Go sleet and after 8 00 oclock we will change to rain from south east to northwest. Coming up we will talk about the snow accumulation that will vary de pending on where you live and i will have that when i join you inside. For many the cold is, more than an inconvenience up but can get in the way of the bottom line for businesses and Vital Services people tea pend on every day. Eye witt the necessary News Reporter Todd Quinones continues our cold weather coverage new live present south street todd. Reporter certainly jessica, it is a challenge to be outside during this cold weather for any length or period of time and that is having an impact on people across our region. They keep churning out meal after meal at manna despite bitter cold their 750 clients who are suffering life threatening illnesses need mannas delivery of medically approved food. We know how much our clients depend on us for food. Reporter people delivering also look at their clients in this weather. A a lot of frien
Thats why we continue with some of these warnings in the area. We have 34 in philadelphia, 34 millville, 34 in wilmington, 32 degrees in trenton and it is not raining or snowing or anything else through allentown, developed temperatures well below the freezing mark, anything out there has frozen. We continue with our winter storm warnings in philadelphia until 9 00 this morning, and there is a freezing rain advisory south of that, notice the purple color, and thats through Atlantic Cumberland and kent county, that is where youre going to be finding the possibility of some freezing rain, and i think really any place that youre out this morning, with these temperatures, the way they are, so close to freezing, you just dont know whether it is ice or just wet assuming it ice, because in many cases thats exactly what it is. By noon, were at 38 degrees, hoping to get to 40 degrees today, and maybe 41, too in some spots but in some spots all a stop in the upper 30s, in any case, we push out t
The shore to the extreme northern and western suburbs. We will talk about those local snow amounts, and they will be varied from county to county. I will see you back in the studio with that. Okay, kathy, we will see you you then thanks very much. There are a lot of businesses telling us this coal is hurting their bottom line. Eyewitness News Reporter Todd Quinones joins us live from south street with more on that todd. Reporter chris, typically on a friday we will see a good amount of foot traffic here on south street but, this is not your typical friday. And, he cannot wait for spring this cold is bad for his business. It keeps his big jobs off his agenda. If you think it is coal on the ground imagine what it would be like working all day up on a roof it would be down right dangerous. With the weather temperatures being what they are we usually try in the the to do any installations below 40 degrees. It is definitely been a problem. Reporter until sub freezing temperatures pass small
There are other areas that did break records, smashed in it trenton and wilmington, dover set a new record this morning of 2 degrees. Allentown wasnt a record. They missed it by 1 degree but still brutal at one below this morning and Atlantic City 1 degree. The morning wind chills, they ranged anywhere from 15 below at the shore to as much as 22 degrees below zero in reading and right now our wind chill is still near 0 degrees across the area. Double scan live radar will show theres a warm front down to the south bringing a mix of sleet and snow for nashville even some snow for atlanta. All of this precipitation will expand and lift to the north and east as we get into your saturday afternoon and thats why that winter storm watch will go into effect for philadelphia, all points to allentown and the poconos. Were not watching anything. This definitely is going to come in the form of snow and an advisory in southern areas where there will be a little snow but a quicker change to sleet, f
Heres the area of low pressure moving toward the region. By the afternoon the snow is here. It changes over to ice and then to rain and it sweeps out during the day on sunday. Now as far as what to expect with this storm, were talking about two to 4inches of snow along that i95 corridor. We change to sleet and then to rain. We are going to be seeing reduced visibility especially tomorrow afternoon. It will be slow going on area roads and some hazardous travel. Mainly snow through the poconos snow and sleet through the Lehigh Valley, a period of snow heavy at times through philadelphia even south and east and then changing over to rain. As far as the snow amounts are concerned, were talking about four to 6inches in our extreme northern western suburbs. Through the Lehigh Valley and poconos along that i95 corridor two to 4inches of snow. And then a coating to 2inches for interior south jersey toward the shore and central and southern parts of delaware. With this storm we are going to be