Shutting down. It is wednesday night and the big story on action news tonight is the plan to turn whole neighborhood and major highways into traffic free zones. Mayor Michael Nutter put it this way. Be prepared to walk, at least a few miles or more depending on where you are and where you are trying to go. Private vehicles will really not be a viable option on the weekend in center city. And heres why everything highlighted on this map will be what the city is calling a traffic box. Residents will be able to drive within the border but once you leave you cannot come back. Septa buses and trolleys will not be operating inside. This all goes into effect friday september 25th at 6 00 p. M. The Northern Boundary starts at Delaware Avenue along Spring Garden up ridge to girard. South street is cut off line on the south end. Then at 10 00 p. M. That night restrictions take effect in portions of University City and west philadelphia. That is from powellton avenue to the north between 32nd and
Center city philadelphia is a busy place, with lots of traffic but for two full days and parts of the two others in late september, that is going to change. Pope francis is coming to town, and major arteries, are shutting down. It is wednesday night and the big story on action news tonight is the plan to turn whole neighborhood and major highways into traffic free zones. Mayor Michael Nutter put it this way. Be prepared to walk, at least a few miles or more depending on where you are and where you are trying to go. Private vehicles will really not be a viable option on the weekend in center city. And heres why, everything highlighted on this map will be what the city is calling a traffic box. Residents will be able to drive within the border but once you leave, you cannot come back. Septa buses and trolleys will not be operating inside. This all goes into effect friday september 25th at 6 00 p. M. The Northern Boundary starts at Delaware Avenue along Spring Garden up ridge to girard. S
I95. That is our very latest active weather on storm scan three. Lets look at these peak wind gusts, this was unbelievable at 3 00 oclock line of heavy rain and gusty thunderstorms moved through. Some thunder but mainly gusty wind. 71 miles an hour gust peaked in philadelphia, 55 in allentown, 52 in trenton. 409s in new castle and reading. The marry bet sent in this picture from bethlehem. This treat completely broken off its trunk in the front yard and it looks like it just miss ed or hit the roof and hood of that car. Owe damaging wind the big threat with these storms and through the evening we will have some lingering heavy rain. Wind not expected to be as strong but look at the the temperatures, falling very quickly. Fiftysix in philadelphia. Fiftytwo in reading. Already 40s in the poconos. We are going way down tonight. Temperatures will fall, 30 degrees from their daytime highs. More on that coming up later in the broadcast jessica but this was quite an afternoon. A lot of change
Storms carve a path of damage through the delaware valley. Good evening im jessica dean. Im chris may. These storms were certainly fierce as they tore that was the area. They moved through quickly but they left their mark behind. Our team three coverage of the Severe Weather begins with diana rocco tonight shes life in westville, Gloucester County where the cleanup is underway. Diana. Reporter chris it really didnt take long at all. The storms moved that was quickly but this is what this homeowner has been left with tonight. This big tree toppled down on the roof. The structure is now in jeopardy of collapse. The home has been condemned and the homeowner was forced to evacuate. The storms came in fast and furious. Strong winds with gusts up to 70 miles an hour in some places. From new jersey to delaware and Chester County uprooting trees causing branches to fall and downing power lines. The winds were picking up and i was on the porch. And ive been worried about the tree for while. Got
Cross the region to the north and west of philadelphia Chesapeake City 3 01, red lion middletown, east, possibly into salem will you will see those moderate showers. Look at these peak wind gusts so impressive, philadelphia a wind gust of 71 miles an hour. We are looking at near hurricane force. 55 miles an hour gusts in allentown 52 in trenton, 48 in new castle, reading a 47 miles an hour gust was these heavy downpours. Marry bet from bethlehem sent in this shocking photo of the tree that just snapped and landed right on the hood of her car. Just devastating this afternoon with those wind. Now temperatures have fallen, big time, and the high in philadelphia 72. Right now 56. Fortyseven in the poconos. Reading only 54 degrees. More cold is coming. Westerly wind at ten to 15 miles an hour. We will keep it cool across the region. The a as this cold High Pressure builds in we will be talking about temperatures averaging below 10 degrees below normal and that is for afternoon high. The mor