but we're in ocean city.s of our area, the coastline, this is where we are going to see the most intense winds, and where the highest snowfall totals will end up being from this coastal storm. big wind gust here. check this out. good thing it's not any stronger. tiny little me out here. but the winds are blowing. it's hitting you the face like its sand. you can see the palm tree over here blowing in the wind. we've had consistently wind gusts that have been 50 miles per hour throughout the low is going to be passing by us just to the east, and then moving north of us. what you can see over here -- can we turn and look out towards the water? we have these snow drifts here, and then we've got crashing waves on the shore. but the winds are so strong, it's picking this snow up, and just blowing it around like it's sand. if you were on the beach, it's just like sand. it's pretty miserable out here. we have several hours to go. i don't think we'll see the snow wrapping up here until early to mid-afternoon. >> stay

live at ocean city, justin finch, news 4. back to you in the studio. >> justin, we don't want you to fall out there. be careful in the snow. thank you. >> me either. >>> we continue our team coverage on route 5 north in brandy wine, maryland with megan mcgrath. >> megan, how bad is it there? >> reporter: i feel we're racing along here. we're doing a whopping 36 miles an hour on route 5 here. we're headed northbound in the brandy wine area. a while ago, we were doing only 10 miles an hour. so an improvement. but still very slow going here. you can see live looks here at the roads. we have very sloppy conditions. at times, it's difficult to see slow as they should. i haven't seen a plow in a little while now. they were out earlier, but we've got a lot of traffic as people are heading into work. north on route 5. folks headed into the washington area. we have a lot of volume that makes it difficult for the plows to get out there and do their job and get the salt and sand and the chemicals down. we're seeing sloppy conditions, pe

with past riviera and we are making our way to ocean city. what you are seeing as we passed over the river, is the snow is being blown around because the wind has been picking up as we continue driving throughout the course of the early morning hours. ocean city is back. the wind is sustained as much as 30 miles per hour. the wind gusts with ocean city and where we are driving in delmar for, will be over 40 miles per hour and that is a blizzard warning in effect because of it -- visibility could drop quarter of a mile with the wind around with snow. we have had snow covered roads the entire morning. some of you are asking why we didn't get a big one for dc. i will explain why. in order to get a good storm. for us to get heavy snow, track of the lot where -- where the logos has to be closer to the coast. with the track of this bomb cyclone it is a little further away from the coast. the heaviest snow end up going along the coastline from delmarva to new jersey towards boston. that is why we are not getting that much snow. we will continue tryi

i believe this is in prince george's county -- no, this is ocean city. >> ocean city. >> this is oceanoffin is facing blizzard bomb cyclone. caitlin roth keeping an eye on everything throughout the region. some people getting it worse than others. what is a bomb cyclone. was this word manufactured this year. >> no, it's a legitimate meteorological term that's been around for decades. a few well placed tweets and everyone gets to know what a bomb cyclone is also referred to as bombogenesis or a bomb which is a rapidly deepening extra tropical system a nor'easter if you will. blizzard conditions along the coast. really from the carolinas straight up through maine. locally it's a different story. we don't live right along the coast. we're on the western edge of the storm so what you need to know for us, snow is falling now. light to moderate snow across the area. it's stickley easily. untreated surfaces become icy very fast. highest totals range from an inch or two in d.c. will be higher east of 95 and those blizzard conditions will last all day along the coast but snow herwr let's take a

our cori coffin is live in ocean city. we'll be checking in with her on what's been happening out there. a lot more snow and wind than what we're dealing with here in the city. >> all righty. moving on now, amtrak plans to operate on a modified schedule between new york and boston today. the snow has also forced a few cancellations in our area. northeast regional service between d.c. and norfolk, virginia, was canceled for today. >>> and we want to know how you are managing in this snow. lots of kids, of course now out, a little double holiday on this first week back after the holiday so send us your photos how you're dealing with things also if you're having trouble in your area we want to see that, too. we'll get a hashtag trending here because this snow is everything that anybody is talking about. >> i want to go back. alexandria city schools you're on a two-hour delay right now. if that changes we'll let you know. a lot of schools have been going from delayed to closings. alexandria still on a delay this morning. >>> a

jonathan: in ocean city there were no drills. no training, just an all out effort to protect against the dangerous storm pounding a hurricane with snow. michelle: very powerful. strong winds. maryland bureau chief brad bell has been there all day. we thank you for being out there. those predictions, though, bill kelly made of a snow hurricane seemed pretty dead on. >> it's beautiful out here tonight in a frigid, arctic kind of way. look behind me. this is the ocean city boardwalk. 27 street looking down where the eye can see. this is not a night to be riding a bike or taking a stroll. this is up and down ocean city. that is the story. this storm came in with such ferocity and such wind that there are drifts like this everywhere. >> look at the pictures. this is ocean city maryland. not the arctic. daybreak today revealed a full on blizzard. winds exceeding 35 miles per hour. visibility and the driving snow down to 100 yards or less. this reporter assigned to early morning coverage and was the experience. >> i look silly. i have t

ankle deep snow and wind gusts approaching 50 miles per hour cover the ocean city boardwalk. melissa nord within the thick of it more from the resort town. >> we have had no shortage of wind, snow or waves throughout the morning hours here city, maryland. what's very interesting is tide levels were rising mid to late morning so saw the waves crashing closer and closer to the sea wall. look at this big snow drift. the winds had been gusting 50 miles per hour and picking snow up and pushing it against the sea wall. that's why we are seeing some pretty decent snow drifts as the snow continues to blow around. now the worst part of the storm is finally now over for us here in ocean city. as we head towards about mid afternoon, the snow should be winding down and the winds will begin to lax a little bit from where they were this morning. but my goodness, an interesting morning it was. in ocean city, meteorologist melissa nord, wusa 9news. >> interesting to say the least. in addition to the state of emergency declaration on maryland's eastern shore, wind restrictions were put in plac

ocean city. wait until you see the scenes in ocean city just mazing. what can we expect? clearing this afternoon so as far as accumulating snow i think we're generally done with it. not done storm, bombing out as it's deepening very rapidly and bringing very windy and dangerous conditions to coastal area. they'll be looking at blizzard conditions from ocean city right through the new jersey beaches up towards long island, and then new england later today and if you're traveling up towards new york and boston particularly if you're flying i would definitely call ahead and make sure that flight is on time. for us this afternoon wind chills near zero. dangerous cold later today. we should done with accumulating snow in the next our huer so. >> more weather in just a minute, guys, back to you. >> our team could have ratch across the region. out of ocean city, maryland. >> that's where we find corey coffin holding down the fort now. she joins us live where i'm so happy to see you. at least for this hit in the car. good morning. >> although we still see the palm tree out the wi

blizzard conditions for places like ocean city, maryland, up through ocean city, new jersey, all the to long island. 25 degrees out at reagan national right now with light snow falling. winds are out of the north and it feels like 11, brutal wind chills will be tonight, friday even into saturday. here's our whole developing storm system which is deepening and rapidly so as i speak. it's off the coast but you've got snow that has pushed from south to north across the eastern seaboard. it has already been historic with the southern snowfall in places like tallahassee and savannah. we're just on the western edge here in washington and with in we'll get lighter snowfall amounts but right now you can see the snow is really just filled in all across our area. light snow along the length of the beltway and across most of our majors as we go through the day, the highest snowfall amounts will likely be east of 95. futurecast shows that snow will continue through about 8:00 a.m. along 95 and then it will start to break up after that. you see just flurries by 10:00 a.m. and then by noon, it's o

autria: people in ocean city getting slammed with blizzard conditions, and the roads are still treacherous. larry: closing schools today. frederick county schools are closed today. arlington county and alexandria city schools delay. larry: anne arundel county on a two-hour delay. george's, st. mary's, calvert county schools are closed. d.c., schools are opening on time. we have a full list of the closures and delays on the bottom of your screen. larry: the storm is causing major issues at dulles air work. more than 30 flights redirected the storm.ue to many were headed to jfk or new work. hours toed up to seven get their luggage. some people going to new jersey took a shuttle bus. others stayed overnight in hotels. only two flights in jfk today has been delayed. autria: virginia avenue turned into an icy mess. repairs are expected to take up to 12 hours. julie wright workarounds. there are over two foot drifts. >> when walmart is closed, that is when you know it is bad. larry: ocean city maryland, battle -- battered by a lizard. ryan hughes has been trying to get to ocean city. it has been

he is at ocean city for us this morning. justin, looks like things are getting a little worse there. >> reporter: yeah. hey there, aaron. i'm on a side street between baltimore avenue and at boardwalk. a plow coming through not long ago. the road was mostly clear. i want to show you all the snow the plow was able to move. we're talking about the mountain snow here. quite a bit, quite thick and icy here i want to give you a live look at the boardwalk, an overview here. this is 11th street and the boardwalk, four blocks north of where we are now. the hotel monte carlo oceanfront. the boardwalk, the beach surrounding areas covered in a layer of white snow here. the snow falling at a steady clip out here. ocean city bracing for several inches of snow this morning. the plows out here working as we speak. they brined throughout the day yesterday to get ahead of the storm. they are braced, they say for several inches of snow out here. these blizzard-like conditions, the wind and the snow whipping back and forth where they blow, it

adrianna: now to the blizzard like conditions in ocean city care dear eastern snow -- ocean city.the eastern shore is getting slammed. brad bell has been in the brad: the bomb cyclone, whatever you want to call it, is still pounding ocean city, maryland. this is a coastal town on the atlantic ocean, a barrier island, and all day long, it has received tremendous, steady breezes, plus gusts blowing the snow. blizzard conditions right now. it is impossible to be outside, really, without glasses -- it is impossible to be outside, really, without glasses or goggles of some sort. you can see at the pavement it is ice. people heading out and starting to drive around the town has found this is a problem, coming across snow drifts like this one. this one is about a foot and a have deep or so, more than most of four-wheel-drive cars can handle. it?windy is just look at that snow. it is an impressive storm. on that great, probably eight to 10 inches, but the story is the wind, the very biting blizzard cold. this town is certainly feeling the effects of this winter storm. in ocean city, maryl

but still snow flurries around ocean city area. look at the wind chills. washington and that colder air continues to move on in. wait until i show you the numbers. you're going to wake up to tomorrow morning, guys, they're going to be here for a while. much more on this in a minute. >> thank you, doug. >> and we have reached a point this this winter season where the conditions outside are dangerous. >> they sure are. even if you're just out there for a few minutes, you could start seeing the early stages of frostbite. but how can you tell when it's time to head back indoors? >> amee cho talked to the experts today. she's outside in northwest to tell you what they say. amee? >> reporter: hi, wendy and jim. we've also had tingling feeling in our fingers standing outside. it's when you stay outside and the tingling stops that you're in trouble. as freezing folks brave the streets of d.c., some bundle up, others not so much. just a few minutes of bare skin can be enough for frost knip, the early stages of frostbite. >> that little bit of exposure causes some >

we got off at the main road, 50 in ocean city and it is about 10 minutes outside salisbury. the plows are stuck and it may be a couple of hundred feet before they get to the other plow and then there is a main road. right now, they are stuck and we are stuck. we are stuck behind the plow over there and we can't go anywhere. we want to get to ocean city to show you the bomb cyclone and the sites but we have to wait until these hard-working folks get out of here.

this is ocean city, maryland. it's already blanketed with snow. you can see strong winds in this area where there's a blizzard warning in effect. more on this weather alert da after ty hi ♪ ♪ start the car! start the car! the ikea winter sale. wooooooo! get up to 50% off select items. now through january 10th. ikea. ♪ ♪ start the car! start the car! the ikea winter sale. wooooooo! get up to 50% off select items. now through january 10th. ikea. another sign of how cold it is. you can actually see the ice forming on top of the water in the tidal basin in the potomac river. now to a reminder. even if something appears to be frozen, you should never go out on to the ice. >> chopper 4 in leesburg yesterday afternoon. yesterd first responders were called to someone falling through the ice. you can see the footprints and a large hole. they checked but did not find anyone. >>> rescue crews in montgomery county have been putting their training to the test. two vehicles were stuck in ten mile creek this weekend. rescuers have been training nonstop for these

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that is very latest in ocean city, natasha brown for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> streets department workers in philadelphia spent the day getting salt trucks filled and in place ahead of the storm. crews at city salt yard in feltonville used heavy equip ment to load salt in dump trucks. city officials say they have 85 pieces of equipment and 40,000 tons of salt ready to treat city streets. >> we started this operation off as a salting operation and if conditions worsen we will put it on and then start plowing streets. >> chopper three spotted trucks brining the road, penndot officials say they will need cooperation of those on the road while crews are out salting and plowing. they have asked drivers to give their trucks plenty of extra space and please, do not try, to pass them. >>> kate will be back in a little less than ten minutes with the most up to date forecast and be sure to wake up with us first thing tomorrow morning, our team will be closely monitoring the snow, the bitter blast, any traffic delays, and school closings and delays, we are on half an hour earlier tomorrow st

ocean city seating higher amounts of snow. even now, our wind is picking up. we havgo costing nearly 30 miles an hour. d.c. is close to that. 22 miles an hour in fredericksburg. i will make it feel very bitter. -- that will make it feel very bitter. snow ending late morning around 9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m.. eileen whelan has been live all morning long out in storm trak 7. how are the roads looking, eileen? veronica,, my gosh, the roads are not good. we are in upper marlboro, heading south on route four. our photographer, vanessa, is manning the wheel. she said this is officially not fun. this is route 4, and the roads are snow-covered. we have seen so many road crews out here treating the roads. road temperatures are in the mid 20's. and sliding. when you went to bed last site, prince george's county was under a two-hour delay. waking up this morning, prince arege's county schools closed today. driving around today, it is definitely a good decision. if you don't have to be on the roads, definitely do not do it. the disabilities -- the being reducedre as well. tomo

philadelphia archdiocese and we have them running at the bottom of your screen and dann cuellar is in ocean cityld be ground 0 and christie ileto is in philadelphia to report on city storm preparations but first metrologist cecily tynan and adam joseph are in the action news weather center with the very latest information from accuweather cecily how do we stand have there been changes since six? >> no major changes look at the radar and the storm is forming on schedule and center of the storm 200 miles south of cape hatteras and one change i think there is going to be a bit of a battle overnight with the dry air. i think that dry air will be holding on overnight as we zoom in it actually looks like it's snowing pretty close to philadelphia but this is what is known as it's snowing higher in the atmosphere and dry air at the surface and evaporating before it reaches the surface and on the ground in south jersey and take a while for the atmosphere to moisten up this is a storm we have been saying all along what you get really depends on your location, areas north and west of philadelphia you're un

we want to go to justin finch in ocean city. now, justin, you need cross country skis. >> are you catching a break? what are you doing sitting? >> reporter: erika, melissa, i've been standing all day in this snow the last one. also i saved you both a seat out here to come out here and join me on your own time, obviously. if you can see, the snow is still coming down. i'm going to get up and show you something else now. the snow is approaching my knee. that's how much snow we are seeing right now on the boardwalk here. and as you can see, it makes it a little hard to get around here. nick, you okay there? i'm going to also show you a few other things here. i want to go over and take a look at the beach. that water is really moving indicative of the wind blowing out there on the shore and onto the beach and whipping the snow around right in front of us here. take a look here, the plows have been going as well today. you can really get a sense of how much snow is out here by the size of this drift right by this hooter sign here. i

the view comes from ocean city live.com. 11 inches of snow today. all stick around pick the wind is blowing this around and it's one of the hardest storms to hit in the last century. >> most schools had a snow day and many delays were caused with closures around the metro this morning. tonight, a different story with wind chills about zero. so tomorrow. let's talk about the wind. it's gusting up to 38 miles-an- hour downtown. 30 in manassas and let's talk about the wind chill advisory, in effect until noon on friday. wind chills in the metro, minus 15, minus 10 degrees and across the divide, a warning with wind chills 30 degrees below zero. this is serious stuff. dress in layers and limit exposed skin. you can get frostbite in as quickly as 18 minutes. i look at what the temperatures feel like, single digits. 6 degrees in gaithersburg and talking about what will happen with the wind chill, 10:00 tonight, 4 degrees below zero. one degree downtown and tomorrow morning it will feel like 12 degrees below zero in gaithersburg. we will tell you when the w

maryland and that includes rehoboth delaware beach and ocean city. >> our cori coffin is live in ocean city this morning with the high winds and the whiteout conditions and wow, corey how are you holding up? >> reporter: hey, guys, you aren't kidding, these high winds, these whipping winds we're in my eyes. it's kind of difficult to see but i want to show you, give you a look at the conditioning out here. these winds are so strong, it actually moved our vehicle as we were trying to get through. we have a pretty hefty vehicle that's pretty good with snow and it was difficult for us just to get to some of these roadways. we know that there are plows out but there are no plows out in this particular area right now because it's just too dangerous. let's give you a look over here toward the streets and i can show um exactly how deep the snow is. so, right now out on the sidewalk a couple inches of snow but right here i'm about six to 8-inches deep right here and it's amazing that the snow has kind of stuck in this -- in this way given the very strong whipping winds, so this is certainly not

i checked with authorities here in ocean city. no issues to report, injuries, people stuck, et cetera, but road here are the problem and wind continues to pick up. as far as the snow as we have been reporting all day that is continuing to move away right now. reporting live from ocean city , david spunt for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> that is some video. >>> david, thank you. >>> more digging out after a water main break caused flooding in several philadelphia businesses and leaves dozens without water tonight. >> "eyewitness news" reporter natasha brown, live in rhawnhurst where one business will be closed for days, what is the very latest there. >> reporter: good evening, to youe and jessica. here you can see crews are working hard, they are trying to fix this 16-inch water main that broke earlier this afternoon. dozens of customers are now affected and without water, a couple businesses are as well and we can tell you a long, nig. >> it is upsetting but what can i do. >> reporter: rose's small family owned business will to have

milk, even the fire wood is scares at ocean city acme. all shore signs snow is on the way. >> fierce weather, high winds, and flooding. >> reporter: this is what the cape may lewes ferry look like as it was cutting the ice on the delaware bay. and take a look at the frozen bay off the docks of the surfing pig in north wildwood. and this is just a sample of what's to come. >> the winds blow all the tides in. so with the full moon, we're in trouble on this one. >> i'm going to be inside all the time. >> reporter: although it looks warm and peaceful. jersey beaches are like a frozen tundra. and with a major storm off the coast, beach erosion could be a major problem. just two weeks ago ocean city finished a two-month multi-million doltz beach replenishment project. although officials say they're not concerned about losing more beach with this storm, long-time residents are bracing for impa impact. >> i want to leave. yeah, you do. you panic because you don't know what effect it's going to have on this island. >> reporter: and the snowfall is

it has started to snow in ocean city new jersey. this is a live picture. accuweather is calling for blizzard conditions and coastal areas of the garden state before we are through. and in philadelphia city hall has called the snow emergency to take effect at midnight that means you have to get your car off designated streets within the next hour or see them towed away, there will also be no trash or recycled collections come tomorrow. it's wednesday night and the big story on action news tonight is the big nor'easter moving in and yes we expect blizzard conditions in parts of new jersey and delaware. the philadelphia metropolitan area could get pretty hard as well. many school districts are not taking any chances, philadelphia public schools are cancelling classes as is the philadelphia archdiocese and we have them running at the bottom of your screen and dann cuellar is in ocn city whichund 0 and christie ileto is in philadelphia to report on city storm preparations but first metrologist cecily tynan and adam joseph are in the action news weather center w

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took an hour to get from ocean city to atlantic city tonight. crews will be out plowing over the night over the next few hours to make sure there's a smooth commute tomorrow morning. reporting live, david spunt cbs eyewitness news. >> thank you for that. city of philadelphia offices will be closed tomorrow and thoseo make it into work in the morning the commute is shaping up to be a tough one. alexandra hof is overlooking the schuylkill with more on that alex. >> ukee i' feeling significantly colder than it has and windy as it will continue owe remain that way. that leads us to the roadways. right now they can look good and free of snow. we still see the glisen on them that's moisture on the pavement and real possibility for black ice and refreezing. if you have to be out on the roads tomorrow you want to make sure take it slow and very safely and as for septa officials advice if you head out through them tomorrow dress appropriately. and number two give yourself lots of time and be advised some of the schedules have changed. >> blizzard conditi

took an hour to get from ocean city to atlantic city tonight. crews will be out plowing over the night over the next few hours to make sure there's a smooth commute tomorrow morning. reporting live, david spunt, cbs eyewitness news. >> thank you for that. city of philadelphia offices will be closed tomorrow and those whoa have to make it into work in the morning the commute is shaping up to be a tough one. alexandra hof is overlooking the schuylkill with more on that, alex., i'm with david, feeling significantly colder than it has and windy as it has been it will continue owe remain that way. that leads us to the roadways. right now they can look good and free of snow. we still see the glisen on them that's moisture on the pavement and real possibility for black ice and refreezing. if you have to be out on the roads tomorrow you want to make sure you take it slow and very safely and as for septa officials advice if you head out through them tomorrow dress appropriately. and number two give yourself lots of time and be advised some of the schedul

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cydney long is joining us live in ocean city. people there are preparing to get hit with snow. >> they definitely are. the system still very much brewing out at sea. they can handle the snow, but what they are concerned about is the high winds. and this take a lock at this super moon. that's what has people here most concerned. >> it's cold. it's cold. >> in sheer awe of mother nature and the rock solid frozen shoreline at sunset beach, she and her husband don't plan to stick around for what could be a dangerous snowstorm. >> it was terrible. we want to go home where it's safe. >> reporter: wednesday night a system could dump 3 to 6 inches of snow at the shore and do so packing 50-mile-per-hour gusts. >> it's more windy here than philadelphia. >> we saw decorations getting take b down. >> for the next two or three days. >> we're going to be concentrating on rock salts, fluorides, heaters. >> storm and winter essentials front and center. salt will no doubt go quickly. firewood, flashlights also a hot commodity to survive the cold.

ocean city getting ready for accumulating snow fall in that area. i'm going to talk much more about that thursday storm in a minute. 21 degrees currently in rockville, down to 17 in dulles with the lighter winds. areas that normally school, places like manassas and warrenton are going to fall quickly. already down to 14 at 6:00 on your tuesday evening. 14 in manassas, 18 down towards honeytown. so, we've got the cold in tonight. we're going to get a little break tomorrow. but the frigid weather continues. most areas tomorrow, i say a little break. we may get close to or surpass freezing by a degree or two. that's the break that we've got. tracking storms -- tracking the storm for thursday, and the

we were supposed to wait one half hour outside ocean city but we can't get there, yet. it is miserable. >> it is freezing out here. >> you just want to get home. you been working since 3:30 and it is now almost 6:00? >> and it is one mile .5 from work. >> we hope for a breakthrough at some point but it is not happening and they are bringing in all kinds of crazy equipment to try to get the road cleared. it is mount herman church road and you can look at the this is what it looks like. near salisbury maryland, bruce leshan, wusa9. let me start digging a little bit. >> it will take a while to get back here, bruce. you just sent word that the plows finally broke through. he and the photographer are finally back on u.s. 50. still a mess. >> you know it's cold in d.c. when you can walk across the reflecting pool. >> mike o'leary wanted to do it. here's what happened. >> we showed up for work at wusa9 and there was a beautiful photograph on facebook. people were walking on the frozen reflecting pool. an amazing photo. i showed up and there was a problem. signs p it takes one

forecast to come our way here in ocean city. we are watching the storm as it makes its way across the area on news 4 today. we'll be doing so live. we hope you'll join us and we'll get started tomorrow morning at 4:00 a.m. back to you in the studio. >> all right, justin, thank you. and we'll have everybody in tomorrow morning to get you started with the latest on the school closings, the delays too, and an updated forecast as you head out the door starting at 4:00 a.m. >>> jim, you had to think, just listening to justin there, that was brutal. h frigid temperatures and snow are already delaying and canceling thousands of flights tomorrow. according to flightaware.com, more than 3,000 flights have already been canceled. the site's misery map shows all the delays and cancellations in red. boston logan international says that nearly 70% of their flights tomorrow are canceled. of course this winter storm not the only one affecting the mid-atlantic and new england area but also down south we see the same thing happening down there. w

this is what is it looked like in wildwood and a drive up to ocean city there was a similar scene. john rawlins gives us a closer look. >> the boardwalk at ocean city. 19 degrees rough surf and high winds and no people. the storm moved in overnight has out paced snowplows within minutes of clearing route 9 at somers point snow returning covering the road. and this man spend the shuttingle medical personnel. >> it's not easy to get around and the side streets are not easy and eventually people will get se streets. >> this was the corrector bridge in ocean city. ocean city itself appeared to be a gnd the dizy, faced with deteriorating conditions, the of t restaurant was contemplating opening. >> it's bad and 12 inches of snow in the street and g some places bare.utal. >> two concerns for the emergency management coordinator back by flooding and possible power outages. >> psually equ loss of heat and we have to provide for people to come in warm somewhome people opting to walk-in stead of d man hoofoffee despite a sizy wind. >> you need your coffee? >> yes, got to have wawa. >> it was

ago ocean city finished a two-month replenishment project. although officials say they're not concerned abouthis storm, le residents are bracing for impa . yeah, you do. you panic because you is going e on this island. >> reporter: and the snowfall isut this time tomorrow night. we've already seen new jersey department of transportation crews already out brining the highways inwhat's to come. in ocean city, before this accident o'connell, fox 29 >>> malfunctioninmalfunctioningr apparent schoo hlas students and parents grumbling in upper dar darby. students at beverly hillstions inside the school were really frigid in the days leading up to the december and eighth grader tells fox 29 she stayed home today aftercials refusing to let students wear coats or hoodies signed the build warm warm. >> some kids were their hoodiest they were zen to the d.c., the discipline center, where you get like a. >> the school district did acknowledge that some classrooms are csede of malfunctioning heaters and say students are allowed to weay felt it was necessar

blizzard conditions walloping ocean city, high winds thrashing the coast. we will have an update on the cleanup after the snow stopped in about 10 minutes. jonathan: as the temperatures bounce around the next few weeks, something you should watch closely are your water pipes in your home. montgomery county fire department getting calls about frozen pipes. anna-lysa gayle has a look at some things you need to know the next few days. the fluctuating temperatures do not help out all. anna-lysa: no, the water main breaks have been a problem. we had another one of the baltimore avenue. for about six hours, crews worked on this 10 inch water main break on baltimore avenue in bethesda. some neighbors were feeling the impact. >> just realized we are now without water. i want to work this morning and noticed water leaking on the street and called wssc. montgomery county anna-lysa: -- montgomery county fire department says it is not just impacting pipes on the outside but also the inside. >> we haven't an influx of pipes bursting. we have had about a dozen or so. ann

yes, it's already snowing in ocean city, maryland. and the worst is still to come. >> rights now a can get hit harder than ever. >> many school system are own be and anne arrundel fraer also on a two thundershower slay. st. mary county schools are closed. >> culpeper, fairfax and fauquier county will be closed tomorrow. you can final the complete list of closures at the bottom of your screen sdmrlt latest on the storm known as bomb cyclone. not that we're meaning to scare anybody with that. >> it promotes fear in some people. awhat it means we have a powerful nor easter that strengthen the rapidly and bombing storage is where we see mill i wars 20 in 24 this does more than that as a result of that the coast will take a penalty from wind and snow as we go forward and that's why there are bliz artd wangz for the coast and winter weather advisory in the purple for d.c. area and winter storm warnings pour heavier snow between advisory and blizzard built, wow, it's all right getting going and looks like everything is on electronic. and tha

i'm live in ocean city, chad pradelli channel6 "action news." jim. >> all right, chad thank you. >>> drone6 toured the art museum area and the ben franklin parkway in philadelphia. it felt as cold as it looked. city employees were told to stay home today so the streets department could do its work less encumbered by traffic. meanwhile the schuylkill river frozen over and we shouldn't expect any melting any time soon. >>> "action news" reporter bob brooks is live on independence mall tonight. bob, we want people to be careful of the coldest weekend but a lot of folks have no choice but to dig out of mounds of snow. >> reporter: jim, that's right. as it gets darker it gets colder. the snow is starting to freeze and crunch not a good feeling at all. the reason we came to independence mall we wanted to speak with some tourists out here braving the elements as they took in the historic sites but we went all over the city today, the common denominator those frozen side streets and i'll tell you what if they're not uncovered at this point jim, they migh

at the live desk, i'm erika gonzalez. >> blizzard warning for ocean city?>> kind that did happen in 2016 with the monster storm that we had but this storm system is quite amazing. it's not going to be a huge snow maker for us but it's going to bring in extremely cold air and we have a chance for canceling or delaying school tomorrow because of snow and friday because of cold. out there right now, not too bad. the best day temperaturewise that we've seen, 34 degrees. winds out of the south at 6 miles per hour. take a look at what we have going on here as we move on through the radar. storm team 4 showing some snow trying to make its way down. the atmosphere is way too dry right now for that. we won't see anything develop overnight tonight. it looks like it's coming down and not reaching the ground just yet. as a matter of fact, none of this is reaching the ground just yet but it reaching the ground here, right along the coast down towards south carolina and in towards wilmington, north the coast and this storm, as we mentioned, bombing off the coast and that

hughesville, which is in charles ocean city 11-inches. here in d.c., we had under an inch. under an inch at my house out in gaithersburg so it was again once you cross 95 and then get farther south and east, you ran into those big snow totals. and the wind very exceptional today. we had gusts, peak gusts in gaithersburg to 55. great falls 46. reagan national 49. they were certainly over 50 out at ocean city. but listen, gainsville, virginia had a gust of 51. calvert cliffs, this is close to annapolis, it's also in bowie a little bit off shore, a 56 miles an hour gust and dulles had a gust to 48 miles an hour. so, where are those gusts right now? they're down from the peak earlier today but this is not fun up in baltimore with a 41 miles per hour gust at this hour. 33 at d.c. dulles and manassas getting gusts to 37. so, that takes that temperature and drops it down into the single digits and that is all as a result of our deepening nor'easter that's going to continue to tap that polar vortex air and pull it right back on down warned you yesterday the extreme cold would be th

i'm not expecting ocean city -- i'm thinking 3 to 6 inches. this goes to show you this is the model that gives you the most and it's nothing around d.c. baltimore a little bit. patuxent river 2.5, over towards cambridge around 3. i'm not expecting a lot of snow. that's not the big issue here. it is going to be the wind chills. today wind chills are in the teens, 18 degrees in d.c., 12 in gaithersburg. some areas like winchester, culpepper, not seeing any wind. wind chill not a factor here. but the wind chill coming up the next couple days as i mentioned could be 15 to 20 below 0 for many. much more on that. somara is joining me in just about 15 minutes with a closer look where you live on the cold coming our way. >> all right. keep it tuned right here, folks. and, of course, you can always stay updated minute to minute on the weather and everything storm team4 is covering by opening up the nbc washington app. wendy, back over to you. >> all right, thank you, gentlemen. >>> a developing story in new york, a massive fire in the bronx this time.

boulevard it's been plowed to such an extent and showing belo going as said, schools down here ocean city, day, theyl not have school.organizations, and businesses and banks and medical clinics will start and open around noontime. very on in atlantic city authorities there aregoing to have to deal with the afte fire which occurred about 6:00 p.m. last night. >> we was going down the steps and all of a sudden we looked elevator the panel from the ceiling fell and theta comin down. >> reporter: that fire t story housing complex for seniors out conditions lastnight as yesterday's storm was winding d many were moved to a shelter in a nearby school. the fire filled parts of tower with smoke as firefirs arrived. >> this turned out to be a dangerous electric i ial fire. >> reporter: most of the people we understand with the help of red cross and city officials were taken from the school on jitneys over to various hotels in atlantic city they have been inside and warm overnight. the fire damaged parentally electrical equipment the repair to three weeks. it will takeask to figure the folks living

and you saw it in ocean city. and surf city is still wet and look at the lightning strikes there on the coastline. a marine warning because of this with a strong gusty wind along the coast. if you know someone with a boat let them know about that. 56 in philadelphia and 59 in millville. 62 if dover and mild and not feeling like january. 52 in allentown and 54 in reading and these numbers drop as the cold front swings through and on the coast 23 miles per hour in wildwood. and 25 in atlantic city. and 22 right now in toms river and trenton. here is a view of a half inch of rain and we see is starting to clear and a couple of showers out to the west. and a stray shower. and much of that lifts to the north and the main rain is moving on out of here and skies are brightening and getting better here. an early high of 64 and temperatures drop through the afternoon. 4:00, 58 with sunshine. and 6:00, 53. and 8:00 mostly clear skies and temperatures in the upper 40s and mid-50s by 10:00. it's mild and gets chilly again toni

we're live here in ocean city. i'm justin finch, news4. now back to you in the studio. >> that is painful to watch, isn't it? now, as we told you, we have some breaking school announcements just coming into the newsroom here and these are all for friday. and because of the frigid weather out there, all schools in prince george's county are going to be open two hours late. anne arundel county and fauquier county will be on two hour delay. frederick county, virginia the complete list will be scrolling across the bottom of the screen so keep it tuned here throughout the afternoon. our team coverage continues with prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins. tracee, you've been around, all around brandywine to la plata. how are folks faring? how are the roads out there? >> reporter: well, the roads are slushy. you can see that everything they put down on the roads to try to deal with all of this stuff, it's working. but when you come into the neighborhoods, the secondary streets, this is what you have, compact. it's going to stay this w

look at ocean city, new jersey. still coming down in ocean city. you can see it on the radar. that's some very light snow in ocean city, sea aisle city. and inland, though, it's starting to exit philadelphia. already moving out of delaware. but there is more on the way. look at the snow moving into central pennsylvania. that's the next phase of this system. so we'll get a break in philadelphia, in the suburbs and in delaware before the next round moves in during the day. right now the temperatures right down to the freezing mark in new jersey, 32 degrees. that's why we're seeing a bit of accumulation there. just a dusting so far. the suburbs 32 and 35 in philadelphia. the temperatures most of the day are going to be freezing. up to 37 degrees in delaware. so we get some snow showers, but for most of day we'll be watching some snow melt on those roadways. i'll show you what your day looks like before you head out the door in ten minutes. first jessica boyington has your first alert traffic. >>> watching the schuylkill expressway and our camera just around center city moving thr

fox 29's chris o'connell reports from ocean city w of snow. >> reporter: preparations for winter storm full gear tonight. residents bracing for high tide. here se o is the water. milk, even the fire wood city a. all shore way. >> fierce weather, high winds, and flooding. >> reporter: this is what ferrye as it was cutting the ice on the delaware frozen bay off the docks of the surfing pig in norths is just a sample f what's to come. >> the. so with the full moon, we're in troue >> i'm going to be inside all the time. >> reporter: although i peacefu. jersey beaches are like a frozen tundra. and with a the coast, beach erosion could be a

this is a live look at ocean city. you see the board walk covered in snow. the shore could see the biggest snow totals. >> let's check in with brandon hudson. what do you see there now? >> it started snowing around 9:15 here. at the beginning we gt the small snow flakes now we're getting thicker flakes. it looks like specks of dirt floating in the air. but to give you an idea of how windy it is. storm force 10 you can see the wind gauge. we're getting more gusts. now we're getting wind gusts where you see it's slowing down. speeding up. look at this parking lot behind me. you don't see a will the of snow. it was starting to get accumulation in this area. but as we walk akrsz the street yul see more accumulation. along the grass by the bushes. in the street along the main drag here. we have shops on both ends of the street. look across the street at this gas station parking lot. it is covered in snow. we're we'll be back here in at the end of the newscast to fwif you an update on the conditions. and drivers are seeing. we'll see you then. >>> one final trip t

ocean city seating higher amounts of snow. even now, our wind is picking up. we havgo costing nearly 30 miles an hour. d.c. is close to that. 22 miles an hour in fredericksburg. i will make it feel very bitter. -- that will make it feel very bitter. snow ending late morning around 9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m.. eileen whelan has been live all morning long out in storm trak 7. how are the roads looking, eileen? veronica,, my gosh, the roads are not good. we are in upper marlboro, heading south on route four. our photographer, vanessa, is manning the wheel. she said this is officially not fun. this is route 4, and the roads are snow-covered.

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