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As we get into tonight, look how much spinning is going to come in. Look how much moisture is coming in from the atlantic. Its definitely going to be a huge storm. Its just a matter of how far to the southwest that heavy snow band is going to be traveling. Thats the tricky part of the forecast. Thats what has to be followed hour by hour. Lets head over to meteorologist Sheena Parveen with more on what to expect. Thats right. Again, like we mentioned, it really depends where you live as far as how much snow you see. This is going to be a regional type of storm. If youre in new england, youll see a lot of snow. Here where the storm is developing, youre not going to see that much if you are south and west of philadelphia. So, this is tuesday morning. The area of low pressure offshore blizzard conditions to our north, heavy snow falling in parts of our area so the question is going to be where do you live. If you live in parts of lancaster, Chester County you may only see 3 to 6 inches or less. If you live around the philadelphia area maybe bucks county into parts of south jersey, you could see 6 to 10 inches. These are updated snowfall totals. If you live in Mercer County trenton county north of Atlantic City you could see 10 to 15 inches. The heaviest snow will be lying mostly north and east of philadelphia. Of course those blizzard conditions just to our north. A lot of blizzard warnings up along the coastline. Washington county, new york city, up to boston and maine. Those red areas, those are blizzard warnings. Thats in wash county up to new york city. The rest of us we expect Winter Weather through the entire area. Again, wherever you live that depends on how much youll see. Aside from that, we have a windy condition that will a windy day that will be developing as we go into early tomorrow morning. So really something to keep in mind. This is going to be a major winter storm developing dangerous travel through the area blowing snow heavy snow. So lets talk more about that morning commute tomorrow morning. If you are in parts of south jersey, the morning commute, youll have blowing snow snow drifts, 45mileanhour wind gusts. Snowcovered roads. Its going to be dangerous travel here. Around the philadelphia area tomorrow, the i95 corridor up to trenton, less snow as you go south toward wilmington. Snow covered roads are expected and also dangerous driving. For the Lehigh Valley well add in dell to that as well. Thats where we expect lowest totals. Snow on some of the roads. Icy spots. Most of these roads where we see lesser amounts, they should be fairly passable tomorrow morning. Well talk more about what you can expect in your area and the timing coming up. Glenn and sheena will be tweeting about this major snowstorm throughout the evening, overnight and into tomorrow until its out of here. Be sure to follow them on twitter. And you heard the nbc10 first alert meteorologists and what they are forecasting. Burlington, mercer counties they could see some of the heaviest snowfall from this storm. So we sent nbc10s doug shimell to mercerville. Tell us what people there are preparing for. Reporter governor Chris Christie already declaring a state of emergency allowing the states Emergency Operation centers to activate and get resources out throughout the state where they think they may need it. Were already starting to see some of those cross side streets start to cover with snow. Because weve had a fairly steady snow all day long here its starting to accumulate on those roads. Thanks to municipal townships theyve been able to brine and salt so major arteries like 33 are clear. A lot of people did go in. Weve seen a lot of traffic since noon because a lot of those schools, businesses and state offices are sending people home early. And a lot of them are going to places like smiths ace hardware in mercerville where the owner says the big seller were the shovels that came in as quickly as the deliveries showed up there at the store. Also big sellers, some lower priced snow blowers and ice melt. It does seem as if winter is finally being taken seriously. Thats why they see a wall of people with frenzed look in their eye. Hamilton county has hundreds of roads to cover. Same municipalities with around central and southern jersey they have their work cut out for them. Live in mercerville, doug shimell, nbc10 news. Parts of the jersey shore wont be dealing with snow. The potential for coastal flooding and strong winds as well. Nbc10 news jersey show Bureau Reporter Ted Greenberg in brigantine. Ted looks miserable already. Bring us up to date. Reporter part of the job. We have no snow. A cold rain falling. What you notice the most is the wind. Its whipping. The ocean is churning and that wind has been blowing the sand around. Can you see how its blowing the flag right there. For many folks this has been a day to get ready for the weather, to get much, much worse. Amy stocked up on wood for her fireplace today because she expects snow will keep her stuck in the house tomorrow. Im ready. Let it come. Hit me with your best shot. I got it. Reporter parts of western Atlantic County received a small amount of snow this morning before the big storm moves in tonight. Were as prepared as we can be prepared. Reporter truckloads of salt arrived at Atlantic Countys public work yards today, adding to about 6,000 tons the county has stockpiled. Weve had some big storms that weve had to go through. We have the people and equipment to deal with it. People have to be patient. Reporter snow is not the only concern at jersey shore where the approaching overnight high tide could bring moderate coastal flooding including ocean city. Creates a little extra danger because you might not know theres flooding underneath the snow. Motorists, once the weather starts, just avoid driving all together unless its an emergency. Reporter right now within the last minute weve noticed that weave gotten a combination of not only rain but also it seems we have some ice pellets falling on us as well. If you live in Atlantic City can you park for free off of the street in the wave garage. Thats at mississippi and fairmount avenues. Again, can you park there for free in that garage if you are an Atlantic City resident. That facility was made available for Atlantic City residents at the request of the ac office of Emergency Management. Im Ted Greenberg, nbc10 news. Good to know. The wind is there and the wind and snow picked up early this afternoon in springfield, dell county. This made visibility challenging for people driving along baltimore pike. Its not the kind of day where you want to walk to class but these villanova students did just that braving the wind and snow on campus there. Lets get an update on how roads are looking this afternoon. Nbc10 first alert traffic reporter Christine Maddela with a look at travel conditions. What can you tell us . Depending where you are, youll see different conditions on the skikle expressway. Things are clear out there. Watch out for some icy spots, especially on the secondary roads. Same thing for enter senate 95. Heading into Lehigh Valley near the poconos, you can see especially over here, some of that precipitation and some of those icy conditions are starting to stick to the roads. If we go farther east into jersey city we are also seeing some differing conditions out there. Mass transit has plans in place today. If you are heading out on mass transit, new jersey transit, the last trains, buses, light rails are all going to start at 8 p. M. Reach their final destinations by 10 p. M. And then everything will be suspended and the same thing goes into tomorrow as well. The broad street line on septa will operate every 20 minutes throughout the evening but no night owl bus service. Patco is on a special schedule. Weaver been telling you all winter long to sign up for the nbc10 School Closing alerts. Well alert you via text or email right away in the event your school shuts down. If you have that alert, thousands of you have already done it. Search School Closings on the nbc10 news app to sign up. Once we have your cell number or email address, nbc10 will contact you the second your school shuts down. Well know anyone trying to fly today . Then you already know the storm is creating major hassles for air travelers today. Thousands of flights already canceled. Nbc10s Harry Hairston is at Philadelphia International airport. Obviously, the airlines cant control the weather but they are taking some of the sting out of a bad situation. Tell us about it. Reporter reporter theyre taking the financial sting. Waving cost for flights. And hospitality will go into effect for those that may have to spend the night at airport. The big board shows you cancellations. Some folks are still going through security, hoping to make it to their destination. Where are you headed to . Boston massachusetts. Reporter going right into the eye of the storm . Yes. Hopefully i dont have to work tomorrow or the next day. Go in, hunker down. Reporter we found dozens of travelers buying tickets on the promise their airline will take them to a friendlier sky high above the storm. About quarter to 9 00 they canceled our flight. Reporter john says the airline made a few tweaks to his california trip and now hes good to go. Well go from here to texas. Well bounce from texas to phoenix. And from phoenix on out to monterrey. Reporter now, just to give you an idea of the kind of cancellations that went on today, im told by the airport that 421 flights were canceled leaving philadelphia or trying to come into philadelphia. And to give you an idea of what to expect for tomorrow theyve already got 622 cancellations on the books. Reporting live at Philadelphia International airport, Harry Hairston, nbc10 news. Heres a number you want to keep handy to get updated information on arrivals and departures at philly international. Can you call their toll free number any time. 1800phlgate. Amtrak forces are preparing for the snowstorm. Heres a live look right now. 30th street station. Amtrak is operating on a modified schedule for the rest of today. Now, acela express and northeast region will operate between washington and boston but the service is likely to not run as frequently as, perhaps, passengers would expect. Passengers with travel plans can check their trains status by calling 800usarail. After 12 noon mayor nutter declared a snow emergency going into effect at 6 00 tonight. Mitch blacher with that part of the story. Tell us what the people in the city are expected to do under this emergency at 6 00. Reporter the mayor wants people off the streets in center city. In fact, there will be no trash pickup, no recycling, all in center city. There will be discounted parking here in the city so that those more than 375 pieces of equipment can make their way through. I want you to take a look right now at jfk and 15th. This is about as busy as we have seen the evening rush. Usually, it would be well under way by now. If you head right down 15th street, you can also see just a little bit of pedestrian traffic. We talked to folks who were getting out of work early, whose jobs were not even expecting them to show up tomorrow as well as the mayor underlining the seriousness of these conditions. There will be heavy, continued, strict and severe enforcement on our snow emergency routes. This is serious business. I planned to work tomorrow unless the citys shut down. Im hoping its not going to be too bad, but you never know until it happens, right . Reporter the city is trying to get cars out of the right of way off the streets and offering 5 parking in select lots. We have a full list on our nbc10 news app. That list is up right now and you can check it out. Were live in center city tonight, nbc10 news. You dont have to wait until news time to get updated weather alerts. Count on the nbc10 news weather app for the latest information on the snowstorm. You can watch Live Streaming nbc10 newscasts on that app if your power goes out. Super bowl xlix less than a week away now. Fans have already arrived in phoenix to gets the party started. In downtown phoenix, crews are putting the finishing touches on fan entertainment like the Fan Experience and super bowl central. Theyre designed to draw huge crowds and show off the city to a worldwide audience. Comcast sportsnet john clark is live in phoenix, awaiting the patriots arrival, two hours from now. You have new information about deflategate as well . Yeah, just in. A report from jay glazer of fox sports says the nfl and their investigation into deflategate, they have zeroed in on a patriots attendant a locker room attendant, who took the 12 footballs from the officials locker room took them somewhere on his way to the field. Now, they are still judging whether there was any wrongdoing. They have interviewed this attendant. They have video of him. So, the investigation may be heating up as the patriots are in the air and about to land here in arizona. By the way this morning, tom brady on boston radio said he has not been interviewed or asked any questions by the nfl. And thats interesting because the nfl reportedly spoke to 40 or 50 people within the patriots organization. And big news from out here richard sherman, the outspoken cornerback from the seahawks he put it all out there. Look what he says about whether he thinks the patriots in the end will get punished. The past is what the past is. Their present is what their present is. And will they be punished . Probably not. Not long robert kraft and Roger Goodell are still taking pictures at their respective homes, you know. I think he was just at krafts house last week for the afc championship, you know you talk about conflict of interest. But, you know as long as that happens, it wont affect them at all. Wow. Those are strong words talking about nfl commissioner Roger Goodell and his personal relationship with new England Patriots owner bob kraft. A lot of things will be asked of the patriots tonight when they arrive here. Well have more in about an hour for you. John clark, live from phoenix, arizona, back to you. We dont even want to know what the temperature is out there. We are less than a week away from the super bowl. And theres only one place you can see it. Next sunday, february 1st, only here on nbc10. Well back here at home heres what we know about this major snowstorm, now bearing down on our region. The worst of it is just hours away. We will see the heaviest snow from late tonight until well after dawn. Because of the way this storm is still developing some people in our region will get a lot of snow. Others will see very little of it. Our nbc10 team first alert meteorologists, has this storm covered for you. Lets go back to chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz schwartz. Tell us where the storm is now. Its just getting organized off the east coast. Whatever has happened today, has nothing to do with what is going to happen tonight and tomorrow. Just because you just got a little bit of snow today means nothing. The first alert is for tonight and into tuesday. Specifically in the morning because the peak of the storm runs from about 10 00 tonight to 10 00 tomorrow morning. A lot of this snow accumulation may occur while youre asleep. You wake up, oh, thats the storm. The snow totals are going to range, amazingly, from 2 to up to 15 inches, depending on where are you in the area. We just have clouds out there right now. Theres been a little bit of light snow during the day. Nothing of significance at the moment. A little bit in Chester County. But were watching for any kind of organization out offshore. And then for the radar, echoes to start coming down from new york city. That will be the first sign. Well, a little bit of a sign. Look whats happened here. In long island new york, a band of snow getting set up. And eventually some of those bands come right down into our area. Thats why were going to get a lot of snow. The low pressure off the coast of delmarva. As it strengthens offshore it pulls the moisture in and those blues get darker and darker. Theres 4 00 in the morning look how dark it is. Especially in new jersey. Thats where the heaviest snow will fall. The farther west the less snow. Farther south, in southern delaware. How much snow are you going to get . Meteorologist Sheena Parveen has been breaking it down across the region. Thats right, glenn. Like weve been saying all along, it depends where you live. Those higher amounts glenn just showed you, we expect in parts of new jersey. The lesser amounts we expect more south and west of philadelphia. Well look at your regions now. Here is delaware and the new jersey shore. Even interior sections of new jersey salem, cumberland cape may countiless, even parts of burlington and ocean counties. This is 9 00 tonight. At this time we do expect some areas in new jersey to start to see heavier snow, although we will still be seeing at least some periods of lighter snowfall. Then we go overnight tonight. This is going to be the prime time of the storm. A lot of you will be sleeping when this occurs. 2 00 overnight, darker shades of purple heavier snow. Parts of Atlantic County Burlington County, stretching into parts of delaware. Early tomorrow morning, 7 a. M. You notice the darker shades still in new jersey. We still expect that to be one of the hardest hit areas. Aside from the heavy snow, were also talking about increasing winds along the shore. By noon tomorrow some of the snow will be hanging around about before it finally tapers off. As far as the storm totals are concerned, we could see 10 to 15 inches north of Atlantic City. Much of south jersey could see 6 to 10 inches. Then we get into parts of delaware, we could see up to 6 inches. Southern delaware anywhere from 2 to 4. You see the range. 2 inches in Sussex County. 15 inches as you get closer into ocean county where, in fact there is a blizzard warning. Big difference across the area. Now, a look at the poconos, Lehigh Valley, chester, montgomery, bucks counties. In this area by tonight we still expect periods of snowfall. Overnight tonight, especially parts of bucks county. We expect some heavy snow. Thats 2 00 in the morning. And then early tomorrow morning, we still expect the snowfall lower amounts, though the farther west you go. Then noon tomorrow still snow falling, but quite a range. Anywhere from 3 to 6 inches through parts of lancaster county, berks county. The 6 to 10inch range from Lehigh Valley and 10 to 15 inches as we get into Lower Bucks County. Coming up well talk about the i95 corridor, the philadelphia area. Thats straight ahead. Thanks, sheena. Right now a look at penndot and this major snowstorm by the numbers. Bucks county. Im meteorologist sheen noo parveen. Were preparing for a major snowstorm coming our way for parts of the area. Its not exactly come together just yet. What you see on the screen, still periods of snowfall. But late tonight well see heavy snow developing. Coming up well show you how much snow the timing of it and what you can expect where you live. Thats straight ahead. Nbc10 on the road. Yeah Deanna Durante on board stormforce10. You get on goth a briefing from officials in Montgomery County. Tell us what theyre saying. Reporter theyre saying they are prepared for the storm and whatever Mother Nature throws at them. Take a live look at Germantown Pike as we leave plymouth township. There are cars on the road. The road is snowpacked. No one is getting anywhere very quickly. We have seen a number of people slipping and sliding on the road so far. The county tells us that their salt trucks are ready, personnel is ready and theyll be staffing their Emergency Operation center. They cant forecast whats going to happen but they say they are prepared for whatever hits the county. We can tell you many townships all oefrt area in bucks, Montgomery Lehigh counties have been declaring snow emergencies throughout the day. Many of them going into effect already at 3 00. Some of them starting at 6 p. M. What that means is get your car off the roads. If you have fire hydrants on your property. Make sure you clear the road and dont have any trash cans or anything like that on the streets. Thats to enable those salt trucks and plows to get into your neighborhood and get that snow cleared off quickly. Again, youre looking live at Germantown Pike. Im constantly getting new data about this major snowstorm here at the weather center. Sheena and i will be back with the snowfall totals and the timing of the storlm. Ring ring . Progresso its ok that your soup tastes like my homemade. Its our slow simmered vegetables and tender white meat chicken. Apology accepted. Im watching you soup people. Make it progresso or make it yourself you say avocado old el paso says. 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Get your free online valuation now at webuyanycar. Com. The nbc10 first alert weather radar, tracking a major snowstorm. Its in developments as we speak. It will become stronger as we go through tonight. Coming up, well show you the peak time of the storm, who can expect the heaviest snow. Of course, the snowfall totals around the area. Well certainly were staying on top of this developing weather for you with our team of meteorologists, reporters out in the field. Well check the latest on what we know from our meteorologist about the big snowstorm on the way as sheena and glenn are telling us. We expect to get the worst of it late tonight into tomorrow morning. Theyre telling us the heaviest bands of snow could bring more than a foot of snow to some parts of the region but as theyve been saying it depends where you live. Other areas will see very little snow. And we have Team Coverage of this major snowstorm that includes nbc10 first alert meteorologist Sheena Parveen. Lets again begin with chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz. Help us break down this storm because its not one size fits all. No. Its not even one particular storm. Theres a couple parts of it. This first part of course is pretty minor. Nothing more than a nuisance. But 30th street station here and the traffic, not that much yet. Well, it will get there. The past hour weve had very little in the way of snow. Some in Chester County. Sticking to certain surfaces. And the wide view, this area to the west is going to break apart and its going to increase out in the ocean. Its already starting to do that. Once we start to see everything coming back from new york kind of an unusual direction, then well know that the storm is really intensifying because theres the Pressure Center off the delmarva coast. Look at the wind coming straight in. Hundreds of miles right into the jersey shore. Thats why were going to get coastal flooding. It adds to the moisture of the storm as well. And the stronger the storm gets, the stronger those winds are. The heavier the precipitation it is. The slower it moves, the longer number of hours we have for the snow. As you can see, well be getting a strong northeast wind. Thats bringing a cold air as well. Meteorologist Sheena Parveen has more on just what to expect from this particular storm. This is a huge storm for the entire northeast, new england. We have a lot of blizzard warnings. Just to show you how large this storm is. From ocean county in new jersey up through maine, these are blizzard warnings. This is a very large portion of the northeast. We expect there to be a lot of snow. Now, our area will get a lot of snow but the blizzard conditions will be mostly north of our area although we will also be dealing with some high winds on top of the snow. Overnight tonight into early tomorrow morning, we expect the heaviest snow to be falling. Depends where you live though. If you live in parts of Burlington County just north of Atlantic City, also trenton area Mercer County, this is where we expect some highest snowfall totals. For now looks 10 to 15 inches. Farther north totals increase. Higher snow amounts the higher north you go. Around philadelphia into south jersey and even areas like montgomery, bucks county Lehigh Valley, you could see 6 to 10 inches. Some of New Castle County could see 3 to 6 inches. Farther west you could see 2 to 4. Big range. There you see the 15inch mark and down near maryland thats where you see the 2inch mark. Not too much of a difference in distance but a huge difference in snowfall. As we go into tomorrow morning, talk about the morning rush. Tuesday, 7 a. M. Heavy snow still falling through much of new jersey. Your commute is not looking good. Blowing snow especially the farther north you go snow drifts, 45mileanhour wind gusts and snowcovered roads. Around the philadelphia area the major enter states here from wilmington to trenton, were talking about the i95 corridor we expect snowcovered roads. The lower snow amounts will be farther south you go. Well talk about the commute for areas north and west and in delaware and well take a closer look region by region of the timing of the snow coming up. Thank you, sheena. The nbc10 first alert weather app is a must have right now. If you dont already have it can you download it right now. That way you can get updated weather alerts sent directly to your smartphone or tablet. Nbc10 first alert traffic reporter christine has been monitoring the roads. Its slow in parts of Chester County. Take a look at route 30 really stacked up here. That delay starts at route 100. This is due to a lot of volume. The Road Conditions are the majors are looking good right now. Interstate 495 is down to 55 miles an hour. In delaware the garden state parkway, 45 miles an hour. The new jersey turnpike, a portion of it also 45 miles an hour. If you are traveling the bridges are there are speed restrictions. 35 mild an hour on the ben, the betsy, the walt and Commodore Barry bridge. There is a winter storm travel guide. Its on our website. Head over to nbc10. Com. Renee . Thank you, christine. Turning now to one of the areas that could get hit the hardest, thats the jersey shore. Nbc10s cydney long live in Atlantic City Atlantic County. Tell us what conditions are like where are you. Reporter definitely not a ghost town out on the Atlantic City board walk yet. It is sleeting. We had flurries and rain earlier in the day. The temperatures have started to dip dramatically over the past hour. While weve had some gusty winds, the flag here on the mini golf course are not sustained at this point. But officials tell me winds are going to make all the difference with this storm. We know well have roads that will be flooded, impassable. Reporter officials at Emergency Management are prepping for the worst case scenario. These fiveton vehicles equipped to help stranded residents or motorists getting the final once over before being staged in different areas of the county prone to flooding. These vehicles are high enough and theyre build that they can get through pretty much anything Mother Nature can dish out. This is not something you should venture out and see how deep it is. Were asking people, do not, do not go out if they require assistance. They should contact our local officials. Reporter we can tell you we have seen police out here on the boardwalk. All municipalities in Atlantic City and up and down the jersey coast are checking in with Emergency Management. Police, fire ems, they tell us theyll all have extra assets and resources on the roads through the evening and tomorrow morning. Im cydney long nbc10 news. Now we move to the state of delaware to see how theyre getting ready for whats to come there. Delaware Bureau Reporter tim furlong has been driving throughout the state from claymont. Reporter we came along philadelphia pike northeastern delaware. I looked at the the map where the dark blue meets the light blue. This is the spot that could see the most snow. Theres nothing coming down now. Nothing on the roads. But it is coming and its going to be strong. Not a great day to do construction in newark. Ill take hot over this any day. You can always take clothes off. Reporter honestly, its not a great day to do anything. Im ready for summer. I hate snow. Reporter at the home depot they have your salt and shovels and the dude outside has hot dogs. Days are like this are slow. The roads havent been too bad. While many schools sent kids home early, they probably didnt need to. Not too much snow no realisticage. Deldot says everything is okay so far but they know the worst is to come. Reporter were live at ritas closed for the season. The Delaware National guard, by the way, as we speak, deldot says theyll have crews on the road. Of course Emergency Operation center in smyrna is opening at 5 30. Well keep up posted on the latest as snow continues to fall. Tim furlong, nbc10 news. Nbc10 and telemundo 62 have partnered with comcast to help viewers who lose their power. Can you recharge your devices at participating Comcast Xfinity locations. Search power up on nbc10 news app to find one near you. Meteorologist Sheena Parveen. We are bracing for a major snowstorm for part of the area. Nbc10 has your complete coverage to help you prepare for whats to come. Of course, well have more details on the snow totals and timing coming up. Well you know it wasnt the snow but, rather a small earthquake that had people shaking in Chester County. This happened around 6 30 last night. The Geological Survey reported the 7. 2 magnitude quake hit an area two miles southsoutheast of downingtown. A Chemistry Lab sent about two dozen students to the hospital in new jersey. The failed experiment had fumes emitted at kingsway regional high school. No one was seriously hurt. Students were allowed back inside around 9 30. Well were watching and waiting. Heavy snowfall is coming at us. Thats right. Glenn and i are tracking the arrival of snow heavy snow for some. Well show you what you can expect, who can expect the highest amounts. Our neighborhood by neighborhood forecast is minutes away. Right now, numbers from the Delaware Department of transportation and what they have in their arsenal to battle the impact of this major snowstorm. Again . Give them something special. Gather around the worlds best chicken and homestyle sides for a dinner everyone will get excited about. Kfc. With the card accepted by 90 of doctors in the philadelphia region you have the freedom to relish right now. Independence blue cross. Live fearless. 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The main storm is just starting to develop right off the virginia coast. And its doing that just where its supposed to. So, everything is pretty much on target. The major snowstorm for at least parts of the area, still looks like a pretty good bet. It also looks like there will be tremendous difference across our region from about 2 to 15 inches depending on where you are or where youre traveling. In general, new jersey is going to be the hardest hit. Blowing snow, drifting snow by tomorrow morning. At the jersey shore. We could see wind gusts of 50 miles an hour. In the poconos, where they would love some more snow you wont get a huge storm out of this. You probably have more snow out of the friday system berks county Chester County also more snow on friday than well get from this one. You can see Chester County getting a nice band of snow here. Sitting around getting darker on the blue. Thats accumulating snow. Were watching for development offshore here. Still not organized but were seeing more and more along the coast. Its developing. It develops hour by hour thats why we keep such a close eye on it. Were starting to see the bands set up east and west across new york city. Why do we care about new york city . Generally our weather goes from here to there. Not in this case. Well be watching the snow come down from new york city down toward the philadelphia area. So, that is going to be a critical place to look. Theres that low we were just talking about off the virginia coast. Its going to stay far enough offshore. So, it wont change to rain or anything. As a matter of fact, there comes the darker colors as we go past midnight into 4 a. M. That may be the heaviest of the storm, especially in new jersey. Look at the difference in the colors. Its the question related to the forecast is just how far to the south and west those dark blue colors are going to go . The stronger the storm is the more it can force it to the south and west. If its a little weaker the heaviest snow bands dont quite reach our area. Thats why its got to be watched so closely. This is one of those tricky types of storms. Meteorologist Sheena Parveen has the breakdown on who gets what out of this. As glenn just showed you, the heaviest snow is coming overnight tonight. So, now well break it down region by region depending on which county you live in. You want to pay close attention to this. If you live around the philadelphia area wilmington up towards trenton, heres what future weather looks like 10 00 tonight well start to see some heavy snow developing. Thats where you see the darker purple shades. Mostly Burlington County in new jersey, near Mercer County even parts of Lower Bucks County. By this time tonight, you could already start to see some heavy snow developing. Then we go overnight tonight. It gets even heavier. 2 00 in the morning. Many of you will be sleeping. So if you live along any of these counties in new jersey around the philadelphia area New Castle County Mercer County, you will be sleeping when a lot of this heavy snow will be falling. For the morning commute when you start driving, some of this heavy snow could be falling. If youre in New Castle County for the morning hours, we expect it to be a little lighter, comparatively speaking. By noon we could still see some of the snow continuing. As far as those totals are concerned, the highest amounts along this area would be in Burlington County Mercer County anywhere from 10 to 15 inches. But then we go into the philadelphia area surrounding counties like gloous erucester, camden bucks county 6 to 10 inches. Now a look at delaware and new jersey especially along the shore. Later this evening, 9 p. M. We still expect periods of snow, getting heavier in new jersey. Then overnight tonight, heres 2 00 in the morning again. A lot of you in these areas, youll be sleeping when this heavy snow moves in. And it will be accumulating very quickly. By early tomorrow morning, we still expect heavy snow for the morning commute to be falling mostly in parts of new jersey at this time. And then through the day well start to see it lingering and tapering off in the afternoon. Highest totals north of Atlantic City into ocean county where very we have a blizzard warning, possible of 10 to 15 inches. Into delaware kent county also parts of Sussex County could see 3 to 6 inches. Most of Sussex County possibly 2 to 4. So, you see the wide range in totals. Now, a look at the Lehigh Valley and poconos, areas north and west like chester, montgomery bucks counties. Youll see snow by 10 00 tonight. As we go overnight tonight, the snow intensifyiesntensifies. Heavier snow in bucks county, lower Montgomery County lighter areas north and west. You notice the Lehigh Valley and poconos not getting the brunt of the storm. 7 00 in the morning, still snowy through much of the bucks county, lower Montgomery County and through the afternoon we start to see some of that snow taper off. 3 to 6 inches possibly for berks county laner county. The numbers increase the closer to the i95 corridor and trenton you get. For parts of Montgomery County parts of upper bucks county into the Lehigh Valley 6 to 10 inches. Take a look at Lower Bucks County closer to Mercer County, new jersey, maybe 10 to 15 inches. This will be a big difference depending on where you live. Again, were watching those heavier snow bands moving in. There is going to be a cutoff through the area. You want to pay close attention as we go through the rest of tonight for updates on it. Snow gets heavier as we go through tonight. Temperatures low 20s in fill deaf, 16 north and west. Most in new jersey. Tomorrow, needless to say, we will see heavy snow in the morning, again, depending where you live. Like the timeline i just showed you. It will be a cold and windy day, most of the wind will be along the shore. Well have more updates for you coming up. Sheena. If you lose power during this storm, count on nbc10 alert on your radio. Others. Now, americans everywhere are discovering that. Spoon after spoon. Dish after dish. Time, after time, after time again. Deliciously creamy galbani ricotta inspires meals, and moments, that are simply better. Mmm, galbani sfx kiss . Italys favorite cheese brand. Now, americas number one ricotta. I know grandmas house isnt the most exciting, but its only for a few hours. Look what ive got. When you get verizon fios, you get beautiful hd picture quality, super fast internet, and americas most reliable network. So you wont miss a second of that movie, that game they love, or those moments with family. Can we sleep over . 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It will intensify. It will bring heavy snow to parts of the area. This is going to be a major snowstorm for the northeast, including our area. Well show you all the timing and totals coming up next on nbc10 news at 5 00. Jooishgsz. The city of philadelphia will declare a snow emergency. Well have to monitor this closely. Strong potential for icy spots and some freezing. We are here to keep you prepared and ahead of this storm. We have live Team Coverage right now with nbc10 news first alert chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz and Sheena Parveen. Glenn, lets start with you. Weve been talking about this storm being in two parts. Part one happened today. We said it would be just a nuisance. At best. Thats what it is. The second part, thats going to be the major snowstorm. So what happened today has virtually nothing to do with whats going to happen tonight and tomorrow. The snow totals across our area will range tremendously from 2 inches to up to 15 inches. And some of those higher numbers are in parts of new jersey will wr it will be blowing and drifting. Transportation will be difficult. Driving is just fine around the i95 and philadelphia area now. Camera shaking a little bit with the wind. We continue to see some light snow especially in Chester County. Its been sitting there for a couple hours. You can accumulate an inch or two like that. Youre not going to get the bulk of this storm because the closer you are to new york city the more snow will fall with part two. You can see, were increasing the amount of moisture here along the coastline. The storms are starting to intensify. And eventually some of that moisture comes right back at us. Theres that low offshore. Look at those winds coming straight into new jersey from way out in the ocean. As the storm