Yes. Mother nature not being very kind to us over the last couple every days, we do need the rainfall, running about four and a half inches deficit in philadelphia. We didnt need it like all at one time, 24, 36 hour period, but thats how it is coming, checking in live, temperatures, generally in the 60s right now, and our reporting sites, which typically is above normal for us, but combine that with steady rainfall, the low clouds, and these windy conditions, it feels down right chilly. Winds right in you in rohoboth beach at 34 miles per hour, gusting close to 50 miles per hour. And yes, it has been a rainy go over the last 48 hours, check out Doppler Radar estimated rainfall totals. The highest amounts, just incredible, across portions of delaware, where weve seen over a foot of rainfall, in this time frame, across parts of Sussex County, where we do have numerous road closures, and still, a concern for flashflooding, flashflood watch in effect for large portion of the area, includin
Burned plastic. Reporter all that come from the back pocket of darren lovety where he typically keeps his cell phone while in class at mount laurel campus of Rowan College at Burlington County. It is a hole. Reporter that is where he used to keep it. I smelled smoke, i stood up, and i went upward because it was burning my leg, so as i switched up i noticed i was smoking. I threw through the phone on the ground and lit up into flames. I kicked it down, made the fire go out. Reporter by all account his cell phone had simply ignited. Super embarrassing, the whole class got evacuated. Reporter darren has had his iphone six plus for about six months and that it has been working normally. Earlier this month samsung suspended their galaxy note seven phones after reports that battery issues were causing the phones to catch fire. Darren says he didnt expect this from an iphone. I have always heard about samsung, blowing up and actually harming people. I guess i got lucky. Reporter we did reach
Getting little break toward the delaware beaches, where weve had the most rainfall, through this event. But, new castle county, the rain continues, widespread in nature, current winds speeds, the winds are really whipping out there. Winds speeds up around 1520 Miles Per Hour. With even higher gusts, gusting to 36 Miles Per Hour right now, in atlantic sit, gust to go 23 Miles Per Hour in philadelphia. And throughout your day today, it will be another wet and windy one for the 9 00 hour. 61 degrees, high temperatures only topping in the middle 60s, with the clouds around, windy conditions, and showers continuing to impact the area. Meisha, through the day today. Another hard day of travel, everyone. What we are looking at right now an accident, schuylkill westbound approaching the vine. Left lane compromised forly while. Now all lanes blocked right now. You can see penndot zooming around, peaking whats going on here. Again, all lanes block, crews just showing up to the scene right now. L
Lets go to Lindsey Matherly with a look at the forecast. A storm is on track to bring wind and then period of moderate to heavy sierra snow wedthu with persistence in the timing of both precipitation front wed ngtthu morning. This includes previous forecast thinking regarding spillover into western nv and snow amounts confined mainly to foothills above 48005000 expected to begin increasing across the sierra ridges during the next several hours and become very strong by daybreak. Mos impressive for strong in the race for the white house. New polls show Trump Holding onto his commanding lead in South Carolina where voters head to the polls in just a few days. And a nail biter in nevada where a new poll shows Bernie Sanders even with Hillary Clinton. Heres abcs megan hughes with more. Trump calls in on Stephen Colberts the late show sot colbert i can think off the top of my head three things that you have said on air that, and this is true, cbs will not let me repeat though hes vowed to c
Controls. Winter weather advisory in effect for lassen, plumas, and sierra counties from 10 pm wednesday until noon thursday. Up to 4 of snow is possible and Winter Driving conditions are expected above 5000. A fastmoving winter storm will approach the region on wednesday, with a cold front moving through wednesday night into early thursday morning. Wednesday will be windy, with damaging wind possible along the sierra front, especially south of highway 50. A brief period of heavy precipitation is expected with the front, bringing Winter Driving conditions to the high sierra wednesday evening, lake tahoe before midnight, and western nevada foothills by thursday morning. Not much accumulation is expected with this storm for valley floors of western nevada. Skies will start to clear by late thursday, with mild, dry weather returning through early nevadas effort to embrace Renewable Energy. Took a big step forward today. Governor sandoval is entering an agreement. To share ideas and resour