Action news, delaware valleys leading news program, with jim gardner. Even the super moon looks colder in addition to looking bigger and brighter. We are getting 2018 off to a frigid start with temperatures unable to get out of the teens and windchills in single digits. Even the mummers admitted to being a tad chilly on their new years day. Its new years day and its one of the coldest on record. Lets get to cecily tynan for the latest on all of this. Jim, we have an accuweather alert thanks to the cold weather. Happy new year, philadelphia. The high hit 20degrees, a full 21degrees below average and our third coldest new years day on record. Thats the air temperature, not even the windchill today. Windchills stuck in the single digits. Satellite and radar if you look across the eastern two thirds of the nation, there is barely anything going on thanks to the strong area of High Pressure. Thats plunging much of the nation into the deep freeze. Philadelphia, makings it feel like one, st.
Mean . I still think im in my 20 s. Traffic wise, a lot going on, not a lot going on, as would you imagine at 4 31 in the morning. The temperatures are colds, definately not a joke. We start it off with a quick check on storm scan, totally empty yet again, see completely clear skies out there this morning, but it is cold again. So lets take a look at the numbers watch it currently feels like. Pretty harsh. Is it as harsh as yesterday . At least mount pocono it is, for most every you, no, at least a little less harsh for you, but when youre still talking at least into these lower single digit or at most it should say some of you are at least in positive territory , it is still really harsh outside. The windchill advisories we had in place, those are gone, but still again harsh to be outside for very long, a lot worse still in the northern high planes, technically in the teens, from the airport, out to Atlantic City. But, today is another day at least going to feature some sunshine. But
Else will be taking office. Today is tuesday, january 2nd, 2018. Good morning, jim is off, im joe holden. Im rahel solomon. Katie and pat keeping an eye on things on this very frigid tuesday. Good morning. Happy new year, guys. Not many people out on the roadways, but we do obviously this happens account cold, couple of water main breaks to tell you about. It doesnt seem any time it gets this cold out there, but we are stuck in the chill. It looks like for the next, really, better part of the seven day actually. Oh, boy. Yes. It is not ending unfortunately , any time soon. But there is at least light at the end of the proverbial tunnel in the seven day. Stay tuned for. That will but let me get you out the door right now. Storm scan, quiet for one more day, you go see more sun than anything throughout the course of the day, if you cant bank on that to help warm you up at all, at least it is quiet, promised beautiful sunrise, also some sun glare, as a result of that. But for now things a
Good morning, jim is off, im joe hole glenn im rahel solomon. Meisha is off. Katie and pat are keeping an eye on things. Blount coming on strong this morning. He might be right. We will tell but that in a little bit. Traffic wise, a lot of water main breaks. We have another one, over in new jersey, to tell you about, that is three, four this morning. Oh, my goodness. Yes. Keeping track, pat. Tis the season, though. When it gets this cold outside you can have these kinds of situations, and, you know, at least storm scan is quiet. You guys mentioned the noreaster, we will have much more on that throughout the course of the shop, stick with us on that. However, for now, to get you out the door, storm scan is just empty. You have got pretty clear sky out there. And we will expect to see nothing but sunshine for yet another day. But it is a very deceptive, you know, when you see the breitbart sunshine, would you expect it would feel a little warmer. But still really harsh out there. For now
County line road. Mass transit everybody back to work and school and ready to go on a regular weekday schedule. Karen and thomas back to you. It is back to work for most of us this morning which means no more avoiding bitterly cold weather. For dozens of residents several days of frigid weather is hitting them where they live. Our steve keeley joining us from roxborough this morning, what is going on, steve. Reporter im standing on the sheet of ice from one side of the street to the other, we are right on the block with dell sandras steaks to show you where we are, thinks one of the many spots that had a water main break. So as everybody gets back to work, back to school and back to reality you will see new reality which is these temperatures which you probably havent experienced since you have been sleeping in before christmas. But the kid who are getting pick up by the bus or walking to school in stuff like this, watch out. Plus look down that street where jareds pointing, it is tras