Tuesday right through 6 00 a. M. On wednesday as we are tracking a period of light snow. You can see the area of low pressure out to the north out across the northern great lakes and that trailing cold front that will work its way eastward as we get into tuesday afternoon really tuesday night and throughout the day on wednesday. So well talk about what we can expect. Its cloudy for most of us on tuesday for the majority of the day but well tracking light snow fall in our far northwestern suburbs and Lehigh Valley as we get into tomorrow afternoon. The steadiest of that snowfall arrives 11 00 p. M. Tomorrow night right through 7 00 a. M. On wednesday so it will be slow going for the morning commute as we get into the middle half of our work week. Well talk more about that coming up with the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. Be sure to wake up with the morning team for the updated track on this latest wintry blast. Join matt tam meteorologist dave murphy and karen rogers starting
King junior. Through symbolic gestures and agents of service to help others, thousands in the area are doing their part to pay tribute to the slain civil rights leader. The action cam is live on Independence Mall where the 33 National Bell ringing ceremony is underway. The symbolic ringing of the liberty bell is one of the many events happening across the country and in philadelphia. Action news Jeanette Reyes is live in north philadelphia where the nailings largest mlk nations largest mlk Service Day Event is underway. Reporter this is an impressive event it got underway at 8 00 a. M. Boy, it is is pact room. Some people have been coming and going throughout the day. People and young and old are doing activities, saying its not a day off saying its a day to give back an honor dr. King. For tens of tens of thousanf volunteers in the Delaware Valley today was anything but a day to catch up on sleep. A National Record of 150,000 people participated in the greater philadelphia Martin Luth
Rest of us is cause for concern for people who live along this stretch of the Delaware River but many neighbors here tell us as long as the nearby canal doesnt flood, they feel relatively safe. You can get a pinch point up in yardley where the yardley inn is. Floods there and down here and sort of creates an island so the last time it happened i think it was 06 im not sure but we were mandatory evacuated. Reporter so far the canal has not flooded and flooding from the river has been relatively minor. The problem that has developed here is quite simply an ice jam and that forces the current to accumulate in isolated areas. So far the worst of it is here at the intersection of river road and ferry road in lower makefield and so local officials are urging commuters to avoid the area. At this time the river continues to be ice dammed along the calhoun street bridge zero the river is unpredictable. The water could still rise a little bit or even some ice flows could come up on the red way.
As it collapses at 2 00 in the morning, rain to the south and snow to the north and west and as we get into the morning rush 8 00 a. M. The colder air comes in to flip it to snow in south jersey and 8 00 a. M. Its ending to the northern and west and a quick hit of snow here overnight tonight and when we wake up tomorrow morning for the wednesday morning rush. It depends on your location. As to how horrible the rush will be. The city of philadelphia north and west its snowing until 8 00ish with snowi lily and slippery roads. But to the south mainly wet with a few slick spots. Ending snow at 9 00 a. M. In the morning. And ill have the snow totals coming up if the full accuweather forecast. Thank you. Lets switch is live no walter perez. You are live in berks county, which will see the most snow tonight. Right . Reporter that is right. This morning it was a rough one as well for this part of berks county, a lot of accidents reported in this portion of the region more than allentown and ea
Temperatures show you in allentown and reading and lancaster, 32 degrees and poconos 27 but philadelphia its still 43 and Atlantic City airport 38 and well above freezing and it will take a while for that column of air to drop below freezing and for the moisture to move in. A Winter Weather advisory is posted for areas west of the pennsylvania turnpike. And the poconos is under a winter storm warning and parts of the poconos could get up to 6 inches of snow and the ski resorts are happy about that. The problem with the system future tracker 6 showing its here in time for the wednesday morning commute. Light snow but even a little bit of snow can cause big problems, the morning rush, definitely philadelphia and areas north and west. Use caution and allow extra time and roads are still snowy and slippery and snowy until 8 00 in the morning and south jersey and delaware it starts as rain and flipped over to snow at the very end at 9 00. Mainly wet and do be careful there there could be sl