We are seeing 24mileanhour wind gusts in allentown and up to 33mileanhour winds in pocano. The winds are slowly dying down, but well still be dealing with breezedy conditions. Right now its 47 degrees. We are well below average. Our wind speeds are sustained in philadelphia out of the northwest at 12 Miles Per Hour. Heading throughout the rest of tonight, 47 degrees in the 6 00 hour. By 8 00, well still be windy. 42 degrees heading into the 10 00 hour. If you plan to stay out late, well see chilly temperatures settle in for us. Dropping to 37 in philadelphia tonight. Down to below freezing conditions for the suburbs to the north and west. Ill let you know what else to expect in the sevenday forecast. Its a cold weekend. Thank you so much. We continue our Team Coverage now with Monique Braxton live in towemencin county, pennsylvania. Reporter the only things that are outgoing tonight with the solar lights. We did check with peco a short time ago and were told at the height of the wind s
Person and injured 49 more including two children as the bus rolled over. Everyone was crying and bleeding out and screaming for help. Reporter 19yearold elvis cruz drove past the crash after it happened. He tried to help. The Good Samaritan met by a horrific scene. Their wounds were just it was almost like from a war zone. Everyone was so cut up missing bits and pieces of arm and face. There was no one on the scene without blood on them. Reporter as Emergency Personnel took over he snapped these pictures. With so many injured figuring out how the crash happened had to wait. The First Priority at a scene like this is to triage those patients. That investigation starts later. Reporter each of the 50 people on board were taken to the hospital except for one, a woman was ejected from the bus as it rolled and it ended up on top of her. She died as the scene as five others were listed in critical condition. A terrible afternoon in new castle. Everyone was in so much pain and they were cryin
And lehigh valleys crushing cars, toppling trees and tearing down power lines. Thousands were left without electricity and tomorrow will be a day of cleanup for many. Sunday night and the big story on action news is a day of damaging winds and cleanup begins in ernest tomorrow as we prepare for another night of cold temperatures. Ab an has a look at damage. But first well go to meteorologist mel bhel more on the winds that whipped across the region today. Melissa. Sarah that was big weather story today. We had blustery winds and highest winds reported earlier this morning. Peak wind gusts in philadelphia as high as 48 miles an hour and gusts today in poconos of 47 miles an hour. Wilmington, dover, atlantic city, clocking in with gusts as high as 45 miles an hour. Heres cup pretty and reason why it was so windy today. Stormtracker 6 double scan radar showing you were tracking coastal storm essentially noreaster for areas in new england that produced heavy snow across maine today exiting
Confident he will be apprehended. Police believe they are closing in on the gunman want in connection to the ambush of a state trooper more than a week ago. Police say they found items abandoned or hidden by him and they are focused at pike and monroe counties in northeastern pennsylvania. He ambushed and killed a Pennsylvania State trooper nine days ago. His weapon of choice they say was a high powered rifle. Tonight, he is still on the loose. Police have mounted a massive search near the mountain neighborhood where he lived with his parents. Investigators are confident they are on the right track. They turned up items they believe belong to the suspected shooter. We found several items that he has abandoned and hidden for possible future use including an ak47 style weapon and some other magazines and ammunition among other things that weve located to this point in time. Authorities say he is a survivalist with a grudge against Law Enforcement and police manhunt. You can count on us t
This morning as dry air blows into the area. Thats a live view of center city from the adventure aquarium. The wind is blowing and the numbers, theyve been coming down. 61 right now in pottstown, 64 for wrights town, while philadelphias 64 at northeast philadelphia. South philly is 67 degrees, and its 63 degrees in rocksboro. Theres the wind blowing the flags. That northwesterly wind will be increasing. Thats going to keep temperatures in the 60s for most of the day. 62 degrees at 7 00. By 9 00, the wind will be picking up. Well see lots of sunshine, 62 degrees, and 67 by noontime today. A closer look at the wind. Well go through it hour by hour when i come back, but first, katy zachry has your monday morning traffic. Good morning, katy. Good morning, bill. Weve had a pretty good morning so far on the roadways. 676 at 8th street. The vine street expressway free and clear of any problems this morning. Thats really the story throughout the area. No accidents to report so far this morning