Crews put the finishing touches on this years Philadelphia Flower Show. What one veteran designer says is the secret to a beautiful exhibit. Before we get too excited about spring, winter is making it clear that it is not over yet. Good evening everyone, im ukee washington. Im jessica dean and tonight we are tracking a drop in temperatures and then snow. Meteorologist kate bilo joins us now with details on when this weather moves in. Kate . Jessica and ukee, definitely feeling like winter outside and fittingly because it is still winter even though the past few days didnt really feel like it today we felt that drop in the mercury. In fact temperatures right now 20 to 25 degrees colder than they were at this time last night when we were awaiting that line of rain that came through overnight. It was 23 degrees warmer last night at this time than it is now. Its been 26 degrees a drop from last night in lancaster much much colder and winds were very strong today. We had few wind gusts repo
20 to 25 degrees colder than they were at this time last night when we were awaiting that line of rain that came through overnight. It was 23 degrees warmer last night at this time than it is now. Its been 26 degrees a drop from last night in lancaster much much colder and winds were very strong today. We had few wind gusts reported 50 miles an hour. Those strong winds bringing colder air in place now that the cold air has settled in you can see all the blues and purples overhead a system riding along the boundary between cool and warm and thats going to produce snow for us. Coming up ill tell when you the snow gets here, when it moves out, how much youll see and whether it will impact your friday morning commute. For now back to you jessica. Kate, thank you. Multiple people are dead and part highway is shut down tonight after a violent crash. Authorities stay five people died tonight when tract trailer collided with their car in Upper Macungie Lehigh County that accident happened on r
plague of beetles arrived with the power to kill 100,000 trees a day. so many you could hear them over the phone. you could actually hear the beetles underneath the bark. i m listening to my trees being killed. reporter: forest biologist janice cook has studied the invasion of mountain pine beetles for decades. just one effect of an overheating planet. warmer over winters and hotter, drier summers, we saw those populations not only rise to epidemic levels but in some areas hyperepidemic. they track a single tree like appear invading army. the lodge pole pine fills its cracks with this sticky chemical compound we know as pitch. well, this turns out to be highly flammable. so in the end if the beetles win, you ve got a 50-foot fire starter. beetle-killed forests helped