Rainfall totals between 3 to 5 inches and wind speeds are between 25 and 35 miles per hour, gusting up to 50, we are tracking a high storm surge as we get closer to high today. We have a coastal flood advisory, waves 10 to 15 feet, beach erosion and threefoot storm surge. I rainfall totals into thursday night, friday, and saturday morning, anywhere between 2 to 4 inches with the heaviest amounts situated to the south of us. On top of all of that, tracking a separate system, Hurricane Joaquin, where it is right now, where its going to head, for that first alert meteorologist sheena parveen. Brittney, the rain ahead of the storm, watching for. The flooding like brittney mentioned and conditions will pretty much keep staying rainy and windy as Hurricane Joaquin gets closer to the area. At this point, a lot of uncertainty on where exactly the storm will move inland. But either way, it will be close enough to give us high wind and heavy rain. Here you see it now around the bahamas. Its cate
Chill in the air. Then in the pacific the strongest hurricane ever recorded is closing in on mexico, Hurricane Patricia could have a catastrophic impact. Glenn hurricane schwartz is tracking patricia. But we begin with Brittney Shipp with a weekend chill in the area. Brittney . What a difference a day makes, yesterday in the high 70s and today anywhere between nine to up to 18 degrees colder, so 18 degrees colder in the poconos, down 13 degrees in philadelphia from this time yesterday, down 9 degrees in wilmington, down 10 degrees in Atlantic City and millville, so your current temperatures are barely in the 60s. 64 degrees in philadelphia, 61 in chester spring, 62 degrees, mid 60s in wilmington, barely at 60 in pottstown, low 50s in the poconos. Closer to south jersey, 69 here in woodbine, and tonight temperatures are going to get down into the 40s and 30s, so it is going to be a very cold start to your weekend, as well, temperatures hovering around freezing for allentown and the poco
Nbc 10 news. This afternoon, wilmingtons mayor is offering his thoughts. He tells nbc 10, i give my condolences to both the family and loved ones of Thomas Cottingham and pray they find solace and sprentrength in know he was a hero. Were following a breaking traffic situation this afternoon along the schuylkill expressway. A deadly crash has the westbound lanes crawling right now. The crash is at the exit for route 1. Sky force 10 was over the scene just about an hour ago. We have learned a woman has been killed in this crash and the route 1 exit along 76 west is still shut down, and that has led to a major backup on 76. Right now at 5 00, a gas leak ignites and leaves a south jersey building in ruins. Witnesses captured the flames on their smartphones and sent the images to nbc 10. Sky force 10 also getting a look at the damage from above. Nbc 10 south jersey reporter live at the scene. Somehow no one was hurt in all of this. Do investigators know how this gas leak started . Reporter
Magnotometers. This is for if its backed up. Lets move the people. Reporter the nonclassified information not just to keep you safe, but to keep up to date on traffic issues, even water main breaks, will flow through this room. Homeland security secretary jeh johnson making a stop here one week before the pope arrived. Today he had a clear message. We know of no specific credible threat directed at the popes visit here to this city. Reporter the secretary said authorities worked to strike a balance between papal security and access. Struck by the areas that will not be closed off that will continue to be open access for large segments of the public. Reporter we asked how people in those areas will stay safe. There is philadelphia police, not secret service, with the primary responsibility. How do you approach security in the areas where people are not going through metal detectors . Well, we have got plain clothed officers mingled around the crowd, we have video feeds to kind of monito
Low lying spots like this one in duey took a pounding over the weekend. If you were here on saturday you would have been about up to your knees in water, easily up to your knees in water. Reporter doris is still cleaning up the mess from the storm at her shop in bethany. Very, very windy, very rainy, salt covered everything, sands everywhere. Reporter her shop is okay, her beach is far from okay. The gates to Bethany Beach are now closed in some spots. This path basically dropped off like a cliff into the ocean below, same deal over the inlet. Three or four days, totally just gone. All gone. Some streets are still closed at the delaware beaches, youll still find ankle deep water in many spots. Here you can see the water is pretty calm now, but also still very high and most of the homes along the bay, including the ones here are elevated. The ones that are not, they can still face some water problems, at least for the next couple days. Kurt came down knowing his ground level house might