on that with the chief meteorologist doug hill. doug: steve, this is all breaking very quickly. this is no surprise. given the history of the storms this and the incredible job the storm prediction center in norman, oklahoma. there could be numerous tornadoes and they talked some of these could be ef-2 tornadoes on the scale. that means winds in excess of 110 miles per hour. and higher gusts. i'm not on the scene of the tornadoes that happened earlier but looking at the pictures winds of close to that variety are probably responsible. looking now radar. this is virginia, spotsylvania. so this is one of the area. this is a circle or locks. one higher in the atmosphere. the yellow is closer to the ground. this is showing the rotation pickled up the doppler radar. we have a doppler radar indicated tornado. that is what we mean. we have circulation. if you have configuration we are looking in the sheer, radar site to the storm itself and dicing and slicing inside of it. what we can tell is we the inbound air and the outbound air that is

go to chief meteorologist doug hill in the weather center. doug: the rain we have now is out of the viewing area in the next few hours. clearing skies overnight. back in a big way on wednesday. 39 in frederick. we were at 60 or higher for many part of the area before noon. the front, the clouds and the rain are dropping temperatures. heaviest rain is east of charlottesville. this is pushing more east than to the north. clearing skies will follow overnight hours. the concern through the overnight is the temperatures. they could briefly drop below freezing before sunrise in spots. where it happens, there could be a little ice. beyond that, fairly quiet pattern. through the day tomorrow when we get sunshine. the temperatures in the upper 40's. rain as i mention before will be a big part of the wednesday forecast. gusty winds, warm temperature. and maybe thunderstorm or two a lot to share coming up in a few minute. maureen: vote 2016 kicks off today. this year's first voter will take part in the iwua caucus. democrat -- iowa caucus. they made fina

chief meteorologist doug hill is with us. doug: it looks like the whole area will start as rain later today. at the moment, it is gorgeous, 43 degrees live in laurel, maryland. , aadvance of this next storm winter storm watch posted late tonight into tomorrow for areas east and northeast of the district. further west, a winter weather advisory and in these other jurisdictions, no advisories for you at all. temperature is going to be the key. areapect most of the metro stay above freezing during the duration of the event. d.c., metro and north, the further north, the heavier the accumulation. district -- of the a mix south of the district. the roads will be wet and not snow packed. 68 further70 and north, you are going to have some issues and the colder air. maybe three to six inches in those areas, and for the metro, an inch or two. we will layout the numbers for you in detail and give you the snow maps in just a minute. jummy: thank you. just a reminder, the "good morning washington" team will be with you early for any potent

let's turn to chief meteorologist doug hill. doug: we have a chance in some areas. i don't think we had a lot of widespread issue. but late tonight and early in the morning anything on the roadway or the parking lot look wet. treat it as though it just a few high clouds on the horizon. temperatures are heading down slowly. still in the low to mid-40s. that is good news. below freezing for many areas for quite a while. 46 in reagan national. 45 in annapolis. 48 in fredericksburg. overnight the coldest area is in the western zones. 25 in frostburg. 27 in berkeley springs and martinsburg. 31 in leesburg. metro area a degree or two higher. many of the areas could drop below freezing. admonition, anything that looks wet and driving in the morning treat it as ice. the problems will improve if there are any. we have sunshine again. temperatures back in the 40's tomorrow. the rain will fizzle out and won't bother us. maureen: don't forget to stay connected to the abc7 weather team through the media platforms abc7 weather app. within the past hour, president obama reiterated

and doug hill will be back with when you need your umbrella this week. stay with us. jummy: we are following new developments out of pennsylvania. bill cosby is in court right now for his first hearing in the sexual assault case against him. his lawyers are hoping to convince the judge to dismiss the case. has more.hur back in court this morning and by the end of the day, he could learn if the criminal case against him will proceed or if he can avoid prosecution. his attorneys are having -- fighting to have the case thrown out, arguing cosby had a deal that he would never be charged. the serial rapist was charged with drugging and raping former temple university employee inrea constand at his home 2004. of the dozens of women accusing him of rape, this is the only criminal case filed against him. he has denied all allegations. in an interview last may, he reacted to the allegations pouring in. >> i have been in this business 52 years and i've never seen anything like this. >> the defense is now asking the judge to dismiss the case, saying the 28-year-old struck a deal

maureen: chief meteorologist doug hill is tracking the storm and the snow totals. re looking for rain in area. once the storm takes shape tonight and tomorrow, off the midatlantic coast. then we will get a transition to snow. winter storm warning posted tonight and in the evening. areas in pink. north and east of maryland, northern maryland, the metro washington area points west under the winter weather advisory. less snow and impact. temperatures above freezing. they stay above freezing in the everything. low to mid-40's. 43 at reagan national. on the radar here comes the rain. we will have the period of rain. this isn't the storm that is raining or snowing every minute. it will come in batches. period of rain and snow later on. the first batch of rain, there is more batches to come. as i said overnight the storm center off the coast will spin a bit, it will drag in the colder air from the north to see transition from r

doug hill has more with who is at risk for freezing rain and ice tonight. maureen: abc7 wants to keep you ahead of the weather. the "good morning washington" team is with you half an hour early tomorrow with the latest on the school conditions and delays at you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, answer the call already. maureen: look at the video on the right of your screen. two foxes playing on green space at a must be awfully cold. having a good time. you can share your storm images by e-mailing pics@wjla.com. leon: despite that snow a couple of dozen people rallied toads supreme court today. they were demanding a vote from the senate. this is after the senate leader mitch mcconnell and other republicans said president obama should let the next president appoint the replacement for the late antonin scalia. ted cruz alread

if meteorologist doug hill is here with a look at our first forecast. doug: we had a little bit of east and east of the city. not much of anything. 1.3 inches of snow in ridge, maryland. leonardtown, one inch. otherwise, wasn't much of anything. upper-30'sl in the north and west of town. 41 at reagan national. chillier elsewhere around the region. we will get into the 40's with partly to mostly sunny skies. the breezes gusty with 22 sustained at reagan national. 18 miles per hour winds in hagerstown. through the afternoon, seasonably cool. rain, snow, should dry up from the combination of sun and wind. a winter storm warning is up for interior new england. that storm will be out of the way. through the rest of the day, we will be in fine shape. not, clearing out, cold weather, 29 to 31. i will talk about the possibility of another storm in a couple of prince. jummy: he will see you then. what roads drying up. angela foster has a look at traffic. hey, angela. [indiscernible] right, we will try to check back in with angela in a little bit. metro says it is

doug hill monitoring this from the weather center. which area are at risk? doug: as the best chance to have any adverse conditions overnight in the morning south and east of the city. however, the national weather service in the past 30 minutes expanded to preexisting winter weather advisory to the west and the north. now charles county, prince george's the district and anne arundel county, north of baltimore included expecting rain to develop. colder temperatures overnight mixing with snow. could get an inch or two in the morning. it would mean problems. for the moment we are fine. mid-to-upper 40's. it will be a transition through the evening hours. as the moisture pulls in later tonight and changes to snow with the colder air arriving. a question of how much is left in air before the whole kit and kaboodle gets out in the morning. the possibility exist there is accumulation in overnight hours, inch or two many metro and the eastern superbs. the highest impact is eastern shore. we have more about the timing and the impact coming up in a couple of moments. m

chief meteorologist doug hill monitoring it for us. how does it look? doug: it looks okay. there are a few areas we are concerned about. the good news is the rain ended in the city and points west. start with a live look at national harbor. the sun has been down for 30 minutes. you can see clearing on the western horizon. this is a view from national harbor. the rain moves east. it's changing a little bit here. get to the watches and the warnings. everything in dark green are the jurisdictions under flood watches until tonight. bright green area are more concern. those are localized areas under flood warnings, which means flooding is occurring or about to occur. this is mainly over areas of the streams and the creeks. and low-lying areas. not widespread. but certainly to the north and west with the heaviest snowfall was. we will continue to monitor those conditions. overall things will improve overnight. temperatures have come up a few degrees. chilly all day. 55 in the capital. as far as the rain, doppler shows moving east. heaviest rain shows in red and orange and yellow.

doug hill is tracking all of it for us. when could the changeover happened? doug: still snow across the area and after 3:00 or 4:00 is when we will see the transition. precipitation may come to a total stop for a couple of hours. not a traditional winter storm at all, it is a process of warm air overrunning the cold air and squeezing out snow. purple, winter weather advisory and lesser amounts of snow. areas in pink, that is a winter storm warning for more significant amounts of snow. by the time it does the transition from snow to sleet, we will g -- be generally around 10 inches to the south. , virginia, 8.3e inches so far. plata, six -- la inches. the situation for the stormwatch, the weather came is trying to figure out when these transitions will occur. overhead, the air is going to warm up first so instead of snow falling it will melt on the way down, then it will be sleet and then plain rain. then you get to the ground level or it will take longer for the temperatures to get above freezing. that will develop and we will not have much of anything happeni

chief meteorologist doug hill following that closely. when does that arrive and what can we expect out of it? doug: the rain in advance of the storm system to arrive tomorr during the day and the afternoon with the heaviest rain fall. national weather service issued this for tomorrow morning at 10:00 and it runs through the day tomorrow night to the early morning hours of thursday for the areas in green. areas south and east. less rainfall is expected. if you add on to that anne arundel and prince george county. rain in the area will move out. the main event is developing south. tornado watches are widespread. mississippi, alabama. this is a dangerous situation ahead for big storms. for us, heavy rain and thunder and the flooding to penial. michelle: thank you. download the stormwatch7 weather app to get updates and push alerts to your phone. get real-time forecasts when you want it. is that new developments to tell you about in the brutal attack of decorated combat christopher marquez was beaten outside of a restaurant in d.c. now two pe

let's start it off with doug hill standing by in the stormwatch7 weather center. oug: we made transsix from slow to sleet and the freezing rain. couple spots with snow northwest of the metro. dealing with the phrasing rain. continue a live look at the weather bug camera. live at national harbor. the wheel is not spinning. you can see rain. the story through the evening hours are continuation of freezing rain and freezing drizzle. freezing drizzle will ice over faster than the freezing rain. i make the distinction because on the doppler radar we have the area of both. warning, the pink area is under a winter storm warning until 4:00 a.m. ajaysesant are under winter weather advisory. both for the same cause. possibility of accumulating ice up to a tenth of an inch from the freezing rain. metro area points east and south. up to a quarter inch in a few spots farther west. the reason for that it is expected to stay colder longer in those areas. it is all about the temperatures. completely about the temperatures. once we hit 33 degrees, above freezing, our conditions wil

chief meteorologist doug hill is here with the forecast. doug, we are talking about dangerously cold temperatures outside. doug: as we get through the weekend. temperatures are much colder than this time yesterday. the first batch of arctic air in place. reinforcement. the coldest air of the season will move in here saturday morn. it's 25 in frederick. 21 in hagerstown. it's 28 in annapolis. 29 in the capital. these are the sustained winds speeds between 17 to 22 miles per hour in the area. that is strong enough to produce wind chills from the single digit to the teens. it feels like 6 in hagerstown. it feels like 13 in frederick and 17 in washington. we will find clear skies but the next push of the arctic air is on the way. we will get a few flurries ahead of it tomorrow an. when the front comes through you will feel it with the strong winds developing here on saturday. brutally cold temperatures all weekend long. the wind chills at time in the day on saturday will probably remain in the single digits. that is how cold it will get. we will

check back with chief meteorologist doug hill. doug: keep on the image for a second. you will see the number of the tornado warnings to continue. one is getting close to essex county again. that is one we will keep. the middle pence of virginia. just north of that. severe thunderstorm warning extended up. what will happen we think we this area. you can see the red boxes and the tornado warning. not that far from the northern neck of the potomac river. even if it does not stay tornadic severe thunderstorm headed for the bretton bay, st. mary's county for viewers there. probably for 20, 25 minutes given it is moving at 55 miles per hour. we have possible tornado. national weather service says that they believe it is a tornado. that is moving with the storm. certainly the configuration on the doppler even though it is far away from us looks impressive. it will move dogrin across the harry nice bridge from charles county into virginia at 6:39. st. charles, 7:07. that is in charles county maryland. later it will move up to the eastern suburbs toward the chesapeake bay. we

doug hill monitoring this from the weather center. which area are at risk? doug: as the best chance to have any adverse conditions overnight in the morning south and east of the city. however, the national weather service in the past 30 minutes expanded to preexisting winter weather advisory to the west and the north. now charles county, prince george's the district and anne arundel county, north of baltimore included expecting rain to develop. colder temperatures overnight mixing with snow. could get an inch or two in the morning. it would mean problems.

check in with doug hill. doug: looking beautiful. for february 29, gorgeous weather like this is something we don't see or get to talk about that often. tomorrow is a repeat. what you said for super tuesday, the weather will be fine. 62 at reagan normal. west/northwesterly wind at 15. air is dry. winds will diminish tonight. we have had impressive wind gusts through the afternoon. temperatures north and west of th cooler all day long. they will continue mid-50's north and west. 60 in andrews. 64 in manassas. in the evening we have clear skies. early tomorrow morning it will range 41 for a wake-up temperature in brentwood section of the city. 36 degrees in ashburn and german town. 30 in dale city. the winds will trail off tonight and be pleasant tomorrow. late in the afternoon, the wind gusts will increase out of the southeast. as we continue through wednesday, not only would it have strong winds but wednesday is a rainy day as well. maybe a storm to follow friday. steve rudin will have more in a couple of minutes. michelle: thank you

doug hill is joining us. he brought a furry friend for the assist. doug: for years i have done weather i give punxsutawney phil a hard time. this is west virginia bill. he has had the ground hog for 30 years. mark told me he found him in west virginia, and bill passed from natural causes. wink, wink. jonathan: lead poisoning is what we heard. doug: i don't attention to that mean man there. he is here to wish us luck for the forecast tomorrow. i can't wait to see what phil says. six more weeks of winter and an early spring, who knows? michelle: who cares? doug: keep alison happy. michelle: this is freaking me out. i'm not a fan. doug: if his eyes mink we are in trouble. jonathan: you never thought you would spend time with a stuffed rodent, did you? alison: a little close. doug: rain in the air, temperaturest dropping from the 60's at lunchtime to the 40's. 46 in win chester. the same rain everywhere. nothing heavy. as i said earlier a different story coming wednesday. stronger and a more dynamic front and the storm system. 45 in anacostia. 46 in sprin

back to doug hill. he has more. doug: but first, horace holmes has more on the deadly tornado in virginia. what are you finding out? horace: you can tell just how powerful storm is by where it has been and the damage it has left behind. we have video. let's go to it now from waverly, virginia. waverly is in suffolks county. this was powerful. look at the da through. this is a laundromat blown away right there. sussex county, the national weather service now confirming that there with three deaths in sussex county. you can see the storm caused a lot of damage as it blew through. one of the tornadoes or possible tornadoes that came through. not confirmed at this point. the damage is extensive. unfortunately this was a deadly touchdown. back to you. doug: thank you. let's get you up to date. look at the doppler radar to give you detail of what is happening. first to give you update on the watches and the warnings in the area now. what we have across the region until 11:00 tonight is a tornado watch. that means the torna

chief meteorologist doug hill is here. doug: it is a quieter weather day with temperatures in the 40's, gusty wind. i want to give you a couple of quick updates. the tornado that was reported and waverly was an ef-1. wind. 110 mile per hour it was three football fields wide, on the ground for nine to go the nine miles. a fast-moving storm. clouds, tornadoes, flooding, all sorts of damage associated with these storms. we even had a funnel cloud reported just north of fredericksburg and stafford. lots of reports of lightning and flooding and wind damage. that is going to be the legacy of the storm. has yetin tappahannock to be investigated but we hope to have the diagnostics on that later. for us, cloudy, breezy, and chilly with increasing -- improving weather for the weekend. jummy: the stormwatch team can keep you ahead of any storm. sign up forom and our text alerts for your area. we will have more on last night's storm gonzalez. metro, thews from general manager is announcing they will be increasing patrols on metro train

doug hill has the timing of when it will start and when the worst will hit. doug: at the moment it's spectacular. the clouds are increasing quickly. two separate systems. one area of the low pressure approaches early tomorrow. satellite and radar. a lot of rain to go around. moving northeast. we find when we look south and west, a good slug of moisture. a sicked storm is going to form up. by the time we hit wednesday it will move north. we are talking all rain. it won't be ice or snow in the area at all. the future cast will show that is a concern with the wet grounds and the recent snow melt and the run off and the heavy rain. tomorrow morning, fair amount of rain in the area. the rush hour could be wet here. it will continue through the afternoon. it's only slightly diminished tomorrow. quiet tomorrow night. as we get to wednesday, we feel the effects of the western storm to be a larger system. we are on the eastern side. warm here, near 62 degrees with a few wind gusts on wednesday. rain comes in during the day. especially by the late afternoon. we get just

doug hill in the weather center a check of the forecast. doug: i think with the breezes we have out there, a fair amount of the area is the wet roadways will dry off. in areas where the snow and it fell, there are the temperatures in the 20's by tomorrow morning. it could cause slick spots. look at the numbers of the snowfall from this morning. damascus, four inches. westminster over three. the list goes down from there. if you get to south, nothing at all. winter weather advisory longer in the fringe of maryland county. over the portion of west vass and pennsylvania and delaware. for most of the rion,mo of it is over. watch temperatures now in the mid-to-upper 30's. comes through in the overnight hours. it could, it might bring band of snowshowers. we will explore that in more details. leon: enough snow fell for schools in a handful of counties to close. a few others decided to open. but delayed. kevin lewis picks up the storm coverage now in frederick county, maryland, where classes were canceled. the sun is shining right now, kevin. kevin

doug hill has a look at the time line. doug this looks like any rain in the local area will happen around the area. 50 in leesburg and manassas. 51 in fredericksburg. 49 at andrews air force base. it will develop to the overnight hours. well above freezing. we will get to the day tomorrow and we will deal with the front approaching nashville. the area from southern illinois all the way south to new orleans is under a tornado watch. right now. because the active part of the eastern part of the system where the warm air is. with that, heavy rain coming our way. future cast shows tomorrow at 11:00, focusing on the western zone on the i-81 corridor. maryland to rut kersville, and it will shift to the late afternoon. so by 5:00, it will be out of the picture by 8:00 or 8:30. the rain and the isolated thunderstorms tomorrow. breezy, clearing and temperatures in the 50's in the morning falling in the day. chilly, partly cloudy. pleasant february weather. more showers in the forecast next week. that is the latest from the weather c

doug hill has been tracking this. it's warm now. are we at a risk of a refreeze once the sun sets tonight? >> not immediately. it takes a while for the temperatures to go down. but late night and overnight there a chance. let's get to the numbers. we are at 49. it's 40 in hagerstown. 50 in fredericksburg. the coldest part of the viewing area will be the western zones. overnight lows in the upper 20's. that is cold enough in a few hours there could be spots with ice and the glaze to deal with. by and large it will be much see the clear skies and storm system south and west will pass us by tonight. good to go. good forecast going forward. i will share in a couple of minutes. leon: kulbir schools a -- culpeper schools announce a two-hour delay for tomorrow. if any other makes a delays because of the ice risk you can be the first to know. sign up for the abc7 text alert and get the child school closing information sent to your phone. in ten minutes we'll break down the school closings that we have so far. break down the numbers and who

maureen: chief meteorologist doug hill is tracking the storm and the snow totals. doug: we are looking for rain in area. once the storm takes shape tonight and tomorrow off the midatlantic coast. then we will get a transition to snow. winter storm warning posted tonight and in the evening. areas in pink. north and east of maryland northern maryland, the metro washington area points west under the winter weather advisory. less snow and impact. temperatures above freezing. they stay above freezing in the everything. low to mid-40's. 43 at reagan national. on the radar here comes the rain. we will have the period of rain. this isn't the storm that is raining or snowing every minute. it will come in batches. period of rain and snow later on. the first batch of rain, there is more batches to come. as i said overnight the storm center off the coast will spin a bit it will drag in the colder air from the north to see transition from rain to snow. a lot will depend on the surface temperature and where the system forms up around here. the end result is one to three inches ac

chief meteorologist doug hill joins us with what else is on the way. doug: we don't expect storms or heavy rain until tomorrow afternoon. in the meantime this is more drizzle and the light rain to deal with tonight and overnight. 39 in cumberland. same in winchester. above freezing. we are at 43 at the reagan national airport. we have a flood watch in effect tomorrow morning. through early thursday morning. for most of the area. it will move to the great rain and possible flooding and thunderstorms as well. that is the latest from the weather center. >> thank you. as doug mentioned mentioned then here is a big problem. we are also seeing the storms across the eastern half. all adding up to problems in the air. affecting the air travel. more than 100 flights have been delayed in new york. 15 so far delayed in the d.c. area. leon? leon: well, michelle, happening now. protesters are rallying outside the headquarters and there in support of apple. this is in response to the apple refusal to unlock iphone of the dead gunman in theperson ben terror attack --

coming up at 6:00, our chief meteorologist doug hill will break down the days coming and wind chill to be dropping below zero. sam: i'm sam ford in southwest washington where one of eight simultaneously meetings in the city is about to get underway to discuss homelessness. the story is next. robert: five straight in minnesota. wizards are in milwaukee hoping to go to the all-star break on a good note. when we return. maureen: in 15 minutes from now simultaneous meeting will start in each of the district eight wards. this is so residents can discuss location in each ward that the mayor december ig nighted for shelters to replace -- designated for shelters to replace homeless shelters. sam ford is outside a meeting about to get southwest d.c. in ward six. this is the meeting and this is the only meeting that muriel bowser is scheduled to attend. one exception proposed shelters would be for families. in ward six a big concern is how well will the city run the shelter in this ward? the commissioner says he cares for the homeless families but he is nervous because of the last shelter the d.

let's get doug hill back in the picture for the forecast. doug: warming up finally. going to get cold again next week. another sunrise picture. we want to thank harrison jones for sending this image from the vietnam memorial. this is the wall on the beautiful colors of the sunrise reflecting off the wall. thanks for sharing. we enjoy weather photographs of all manner. online, social platforms, too. 40 at reagan national airport. degrees on the campus of gallaudet, that university. temperatures are not going to drop that much. upper 30's around the metro area by tomorrow morning. the winds are turning down to the southwest. tomorrow, little breezy. partly cloudy and 63 degrees. we could see a few showers here. best chance of showers south of the district. it will last through the afternoon and evening. tuesday and wednesday, possibility of another storm this way. giving you a little forward look at what may be coming this week. jonathan: thanks very much, doug. the 7 on your side phonebank is we have additional treatment counselors on hand to help you. de we promise y

chief meteorologist doug hill is back with the complete forecast coming up. erin: i'm erin hawksworth live in florida where i sat down with nationals manager dusty baker. find out what he wants to teach price harper later in sports. maureen: this is the water gushing from the street. they tell us a valve malfunction and sent the water in the valve is closed and repair and the streets are open. leon: we are recovering metro as it is recovering from violent incidents so including a shooting on the green line train maureen: the new manager paul wiedefeld said police are adding patrol to the train, buses and platforms. brianne carter has the reaction to it. forms. brianne carter has the reaction to it. >> they are going to make the police officers more visible at stations just like this one here. gallery place. look at this. you can see one, two, three, four metro transit cars outside. something many will see more often in the everything rush hour. >> two days after a shooting on board a green line train metro is increasing the number of the police on trains, bus

chief meteorologist doug hill tracking the timing. doug: mild temperatures. let's get to it. show you the current numbers. in the metro area look at the wake-up temperatures. the winds increase from the south throughout the day. the smaller of red are the tornado warnings. active tornadoes on the ground. one is in the western section of alabama right now. it will lose the punch and support tomorrow. we will get storms but i don't see a chance of severe weather across the region. we will give you the timing. scattered showers before sunrise and the morning commute. as we get through midday the clouds will lower and thicken. rain gets heavy at time through the afternoon and the everything hours before pulling east of the area. sometimes after sunset tomorrow evening. >> if the rains come in fast then it will melt. in a lot of the areas you have storm drains close to street. a lot are blocked. if the rain comes in heavy. the snow is blocked in the drain. the water has nowhere to go but in the street. in alexandria drain storms after big snow is common. heavy rains follow the sno

chief meteorologist doug hill is here with a look at the forecast. doug: that cold front that came through yesterday's sitting off the coast -- yesterday is sitting off the coast. the eastern shore may get some flakes. temperatures are warm enough that it will not have an impact. this is the rockville campus of montgomery college. 44 degrees with a northerly breeze. temperatures across the area not much different. 46 frederick. 45 hagerstown. temperatures are not going to change a lot. probably stay in the 40's, close to 50's. maybe a glimpse of sunshine in the afternoon. this frontal zone to the southeast. radar is picking up some showers. we could see some wet flakes. the farther south and east you are from the district, the more likely you will deal with this. heavy rain will move out of the picture. high pressure moves in tomorrow for the weekend. through the day tomorrow, moisture pushes out and we are in fine shape for friday and the weekend. complete seven day outlook coming up in a few minutes. jummy: some wet roadways causing a few problems t

doug hill has the complete forecast in five minutes. leon: all right. speak of the roads. disturbing details in a crash that killed a montgomery police officer in a drunk driving crackdown in montgomery county. police are saying the driver in accused in officer noah leotta's death was so drunk he couldn't complete a field sobriety test. kevin lewis, really disturbing stuff. kevin: absolutely. police telling us thalluses reluzco was so inebriated he told the officers he wouldn't perform the test, telling the officers, "i can't do it. my balance won't let him. probably because i drank too much." it started at the rockville, hooters where prosecutors soleuses reluzco drank beer and shots of bourbon for three hours. then this. officer noah leotta hit and killed. reluzco, cops blood-shot eyes and slurred speech. his b.a.c. .22. test also found xanax in his system. >> he makes absolutely no excuse for his actions on that fight. >> today reluzco's defense attorney swore of his client's remorse but officer leotta's father remains livid. >> you are over the limit. you are drunk. yo

let's find out about that with the chief meteorologist doug hill in the stormwatch7 weather center. good news here. doug: the weekend is great. nice and clear and sunny outside. we get through the weekend we wi enjoy more. but by monday and tuesday another system we have to deal with rain and/or snow. meantime, look at chesapeake beach on the shore of the chesapeake bay. 41 degrees. they had snow there this morning, too. but now a beautiful, clear, nice and late afternoon and evening. temperatures from the upper 40's to the lower 30's. breezes are diminishing a bit. there is wind chill out there. later tonight winds go down to five or six miles per hour. pleasant overnight with the clear skies. morning temperatures 24 to 31 degrees. the storm system that brushed us this morning is already rapidly moved to coastal new eng land. that is out of the picture for us. through monday, monday afternoon and evening, upper level low pressure will come our way from the great lakes that could cause a new storm system to develop along the coast. we may have to deal with that. for the weekend, enjo

chief meteorologist doug hill is here. degrees atdy 60 reagan national. get a look at these beautiful clouds. no rain today at all. crystal clear skies. 65 fredericksburg. 63 manassas. 53 hagerstown. winds are kind of gusty. these will continue. wind will settle down this evening. afternoon. that is our average high temperature around the 12th through 13th of april. on this bonus day of february, leap day 2016. with high pressure building in, lots of sunshine today. tomorrow, the weather will not be an issue. we will see some rain on wednesday. towards the end of the week, another possibility of a storm system friday morning. we have an update on a marina fire that was burning out of control in urbana, virginia earlier today. two people have died. they lived on one of the boats that were destroyed. the fire is not considered suspicious, but an investigation into the cause is under way. crews are on the scene of a water main break in hyattsville. hamilton street will remain closed until those repairs are complete. a specialized team from new jersey was cal

doug hill will have details on our next chance for flurries this week. the full forecast is coming up after the break. jummy: the white house is teaming up with walgreens to tackle the prescription drug epidemic. they revealed a multistate plan to combat opioid abuse this morning. jeannette reyes is live with details. jeannette: this is a major announcement in the fight against drug overdose deaths. that number has been rising every year for the past several years. this is a two-part program led by the white house and walgreens that helps to address the growing epidemic that is -- in a way that is practical and convenient. the prescription medication part of this is one of the bigger concerns. often leads to heroin use. they will install these kiosks at more than 500 stores and 39 states. they will be available 24 hours a day. the second part of the program will make the life-saving opioid naloxone available with a prescription. take a listen to what one official had to say about this. has been in many of our communities for a very long time and this iss

chief meteorologist doug hill has what we need to know going into tonight. >> we get through the evening hours, we have evil hours to dry the roadways but the temperatures will fall below freezing. at the same time, areas of the snowshowers may move through the region and that could provide slick spot. look at the doppler radar and the weather alert. the only thing headline for you is a winter weather advisory in purple toward the pennsylvania line and far west and west virginia that is in effect for a few more hours for the additional snowshowers to contribute an inch or no there. snowing along the pennsylvania line. snow mixed around fredericksburg and southern maryland. the areas will continue to move easterly tonight. however, farther west another brand or two of the snowshowers could come through overnight. mid-30's in metro now. western zone could be low to mid-120's. additional snowshowers should get slick spots before the morning rush. leon: calm, clear, beautiful now as you know but the snow did fall hard and fast in frederick. constant plays and the temperatures are above freez

let's go right to doug hill with a look at our forecast at noon. doug: we have a winter weather advisory in effect at noon and western maryland and along the appalachian mountains. it does not go into effect until 6:00 p.m. tonight for the metro area although east to the chesapeake bay. the problem isn't a lot of snow. maybe half an inch. it will be temperatures being so cold in the roadway surfaces so-called. every flake will stick. the traffic will note the flakes and able re-freeze. we have seen it time and again. a tiny amount of snow causing a disproportionate amount of problems. probably 7:00 to 9:00 tonight. 32 it best. light snow developing flurries. the real cold and windy stuff will not be moving in until after midnight. ahead of the front we will get some of the snow. parts of south carolina. all this energy racing eastward ahead of this powerful arctic cold front. a little sense of timing. 4:30 this afternoon coming across the interstate 81 corridor. the band of snow showers moving through and out of the area probably by 10:00 tonight. a

let's get to doug hill. he has the stormwatch forecast for us. doug: we are under flood watch this afternoon with potential for heavy storms. these are fast-moving storms. the same areas and those are the reasons we might get some flooding. that is not the highest concern we have. the biggest concern by far is the potential for severe thunderstorms developing late this afternoon through early the evening. the storm prediction center, the folks in a northern oklahoma that issued these watches and advisories, has expanded this area in pink. this is a high likelihood of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes across the area. our region has been included in the enhanced outlook. our chances of severe weather and isolated when he does is increasing. pretty much the entire metro area, especially the southeast, and it extends a little bit into pennsylvania. the 30's north and west of the metro area. 56 at and rose. warmer air is working in. tovice temperatures are key how strong these storms will get and how high the winds will be. we expect over the next fe

chief meteorologist doug hill is standing by in the stormwatch7 weather center with a look at the potential of the mess moving in here. doug? doug: we still have the flood watch in effect until later tonight. and flash flood warning -- or flood warning in effect in a few areas. show you the map full screen to show you the area in the light green are the flood warning or creek. streams. localized runoff areas where the flooding is currently underway or about to be underway. the darker green areas much larger areas under flood watch. this until later tonight because of the rain and the snow melt. a little less than an inch in clarksburg so far. three-quarter in leesburg. half an inch capital beltway. the numbers are getting higher temperature wise in the past few hours but generally a cool rainy day. temperatures are only dropping a degree or two. may actually rise in a few spots this evening. as the back edge of the cold front gets closer and closer to metro washington. heavy rain south of the metro area. that will continue eastward. as you look farther south through southeastern and carolin

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chief meteorologist doug hill has the timing. >> we have two separate systems. one is coming in early tomorrow morning through the afternoon or the everything. a stronger storm on wednesday. the clouds are spreading in after the sunshine. the rain in the carolinas. that will move northward through the early morning hours. through the day we have period of rain. highs of 45 degrees. future cast shows the timing here. through the day tomorrow. hopefully this time tomorrow most of the rain should be moving out. next up is the wednesday storm to be bigger, stronger and a lot of heavy rain. maybe heavy thunderstorms by the afternoon or the everything. we will talk more about that and check the weekend for you. part of the seven-day in a few minutes. leon: supporters of the maryland pupal line turned out in force to support a light rail plan. the proposed 16-mile rain long would mean five stops in the area in and around the university of maryland opponents site concerns over noise and safety. we call at it game-changer for the community. contractor is expected to be a

doug hill will be back with when the heaviest rain will be here, coming up next. jummy: we moved to a seven on your side health matters alert. the zikaelopment in virus. a report by the dallas county health and human services department shows the virus has been spread from person-to-person through sexual transmission. elizabeth her has the latest. reporter: a disturbing development out of dallas in the battle against the zika virus. >> it was spread through sexual transmission. in individual went abroad acquired the virus and came home and infected their partner. reporter: it is not unheard of here in the u.s. it turns out back in 2008 a traveler infected with the zika virus in senegal return home to colorado and his wife later tested positive for the virus. officials say this is the first case of sexual transmission in this current outbreak. they call this latest case out of dallas a game changer because the virus, with possible link to birth defects in unborn babies and paralysis in adults, can be potentially deadly and caused ability in cub locations a. -- caus

chief meteorologist doug hill is here with a look at your forecast. question,out of the some areas could see heavier snow showers this afternoon. this is a view of the alexandria belle haven country club, across the area there is a chill in the air. with the sunshine it is a pretty optimal day until you factor in the winds coming out of the northwest. we will enjoy the sunshine and one of the things we will keep an eye on is this area that has had snow showers across west virginia that are moving across our area this afternn partly cloudy skies. charleston, eastern kentucky, bringing in all eastward. clouds rolling in this afternoon, according to this computer model, they may be onto something, later this afternoon we may see that area get larger with snow showers just through the rush-hour, which may not be good timing at all. a lot more to say about those possibilities coming up in a few minutes. the dayhe icy start to caused problems on the roadways for the morning rush. jamie sullivan has a check on the traffic this noon. jamie: some areas, we nee

doug hill has a check on the forecast between now and then. doug: nice break from the winter weather pattern. at the moment it's gorgeous outside. a live look at congressional country club in bethesda. upper 30's across bethesda and most of the area. a couple of spots closer to 40 degrees. , 36 inharlottesville frederick, 38 in the nation's capital. .or tonight, we will stay clear the winds have been gusty but they will diminish as we drop between 16-26 degrees. apleasant day tomorrow, warmer weekend and were still watching a storm center that may .orm to the south that's all part of the seven day outlook. new developments tonight after that home invasion in rockville yesterday. it happened right up -- near interstate 270. lewis is keeping in close contact with the police on this one. kevin, what have you learned today? initially saidad there might be a significant update today, but so far we have not heard anything further. we did speak with the girl who believe she came in contact with these wanted man only minutes before they barged into a h

doug hill? doug: temperatures crossing the 60 degree mark tomorrow afternoon. a big improvement.let's give you a live look from the weatherbug camera in damascus, actually a timeout from earlier this morning through the afternoon. 36 degrees. that is cold throughout upper montgomery county. representing many temperatures north and west of the city. temperatures dropping off but they are not going to drop off that much. upper 40's now and overnight we will drop into the mid-30's in most areas. leon: we have got some new to the list -- we will get in a bit. new development in the last few hours in the mineral oil spill in the potomac river. the virginia department of environmental quality issued a notice of violation to dominion virginia power. that will ensure that the company is held liable for that still. it also clears the way for civil penalties and the reimbursement of cleanup costs. dominion says the transformer failed to february 3 and it's built about 13,500 gallons of mineral oil into the potomac. information tonight in the case of the teachers say and school volunteer fa

chief meteorologist doug hill standing by. doug: we are looking live at the national harbor. capitol wheel is sunny most of the day but the clouds rolled in the afternoon. 35 up the river in reagan national. already west of town the temperatures are falling below freezing in the mid-20's. on top of that we have the gusty winds. that is driving the wind chills to the teens. north and west of the city. wind chill in 20's here. that is what we have to get used to. if anything come s sunday. temperatures and chills are lower than that. somewhat lower as well. early tomorrow morning, in the teens north and west of town. low to mid-20's in metro washington and the southern eastern suburbs. for the next few hours we are tracking light flow flurries and light rain. don't expect a major impact. something to keep an eye on here as it passes through the area. that is the latest. leon: you got it. thanks. coming upping on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- all the melting smoe at r.f.k. stadium carrying concerns about what is in the water. alison: then later -- >> there is no reason my son has to be

chief meteorologist doug hill in the weather center with the forecast. doug: it's drizzly out there now. patches of the light rain. tomorrow is the day we will get heavier rain and thunderstorms. take a look at the map. flood watch in effect tomorrow morning at 10:00 for most of the area. you will notice lower southern maryland, middle pennsylvania and virginia not included the watch area. kicks in at 10:00. there is a look at all the jurisdictions across the area included. light rain on the doppler radar. moving south to north. most places seeing drizzle tonight. waiting game for the giant storm system to get stronger and stronger. i say giant because the expanse of the rain and the weather conditions is hundreds and hundreds of miles wide. including severe weather section of louisiana and the mississippi gulf coast. rain tomorrow and heavy thunderstorms. look how it will warm up in 602 degree range with downpours tomorrow afternoon. we have more coming up. back to you. leon: you got it. folks stay connected with the storm watch 7 weather team through wj

doug hill has a check on the forecast ahead. >> it was a nice break after sunshine today. we have a two storm system. the high and the low pressure center will give us rain tomorrow morning. i will be chilly. period of rain throughout the day. the rain tends to move out of the area to the northeast. we will get a little bit of a break. but then part two of the system comes in wednesday, larger storm system west of the mountains to give us heavy rains at time and the heavy thunderstorms as well. in the meantime tomorrow, look for the clouds and the period of rain. northeasterly winds at 10:00. rain any day for wednesday. look through that and the rest of the week and in the weekend with the seven-day outlook coming up in a few minutes. alison: we have breaking news from vote 2016 to tell you about. and senator ted cruz is re-sign after the communications director rick tyler posted the video over the weekend that falsely depicted senator marco rubio dismissing the bible. tyler apologized for the post on facebook but cruz announced an hour ago he is still asking him to re-sig

doug hill explained that is the formula and the recipe for freezing rain. so far not a problem and not enough to cause a problem to weigh down branches and not sticking to the roadways. we will be here at 6:00. we'll let you know if the conditions change. >> we are watching other roads as well. for us, the storm hit on a federal holiday. or elset coming in at the height of rush hour. this is from 270 to 370. suzanne kennedy is in the mobiletrak 7. on her way to the crash. where are you right now. >> right now we are on 370 heading to the accident. less than a mile from it right now. this photograph was tweeted out by fire and rescue. there was an accident and two adults and child were trap and lanes were blocked. we are pulling up on it now. they are blocking off the lane here. beyond that you can see blue lights. this the where the accident has taken place. we are seeing deteriorating condition on the roadway. ever since 3:30 this afternoon there is rain in the area. the lanes are blocked and they have the entrance ramp to northbound 270 blocked. there is

chief meteorologist doug hill tracking evening for us. doug: on the 20th of january it happened this time of the night. but it's not happening yet. i will be a few more hours before the snow gets here. the idea is the same. light snow could cause slick spots. the winter weather advisory in effect at 6:00. runs through midnight for the whole area. we are checking area of snow. several bands of snow ahead of the arctic cold front. report west, across the line to old field west virginia light snow hitting the ground. >> moving eastward. potent cold front. strong winds overhead. they will splash down to the ground and come blowing across the mountains after 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning. that is why at 3:00, we have a wind advisory in effect. winds gusting 35 to 45 miles per hour. familiaring temperatures. it will be brutally cold and windy tomorrow. and staying cold to sunday. round out the outlook for the holiday weekend. storm system on mohammad. we talk about that in a few minute. leon: the hits keep coming. folks, anytime the weather threat