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we are lt the penndot yard. dann cuellar, channel 6 "action news." back to you. >>> walter perez is in south whitehall township for us tonight. folks i lehigh valley are stocking up. >> a wave of penndot trucks let to pretreat roads as the lehigh valley gets ready for the second coastal storm in less than a week. penndot crews spend the day in allentown gearing up and getting ready. >> we have contracts that automatically refill the salt if we get low. >> and penndot's preparation includes a request that everybody postpones unnecessary travel especially when the storm kicks into high gear around mid-day. meanwhile at midnight tonight penndot imposes a ban on tractor trailers and rvs and all as snow emergencies are prepared preemptively in municipalities across the lehigh valley. and we caught up with people stocking up on snow storm essential. >> milk eggs and honey. and the honey do list in my back pocket. >> lisa is stocking up for an elderly couple she takes care of. >> i got them milk and eggs and basics i plan and spending the next few nights th
we are lt the penndot yard. dann cuellar, channel 6 "action news." back to you. >>> walter perez is in south whitehall township for us tonight. folks i lehigh valley are stocking up. >> a wave of penndot trucks let to pretreat roads as the lehigh valley gets ready for the second coastal storm in less than a week. penndot crews spend the day in allentown gearing up and getting ready. >> we have contracts that automatically refill the salt if we get low. >>...
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as penndot crews get ready for the second big night in a week. they ask everyone to postpone any unnecessary travel for tomorrow especially when the storm kicks into high gear mid-day. >> sometimes the plows can't do their job it's very important that motorists are partners and safe on the road an travel if at all possible. >> beginning at midnight penndot is posing a ban on motorcycles, rv, tandem trailers and tractors hauling empty trailers. we found no shortage of people stocking up on snow storm essentials at locatele supermarket supermarkets. >> she has a generator but could not get her refrigerator toward work. >> if you don't have the right kind of cords it doesn't run your refrigerator which we ran into with the last snow storm is. >> and allen says he lost power and it was not fun. >> the tree fell down across the street and knocked down the transformer. >> you lost power? >> for blocks yes. >> like a day and a half. but long day and a half. >> allentown averages 32 inches of snow and so far 29 inches so this storm is expected to cover t
as penndot crews get ready for the second big night in a week. they ask everyone to postpone any unnecessary travel for tomorrow especially when the storm kicks into high gear mid-day. >> sometimes the plows can't do their job it's very important that motorists are partners and safe on the road an travel if at all possible. >> beginning at midnight penndot is posing a ban on motorcycles, rv, tandem trailers and tractors hauling empty trailers. we found no shortage of people stocking...
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penndot says hundreds of workers are on standby right now. they will be dispatched as needed. penndot and peco prepare for whatever mother nature brings. >> >> we work throughout the year to handle storms like this. we do tree trimming throughout the year and investing in the system to make sure it's the most reliable service for our customers. >> reporter: back out live we're only seeing rain, of course the wind could be a factor as the day progresses and penndot reminding customers if you see down power lines treat them as if they are live do not approach them, call customer service, crews will come out and make the necessary repairs. gray hall channel 6 "action news." back to you guys. >> we're taking live look right now at philadelphia international airport, if you have a flight scheduled for today, be sure to check that out before you head out. already we've seen more than two thousand flights have been canceled nationwide. several airlines are offering fee waivers to change travel plans to certain cities. >>> other news, a former philadelphia police officer has been char
penndot says hundreds of workers are on standby right now. they will be dispatched as needed. penndot and peco prepare for whatever mother nature brings. >> >> we work throughout the year to handle storms like this. we do tree trimming throughout the year and investing in the system to make sure it's the most reliable service for our customers. >> reporter: back out live we're only seeing rain, of course the wind could be a factor as the day progresses and penndot reminding...
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penndot and peco urging everyone to use caution. they are prepared for whatever mother nature may bring. penndot tells us they are not concerned about this being a major plow operation, they are concerned about the wind as is peco. peco reminds customers because of the winds there could downed power lines, don't know touch them, they will come out and correct the problem. live along the schuylkill expressway gray hall back to you in the studio. >> let's go live on mobile 6 in delaware for a while. hopped on i-95 crossed into the pennsylvania state line we're chichester exit right now. there's a heavy bands of r pennsylvania/delaware state line. it depends on where you are, bob brooks down the shore saying it's nice. gray hall saying it stinks along the schuylkill expressway. kind of a similar situation here in delaware county with mobile 6. take accuweather with you as you head out the door, get updates on the storm with our free 6abc app it includes live views anytime center storm tracker 6 live double scan radar. >>> switching gea
penndot and peco urging everyone to use caution. they are prepared for whatever mother nature may bring. penndot tells us they are not concerned about this being a major plow operation, they are concerned about the wind as is peco. peco reminds customers because of the winds there could downed power lines, don't know touch them, they will come out and correct the problem. live along the schuylkill expressway gray hall back to you in the studio. >> let's go live on mobile 6 in delaware for...
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. >>> snow accumulations are expect to be heavy and we're devoting all 420 penndot trucks and pieces of equipment to keep our roads safe,. >> preparing for winter weather second massive storm in less than a week and thousands in the region are still in the power struggle, and days after the last nor'easter many customers still remain without electricity. >>> good evening i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm jessica start to march and we are not done just yet. schools are responding to the forecast, but philadelphia public and archdiocese schools will be you can see other school closures scrolling at bottom of the >>> here's why this is what is headed our way this time, storm scan three showing system creeping into our area, as we prepare for another winter storm. >> here's where it is, same system hit the midwest dumping several inches of snow in someplaces. >> but now our eyes are on our area we have team three coverage as we brace for this winter weather. ith meteorologist kate bilo tracking the storm's path in the weather center, kate. >> this system really converg ing on our area from al
. >>> snow accumulations are expect to be heavy and we're devoting all 420 penndot trucks and pieces of equipment to keep our roads safe,. >> preparing for winter weather second massive storm in less than a week and thousands in the region are still in the power struggle, and days after the last nor'easter many customers still remain without electricity. >>> good evening i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm jessica start to march and we are not done just yet. schools...
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. >> and penndot working hard but wet conditions won't allow them to pre treat the roads. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo live along kelly drive with the latest on the conditions, good morning, jan. >> jim, rahel, good morning, still, raining throughout the city of philadelphia. although, it is very light, as matt peterson mentioned, and katie fehlinger mentioned. we seem to be in a bit after lull. coming down ever so slightly, and really much too mild out here right now for this to be anything but rain. we are hovering right around 45 degrees. still, the rain has been falling for hours now. you can see, the sidewalk behind me is bet. there is a bit of ponding there. and kelly drive, wet, too, but mostly looking pretty good right now. we do know that some areas along kelly drive are prone to flooding, so we will keep our eyes on the changing conditions throughout the morning. but, if you take a look at the video, you can see how much the rain was coming down overnight. more intense at times. and for that reason, penndot crews are standing by, they're going to be kee
. >> and penndot working hard but wet conditions won't allow them to pre treat the roads. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo live along kelly drive with the latest on the conditions, good morning, jan. >> jim, rahel, good morning, still, raining throughout the city of philadelphia. although, it is very light, as matt peterson mentioned, and katie fehlinger mentioned. we seem to be in a bit after lull. coming down ever so slightly, and really much too mild out here...
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david spunt at the shore and alexandria hoff has more on how penndot and peco are preparing and we start with lauren casey who is tracking timing of the storm where it all starts, lauren. >> reporter: thanks so much, jessie, we're seeing rain over spreading the area and it picks up in intensity rapidly. we were sokd in with the moisture all over the delaware valley. we'll have returns of yellow colors and orange colors and reds colors indicating it is heavier in chester to montgomery and upper bucks. lehigh valley, sent iser of this low is still well off in western pennsylvania. but during the early shows center of low was over ohio. so it is rapidly moving eastbound and it will continue to do so and merge with energy of another area of low pressure south and west and as it moves offshore we will rapidly intensify. bombing out or dropping by 24 milibars and less than 24 hours. rapid intensification as we head to the day tomorrow. impact already seeing it tonight and through the day tomorrow and particularly on the coast into saturday as well. seeing this rain threat. heavy at times and w
david spunt at the shore and alexandria hoff has more on how penndot and peco are preparing and we start with lauren casey who is tracking timing of the storm where it all starts, lauren. >> reporter: thanks so much, jessie, we're seeing rain over spreading the area and it picks up in intensity rapidly. we were sokd in with the moisture all over the delaware valley. we'll have returns of yellow colors and orange colors and reds colors indicating it is heavier in chester to montgomery and...
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david spunt at the shore and alexandria hoff has more on how penndot and peco are preparing and we start with lauren casey who is tracking timing of the storm where it all starts, lauren. >> reporter: thanks so much, jessie, we're seeing rain over spreading the area and it picks up in intensity rapidly. we were sokd in with the moisture all over the delaware valley. we'll have returns of yellow colors and orange colors and reds colors indicating it is heavier in chester to montgomery and upper bucks. lehigh valley, sent iser of this low is still well off in western pennsylvania. but during the early shows center of low was over ohio. so it is rapidly moving eastbound and it will continue to do so and merge with energy of another area of low pressure south and west and as it moves offshore we will rapidly intensify. bombing out or dropping by 24 milibars and less than 24 hours. rapid intensification as we head to the day tomorrow. impact already seeing it tonight and through the day tomorrow and particularly on the coast into saturday as well. seeing this rain threat. heavy at times and w
david spunt at the shore and alexandria hoff has more on how penndot and peco are preparing and we start with lauren casey who is tracking timing of the storm where it all starts, lauren. >> reporter: thanks so much, jessie, we're seeing rain over spreading the area and it picks up in intensity rapidly. we were sokd in with the moisture all over the delaware valley. we'll have returns of yellow colors and orange colors and reds colors indicating it is heavier in chester to montgomery and...
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so are penndot crews, they're now standing by, keeping watch , on flood-prone areas. unfortunately, unlike the case with other winter storms, they were not able to pre-treat the roads this time around. mainly because the conditions are just too wet to pre-treat roads. but, with that said, penndot is treating this winter storm as the snow event, even so they realize that they were mainly probably going to be focusing on rain and flooding today. take a listen. >> high winds will will affect visibility. so conditions could be pretty bad out there. you know, with a whole day of rain and precipitation, i expect driving to be rather slow. each county manager on our state highways way system knows their flood prone areas, you know, what areas to check out. >> so, as you heard there, penndot is warning early morning drivers, and even drivers throughout the day, as we see this steady rain, windy , blustery conditions, to take some extra time right now the rain is steady, the winds is not too bad. at least not here along kelly drive. but of course these conditions can change. n
so are penndot crews, they're now standing by, keeping watch , on flood-prone areas. unfortunately, unlike the case with other winter storms, they were not able to pre-treat the roads this time around. mainly because the conditions are just too wet to pre-treat roads. but, with that said, penndot is treating this winter storm as the snow event, even so they realize that they were mainly probably going to be focusing on rain and flooding today. take a listen. >> high winds will will affect...
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penndot says hundreds of workers on standby to respond if they are needed. both penndot and peco crews tell "action news" they are prepared for whatever mother nature brings. we're planning to use all our guys, they will be running our routes as soon as any mix precipitation or snow starts to fall. there's challenges with the storm, we want the motorist to be aware the winds are especially high. so back out live, the wind probably a big factor with the storm, penndot saying they don't expect this to be a big plowing operation, but they are ready, weather advice from peco, they say because of the wind expected with the system, please use caution. if you see the downed power lines, don't go near them, call peco because they necessary repairs. live on the schuylkill expressway, gray hall channel 6 "action news." >> those in new castle county are looking to prevent flooding from delaware river. delaware city put up retaining walls and installed two portable pumps to handle spillover and also a third pump is on standby. >> it's going to be tough getting through t
penndot says hundreds of workers on standby to respond if they are needed. both penndot and peco crews tell "action news" they are prepared for whatever mother nature brings. we're planning to use all our guys, they will be running our routes as soon as any mix precipitation or snow starts to fall. there's challenges with the storm, we want the motorist to be aware the winds are especially high. so back out live, the wind probably a big factor with the storm, penndot saying they don't...
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penndot said hundreds of workers are on standby in case they are needed. penndot and peco crews say they are prepared for whatever mother nature may bring, they prepare for the storms throughout the year, so they don't wait until the last minute. back out live, we can tell you that peco crews reminding people to be extremely cautious, the wind is what they are worried about. the wind can bring down power lines that can cause problems. if you see the downed power lines in your neighborhood don't approach them, treat them as if they are live, call peco they will come out and repair the problem. live along the schuylkill expressway, gray hall channel 6 "action news." >> i want to take you to philadelphia international airport, we're taking live look here, via sky6 live hd. if you have a flight scheduled for today check it out before you head out. already this morning, two thousand flights have been canceled nationwide. several airlines are offering customers fee waivers to change travel plans to certain cities. >>> a former philadelphia police officer has bee
penndot said hundreds of workers are on standby in case they are needed. penndot and peco crews say they are prepared for whatever mother nature may bring, they prepare for the storms throughout the year, so they don't wait until the last minute. back out live, we can tell you that peco crews reminding people to be extremely cautious, the wind is what they are worried about. the wind can bring down power lines that can cause problems. if you see the downed power lines in your neighborhood don't...
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and accidents like this is the reason that penndot is urging penndot to avoid unnecessary travel. joining us now on the phone is bob kent from penndot. >> how are the conditions around the region at the tomorrow? >> due to the severity of the storm we reduced speeds on the highways to 45 miles per hour. and our trucks have been out and an all hands on deck operation. we have a salting operation but counter noted as the storm intensifies we'll get our blades down and turn into a plowing operation as the afternoon goes on. and the snow continues to build. as we know the heaviest snow is expectd this afternoon. we are using all available resources this storm. more than 420 pieces of equipment and 70 thousand tons salt. >> we have been seeing video of the highways, and it looks like 95 is really getting hammered. is there one thoroughfare getting hit hardest so far from this nor'easter? >> the early part we saw really wet roads mostly rick, and as you said the heaviest bands have hit now, like you talked about i-95 and other roads are becoming more heavier and obviously as the scenes
and accidents like this is the reason that penndot is urging penndot to avoid unnecessary travel. joining us now on the phone is bob kent from penndot. >> how are the conditions around the region at the tomorrow? >> due to the severity of the storm we reduced speeds on the highways to 45 miles per hour. and our trucks have been out and an all hands on deck operation. we have a salting operation but counter noted as the storm intensifies we'll get our blades down and turn into a...
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. >>> penndot crews are in position. they spent much of the day brining roads. one of the higher know stole thes by the time it's all said and done. >> reporter: in we went from tiny little pellets to essentially what you're seeing, we're starting to see a bit of accumulation on the pavement here but it's good to know that penndot crews have been out since 8:00 p.m. putting down layers of salt >> this is nor'easter, it's your second one in five days. we're expecting accumulation with wet snow. please be safe out there have not. >> reporter: from preparation to clean-up to preparation all over again. as exhausting it's been similarly taxing as those who work in other capacities >> you know, driving for my job i have to do a lot of driving, i'm sure there's mostly kids out there not >> i'm excited. >> reporter: this family once the rain and high winds. they hope to introduce their son to snow for first time. the prospect could bring out the child in some adults >> i grew up down south. here it's nice. kind of feel like i get to relive my childhood a little bit. >>
. >>> penndot crews are in position. they spent much of the day brining roads. one of the higher know stole thes by the time it's all said and done. >> reporter: in we went from tiny little pellets to essentially what you're seeing, we're starting to see a bit of accumulation on the pavement here but it's good to know that penndot crews have been out since 8:00 p.m. putting down layers of salt >> this is nor'easter, it's your second one in five days. we're expecting...
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penndot has hundreds of workers on standby ready to be dispatched if they are needed. penndot and peco telling "action news" they are prepared for whatever mother nature brings. >> we're planning to use all our guys, they will be running their routes soon as any mixed precipitation or snow starts to fall. there are challenges with the storm we want motorists to know the winds are especially high. >> reporter: back here live, peco andenot theind. d major plow operation, but they want you to the winds there could be downedf power lines. if you see down power lines don't touch them treat them as if they were live and call peco and they will correct the problem. matt. >> those in new castle county are looking to prevent flooding from the delaware river. delaware city has put up portable retaining walls and installed portable pumps to eliminate any spillover, a third pump is on standby. you can get more on the coastal storm on 6abc app that includes live views of double scan radar. >> david murphy is here, you want to stay tuned with the app going throughout the morning and
penndot has hundreds of workers on standby ready to be dispatched if they are needed. penndot and peco telling "action news" they are prepared for whatever mother nature brings. >> we're planning to use all our guys, they will be running their routes soon as any mixed precipitation or snow starts to fall. there are challenges with the storm we want motorists to know the winds are especially high. >> reporter: back here live, peco andenot theind. d major plow operation, but...
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, the penndot plow tracker. penndot web site has live updates on the locations of their plows, you can see the area, it is blanketed with trucks, clearing the highways and byways. to check your roads near you or roads thaw plan to use, we have a lincoln our web site at cbs philly.com. >>> this latest blast of winter weather dumped snow on parts of the south jersey. >> "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan is in moorestown where the road are a slippery mess and i'm worried about isolater on tonight, hi there, cleve. >> hi jessica and ukee. we had about 6 inches of snow in five hours that tapered off about a half an hour ago. these road where is completely a mess. we had a foot of slush that has been push over by some of the plow trucks, that go through and that slush has moved over to the side of the road where it belongs up but it is still difficult to make turns on these road because we have to go through that big bit of slush. looking down the street, this is south church street in moorestown and it is at bot
, the penndot plow tracker. penndot web site has live updates on the locations of their plows, you can see the area, it is blanketed with trucks, clearing the highways and byways. to check your roads near you or roads thaw plan to use, we have a lincoln our web site at cbs philly.com. >>> this latest blast of winter weather dumped snow on parts of the south jersey. >> "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan is in moorestown where the road are a slippery mess and i'm...
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. >>> penndot crews are in position. they spent much of the day brining roads. one of the higher know stole thes by the time it's all said and done. >> reporter: in we went from tiny little pellets to essentially what you're seeing, we're starting to see a bit of accumulation on the pavement here but it's good to know that penndot crews have been out since 8:00 p.m. putting down layers of salt >> this is nor'easter, it's your second one in five days. we're expecting accumulation with wet snow. please be safe out there have not. >> reporter: from preparation to clean-up to preparation all over again. as exhausting it's been similarly taxing as those who work in other capacities >> you know, driving for my job i have to do a lot of driving, i'm sure there's mostly kids out there not >> i'm excited. >> reporter: this family once the rain and high winds. they hope to introduce their son to snow for first time. the prospect could bring out the child in some adults >> i grew up down south. here it's nice. kind of feel like i get to relive my childhood a little bit. >>
. >>> penndot crews are in position. they spent much of the day brining roads. one of the higher know stole thes by the time it's all said and done. >> reporter: in we went from tiny little pellets to essentially what you're seeing, we're starting to see a bit of accumulation on the pavement here but it's good to know that penndot crews have been out since 8:00 p.m. putting down layers of salt >> this is nor'easter, it's your second one in five days. we're expecting...
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penndot has announced speed restrictions across the region. our team of meteorologist, karen rogers and chris sowers keeping track of this in our region. kind of going into phase two and things are ramping up. >> you see the storm intensify. and we have said the heaviest time is 10:00 until 4:00. one sign of the intensification, the lightning strikes we are seeing, this area of low pressure and nor'easter is churning up the coast. we see several lightning strikes. six lightning strikes you see from that graphic from cape may. the snow is really coming down and we'll take a look at stormtracker 6 live double scan. here we see the heavy bands and we watch this area of purple first in south jersey with the narrow band and this is the band we are saying 1 to 3 inches of snow an hour and blossoming to the north and lets go in closer and you see that. the movement of it lifting up north and east. and here we see in wilmington in the city right along i-95. that is the area right now you get the heaviest snow and it's now in parts of norristown and ma
penndot has announced speed restrictions across the region. our team of meteorologist, karen rogers and chris sowers keeping track of this in our region. kind of going into phase two and things are ramping up. >> you see the storm intensify. and we have said the heaviest time is 10:00 until 4:00. one sign of the intensification, the lightning strikes we are seeing, this area of low pressure and nor'easter is churning up the coast. we see several lightning strikes. six lightning strikes...
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to start treating the that is very live from the penndot for cbs-3 "eyewitnessews". >> all right chantee thank you. >>> short time ago city of philadelphia will declare a snow emergency beginning at 8:00 o'clock tomorrow morning. that means all city offices will be closed. and septa says that stay home, tomorrow. if you if you can. >> please be patient with the roadway situations, please keep walkways clear and avoid shoveling snow, into the street. >> with the ground already saturated, and trees weaken from the winds we can seetional down treason tracks rail overhead power lines a roadways. we will make service adjustments as needed to assure the safety of our customers. >> amtrak says that the northeast corridor and keystone lines will operate on a modified sched>>> tens of thousands of people in the tri-state area are still without power to last week's nor'easter. right now peco says more than 17,000 homes and businesses are without power and tha number is more than 12,000, for ppl. outages are lower for atlantic city electric, del marva and pse&g. >>> "eyewitness news" reporter alyci
to start treating the that is very live from the penndot for cbs-3 "eyewitnessews". >> all right chantee thank you. >>> short time ago city of philadelphia will declare a snow emergency beginning at 8:00 o'clock tomorrow morning. that means all city offices will be closed. and septa says that stay home, tomorrow. if you if you can. >> please be patient with the roadway situations, please keep walkways clear and avoid shoveling snow, into the street. >> with...
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penndot is ready for what mother nature throws our way. treating this storm like a winter storm, a snow event, but they do realize that they may have to also focus again on the heavy rain and possible flooding. take a listen. >> this is a winter storm, not done yet, we're preparing for snow event. so while the storm comes in as rain, we will be checking in each county manager, on our state highways systems knows their flood prone areas to what areas to check out. we will have all of our state crews out for the duration of this storm. >> yes, live look right now, at the schuylkill river. you can see, the water droplet , the rain on the top of the river there, and it is slowing pretty good right now. as pendot said, they're going to be keeping an eye on flood prone areas. they say rest assured, when the rain does turn over to snow they still have 80 tons of salt to work w reporting live along kelly drive this morning, jan carabeo, cbs-3, " eyewitness news," rahel, jim, back to you. >> thank you. still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning,
penndot is ready for what mother nature throws our way. treating this storm like a winter storm, a snow event, but they do realize that they may have to also focus again on the heavy rain and possible flooding. take a listen. >> this is a winter storm, not done yet, we're preparing for snow event. so while the storm comes in as rain, we will be checking in each county manager, on our state highways systems knows their flood prone areas to what areas to check out. we will have all of our...
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penndot is lowering speeds on roadways and restricting commercial traffic. penndot has moved most equipment to areas expected to be impacted most significantly, so we're sharing resources whenever we can. we have 450 members of the national guard mobilized and on stand by throughout the eastern half of the state. and fema is doing work to make sure local communities have the resources they need to manage and respond to the storm. counties in the direct path of the storm have people and pa national guard on-site ready to assist immediately as they're needed. we're doing everything question to support communities, assist citizens, and first responders and most importantly we want to keep people safe. i ask all pennsylvaniaians to be safe, help us in this endeavor. limit your travel, heed warnings from your local officials and check on your neighbors, especially the elderly. now i want to turn this over to fema director rick flynn for a further update on the state and local responses. rick. >> thank you, governor and good morning. again, governor wolf is heavil
penndot is lowering speeds on roadways and restricting commercial traffic. penndot has moved most equipment to areas expected to be impacted most significantly, so we're sharing resources whenever we can. we have 450 members of the national guard mobilized and on stand by throughout the eastern half of the state. and fema is doing work to make sure local communities have the resources they need to manage and respond to the storm. counties in the direct path of the storm have people and pa...
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penndot crews have been on the move all night. the action cam spotted several plow trucks along i-95 northbound in delaware county. there are more than 400 trucks out salting and plowing. the wet snow combined with the high winds could pose another challenge for penndot crews as well as for other crews but they say they are ready, that they do have enough salt. >>> and airlines have already started canceling flights ahead of the storm. last check, nearly 2,000 have been canceled. some airlines are also offering fee waivers to or from certain cities on certain dates so be sure to check flight status with your airline before you start the trek to the airport. only do it if you know that you're going to be able to head out to go wherever you're trying to fly to. >> this is what it looked like a couple of hours ago in ardmore, montgomery county. the roads a little slushy and the snow sticking to the trees and also to the sidewalks. then moving back over to south jersey, this is haddonfield camden county a little earlier this morning.
penndot crews have been on the move all night. the action cam spotted several plow trucks along i-95 northbound in delaware county. there are more than 400 trucks out salting and plowing. the wet snow combined with the high winds could pose another challenge for penndot crews as well as for other crews but they say they are ready, that they do have enough salt. >>> and airlines have already started canceling flights ahead of the storm. last check, nearly 2,000 have been canceled. some...
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a couple of penndot workers stopped me and gave me a thumbs up and everything. >> penndot says a lot of drivers did get the message, somehow and they stayed off the roads. >>> can i put that on my car too. >> ah, no. >>> snow emergency in fill has been lifted and the clean up is underway. we are live with the very latest on the storm's aftermath coming up next. my sinuses. i mean, could you be any more dramatic? i've had it. i'm taking mucinex sinus-max. it's got a triple action formula. carl? carl! mucinex sinus-max. triple-action fights pain, congestion & pressure. let's end this. >>> i'm trang do live in mobile weather watch other, with a, and before you head out your door. >>> as you can see from this live look at storm scan three, the storm has lifted out of our area, it is gone now but not without leaving clean up behind. it is thursday march 8th good morning i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm rahel solomon. is there a two hour delay for philadelphia school district and many others are also running with delays or they are closed. you can find that information at bottom of the screen or o
a couple of penndot workers stopped me and gave me a thumbs up and everything. >> penndot says a lot of drivers did get the message, somehow and they stayed off the roads. >>> can i put that on my car too. >> ah, no. >>> snow emergency in fill has been lifted and the clean up is underway. we are live with the very latest on the storm's aftermath coming up next. my sinuses. i mean, could you be any more dramatic? i've had it. i'm taking mucinex sinus-max. it's got a...
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anything to report as far as penndot? i know that you guys couldn't put down the brine yesterday. but just kind of i saw bunch of salt trucks just waiting in the wings here this morning. >> yes. still pretty quiet. we are waiting for the snow to accumulate for the plows to put their blades down. but they're out there, salting, already, and -- >> chelsey, one thing i want to point out, you have new feature up on the website. you can track the plow trucks, right? >> yes, at 511pa. com. >> check this out. we have it up on our screen right now. so you go to 051pm. com. up comes the whole area. you zoom on in. >> zoom in. >> now which plow truck are you in, chelsey? can we find you here this morning? >> so accurate? you are able to see where the trucks are. then how frequently that roadway has been plowed or salted, right? >> that's correct. so this is a great feature. of course we're urging people to avoid travel if possible. but if you have to go out, you should turn to this website so you can schedule and choose the safest routes according to the last time. >> penndot truck number 7
anything to report as far as penndot? i know that you guys couldn't put down the brine yesterday. but just kind of i saw bunch of salt trucks just waiting in the wings here this morning. >> yes. still pretty quiet. we are waiting for the snow to accumulate for the plows to put their blades down. but they're out there, salting, already, and -- >> chelsey, one thing i want to point out, you have new feature up on the website. you can track the plow trucks, right? >> yes, at...
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chelsey, welcome to "good day" philadelphia, with mike and alex, from penndot. >> good morning. >> now, how do i say your name? you're chelsey lacey, great name in itself. chelsey lacey like soap opera name. did you get married? >> it is chelsey lacey mabe. two last names. >> i like it. >> it is mabe. not maybe, it is literally, mabe? >> yes. >> that's cool. >> welcome to the show for the first time. >> thank you. >> this could go either way now, i can tell. real quickly here. how are things looking out there for you? >> interstates, most of them are still wet. time where we're starting to see kind of a change-over with snow. >> yes. >> getting a little slush accumulation on the secondary roads. but we continue to monitor and plows are out there. >> because we've been in a interesting position, you guys weren't able to put down the salt because dealing with the rain since last night. >> right. yes, just like the last storm, started out as rain, but we will be salting throughout the day. we just weren't able to pre-treat. >> right. >> all right, this is what you are going to get now, be
chelsey, welcome to "good day" philadelphia, with mike and alex, from penndot. >> good morning. >> now, how do i say your name? you're chelsey lacey, great name in itself. chelsey lacey like soap opera name. did you get married? >> it is chelsey lacey mabe. two last names. >> i like it. >> it is mabe. not maybe, it is literally, mabe? >> yes. >> that's cool. >> welcome to the show for the first time. >> thank you. >> this...
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we talked to penndot. they couldn't put down the brine last night, because it started off as a rain event. and that would have just been waste of time and money. all of the salt crews, 450 trucks, all standing by ready to go. we've seen the plow trucks out there specially in the counties at least swipe or two to get us started. high tide causing flooding along the brooklawn circle. that's closed right now. high tide comes in in new jersey around 5:30, so all of the areas that typically flood when we have this type every situation, it will happen at around 5:30, already seeing flooding down in atlantic city along the base. state of emergency in effect in new jersey as we look live, the old, owe olga's diner in the background, the 70 and 73 circle, so there are speed restrictions in play up and down the entire stretch of the new jersey turnpike, if you are really must go, the way to do it is the market frankford, two big work horses cents, trains running all night long, 24/7, every 20 minute, that's the way
we talked to penndot. they couldn't put down the brine last night, because it started off as a rain event. and that would have just been waste of time and money. all of the salt crews, 450 trucks, all standing by ready to go. we've seen the plow trucks out there specially in the counties at least swipe or two to get us started. high tide causing flooding along the brooklawn circle. that's closed right now. high tide comes in in new jersey around 5:30, so all of the areas that typically flood...
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this is the penndot salt yard you sigh how the snow from friday's storm is gone but snow emergencies have been declared in municipalities across the lehigh valley in advance of the pending nor'easter and winter storm warning goes into effect at 7:00 and remains in effect until 3:00 a.m. on thursday. we spoke with penndot officials who said if you have plans to take you on the road tomorrow cancel them if at all possible. >> the main thing to help the drivers do their work is for motorists to stay off the road. we had motorists on the road traveling it creates conditions where our plows can't do their jobs it's very important that they are partners on the road and avoid travel if at all possible. >> reporter: thousands of thousands of homes are still without power across the lehigh valley. many will remain without power through this upcoming storm. reporting live from south whitehall, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> 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
this is the penndot salt yard you sigh how the snow from friday's storm is gone but snow emergencies have been declared in municipalities across the lehigh valley in advance of the pending nor'easter and winter storm warning goes into effect at 7:00 and remains in effect until 3:00 a.m. on thursday. we spoke with penndot officials who said if you have plans to take you on the road tomorrow cancel them if at all possible. >> the main thing to help the drivers do their work is for motorists...
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. >>> meantime peco and penndot are ready for whatever the storm brings us. gray hall is live now. >> reporter: well rick, you have driven in the area and you know with a small amount of rain this area can quickly flood and with the potential of a lot of wind and rain on the way this could become one of those problem areas and crews tell me whether the here or anywhere else across this region they are ready to respond. >> as the region waits for the first effects of the approaching coastal storm. christina papas says crews are ready for whatever mother nature brings. >> we are ready to handle storms like this so nobody is scrambling and do tree trimming and making sure it is reliable for the customers. >> and the storm is expected to bring a mixed bag of rain, and snow and wind. and the possibly wet snow that could bring down limbs and trees and poles. >> the wind has the potential to take down trees and branches and some equipment. >> hundreds of workers are monitoring the storm and on stand by and will be dispatched as needed. he doesn't expect the system t
. >>> meantime peco and penndot are ready for whatever the storm brings us. gray hall is live now. >> reporter: well rick, you have driven in the area and you know with a small amount of rain this area can quickly flood and with the potential of a lot of wind and rain on the way this could become one of those problem areas and crews tell me whether the here or anywhere else across this region they are ready to respond. >> as the region waits for the first effects of the...
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. >>> lehigh valley correspondent walter perez is live at penndot in south whitehall township. walter, what's the situation there? >> reporter: well, jim, as usual, for a march snowstorm, the snow pretty much gone already here in the lehigh valley, but even as the repairs and cleanup continue, round two is right around the corner. brandon ra dui i of allentown is still without power since friday's nor'easter tour through our region. we caught up with brandon as he bought some extra gasoline hierator goi. >> just try find ways to charge a phone and contacting friends and family to get a shower and stay warm and that kind of thing. so, doing the best we can. >> reporter: making matters worse, brandon's home will likely not go back online before this next storm arrives. still, officials from pennsylvania power and light say, they've made tremendous strides getting power restored to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses across the region after a storm they're now ranking among the top 10 most damaging weather events they've ever had to deal with. >> we've experienced a lot
. >>> lehigh valley correspondent walter perez is live at penndot in south whitehall township. walter, what's the situation there? >> reporter: well, jim, as usual, for a march snowstorm, the snow pretty much gone already here in the lehigh valley, but even as the repairs and cleanup continue, round two is right around the corner. brandon ra dui i of allentown is still without power since friday's nor'easter tour through our region. we caught up with brandon as he bought some...
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. >>> penndot crews have been on the move all night. the action cam spotted several plow trucks along i-95 northbound in delaware county. there were more than 400 trucks out salting and plowing. the wet snow combined with high winds could pose another challenge for penndot crews and for others but they say they are prepared and they have enough salt. >>> and airlines have already started canceling flights ahead of the storm. at last check nearly 2,000 flights have been canceled nationwide. some airlines are also offering fee waivers to or from certain cities on certain dates. and also be sure to check flight status with your airline before you come to the airport so you don't get out there in all of this for no good reason before you fly. >> this is what it looked like about an hour ago in ardmore, montgomery county. you see the roads are little slushy. and the snow is sticking to the trees and the sidewalks. in haddonfield, camden county, only a little bit of the snow was sticking when the action cam stopped by this morning. some parts
. >>> penndot crews have been on the move all night. the action cam spotted several plow trucks along i-95 northbound in delaware county. there were more than 400 trucks out salting and plowing. the wet snow combined with high winds could pose another challenge for penndot crews and for others but they say they are prepared and they have enough salt. >>> and airlines have already started canceling flights ahead of the storm. at last check nearly 2,000 flights have been...
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that's where all of this rain is now sticking around on the sidewalks, and penndot is preparing for what ever falls they have crews on stand by, unlike previous storms weren't able to pre treat the roads this time around it, has been just too wet out here. however, they do have crews ready to go, they're treating this as a winter storm, a snow event, but they do realize that their main focus in many areas likely, may just be heavy rain and flooding. >> this is a winter storm, reminder not quite done yet, despite warm temperatures and the storm starting at rain, we're preparing for snow event so, while the storm comes in, as rain, we will be checking in each county manager, on our state highways way system knows their flood prone areas, you know, to what areas to check out. we will have all of our state crews out for the duration of this storm. so as the rain comes down it is forecast today come down heavy at times with blowing wind, talking about reduced visibility, so you have to slow it down, but you can see out here live this morning, motorists cents having no problem at all here alon
that's where all of this rain is now sticking around on the sidewalks, and penndot is preparing for what ever falls they have crews on stand by, unlike previous storms weren't able to pre treat the roads this time around it, has been just too wet out here. however, they do have crews ready to go, they're treating this as a winter storm, a snow event, but they do realize that their main focus in many areas likely, may just be heavy rain and flooding. >> this is a winter storm, reminder not...
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. >> as a result penndot is ban ning vehicles from the interstate to prevent a similar situation this time, that includes tractors pulling empty trailers, passenger cars , pulling trailers, and motorcycles and rvs. >>> further north, new england , also bracing for second nor'easter in american 300 homes, massachusetts, south shore are in danger of being washed away but it left a gaping hole, causing flood ago this swamped homes, cars, crews have made a progress, repairing the wall but work is not complete and now the storm is fast approaching. most of the town has been with the power since last week. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news", stocking up on snowy sentences, milk and bread are must have but it noise the just about food. we will tell but key items all drivers should keep in their cars, jan. >>> well, i for one of more food and extra layers just in case we are coming to you live from inside a car, this is the mobile weather watcher and coming up after the break we will take a live look at the road conditions. we are coming to you from mayfair where you can see the snow is lig
. >> as a result penndot is ban ning vehicles from the interstate to prevent a similar situation this time, that includes tractors pulling empty trailers, passenger cars , pulling trailers, and motorcycles and rvs. >>> further north, new england , also bracing for second nor'easter in american 300 homes, massachusetts, south shore are in danger of being washed away but it left a gaping hole, causing flood ago this swamped homes, cars, crews have made a progress, repairing the...
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and handle any type of emergencies that come out on the high wait >> penndot crews have been loading up trucks and preparing with layers of salt since 8:00 last night we are told they have 70,000 tons of salt ready to go. >>> we're all ready seeing new power outages thanks to the storm's peco reports about 11,000 customers are without power, ppl reports 353 outages , ac electric reports six, del marva 184. pse and g has just over 500 right now. >>> snow emergency goes into effect at 8:00 a.m. in philadelphia that means if your car is park along snow emergency route it will be towed. city offices, courts will be closed to day, yesterday philadelphia hardware stores were, busy as people stocked up ahead of the storm. >> today has been very crazy, pretty hectic everybody coming in, and storm will hit heart. >> we have to prepare them for the residents. >> philadelphia's code blue is also, in effect, first responders and outreach teams will patrol streets to take home less people to shelters. >>> new jersey governor phil murphy announced state of emergency yesterday from trenton well ahe
and handle any type of emergencies that come out on the high wait >> penndot crews have been loading up trucks and preparing with layers of salt since 8:00 last night we are told they have 70,000 tons of salt ready to go. >>> we're all ready seeing new power outages thanks to the storm's peco reports about 11,000 customers are without power, ppl reports 353 outages , ac electric reports six, del marva 184. pse and g has just over 500 right now. >>> snow emergency goes...
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. >>> up next we will check with penndot for a look at how area roads are looking right now, jan. >>> and the further we get from center city fill at more snow we see falling from the sky, and sticking to the roads i'm jan carabao coming to you live from the mobile weather watch in montgomery county, where you can see this snow is steadily falling now, not only stick to go those grassy surfaces but to the middle of the roads as well, and straight ahead we will take a closer look at road conditions throughout the delaware valley we will be right the ross spring dress event. it's here. where you'll find the perfect dress at the perfect price. whether you want to stand out from the crowd or dance the night away. from a weekend getaway to that special celebration. if you want to save big on dresses for every occasion, you've gotta get to the ross spring dress event, on now. ♪ you're gotta go to ross. their unlimited plans, but not all unlimited is created equal. sprint unlimited gives you more. it's the ultimate unlimited plan. get more of the tv you love with hulu, more music with the
. >>> up next we will check with penndot for a look at how area roads are looking right now, jan. >>> and the further we get from center city fill at more snow we see falling from the sky, and sticking to the roads i'm jan carabao coming to you live from the mobile weather watch in montgomery county, where you can see this snow is steadily falling now, not only stick to go those grassy surfaces but to the middle of the roads as well, and straight ahead we will take a closer...
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cars have listened to penndot pretty much stayed off the road for the most part. we have seen lots and lots of plows coming through the sidewalks, crystal clear, now earlier i spoke with a pizza delivery driver, he said that he was looking forward, to this storm. >> i'm very much a snow advocate so i was looking forward to it, so, you know, i was hoping for one big one before it was done for the year, but you know, i will take what i can get. i like it. i like it falling. it is nice, peaceful. mother nature. how can you be mad at mother nature? >> reporter: toshay how can you be mad at mother nature. she spared us this time in allentown. no reports of any outages or lots of them out here but penndot again wants to you stay off the road because whale it is slushy, the snow could freeze over and continue to be dangerous so just let crews continue to be on the road and get their jobs done. very latest live from downtown allentown shan take lance for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> good advice, thank you. >>> kate joins us now, she continues to watch this baby as it move
cars have listened to penndot pretty much stayed off the road for the most part. we have seen lots and lots of plows coming through the sidewalks, crystal clear, now earlier i spoke with a pizza delivery driver, he said that he was looking forward, to this storm. >> i'm very much a snow advocate so i was looking forward to it, so, you know, i was hoping for one big one before it was done for the year, but you know, i will take what i can get. i like it. i like it falling. it is nice,...
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so the camera operated by the folks over at penndot are looking for that. but as you see turn it, you see some of the delays. we're seeing delays southbound between wood haven road and the exit for the vine street express way. that will take you about 20 minutes. still, things aren't too bad on 95 southbound. 76 east and westbound looking pretty good compared to what we saw over the last few hours. and the blue route is looking good. everything in the green. we do have a downed tree. this is in bucks county, route 1 southbound there is a lane closure because of this downed tree. and you'll find that between the exits for 213 and 413. back to you guy, okay, caindic . >>> people jumped in to dig out a septa trolley stuck. this happened in the holmesburg neighborhood just a few hours ago. >> nbc 10's rosemary connors is live at 30th street station. rosemary, a lot of transportation issues, people are forced to really adapt to the changing situations. >> yeah, you got to go with the flow. be flexible. outside 30th street station in terms of driving, it's like a
so the camera operated by the folks over at penndot are looking for that. but as you see turn it, you see some of the delays. we're seeing delays southbound between wood haven road and the exit for the vine street express way. that will take you about 20 minutes. still, things aren't too bad on 95 southbound. 76 east and westbound looking pretty good compared to what we saw over the last few hours. and the blue route is looking good. everything in the green. we do have a downed tree. this is in...
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. >>> penndot says it's ready for the storm. they say they'll have more than 420 trucks ready including salt and plows and bucks county where they say it's supposed to get hit the hardest they've got even more help. penndot officials say they'll deploy the trucks as soon as the snow starts to accumulate. >> it's supposed to start as rain. so we cannot pre treat similar to the last storm that we experienced, um, overnight it's going to be a slushy snow we're expecting one to 2-inches and then it's going to change over to the heavier, um, so we have the plows on stand by. p>> penndot adding that because the temperatures are going to rise during the day the salt will be more effective. >>> keep it right here on fox 29. kathy is back in little bit but be sure to wake up with good daytime of live team coverage starts tomorrow morning at 4:00 a.m. philadelphia police are looking for the guys in this surveillance video. it shows them robbing the little caesar's on the 7100 block of ogontz avenue in the west oak lane neighborhood much t
. >>> penndot says it's ready for the storm. they say they'll have more than 420 trucks ready including salt and plows and bucks county where they say it's supposed to get hit the hardest they've got even more help. penndot officials say they'll deploy the trucks as soon as the snow starts to accumulate. >> it's supposed to start as rain. so we cannot pre treat similar to the last storm that we experienced, um, overnight it's going to be a slushy snow we're expecting one to...
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this is a penndot plow here. gassing up tonight at wawa. ready to hit the streets again. the main hoy ways in pretty good shape. now attack the side streets. watch out for black ice in the morning. iain? >> good advice, dave. thank you as we talked about this before problem tonight as dave just mentioned going to be refreezing that means trouble on the roads. join us at 4:00 a.m. for "good day philadelphia". bob will have all your traffic conditions, sue will have your forecast, and all your day's headlines. good day starts at 4:00 and goes to 10:00 right here on fox 29. >>> down the shore, wasn't so much the snow but the flooding. streets covered in water. well, okay, and some snow. brad some in delaware county hit hard again. >> reporter: yes. it has been very long day we have trees down, power out a lot of people are still in the dark tonight. we'll hear from some of them coming up. >>> brad, thanks. plows working hard from the roads to the runway. air travel came to stop in philly today make sure to check your airline if you're heading out tomorrow. ♪ this was the s
this is a penndot plow here. gassing up tonight at wawa. ready to hit the streets again. the main hoy ways in pretty good shape. now attack the side streets. watch out for black ice in the morning. iain? >> good advice, dave. thank you as we talked about this before problem tonight as dave just mentioned going to be refreezing that means trouble on the roads. join us at 4:00 a.m. for "good day philadelphia". bob will have all your traffic conditions, sue will have your forecast,...
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penndot has made it so a number of roadways like this one you can only go 45 miles an hour. right now we're only going about between 22 and 25 miles an hour. again, in that stand still you could actually get out of the vehicle and it isn't safe to do but people were doing that because they needed to clear the front of their windshields i will switch back over, right now, sorry, there we go, there is a tree dunn here as well, something that people are having to avoid. you can see we are starting to come up to. this is a situation where we're slowing down. you can see here that we are right before the plymouth meeting and chester exits right before 476. so, again, right up here, becoming a problem, here on 76 , it is just, a constant problem that is probably the best way to explain it. so if you are going to head out here, i don't suggest it, you better have a car that can handle roadways but at this point it will be a constant issue and again, right now, i'm starting to see emergency vehicles, coming down 76, ease bun right now, so i don't know if that is, because they are co
penndot has made it so a number of roadways like this one you can only go 45 miles an hour. right now we're only going about between 22 and 25 miles an hour. again, in that stand still you could actually get out of the vehicle and it isn't safe to do but people were doing that because they needed to clear the front of their windshields i will switch back over, right now, sorry, there we go, there is a tree dunn here as well, something that people are having to avoid. you can see we are starting...
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i-95 northeast philadelphia you will see new jersey and penndot and dell dot crews putting down that salt brian solution in preparation for the storm, and then over here in new jersey a live look at freeway quiet working your way in towards walt whitman bridge we have power out, overhead street lamps are out on the schuylkill expressway from say belmont, through city avenue, even with that boulevard merge , so be careful both directions this morning, traffic lights out on the kelly drive, kelly drive, hunting park avenue, nasty accident there yesterday, and eight cars piled up, right around boat house row so just be careful that far right lane of the kelly drive could bized over, this morning and then traffic lights are still out, in a lot of intersections in delco, so treat every intersection as a stop sign when these lights are out, karen and thomas, back over to you. >> thanks, very much there. >>> we have got some double trouble we are still cleaning up obviously after that huge storm we haddon friday, power out in areas, peco those are numbers we are getting in right there as we
i-95 northeast philadelphia you will see new jersey and penndot and dell dot crews putting down that salt brian solution in preparation for the storm, and then over here in new jersey a live look at freeway quiet working your way in towards walt whitman bridge we have power out, overhead street lamps are out on the schuylkill expressway from say belmont, through city avenue, even with that boulevard merge , so be careful both directions this morning, traffic lights out on the kelly drive, kelly...
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penndots helpi all the lanes are open on the north side, construction has cleared out. but we are trying to recover from the situation on friday, still a lot of storm damage around the region. let's zoom into this area, we have traffic lights out at lincoln drive at rittenhouse, south of that there's an accident. southbound lanes are blocked off heading toward ridge avenue stay local in east falls on schoolhouse lane or midvale, instead. traffic lights on the frizz as you come off the schuylkill expressway on city avenue. they are not working along city avenue at 59th street. close to st. joe's and wynnewood road closed by the seminary. i have emergency construction this morning in burlington county southbound turnpike near exit 5, right lane out of commission there on this monday. >>> breaking this morning, a firefighter was rushed to the hospital after being injured battling a house fire in feasterville, bucks county. firefighters have placed it under control. bob brooks is live at the scene on the the unit block of henry avenue, good morning, bob. >> reporter: yeah,
penndots helpi all the lanes are open on the north side, construction has cleared out. but we are trying to recover from the situation on friday, still a lot of storm damage around the region. let's zoom into this area, we have traffic lights out at lincoln drive at rittenhouse, south of that there's an accident. southbound lanes are blocked off heading toward ridge avenue stay local in east falls on schoolhouse lane or midvale, instead. traffic lights on the frizz as you come off the...
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we see police and penndot keeping a distance right now. watch as the left lane they are allowing traffic to get by which surprises me as the flames shoot up 202 southbound west valley road heading toward malvern. that car is fully engulfed. we're fire crews on the scene eastbound near vare avenue. traffic is stopped and already jammed from 30th street to vare. don't take the schuylkill expressway eastbound near vare take the vine eastbound to i-95 southbound. >> reporter: we have rain on the way, most of it out to the west of us. won't be here until late this afternoon and early this evening. overnight friday into saturday, strong wind accompany the storm. gusts up 50 to 65 miles per hour the highest at the coast. broken limbs and weak trees may be coming down, and possible power outages and debris on the roads, as well. down the shore, moderate to minor flooding down the shore ahead of beach erosion. we have cloud skies, but not much rain until after 3, 4:00 p.m. mild high of 58. >>> an elementary school in colorado is taking an unique ap
we see police and penndot keeping a distance right now. watch as the left lane they are allowing traffic to get by which surprises me as the flames shoot up 202 southbound west valley road heading toward malvern. that car is fully engulfed. we're fire crews on the scene eastbound near vare avenue. traffic is stopped and already jammed from 30th street to vare. don't take the schuylkill expressway eastbound near vare take the vine eastbound to i-95 southbound. >> reporter: we have rain on...
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now, we spoke with penndot officials as well. they're encouraging everyone to please stay off the roads if you can during the storm. it was a nightmare scenario for them up in the poconos after 20-inches of snow fell up there and it forced them to shut down major roads across the region and it was misery for hundreds even thousands of commuters who got stuck. reporting live from south whitehall township, walter perez, channel6 "action news." back to you. >> walter, thank you. >>> meanwhile let's check in with drone6. it was in west mount airy earlier today as crews were removing a tree from the top of a septa bus. the tree crashed onto the roadway, brought down wires last night along wayne avenue near lincoln drive. it was unable to move until this morning when crews were able to remove the downed branches and the wires. officials say fortunately no one was injured. but it certainly added big headaches to the morning commute. >> they were hard at work in springfield township, delaware county this morning. another area that was hi
now, we spoke with penndot officials as well. they're encouraging everyone to please stay off the roads if you can during the storm. it was a nightmare scenario for them up in the poconos after 20-inches of snow fell up there and it forced them to shut down major roads across the region and it was misery for hundreds even thousands of commuters who got stuck. reporting live from south whitehall township, walter perez, channel6 "action news." back to you. >> walter, thank you....
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extra crews were on hand ready to respond to outages, penndot is also monitoring the storm and crews cleared drains to help prevent flooding and on stand by to plow if necessary. >>> "action news" reporter john rawlins is live in ventnor where they are worried that the storm could cause beach erosion. what kind of precautions are they taking at the shore. >> people are urged upp down the shore to move cars out of flood prone areas and expect that there could be road closures and atlantic city is expecting large crowds because of the boat show and maker high school sporting event and urging people that come into the town to be patient as they navigate the roads. during the next 24 to 48 hours wind and coastal flooding and possible beach erosion good how are people reacting to that forecast? >> half and half. people take it seriously and some people don't. >> tidal flooding entering bay side streets. >> the highest tides are saturday morning 9:00 a.m. and we are asking folks to be ready to move vehicles to higher ground. >> ventnor -- >> a beach community. we are used to this. >> as in
extra crews were on hand ready to respond to outages, penndot is also monitoring the storm and crews cleared drains to help prevent flooding and on stand by to plow if necessary. >>> "action news" reporter john rawlins is live in ventnor where they are worried that the storm could cause beach erosion. what kind of precautions are they taking at the shore. >> people are urged upp down the shore to move cars out of flood prone areas and expect that there could be road...
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right now peer at the penndot center here in media. and the salt trucks are going to be on the road the next couple of days throughout the week as they get ready for that storm later on. at this point, it's been a rush to try to get trees and branches off the roadways and also get the power restored. pico has been working to get that done. havertown, and a lot of people still without power this morning. although pico is working hard to get those numbers down and they brought in people from other states to help with those efforts. and here in delaware county, we're told that forest rangers have been working with delaware county emergency services to clear trees and debris on roads that could prevent emergency responders from getting access. the big push is to get the trees off the roadways and get the power restored. again, another live look here. quiet now, but, of course, with the next storm on the way, we're going to see things pick up a little bit more. we're going to continue to get more video of those damages we haven seeing throu
right now peer at the penndot center here in media. and the salt trucks are going to be on the road the next couple of days throughout the week as they get ready for that storm later on. at this point, it's been a rush to try to get trees and branches off the roadways and also get the power restored. pico has been working to get that done. havertown, and a lot of people still without power this morning. although pico is working hard to get those numbers down and they brought in people from...
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right here, you have penndot salt trucks out there in the background. you can expect to see more of those on the road in the next couple of days with prep and plows. there's still a lot of damage in places like havertown. a down eed tree has been down f several days. it knocked out power and plenty are still wondering when their electricity is coming on. nor now, they're keeping the flashlights on and depending on those who do have power. >> if we can get power, a storm is not a problem, as long as we have power. >> very, very upsetting we feel frustrated and powerless, list really. >> reporter: if you're watching this on your phone and you know someone who still does not have power, delaware county community college will be operating warming centers at their campuses from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. we're told they're back out again this morning. for now i'm live in media, matt delucia, nbc10 news. >>> the storm cleanup is a nonstop task in around around philadelphia. nbc10 on lincoln drive at wayne after overnight. crews were clearing away limbs from falli
right here, you have penndot salt trucks out there in the background. you can expect to see more of those on the road in the next couple of days with prep and plows. there's still a lot of damage in places like havertown. a down eed tree has been down f several days. it knocked out power and plenty are still wondering when their electricity is coming on. nor now, they're keeping the flashlights on and depending on those who do have power. >> if we can get power, a storm is not a problem,...
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penndot cameras caught a van that got stuck along the schuylkill and then our bob kelly was live on the air around 3:20 this afternoon when our cameras caught this disaster on 76 at koch hock ken looking ea east. this tree fell on 76. also our fox 29 crews got stuck out there today. among them our dave schratwies schratwieser. >> reporter: shovel in hand roger lucas was on the move wednesday night busy clearing snow from around his suv on airy street in norristown. lucas was anxious to get rid of what was left behind by this march snowstorm. >> coming along well. a little wet, heavy, but i get ready for the morning time so i won't like freeze up. >> reporter: earlier in the day this was the scene on germantown pike in chestnut hill. during the heart of wednesday's big snowstorm. wet fast accumulating snow got packed down quickly. and left dozens of drivers stuck on these slick hilly roads. >> they're pretty bad honestly as long as everyone gets home safely that's all we care about. >> people stuck all over. >> reporter: our fox 29 live truck was a casualty of the slippery roads we got s
penndot cameras caught a van that got stuck along the schuylkill and then our bob kelly was live on the air around 3:20 this afternoon when our cameras caught this disaster on 76 at koch hock ken looking ea east. this tree fell on 76. also our fox 29 crews got stuck out there today. among them our dave schratwies schratwieser. >> reporter: shovel in hand roger lucas was on the move wednesday night busy clearing snow from around his suv on airy street in norristown. lucas was anxious to...
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we just got off the phone with penndot. they tell me there's about 100 different trucks on the roads right now in montgomery county alone. right now we are near 76 westbound near lower merion township, like you said it was a parking lot earlier this afternoon as drivers had to wait and wait and wait. trucks are out all night. the focus has now shifted to the morning commute. there's concern about refreezing. >> do you know what happened? >> i don't know. >> reporter: late this afternoon it was an agonizing wait for hundreds stuck in traffic for hours of 76 westbound near conshohocken. >> traffic hasn't move for hours. >> reporter: we took to facebook live as it was going on to give you the latest updates. many got out of their cars to get a view of the jackknifed semi truck. this woman and her family sat for nearly three hours. >> the snow stopped and we're still stuck. >> reporter: good luck, guys. >> we're going a little crazy. >> you ready? >> reporter: if you ventured out today, you saw this everywhere. we tried helping
we just got off the phone with penndot. they tell me there's about 100 different trucks on the roads right now in montgomery county alone. right now we are near 76 westbound near lower merion township, like you said it was a parking lot earlier this afternoon as drivers had to wait and wait and wait. trucks are out all night. the focus has now shifted to the morning commute. there's concern about refreezing. >> do you know what happened? >> i don't know. >> reporter: late this...
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keep on eye on the roads we have chelsea on the phone from penndot. chelsea you still working? how is it going out there on the roads? >> um, conditions seem to be imposing. >> um-hmm. >> we're still dealing with some trouble spots it seems in bucks and philadelphia, um, but the rest of the area, um, the roads are just wet right now. but again in bucks and philly we're still dealing with some slush covered roads. >> did you find that the most people in those areas heeded the warnings and stayed off the roads. >> i think for the most part they did. which is helpful because the plows for the most part were able to get out there and clear the roadways, um, and that's always the best when you give plows plenty of room to do their job. >> good advice. which see, thanks for stopping in and thanks for giving us that insight this afternoon. we appreciate it. meantime hamilton township, team work to help some drivers stuck on those snowy roads. our dawn timmeney talked with drivers having a hard tile and joins us live in hamilton. dawn, looks like the snow somewhat stopped there. >> rep
keep on eye on the roads we have chelsea on the phone from penndot. chelsea you still working? how is it going out there on the roads? >> um, conditions seem to be imposing. >> um-hmm. >> we're still dealing with some trouble spots it seems in bucks and philadelphia, um, but the rest of the area, um, the roads are just wet right now. but again in bucks and philly we're still dealing with some slush covered roads. >> did you find that the most people in those areas heeded...
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. >> penndot has made it so that a number of roadways like this one, you can only go 45 miles per hour. there's a tree that's actually down here as well, something that people are having to avoid. it's just constant problems, that's probably the best way to explain it. >> reporter: tractor trailers banned on interstates. gio benitez is in allentown, pennsylvania. >> this is exactly why they want people off the road. because they want these emergency vehicles to get through as quickly as possible. >> reporter: in rye brook, new york, this dash cam video from last week's storm shows police and a resident scrambling as a tree nearly crushes them, crashing onto power lines. crews are racing to restore power to more than 100,000 customers still in the dark from that first nor'easter. and today's storm has tripled that number. >> so, right now it's saying it's 45 degrees inside. >> reporter: nicole davis is now concerned the snow will keep her family's power off even longer. so, you lost power friday. now they're saying they might not have it restored until friday. is this the longest stretc
. >> penndot has made it so that a number of roadways like this one, you can only go 45 miles per hour. there's a tree that's actually down here as well, something that people are having to avoid. it's just constant problems, that's probably the best way to explain it. >> reporter: tractor trailers banned on interstates. gio benitez is in allentown, pennsylvania. >> this is exactly why they want people off the road. because they want these emergency vehicles to get through as...