trenton and bucks county will be stuck in the heavier rain pattern. the rain in allentown will build into the region, a little bit of a lull right now. the snow in the poconos is on its way down. let's take you to sky6 live hd we have cloudy skies you can see the camera bouncing as we had wind gustsn parts of the region up in the 30s and up in the 50s before we are done today. degrees in philadelphia. sustained winds 17 miles per hour winds gusting 20 to 30 miles per hour in philadelphia. some spots going higher that thn that. you're feeling the effects the winds. we have snow in areas to the west, there's that likelihood we'll see light snow mixing in around here, as well, later this morning and this afternoon. up in the lehigh valley, snow and high winds, temperatures in the low 40s, holding there through most of the day, uncomfortable certainly temperatur shore, we're stuck in the low to mid 40s, tidal flooding is an issue. numbers in philadelphia, we may dip in the upper 30s today. the winds gusting 50 to 55 miles per hour. of course that precipit

trenton line suspended and west trenton resumed and njt buses are suspended across the board. we'll check it again in the 5:00 hour. >>> lets go to south jersey and christie aleto live in pennsauken with the situation the there. >> reporter: hey there, the snow has stopped and i look like i'm standing in shin deep snow and the good news is a live look at route 38 we can see asphalt. there are in areas snow packed slushy porkts portions of this road and it left a mess and proved to be a headache earlier in the day for drivers that decided to brave the slick and slippery roads. >> my grill came off. >> how did this happen? >> i went right here. coming across the light and i ran right into it. >> as far as i know, coming out this way it was. i'm heading to riverside. >> how are you getting there? >> the train if it's on time. >> i have four-wheel-drive and i just came from trenton, there are cars all over the road off the road, all down 295, route 70 here. it's bad even with four she'll drive. so you know if you don't have to drive don't. >>> back out live are you looking at snow

the heavy rain we saw in the city is lifting up towards trenton currently. let's look at the tide today, 44 degrees is the high a little below average. we're watching the rain moving through, satellite and radar changing to snowfall for the afternoon and evening commute, jennette. >> new on "action news," two children were the victims of drive-by shooting in texas. three children were in the car waiting for their mother when someone pulled up and started shooting yesterday. an 8-year-old boy was shot in the head. he is in critical condition this morning. his younger sister shot in the leg. an 11-year-old inside the vehicle was not hurt. >>> a police department in oklahoma has been researching if books can stopped bullets. three books stacked together stops rounds from hitting the starting. backpacks filled with books in every classroom could help save the students life. superintendent hopes to have safety procedures in place by the beginning of the next school year. >>> president trump spurred talks of a trade war when he spoke about steep tariffs on steel a

trenton, 36. cape may 38. forecast for today we'll start out with a lot of the clouds and see the sun peak through. 1:00 p.m. this afternoon it's a blustery and chilly, 44. windchills in the 30s. 4:00 p.m., 35. 7:00 p.m., 42. forecasting a high of 46 degrees. this morning a woman is in the hospital after a tree fell on her car during last night's rush hour. the accident happened along kelly drive near the falls bridge at 5:45 a.m.ad but the extent of her injuries this morning not clear. >>> topple the trees and downed power lines are keeping utility crews busy this morning. this is a piece of video of an electrical line elli haverford. "action news" viewer sent in that video. >>> "action news" viewer captured a downed line henry avenue along schoolhouse lane in east falls section. thankfully this did not ignite anything. bob brooks live in overbrooke on the downed trees and people waiting for the power to come back on, bob. >> reporter: yeah, gray, ely for some people it might take a few days be because there

t stree on witvel along95 trenton to philadelphiand snow north and west for q county. and route 61 in rea auncutoff in th western burbs. so ifs snowih fhy dose of that is.75ortheaadelphia 1.5 and 1.66 and a more than .75 in atlantic we are getnsitioning oe back edg the northwesterly win doulling high wefct until saturday deight now we havts city as high as 49 miles perur. d i my power outag laterquick burst of the ing visibility o especially with the winds. more details coming up in th t nk you. officials fear that the wic hunk out beaches p s live i atlantic city where erosion concern today. >> reporter: yes, that i the rain is not a concern at all just a little bit of a drizzle which can be annoyintimes.ve my wind reader we es per hour but bad. e seen bigge waves in the a sunny day but otherer around >> floimal in atlantic city. high tide was earlier this morning and here at trenton there wa n to pu up to the traffic and busy prevent reregion. rough surf could be seen up and down the coast. >> what is it like >>het bad and the winm right not too bad a you can down th

that is a live lightning strike in trenton along i-95. it was raining and now thundersnow. that is giving you the sign of the intensity. as this nor'easter is kicking in and producing a significant amount of snow coming down through parts of the region and lets go in close toward this. the motion of this area. heavy snow lifting northward, and westward. and this area you see the lightning strike along i-95 and thundersnow. coming down at a good clip. i was checking the rates here. this is 1 to 3 inches an hour. we have not seen is race through here and accumulating quickly and staying over i-95. snowing heavy in chadds ford and media and the blue route and 309 and i-95 in trenton and farther we see the movement of the band there shifting up to the north and as we look at the bands right here in south jersey. once that heavy ban moves through this heavy band moves through and the snow is coming down and elmer and hammonton. an icy mix and the snowfall getting closer to the coast and as it does. visibility is an issue less than a mile. a third of a mile .30 because of the sno

but still a half mile of blinding snow in trenton and toms river 2.5 miles visibility. but the problem when the sunsets here the snow exits the coast by 6:00 the chilly breeze continues and temperatures drop below freezing and the slush hardens up and anything not treated will turn over to black ice. we'll have meteorologist, cecily tynan come up with a five-day with a storm we are possibly tracking. >> thank you we appreciate that. >> in the meantime matt pellman joins us with the latest on the highways. >> the latest is just the slightest bit of improvement but this is the scene we see all afternoon and kind of sick is of seeing it, cars and trucks in this case, sitting and spinning their wheels. being stuck on a snowy slushy mess. this is northeast philadelphia. the ramps connecting 95 northbound with academy road and the ramps are blocked now and shot is not frozen but traffic is not able to move spining along the ramps at 95 at academy. this is woodhaven road turning from snow into wetness but still coverage in both directions. up there we have some blockages, vehi

same for trenton and 3 inches or more in the poconos. over an inch in wilmington and places to the south like millville. and the winter part of the storm we have winter storm warnings in the poconos. carbon and monroe tomorrow morning and through saturday morning a winter weather advisory for parts of the lehigh valley from bethlehem to easton. this is where we expect most of the accumulating snow to really kind of pile up as we get into friday afternoon and friday night. future tracker 6 showing those areas could see anywhere from 6 to 12 inches of snow in the mountains and as close as allentown and easton and as much as 3 to 6 inches of snow. we'll talk about the wind aspect of the storm and the coastal flooding coming up in the full accuweather forecast. >> thank you. meanwhile people at the jersey shore are taking the coming storm seriously and the potential for flooding is a big concern and they will watch the high tide on saturday morning and are asking residents to be ready to move their vehicles to higher ground just in case. and

trenton, 37. cape may, 26 miles per hour. our biggest concern this morning will be for tidal flooding sandy hook to rehoboth beach, atlantic city the high tide this morning 8:17. we're expecting moderate flooding, cape may harbor expecting moderate flooding, sunday morning's high tide may produce moderate flooding. everything will get better as the storm pulls away. future tracker 6, later this afternoon, clouds and sun, temperatures in the mid 40s, windchills in the 30s. it's bluster out there this this afternoon. sunday, we'll wake up to a decent amount of sunshine. monday is sunny overall and chilly. in the 40s. 47.millville, 46. northerly breezes, 15 to 25. temperatures hovering close to freezing north and west under a partly cloudy sky. today, chilly, wind, sun, 46. tomorrow, sun, 46. monday, 45. there's the midweek storm, tuesday, 47. wednesday, 47 degrees. >> thank you for the update. happening today, the philadelphia flower show gets underway at the convention center. the doors open to the public at 11:00 p.m. melissa

in bucks county and trenton you see the heart of the heavier rain. the stuff to the west not so bad. as we look outside, we have cloudy skies across the region. camera bouncing we're seeing gusts in the 20s and 30s this morning and they will build from there as we get into the afternoon. taking a look at the current temperatures. it's well above freezing, 42 degrees is the temperature in philadelphia. even as we change over to wet snow later on, temperatures will hold on to 40 across the region. we expect wet roads and grassy accumulation if that. winds are gusting into the 20 to 30-mile an hour range even higher than that already in some spots. there you see the win wheeling effect, wram around snow coming -- wrap around snow coming in from the west. we'll see wet snow at times today. maybe a total changeover, it will be windy and wet snow mixing in at times. temperatures close to 40 all the way today. that will be the case across the region with everybody sitting in the low 40s from allentown down to cape may. in terms of wet snow some of it poppin

and up near trenton. not as much currently as we go north and west but the bands are lifting to the north and we'll see them continue to move. as we look toward the south it's still rain along the coastline. see the intensity of the rain. reds and yellows, these heavy bands are lifting through and we see them moving through the region. 1:30 seeing the snowfall through the region and moving out between 5:00 and 7:00. and we go outside now to meteorologist, chris sowers, we see a real difference in the snowfall you have out there. >> it's coming down good now here. we are underneath the heavy band. the snowfall rates 1 to 2 inches an hour. we look at city avenue it's mainly wet but starting to see assumelation on the roads and sidewalks and parking lots. but the main roads still wet way little slush at this point. snowfall totals so far. we are seeing about inches in glasgow. and 7:00, 8:00 this morning you into warm 3 inches and smyrna 2 inches of snow. over into new jersey, winslow township 2.6. now in wi

in philadelphia, 12 in millville, and trenton. satellite radar showing the last of the cloud cover is pushing through new jersey, lots of clear conditions out here to the west. today should be a nice day as high pressure slides in from west to east across the mid atlantic states. clouds and sun for this afternoon, breezy with highs in the 40s. as we break it down for you, your 1:00 temperature, 45. once the sun sets the temperatures begin to dip, 40 by 7:00 and by 10:00 down to 34. again, forecasting a high of 46. gray? >> okay, chris. thank you so much for the update this morning. many people are still waiting for their power to be restored after this week's nor'easter left many of them in the dark. thousands of homes in pennsylvania lost power. half of those outages still need to be repaired and utilities say it may take days. a house on chipmunk lane was severely damaged. thankfully no one was hurt there. delaware county saw the most power outages due to the nor'easter. >>> and in quakertown a tree fell into a home. it landed o

trenton 17. millville 16. but every now and then you get that sudden shove of wind and the gusts are in the 25-30 mile an hour range. 26 and millville 24. believe it or not the winds are getting better. we had 60-70 mile an hour gusts friday afternoon. and today we'll go 20 to 30 miles per hour. every day it gets a little bit better. tomorrow is a little bit breezy as well. cloud cover pushing away, working its way out to sea this afternoon look for a combination of sun and clouds. it will be breezy out there with a high of 46. nydia? >> trees continue to topple across the region. this big one came crashing down overnight. you can see a white car was crashed beneath the weight of it. fortunately no one was hurt. take a look at this video forcing drivers to go around the debris. >> and this morning those trees are keeping utility crews busy across the entire tri-state region. >> they've been working nonstop since friday to bring power tree experts are working overtime as well. we caught up with this crew yester

now in and around philadelphia, trenton, points to the north and west we have a big area, an eight to 16-inches and that's a wide range of snow totals because again the track is really going to depend on who sees the eight, who sees the 16. we're going to have to shrink this and we'll update this map during the day tomorrow to fine tune where that heaviest hit of snow is of 12-inches or more but it could be right around philadelphia, trenton or it could be displaced to the north and west but this is the first really good call map from us. so, as we take a look at the key points here with this storm, it really depends on the track where the heaviest snow is going to be. it begins very light as rain and mix tomorrow evening and then ramps up wednesday noon and afternoon and that's when the roads are going to get quickly covered so you may want to just hunker down wednesday morning even if it doesn't look bad because it will deteriorate quickly here wednesday lunchtime and beyond the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast 47 sun to clouds tomorrow, windy heavy snow. do expect additional po

including trenton and mercer county just over i-95 and the same for northern delaware and the pink area is where we see snow and we look at storm tracker here and the pieces come together and the storm develops late morning into the afternoon tomorrow this at 1:00 when it's a full blown nor'easter and more precipitation and even more precipitation than what we saw in the last nor'easter. here is your timeline 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. tonight that is when the snow begins southwest to northeast. and the heaviest part of the storm 9:00 until 5:00 tomorrow during the day and ends southwest to northeast 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and it's will location on what kind of precipitation you'll see. it seems to be that way cecily with every storm. but one zone there is a lot going on with snow rain and sleet. >> you have a situation and developing nor'easter without true arctic air in place. location is important. mountains to the west and oceans to the east and precipitation type repends on your location. the northwest suburbs is the location. it's snow and stays snow. areas to the coast is mainly

the snow will start melti shortly trenton, 36. may 37. eds impressive, 41 miles per hour out of the northwest in philadelphia. 28 allentown.ntic c s are usually creates the delaware bay and the huge clockwise swirl pushing the water back toward the coast. here's the coastal flooding long island all the way down this morning's high tide where we are expecting moderate flooding. cape may harbor, atlantic city near the steel pier. both areas could see moderate flooding. this evening,'s high tide, moderate flooding. after this morning's high tide, each additional high tide will get better as the storm pulls away. waves 8 to 14 feet, that will create significant beach erosion for the delaware beaches and the jersey shore. later this afternoon combination of sun an clouds, temperatures in the mid 40s windchills in ng sun a mid 40s 46 degrees today, clouds and sun still windy, gusts up to 40 miles per hour at times. overnight tonight partly cloudy and chilly 30 degrees outlying suburbs, 34 for center city. here's the exclusive accuweather seven-

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temperatures are hovering near freezing, into philadelphia, millville, trenton, and wilmington, so that is why we're seeing that snow, on the roadways, and these temperatures, they are going to stay pretty low as we go in the overnight hours so we will deal with, some icing, as we get into the overnight hours tonight and wind, not as bad as the last storm as expected but there is wind out there and that is creating wind chills right now, only in the 20's area wide. the warmest spot, go figure in the poconos, at 31 degrees, while philadelphia is coldest spot at 21 degrees. so, snow, it is exiting the coast by 7:00 o'clock, it is already ending in those western suburbs, so we will continue to see that work and eat its way in the city of philadelphia over the next hour or two but temperatures will drop below freezing, overnight tonight, so good idea, is to remove the snow, before you head to bed here this evening. you don't want to deal with a basically slush going over to ice chunks by tomorrow morning that you cannot remove it. but watch for those slick spots in the overnight hours tonig

that seems to be the case philadelphia and trenton, gusting 25 miles per hour, allentown, same for dover and wilmington, clocking at 28 miles per hour in reading. as we go throughout the rest of the night and the area of low pressure loses the grip across the region, the winds continue to die down. the rain, snow, winds, that continues to head east, high pres continues to drift further east as well. we have a partly cloudy sky on the way tonight, lots of sunshine sunday. we are keeping a watchful eye ot g, hei to cape may. the surge two to two and a half feet and waves 8 to 14 feet high. something worth tracking overnight hours. of tonight, pay cloudy and cold, 34 in philadelphia, 30 in allentown, 34 in dover. the overnight low in cape may, 35. 30 in lancaster. wind gusts across the region throughout the overnight hours, upper 20s and 30s in the overnight. tomorrow morning, a breeze with constant northerly wind on the way through. sunday night into monday, slacking. sunday, 35. by 1:00 tomorrow afternoon, anymore in the middle and upper 40s. the seven-day forecast, not as windy tomorrow,

trenton, cape may 40 degrees. the center of the storm i felt is actually a good -- the storm itself is 300 miles off the coast. it's pushing the water back along the coastline. i put the chart up on this graphic. cape may harbor, what you're looking at, flood stage right here minor moderate middle age flooding. we're expecting moderate flooding in cape may harbor. it's on the fringe of major flooding. we're forecasting 8.1. moderate flooding over the next couple of hours in cape may harbor, as well as the steel pier in atlantic city. the tides get a little bit better until we get into sunday night and monday morning. more specifically, the morning high tide in cape may 8:44 a.m., moderate flooding, evening high tide 9:14 p.m. minor flooding. sunday morning high tide, 10:10 minor flooding. this morning would you want for that it could be stricty around the jersey shore. -- tricky around the jersey shore. morning wind, 35 to 40 and 45 miles per hour. hour by hour, clouds giving way to sunshine during the afternoon,

trenton, 31 miles per hour. the good news is, most locations, it is lone exception to that is the poconos. everybody else well above the freezing mark of 32. it's 40 in wilmington, 42 in dover. 41 in cape may. philadelphia, 38. the lehigh valley 37. reading, 37 degrees. all that snow and ice should start melting today, especially the more sun you see, the high sun angle will melt the snow and ice, as well. satellite and radar there's the center of the storm, what's happening you can see how huge the storm is, we're taking all the water, here's halifax, november scotch i can't, -- nova scotia. we're taking all this water and piling it onshore. there's a coastal flood warning for the jersey shore and the delaware beaches because all the water is piling up. we're expecting moderate flooding for the cape may harbor and steel pier in atlantic city. this evening,'s high tide, minor flooding tomorrow morning, minor flooding and tomorrow evening not expecting any flooding. this morning moderate, and every high tide afte

hard to believe. 51 in philadelphia, down from the high of 61, feeling like april today, trenton 52. allentown, 45. cape may 48. a mild, last night to february. future tracker showing tomorrow morning, morning commute, no problems at all. temperature in the 40s, not that windy. even into the afternoon. when the rain arrives, light. temperatures in the 50s. winds not that strong tomorrow. as we head later thursday night, the winds start to pick up and the precipitation intensifies. heavy rain at 9:30. overnight colder air is tapped in, changing to snow in the poconos by 7:00 in the morning. as we head through the day, winds are picking up and the changeover extends to the south. by 5:00 friday night, many of us are driving home in the snow. expected snow fall map, the models are trending colder and stronger. starting to increase the totals, south jersey, i-95 looking at a grassy coating to two inches. there is a bit of a melt factor. north of landsdale to allentown, two to four inches. northern lehigh valley and the poconos, a good hit of snow, four to eight inches. roads likely treac

areas in trenton and southern bucks county. the rain was moving in from the west and pushing over to the east, now with the low setting off the coast it's pinwheeling around that. we're getting slightly heavier bands intgomery county and chester county. there's one south of philadelphia, pushing in through parts of looksester county. and so as this continues to move through, every now and then cruel get a pocket of heavy rain that gives you ponding and puddling on thee keeping our eyo the nere's a change occurring in the poconos this ll push down this morning and afternoon. that's radar, lotsotalk about t, of watch that's in effect this isoss areas to the north and east, adjacent counties are in the areas of flood advisories, the biggest is the high winds gusting up to 50 or more across the region. the worst time period noon to midnight tonight. we're seeing gusts 30 to 35. i expect to see downed wires and debris on roads. this morning high tides and this evening, and tomorrow morning, those three will be affected with minor an

the river line was running from trenton to camden when the first started. the crew got the passengers off the train safely. there's no word on what caused the fire. >>> president trump has escalated his threat of a trade war with europe. the president has tweeted that if europe retaliates against u.s. tariffs on steel and aluminum, he will stop a tax on cars. the european commission president said the european union would respond by targeting harley david son, levi's and kentucky bourbon. >> if you're just waking up still ahead on action news for a sunday morning, we remember a man who played a famous character on television and lent his voice to another big role. >> several people are buried by an avalanche out west. >> coming up in weather the radar is nice and quiet, at least in the immediate philadelphia area. as you look to the west, this potentially could be another nor'easter. i'll have details for you coming up. hey, what are you guys doing here? we're voya. we stay with you to and through retirement. so you'll still be here to help me make smart ch

teens to 20s, but tomorrow afternoon 60 in trenton and 55 in allentown and tomorrow evening. 62 miles per hour in allentown and same for trenton and i don't remember the last time area wide seeing winds of this magnitude for this long. and tomorrow night winds still 50 plus miles per hour out of the northwesterly direction and we have the coastal flooding and a surge because of the full moon a foot and a half to 3 feet above the normal stage and waves had feet on friday and 12 on saturday. and flooded roads down there and erosion. we look at the exclusive accuweather forecast 44 and windy and rain going to snow for the day tomorrow. and blustery and chilly and 48 degrees and brighter on saturday. and nod bad monday and clouds build tuesday and could have another coastal storm on wednesday with the possibility of wet snow and rain and drier on thursday. but the winds that long and strong, please prepare for power outages because many trees could come down given how saturated the ground is now. >> a lot to keep an eye on thanks. >> how social media is helping the government track potent

trenton 28. philadelphia, 27. ncaster 25 and the 27-degrees. tomorrow, you want a winter coat. dry, someine, 7:22 7:00, 22. by the afternoon winds struggling to hit the freezing point. it feels like winter, but we'll be dry. the nor'easter brought an inch of snow to close to a foot and a half continues to turn. the senator of new england south of boston. here we have sinking air. tomorrow a good amount of sunshine for the commute. suburbs, 29. philadelphia, 32. it's on the brisk side for the winds. winds 20 miles per hour. 42-degrees feels like 30. area of low pressure meanders north. friday, we have a piece of energy dive in. that could bring morning snow showers or morning flurries. we stay on the cold side, 43-degree, seven degrees below normal. sunday night into monday there is the potential for another nor'easter. it all depends on where the low pressure goes. if it's caught up with energy it pulls it up the coast bringing another storm with potential for accumulating snow. some of the computer models show the energy never catches up with the low. it remains week southern

low 40s from wilmington to trenton. mid 40s down to cape may. there's the clouds, and rain to the west by pittsburgh and southwest near roanoke, virginia and pushing into richmond virginia. 58 is the high, rain will arrive, but not until later in the afternoon of at the shore it's the same story, clouds getting thicker. the rain will start to move in later on. with times of hide tide tonight and into tomorrow, there's the chance of a rising water that gives you coastal flooding at times minor, i think as we get into tomorrow and tomorrow night it will be moderate in some cases depending on how the storm forms. in philadelphia, rain arriving late in the day and 58 is the forecasted high. overnight tonight, windswept rain developments it gets heavier, we have poor drainage spots where rain gets heavy. the blustery wind is part of the baggage where gusts could build as high as 35 miles per hour. by 6:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., we're looking at pockets of the rain developing. later at night, 9:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m., 11:00 p.m., pockets of heavy ra

allen tonight and trenton 57 degrees and cape maye. here comes the clouds and here comes the rain. the bulk of the rain is farther to the west. and a shower breaking out over the next couple of hours. and the better chance is later in the afternoon on in through the evening as it builds if intensity. cloudy skies in the lehigh valley and rain arrives there as well over the next several hours and 58 is the high and down the shore clouding up and waiting for the rain to come in late today and tonight. 54 is the high there. and philadelphia 54 degrees. and the winds should pick up a bit later into the day and the rain gets closer. and overnight tonight wind swept rain and blustery conditions building and winds gusting as high as 35 miles per hour. 42 is your low and that is the start of the win problem and higher than that into the game. as we look at future tracker 6 between now and 9:00 you see periods of rain starting to move in and probably starting later in the afternoon in most spots and the overnight hours heavy rain is popping through and a change over tomorrow afternoon to we

have a straight flood watch philadelphia to montgomery county points to of allentown and east through trenton because of possible heavy rain. high wind watch friday into saturday. across the entire region we could have wind gusts 50 miles per hour and maybe higher than that. winter storm watch friday when we change from rain to snow. could be decent accumulations up there. temperatures are not bad, on or about 40 or so across the region him as we go through the day, it will be mild, not karen's 6 or but we'll get up to 57, 58 for the high. notice house the rains hold off until later this afternoon. karen, the winds pick pick up, the rain gets heavy we have all the issues for tomorrow, i'll have more on that coming up. >> reporter: i said we would probably jam on the schuylkill expressway before the construction clears. that's what happened, this is schuylkill expressway at south street, westbound traffic heading toward the vine, getting ready to pick up the construction blocking the right lane. eastbound to 30th street was blocked. we'll see the delay ease, but it's on the -- construction on

. >>> we move across the delaware river now to a live action cam shot in trenton, new jersey, governor phil murphy is scheduled to hold a news conference at 1:00 this afternoon to lay out the storm plans for the garden state. you can watch that on 6abc.com. >>> the "action news" morning team will get an early start to help you navigate the storm. tune in tomorrow at 4:00 a.m. for the latest road conditions and latest school closings or delays. >> and constant updates on the nor'easter are a tap or swipe away including stormtracker 6 live double scan any time on your phone or tablet. it's a free download. >>> and parts of the midwest are already impacted by the powerful storm. heavy snow and freezing rain and gale force winds hit the dakotas and minnesota yesterday. many saw a foot of snow and a garbage truck slid down the road going sideways. and police were forced to close the roads to traffic and minneapolis-st. paul airport the plows were moving faster than the planes and that does not ease the backup and many flights were cancelled . >>> a bmw caught fire going westbound in center

have it in montgomery county, this is pushing toward bucks county and eventually we'll be heading into trenton. again, there is the movement. heavy rain pushing east through philadelphia and heading on the wa t not only southern bucks and montgomery county, northern bucksound quakertown seeing this right now, areas around flemmington. looks like the southern branch of this is catching the top oft5 area. if you're over in medford lakes and wrightstown you'll see that before that potassium flue. slow it down -- before that pops through. slow it down if gets over top y. cloudy skies, strong wind gusts on the way straighthrough tonight and into tomorrow morning. 43 degrees in philadelphia. the sustained wind is up to 18 miles per hour. it's getting blustery, but it gets worse later in the day. there you see the pinwheeling pressure center coming through here, it will be off the coast and intense there, then we'll start to draw the snow up to the north of the region i'll show you that in a moment. we'll be stuck in the low 40s, we're at 43. we'll drop and hang there. it will be wet and at times wet

septa saying the trenton line inbound could have delays, njtac rail line is in the running because of signal problems, njt buses are back up and in service. >> reporter: this is owen in plymouth meeting, he loves, can you see in the snow, they wrote 6abc. they love the snow, too. did you hear the thunder snow? it's unusual, nearly 100 strikes mainly i-95 and east, it's rare to happen, let alone see 100 strikes. during the events where you had the snowfall we had 2 to 3 inches an hour, in ocean county we had a person and house struck. it can be serious at times. it's unusual that we saw it and we have clear skies today. >> going ton to "healthcheck," looks matter, babies who resemble their fathers are healthier. researchers studied 700 families in which babies lived with their mother, fathers spend an average two more days per months with the child the baby resembleses resembleses -- resembles them. the babies have fewer asthma attacks and fewer emergency room visitors. >>> amazon alexa is creeping customers out, we'll explain why in the morning buzz. >>> teenager is faces charges afte

visibles improving greatly here most areas near the perfect 10 mile visibilies hanging on to 10 miles in trenton and toms river 1.3 mile visibilities. as we press forward the clearing from the west and northwest wind 10 to 20 and temperatures drop below freezing area wide. remove what you can before you head to bed and it turns rock solid and anything not treated will be slick and icy overis night. cecily tynan has the seven day in just a little bit. >> got it. >>> "action news" reporter, chad pradelli is surveying the ay on the lower main line in ardmore. chad, are they still route 30 or is that done? >> reporter: well, yes the plows are still out hitting the secondary roads and the plows are coming down route 30 an hour ago. and you see slush on the , somed and the cars are not having too many problems from what we have seen. we are here all day and the snow came and came fast. >> as the snow moved out just before 4:00 p.m. the plows continued to clean up the roads, the heavy wet fast falling snow kept crews busy this afternoon trying to keep the streets manageable. sarah johnson had to work u

philadelphia 46 and down from the high of 48 1 degree below normal and cape may 40 and trenton 42. and the ocean temperature 41. and that plays a role in the forecast. this storm has to create its own cold air. and two areas of precipitation one low that is coming out of the southeast. that formed the coastal low and that has all the moisture. abundant moisture with that. and see the spin near chicago that is another low and that low pressure provides the energy and cold air to intensify the coastal storm and pull down the cold air and create the snow. so tonight at 11:00 we have some generally light precipitation arriving, northwest light snow and philadelphia areas southeast it's rain. as we head through the overnight hours, we tap into the cold air by 7:30 and? snow breaking out in philadelphia and south jersey and delaware and after 9:00 we get the phasing of the two low pressures and the heavy snow is during the intensification process and we have the bands of heave gentlemen snow i-95 corridor areas northern and west continuing through the afternoon hours and 4:00 it's thumpi

thursday and this is the area, philadelphia through trenton, lehigh valley, mount pocono where you could see over a foot of snow in some spots. we'll talk about totals coming up but i just want to talk about the winds. gusts to 40 to 45 miles an hour compared with the last storm that had up to 70 miles an hour gusts so not as much wind but we have the wet ground and weakened trees, more power outages could be an issue especially with that heavy snow, tam. >> ♪ so i want my glasses to be unique... my girlfriend loves artists. and i need a conservative pair, cuz her parents hate artists! get up to 40% off a second pair of glasses. schedule your eye exam at pearlevision.com >> sunoco fixing gaping holes in the ground caused by one of its pipe lines in chester county. chopper6 was or the 400 block of lisa drive in west whiteland township. three sinkholes opened up there over the weekend. one crater is estimated to be the size of a swimming pool. sunoco released a statement saying in part co-we injected an approved liquid concrete mix or sometimes referred to as flowable fill into holes tha

the area of blue is basically i-95 stretching from trenton to the city to wilmington and that six to 10-inches of snow and that six to 10 is based on how much sleet will mix in with this storm system. but it's really the area in purple that we have been talking about. north and west of the city where you could see 10 to up to 16-inches of snow as it's coming down and this is a heavy wet snow that's going to be difficult to shovel, difficult to travel in. so, by 7:00 a.m., the impact is low to moderate. it's going to be slushy as you're traveling. you really want to be careful. after 10 o'clock through about 4 o'clock this is the highest impact as you're traveling. you really want to avoid being on the roads during that time period and at 7 o'clock again tonight it's pulling out of here. things are improving so that's your impact scale. here's your exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, today we have the heavy wet snow. really intensifying late morning into the afternoon hours. 35 degrees for your high. tomorrow it's blustery. the winds are still an issue. some sunshine returning and 4

lancaster and then six to 10-inches, this is basically the i-95 corridor, the area in pink from princeton, trenton, the city and wilmington, we will have some sleet mixing in at times and that's what's going to bring the numbers down a bit compared totten to 16-inches of snow north and west. so, this is upper bucks, montgomery, you're talking doylestown lansdale pottstown reading quakertown, allentown, mount pocono, 10 to 16-inches of snowfall in that area. here's your exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast. so far the nor'easter on track. kind of behaving as we expected it would. 35 for your high. heavy wet snow. most especially late morning, early afternoon. the worst time period. blustery with some sunshine tomorrow, 40, maybe a few flurries in the lehigh valley. a couple morning snow showers especially north of the city. not a big deal but could be a little slick friday morning in a few spots, 43. saturday still chilly, 43, despite sunshine. sunday partly sunny, 46. daylight saving time begins saturday night into sunday. sunday we're watching the coast. monday mostly cloudy, 44. we're watching t

across the i-95 corridor, stretching from wilmington, the city, to trenton, six to 10. more snow, 10 to 16-inches where you're getting the snow in doylestown, lansdale, pottstown reading allentown and mount pocono. so, significant amount of snow. reducing visibility and it's a heavy wet snow, a high of 35 today. it ends this evening and tonight drying out. tomorrow it's blustery with some sunshine and 40. friday a morning snow shower especially north of the city possible, not a big deal but it's chilly, 43. staying chilly on saturday. daylight saving time begins saturday into sunday. sunday partly sunny, 46. we're still watching the coast to see if a southern storm develops sunday night into monday. could bring us some snow showers. at this point some of the models suggesting that might not happen. we're going to keep tracking that. 44. tuesday windy and chilly, also 44 degrees. so as you step outside and you look at the snow now and you think the roads are mostly slushy in some spots it's going to get worse a little later. >> don't get fooled. thank you, karen. >>> 5:1

area of the pink, which is a wide area for much of philadelphia and north and west, even east near trenton, we're talking six to 12-inches of snow but there's going to be some spots where we have 16-inches of snow and i want to warn you about that. so, overall six to 12 in this area. i adjusted this map a little bit because it's not that everybody is going to see 16-inches but some people are and so that's why you really have to be prepared for this heavy snow coming your way. here's your exclusive accuweather 7-day turning cloudy this afternoon, 47, light precipitation arrives this evening and tonight. and tomorrow it is kind of a mix in the morning but late morning into the evening hours, it's a heavy wet snow, windy, 37 degrees. thursday some sun returns, maybe you still have some leftover snow showers north and west of the city, you're try in the city on thursday. 42 degrees. friday brisk and chilly, 43. staying pretty cold through the seven day period. saturday mostly sunny, 46. you turn the clocks forward saturday night into sunday. sunday looks dry through the day but we're watching

if all snow are you closer to 10 or more even more in the city of philadelphia and mount holly and trenton but depending on the track. 10 to 16 if you are in this area it's a good bet. we'll talk about power outages and the weight of the snow. where it is all snow 1 to 2 inches an hour blinding snow and even thundersnow is possible with this storm. to show how powerful it will be. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast windy with the heavy snow and rain to the south and east and flipping to some snow before the end of it at 37 and brisk and some sun on thursday 42 degrees and friday 43 the weekend looks dry and we turn the clocks ahead one hour saturday night and the southern storm on monday looks to slide to the south and we'll watch that for monday and partly sunny tuesday at 46 degrees. we'll have more updates on phl 17 and the social media pages. >>> check out the storm 24 hours a day at 6abc.com. and the latest hourly forecast as the nor'easter approaches. >>> burlington store as agreed to adopt more than 42 teachers in burlington county. [ applause ] >> that was the reaction at

otherwise we're back to normal schedules on the regional rail with delays on the inbound trenton line. >> in today's fitness tip shoshanna is redefining the workout to do at the office. >> reporter: i got a request for standing desk workout. it's a booty burner. bend into the left leg and push through the left heel, coming down, up, reaching the right leg back, ten of those, keeping the core tight hold it at the bottom. inner thighs and outer thighs and booty, get to that desk and work it out. >> we love her, thanks shoshanna. >>> sixers take on the heat in miami tonight. they split the last 6 road games and in 6th place in the eastern conference. >>> eagles have added three time pro bowler defensive lineman, michael bennett. eagles quarterback carson wentz tweeted he will miss john son while welcoming bennett to the team. >> reporter: in tech bytes, the geek squad and the feds. some members of the geek squad were paid by the fbi to act as informants. they are acting without warrants. >> amazon is all of these a cut rate discount on the prime membership for customers on medicaid. they

trenton 28. philadelphia, 27. lancaster 25 and the airport, 2. tomorrow, you want a winter coat. dry, some sunshine, 7:2 7:00, 2. by the afternoon, winds struggling to hit the freezing point. it feels like winter, but we'll be dry. the nor'easter brought an inch of snow to close to a foot and a half continues to turn. the senator of new england south of boston. here we have sinking air. tomorrow, a good amount of sunshine for the commute. suburbs, 29. philadelphia, 32. it's on the brisk side for the winds. winds 20 miles per hour. 42-degrees, feels like 30. area of low pressure meanders north. friday, we have a piece of energy dive in. that could bring morning snow showers or morning flurries. we stay on the cold side, 43-degree, seven degrees below normal. sunday night into monday, there is the potential for another nor'easter. it all depends on where the low pressure goes. if it's caught up with energy, it pulls it up the coast bringing another storm with potential for accumulating snow. some of the computer models show the energy never catches up with the low. it remains week,

greenville 2.2, mount holly near trenton just 1 inch of snow but this is all just the beginning. we'll see the snow intensify later this morning. i want to show you the temperatures. it's not surprising that we've seen the snow change back to rain here in south jersey where in some spots you're at 38, 40 degrees. it's above freezing across the i-95 corridor and in the lehigh valley the mid 30's but we are going to see that snow stick when it comes down and it's so intense in that time period from about 10 to four when you expect the heaviest snowfall through the region. >> thank you tam. in today's produce tip it's the super food taking grocery stores and farmers market by storms. here's a few help cull hints about cooking with kale. >> your "action news" produce tip. seems like green kale is everywhere. it's a trendy food items. i think for good reason. a wonderful flavor, very nutritionally dense and it's also really versatile so whether you're using large kale bunches like this, stripping the leaves off and sauteeing it or using baby kale levers out of the bag to make a fresh

you see that highlighted area of pink west of trenton. that rain line is forcing closer to the city. this will change to snow later this morning. it impact scale at 7:00 a.m. it wasn't too bad but 10, 11, 12 o'clock, through 4 o'clock that's the high impact area where you want to stay off the road and then the storm system ends later this evening. matt i'm going to do facebook live live in a question minutes. if anybody has questions join me then. >> how to safely shovel a wet heavy snowfall to minimize back pain on 6abc.com. >> ♪ >>> back here on "gma" and oprah. >> well, see, when i first started in chicago, there wasn't an audience, i accepted the job and i didn't ask the question, is there an audience? the first day, there was no audience. i was like, whoa, i need an audience. so, the that week we went out literally on the streets of chicago, we put 12 chairs and said, come on in, y'all, we got coffee, it's warm in here, cold out there. if you just watch the show we'll give you free coffee. >> it was so pure. there wasn't anything -

trenton 29 northbound near lalor a crash just 10 miles per hour on the approach to that. tam. >> thank you, matt. let's head out to karen rogers. we want to know when this storm comes in. >> it's a beautiful start to the day. we've got gorgeous sunshine. let's check the timeline. i know that's what everybody needs to know from 7 o'clock to 10 o'clock light rain, wet snow north and west. tomorrow morning's commute it's snowing north and west and the city it's a mix of rain and a wintry mix with rain in south jersey, south and east. so that's tomorrow morning's commute. it doesn't really get nasty until later in the day. most especially the afternoon and early evening it's windy with that heavy wet snow. with a good portion of our area seeing six to 12-inches. >> thank you, karen. a bizarre ride through philadelphia. we're learning more about why a truck driver kept on going even after he smashed into an overpass and had the entire 50 feet of the top of his roof behind him he just dragged it for 3 miles. "live with kelly and ryan" next here on 6abc. i'm tamala edwards. have

tracker 6 live double scan showing you pockets of heavy rain pushing from the north into south jersey by trenton. changeover from snow mixing in at times in the northern and western suburbs that will dip into city this afternoon. the wind picking up. we have gusts in the 20s an 30s across the region this afternoon. this afternoon 50-mile an hour gusts or higher, troas and wires down -- trees and wires down and rain changing over to wet snow. it's dry for the weekend. >> fbi and u.s. attorneys are talking about the guilty verdict against he had pawlowski who was convicted of award contracts to business owners who funded campaign. he began a 4 term in january he most leave office. >>> how penndot and peco have prepared for this nor'easter at 6abc.com. ♪ how beautiful ♪ when seeds we sow ♪ give free their fruit ♪ to hands below ♪ as thank you for ♪ the chance to grow pick your free yogurt at chobani.com >>> good morning america. it's 8:00 a.m. new warning about that vicious monster storm with 70 million americans in its path. hurricane-force wind rain and snow. 25 states on high alert f

near 50 in wilmington. 41 millville. 41 in trenton. and 56 miles an hour in the poconos and it feels really cold. in fact, wind chills in the teens in philadelphia. 20 allentown. nine in the poconos. 21 in wilmington after 70's just a few days ago. there's that powerful nor'easter as you can see, all that rain in boston and they're getting the worst of the coastal flooding effects there. we got those northwesterly winds here. as you can see 7 o'clock tonight still snowing philadelphia down to the south but breaking apart north of the city with temperatures above freezing. by 11 o'clock, just some snow along the shore, dry inland but thosinontinue to whip up with temperatures above freezing so temperatures are not going to drop below freezing once the sun sets. we're not looking at an iceup overnight tonight. they stay above freezing into tomorrow morning but the concern come tomorrow, again, not frozen roads but it is the flooding, coastal flood warning through saturday night, ocean side bayside, the delaware river. it is because of a

trenton and albany you had some street flooding there. police were putting up barricades at high tide around morning but those waters finally the army corps of engineers was in longport to minimize some of the mpact been the strong winds that have been creati he we've been talking to emergency management officials and they're keeping a close eye on this storm.ill be doing so throughout the we>> nothing major. i mean it's a serious storm so the wind -- the continued wind gust after a ill just cause additional damage and the will get higher so we'll see additional street closures. >> reporter: and officials say there have been more downed tree limbs as this storm has progressed. at left check ac electric said a little more than 21,000 people here in this area were without power. for now live in atlantic city, chad pradelli channel6 "action news." back to you guys. >> thank you chad. >>> of course visit 6abc.com for breaking details on the nor'easter including multiple live views from storm tracker6 and updated watches and warnings as this s