Back to you. Thank you. Breaking news in the olney section of philadelphia. Heres a live picture along american street. A 7yearold girl was found inside a home unconscious with a plastic bag over her head. Officers performed cpr, and she is now in Critical Condition at the hospital. Officers were at the home investigating after a car was stolen from a woman who lives there. That car was found overnight, smashed at 3rd and champlo streets. Police are searching for an 18yearold who police think stole the car. We have new details on a hazmat situation that caused panic in manayunk last night. Philadelphia police say they found what appears to be a students science project in an apartment on roxboro avenue. Initially people in the area reported finding chemicals, and police checked for a possible drug lab. The scene is being cleaned up. No one was hurt. Philadelphia Police Charge a man with dui after allegedly pulling a knife and gun on another driver at 26th and brown streets. Police say
Those stories. Lets find out when this is going to go away. Meteorologist bill henley has the most accurate first alert neighborhood weather forecast. Bill . Everybodys getting fog. Look at spring city, pennsylvania. Socked in this morning. That was one of the areas that saw fog yesterday. This morning, it extends into delaware and new jersey. Look at cape may and the live view from the Marquis De Lafayette Hotel. It will take some time for the fog to burn off, but it will be easing out. Mostly cloudy and light fog in easton now. We have seen some reports of zero visibility. Right now onemile visibility in coatesville, bluebell, doylestown. Weve seen some improvement in reading and pottstown. Hazelton not as thick ads yesterday. Northeast thick as yesterday. Northeast philadelphia and trenton, that hasnt budged since we went on the air at 4 30. Zero visibility. Millville is still reporting visibility, as well, with onemile visibility in delaware for wilmington and dover. A foggy start.
Afternoon and evening. The first is a flood watch coming through, we could have heavy downpours on poor drainage area roads and parking lots and things like that. Some of the storms that roll through today and this evening, could be severe and there is the chance, in fact, of numerous storms coming through, at least a line of them at some point in the afternoon and evening starting out north and west andy ending up at the storm. Theres the area for strong, gusty thunderstorms. Theres the outside chance that tornadoes pops up with some of the storms, these are serious enough storms to take cover from as they come through. That storm activity is out to the west, because were predawn it has not cranked up yet. Were at 79 degrees in philadelphia. Just dropped from 08. Its very humid out there with dewpoints up over 70 everywhere. Thats owe oppressive humidity outside of the airport and beach haven, its very sticky. 80 degrees by 7 00 a. M. 84 by noon, high of 87 well drop off to 84 as the
Will be raining here likely through next wednesday. Weve also been seeing some tornado watches and warnings cropping up which is typical with the outer bands. So, this is one of the buoy reports here. Shows a wind gust just to the east of Corpus Christi at 67 Miles Per Hour and hurricanes come with a whole package of problems. You have the wind gusts, you have the storm surge but with this storm system since its a slow moving disaster, the rain will be the biggest problem. Its going to meander there for days and were looking at rainfall that could exceed 25inches, some areas could get up to 35inches of rain and this is low lying country. Its almost like a bowl so its very hard to actually get rid of flooding rains once they move in. So, this is what to expect. Category three landfall later on tonight likely before midnight Eastern Daylight Time catastrophic flooding Power Outages for days and that storm surge of six to 12 feet. Ill have more details on this storm and also our local wea
We are seeing pictures of damage left behind by by the storm. Trees are down and what appears to be a wall has collapsed from the wind. Signs on the ground, Officials Say they wont be able to assess the damage until daylight. Heres more from houston. Reporter Hurrican Harvey roaring on to the gulf coast. The best way to describe it is a continue can being kicked down the road. Reporter the strongest in the u. S. In more than a decade. This is not going to be quick one and done were not measuring in inches of rain, but feet of rain. Reporter residents of texas and mississippi and louisiana getting hit the hardest. Rock port texas in its path. Trees on roads, buildings destroyed and emergency crews facing difficults difficulties standing to the damage. We have not been able to get out and see what weve got going, but its not looking good. Reporter the mayor urged those staying behind to write their scattered social securs on their arm with a sharpy. You hear the wind, you dont hear the r