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THE SOUTH MOVING UP THE EAST
COAST.
THE WASHINGTON, D.C., SUBURBS
THEY'RE NEXT IN LINE.
SHE'S LOOKING AT THE COST OF
THIS STORM.
WHAT ARE YOU SEEING, ATHENA?
WHAT ARE YOU FINDING OUT?
>> HI, WOLF, OF COURSE THE STORM
HASN'T MADE ITS WAY HERE YET.
WE'RE BEGINNING TO SEE A FEW
SMALL FLAKES FLYING.
I'M COMING TO YOU FROM A SALT
DEPOT.
WE'RE RIGHT NEXT TO A VERY BUSY
HIGHWAY.
THIS IS THE CAPITAL BELTWAY, A
MAJOR ARTERY THIS IN AREA.
ALL THIS SALT BEING POURED INTO
THESE TRUCKS, THAT SALT WILL BE
USED TO MAKE SURE HIGHWAYS LIKE
THIS STAY CLEAR.
WE'VE BEEN WATCHING TRUCKS
LINING UP THE PAST COUPLE OF
HOURS GETTING FILLED WITH SALT
AND HEADING OUT.
NORTHERN VIRGINIA IS THE POINT
THAT 4,000 TRUCKS THAT MAKE SURE
THAT ROADS AND SUBDIVISIONS STAY
CLEAR.
WHERE IS ALL THAT COMING FROM?
YOU CAN SEE THE LARGE STRUCTURE
AND THE DOORWAY THROUGH IT.
IMAGINE THE WEIGHT OF 100
STATUES OF LIBERTY.
THAT'S ABOUT 22,000 TONS.
THAT'S HOW MUCH SALT THIS SHED
CAN HOLD.
THIS FACILITY WAS BUILT AFTER
THOSE BIG STORMS WE SAW IN
FEBRUARY OF 2010 WHERE AREAS IN
THIS REGION SAW AS MUCH AS TWO
TO FOUR FEET OF SNOW OVER JUST
THE COURSE OF THE FIRST TEN DAYS
OF FEBRUARY.
SO I BELIEVE WE HAVE A GRAPHIC.
THIS SALT TRUCK YOU CAN SEE
MOVING OUT.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE A GRAPHIC TO
SHOW SOME OF OF THE STATISTICS
WE HAVE FROM THE NORTHERN
DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA.
THEY SAY THEY'RE READY,
INITIALLY 4,000 TRUCKS THEY'RE
DEPLOYING, 5,000 TONS OF SALT ON
HAND.
NONE OF THE KINDS OF SALT
SHORTAGES LIKE IN NEW YORK CITY
AND LONG ISLAND.
ALL TOLD, THEY BELIEVE THAT THIS
STORM WILL COST $25 MILLION.
THAT'S THE COST OF PUTTING ALL
THESE TRUCKS ON THE ROAD, HAVING
THESE WORKERS WORK 12 HOURS ON,
12 HOURS OFF.
ON OUR WAY HERE, WE SAW TRUCKS
ALREADY STAGED ON THE FREEWAY.
THAT GIVES YOU AN IDEA HOW LONG
THEY'LL BE WORKING.
NORTH OF US IN WASHINGTON, D.C.,
THEY'RE ALSO GETTING READY.
I SPOKE WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
EARLIER TODAY.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE DECLARING A
SNOW EMERGENCY AT 6:30 THAT
MAINLY KEEPS THE CARS OFF MAJOR
ROADS.