The winds were howling, a peak wind gust of 43 Miles Per Hour so you combine the winds with the current temperature, the wind chill in philadelphia 26 degrees, wind chills have been in the 20s all day long and the winds will be diminishing tonight but temperatures will be dropping very quickly. Satellite and radar showing we dont have any cloud cover to trap in the heat of the earth, some very good radiational cooling tonight and temperatures dropping near record low levels and a freeze warning has been posted for essentially everywhere where we havent had a freeze yet. This is the end of the growing season. Actually in philadelphia we even havent had a frost yet but tonight a freeze, temperatures dropping very close to the record low. Philadelphia the record low 21 set back in 1961. Probably within 2 degrees of that but allentown likely a new record low of 16. Trenton a new record of 20, shattering the record low of 25. Wilmington a new record of 21, Atlantic City all the way down to
And heres what it feels like when you factor in these winds they have been strong all day out of the north and west, 10 degrees colder then thermometer is showing you. It feels like 27 degrees in philadelphia mount pocono it feels like 2 degrees right now , it feels like 20 in allentown and these numbers will drop, in the northwestern suburbs in the next couple hours we will have feels like temperatures in the teens. Heres our freeze warning. You may ask why is the whole area not under a freeze warning if we are dropping below freezing . Thinks more agricultural warning any area that has not had a hard freeze will see one tonight that includes philadelphia and points south, but temperatures plumetting rapidly we were at 37 at 4 00. We will be at 33 by 6 00. Below freezing by 9 00 oclock tonight. By midnight 28 and by 5 00 a. M. 25 degrees and it just keeps on dropping, it is even colder in our western suburbs then it is here in the city right now and for more on that we will send it to
The damage. You can see that telephone pole, split wires are down, that home has a hole it in now and throughout the day weve watched as the family from inside has brought out belongings. They cant be in there right now its not safe. Police say their officers were chasing down a shooting suspect in that red honda civic. That driver got into an argument with another driver at a red light. He pulled out a gun fired a shot and took off. From chopper6 we see the suspect a 20yearold man was captured nearly allegheny avenue and c street. Okay, now according to police, the person that the suspect fired at was not struck. Again the good news is all of the officers are expected to be okay. Brian and sharrie, when you see that video you know were all very lucky to hear that. Reporting live at Temple University hospital, bob brooks channel6 action news. All right, bob, glad theyre well. Thank you. Now to an accuweather alert as our drastic drop in temperatures is under way. The mercury has been f
Around 6 00 or 7 00 a. M. , gives us plenty i of time, seven, eight hours to drop to that record, only 5 degrees from it now, down to 14 in mount pocono, likely to touch the teens in the northern lehigh valley, temperatures in the low 20s right now, looks like we could get down to 18, 19 in some spots, 20s even across south jersey and the fourpoint, it is cold, everywhere, and when you factor in the breeze, which is still an issue this evening, winds are dying down, but right now heres what it feels like. Stepping out the door in philadelphia, feeling like 15. It feels like zero in mount pocono right now, and it feels like 18 in millville. This is cold even by winter standards. And certainly, by november standards. Freeze warning remains in effect that goes until 10 00 tomorrow morning, from the city and point south. All areas that have not had that first hard freeze, well it, has happened already. The ends of the growing season has happened, and more freeze warnings after. This but ou
I also, trash trouble. What sanitation workers were caught doing on camera, in a local neighborhood. Well, we begin tonight with this bitter blast, thats gripping the region. Good evening, happy friday, im jessica dean. Im Ukee Washington live coverage of this blast of winter. Kate, talking what, possible record lows . We are indeed. I kind of feel bad like we should have started with natasha t looks so cold out there. Lets get to the temperatures quickly, you can see how colds it is, we drop another degree in philadelphia, in the past hour, now down to 26 degrees. Keep in mind were not going to hit the morning low until around 6 00 or 7 00 a. M. , gives us plenty i of time, seven, eight hours to drop to that record, only 5 degrees from it now, down to 14 in mount pocono, likely to touch the teens in the northern lehigh valley, temperatures in the low 20s right now, looks like we could get down to 18, 19 in some spots, 20s even across south jersey and the fourpoint, it is cold, everywh