Gathering in the Northern Rockies and this heading our way for saturday. The timing and the coldest air to come in. For new years eve and new years day. The full forecast in just a bit. Heading out live to ali gorman out on the ben franklin parkway. And the potential health risks. Reporter it is bitterly cold i can tell you that my photographer and i try to spend as little amount of time as possible. Getting in and out of the news van, have you to listen to your body and take precautions. Skating around the rink dillworth park was the place to be despite the temperatures d dipping into the teens. Even with the gloves and hats its still freeing. Most came prepared dressed in multiple layers. Eagles pajamas under the pants and a couple of north face jackets and a hat and anything i could grab. I have four layers on. I had three pairs of cabin socks but couldnt get on my boots. At Temple University emergency room doctors say that emergencies could happen quickly. Cold weather like we have
Starts as early as 5 00 a. M. Saturday. And with the extreme cold goes through 8 00 a. M. On tuesday. Another long lasting thing here, the snow not amounting to a whole lot, a coating of two inches. But slippery on untreated surfaces because the roads are so cold and dangerous. Subzero wind chills as we head toward new years eve and new years day. Timings just not very good. Nothing on the radar close by. We do have a significant area of snow coming through the midwest, hitting the chicago area right now. Its a fast moving clipper system. It has limited potential, but there it is covering much of the area, even by 5 00 a. M. Some of the western suburbs. By 8 00 a. M. , covering most of us and lasting for several hours through the midday hours, possibly even into early afternoon in some spots. Not accumulating a whole lot, but were talking about slippery conditions. A coating to two inches. Its the fluffy kind of snow that would be blowing around in the wind. After that, it gets brutall
Going up right behind me. Now, how many people will come out to brave those frigid temperatures is anyones guess but as we saw today the cold wasnt letting many stop them from enjoying one of their final days of their holiday. Even though the deep freeze and continues for yet another day, many are still heading outdoors. The rothman rink in center city was packed with bundled up skaters this afternoon. The canuck family came from yardley to cure their cabin fever. We were cooped up all week. We figured out we would come out burn off some energy have some fun and enjoy philly. Reporter how you staying warm buddy. Trying to get more layers on. Reporter like how many layers do you think you have on. Three. Reporter at the Christmas Village snack tent the subfreezing temperatures mean. More hot chocolating hot cider coffee and tea. Reporter lined the counter the staff keeps warm by jockeying for time next to the heater. Ive been pushing him to the side for the last five times. Reporter mea
I95 in wilmington. Fia isrst alracking the conditis in your neighborhood. Again, steve, were not going to get swamped by this snow. Right. But it really doesnt factor in well with the cold temperatures weve had all week long. Yeah, normally this would be deal. Ettable snow, a coating to but the problem with this one is weve had such cold ground temperatures. So anything that falls will immediately stick if not treated. And even the treated surfaces when you get below 20 degrees, the chemicals dont work as effectively. So really your tires need some kind of traction especially when the snow compacts and turns into ice. This is a live look at i95 in south philadelphia where it is snowing if you look closely in the street lights there. Snow now falling in philadelphia. Here is your first alert. We have the entire viewing area in it. And its through tuesday. You may ask why its not going to snow through tuesday. Round one is the snow for today. Round two is the bitter cold that comes in he
It gets mighty cold over the next several days. With that said walking down to the parking lot on city avenue. All theot have been treated with brine and salt. The temperatures are so cold, that salt and brine is less effective than it normally would be. Thats why were issuing the accuweather alert its not for the amount of snow, its the fact that the snow will stick and the roads will become treacherous for a few hours during the late morning and the afternoon. Thats why the National Weather service issued a Winter Weather advisory. Generally a coating to two inches likely in the shaded areas. Lancaster county in southeastern pennsylvania youre included in the advisory and most of the new jersey. State of delaware, you guys are clear of the Winter Weather advisory, as well. Its a small system, its kind of raggedly looking, siewk he the holes in the moisture deck as it swings on through. This is the clipper system that produce a coating to two inches. Where youre seeing the brighter wh