You told us about it in your first alert forecast. We have clear skies now. The wind is starting to diminish. Thats going to allow the temperatures to drop sharply. And just a few hours, our first alert continues through 8 00 a. M. For the entire area in the poconos and Lehigh Valley. But were likely to issue another first alert for sunday and monday. Just want to give you a heads up because thats a holiday. And well have less winds during the night tonight. So well be more looking at the actual temperatures than the feels like temperatures. Right now its 21 degrees. Thats as warm as its gotten all day. Hasnt gotten out of the teens in areas north and west. And it is just by the rer cold. We still have enough wind to make it feel like the Single Digits. Its not felt any better than this all day. We have been telling you about this that it was going to be like this. It feels like 4 00 in pottstown. As we go through the night tonight, the feels like temperature by tomorrow will be about
Effect until 1 00 a. M. Tonight it feels more like 12 degrees below zero. As we head throughout the evening just keep in mind wind chills will be in the Single Digits we will continue with the bitter cold by 9 00 with the mercury dropping to around 15 degrees, 13 by 11 00. As i mentioned it will get colder as we head in the start of 2018, plus we have a chance for snow heading our way this weekend we will have details coming up in just a bit. Thank you. If you have been outside today you know how harsh that bitter blast feels like especially when it hits your face. Eyewitness News Reporter david spunt is live at Franklin Square fountain with a look at the impact of the sudden cold. It doesnt look good, david. Reporter yeah, you know, i know what it feels like. We had in idea there would be a light show but Perfect Timing for tv, little nut cracker, Holiday Festival in Franklin Square. Reason we came is to show you this frozen fountain. It thousand dollars out a couple hours ago and sta
One duck tape. Home invasion happened late this morning in grays ferry fox 29s shawnette wilson; outside Police Headquarters tonight, and shawnette, you have learned this probably wasnt a random crime. Reporter chris, according to the family, they believe the suspects had been watching them for quite some time and wanted money. This family lives above a chain east take out restaurant they own but it is no longer open for business right now they run several food trucks around the city. Really scared. This 30 year old woman describes the frantic call she got from her mother around 11 30 this morning. Two guys open the windows they come in. Were not showing her face to protect the family. She just say the guy take the guns to come to go to the second floor, say in danger, and call 911. She says her mom was home on the 2700 block of herb street in south philly watching her four year oath daughter, two year old son while she was at work. She believes two suspects climbed a tree on the side
This family lives above a chain east take out restaurant they own but it is no longer open for business right now they run several food trucks around the city. Really scared. This 30 year old woman describes the frantic call she got from her mother around 11 30 this morning. Two guys open the windows they come in. Were not showing her face to protect the family. She just say the guy take the guns to come to go to the second floor, say in danger, and call 911. She says her mom was home on the 2700 block of herb street in south philly watching her four year oath daughter, two year old son while she was at work. She believes two suspects climbed a tree on the side of the house, to get in through second floor window which they allegedly broke. Used a gun to point at my mom. Her mom tells her one man had a gun while other held both children eventually duct taping the four year old. Both babies are crying, right. Where on her . Mouth and here. Neck . Yes, mouth and neck. And whole hair. I re
Is a foot which is major change of pace from yesterday where neighbors say waters rose to three or 4 feet high, threatening, some cases damaging vehicles, property, homes, today, it is about clean up, trying to get back to normal not just here in jacksonville but throughout the entire state. Long line of evacuees inched south on u. S. One for first look at irmas destruction in the florida keys. Official as loud upper keys residents back today but they are keeping people out of the lower keys while they make emergency inspection and repairs. Unaudible. Reporter marathon residents who stayed behind are checking on neighbors a lot of them levittown, and, i have one here that was a boat. Reporter view shows island chain took a devastating hit from the category four storm, most of the area has no power, water, sewage or fuel. More than 400 miles away, jacksonville is trying to dry out, irma swamped the city with record flooding, more than 350 people had to be rescued. First responders just