Rain. It is wednesday night, and the big story on action news tonight is what happens when heat and humidity reach the breaking point. And most of you saw it and heard it tonight. This is a time lapse from sky six in center city philadelphia. It went from utterly stormy to utterly spectacular. The rain made driving a tad dicey on route 202 in chesterbrook tonight, and flash floods made driving down right difficult, in reading. Tonights storms knocked out power to thousands across the area, more than 5700 peco customers are still in the dark, mostly in philadelphia a. While Atlantic City electric is dealing with over 11,000 outages. Del marva has more than 3,000 outages, and new castle county. Pse and g says power is out for more than 28,000 customers, across the the entire state of new jersey. Meteorologist cecily tynan and adam joseph have been following the storm as it ran rampant through the tristate area tonight. Lets begin with double scan radar and cecily tynan at the action news
Way it looked in manayunk tonight, lightening, thunder, and absolutely torrential rain. It is wednesday night, and the big story on action news tonight is what happens when heat and humidity reach the breaking point. And most of you saw it and heard it tonight. This is a time lapse from sky six in center city philadelphia. It went from utterly stormy to utterly spectacular. The rain made driving a tad dicey on route 202 in chesterbrook tonight, and flash floods made driving down right difficult, in reading. Tonights storms knocked out power to thousands across the area, more than 5700 peco customers are still in the dark, mostly in philadelphia a. While Atlantic City electric is dealing with over 11,000 outages. Del marva has more than 3,000 outages, and new castle county. Pse and g says power is out for more than 28,000 customers, across the the entire state of new jersey. Meteorologist cecily tynan and adam joseph have been following the storm as it ran rampant through the tristate a
Philadelphias love rallies. Just a sample of the conflict raging between the two sides way a country and people can live undercover stan rain of attack. Which resulted in hundreds and hundreds of dead and wounded people in gaza and destruction in one of the most crowded places on earth. Reporter as news of more rocket strikes in the mid east hits home those with loved ones like ikerich hans man in east are in it town are left with nothing but their word that it is he safe. I love israel american anything and im happy that im here and having the time of my life with the people im with, even though they are in the constant fear of a fire going on around me report report that is his 16 yearold daughter alana in israel as part of the five week trip with her synagogue. Continuously reassures us shes safe. Having a great time. She loves it. Reporter despite danger local trips planned to the region are forge go ahead. Im obviously concern but i have full faith in the israeli people and armed
But we are starting to clear out. Today is a transition to better day. Better. Transition goo worse, but now that the front is getting out of here but what i want to do is take you back in time and show you on storm scan three what went on yesterday. We were looking at yesterday at noon. We were on the air at talk philly nothing to find but as time progressed, sun was shining and steaming things up. Look at these lightening strikes. We calculated thousands of lightening strikes, as those storms went through last night. Here we stand at 4 00 he clock hour still lingering presip out there, no lightening strikes to be found but were not completely out of the woods yet. It will be a matter of time but it is Getting Better with time and i will have bet are weather news, full details, straight ahead, ukee, back to you. Now to the crisis in the middle east. Smoke can be seen as war continues in gaza. The faa lifts a ban on u. S. Airlines flying in and out of israels main airport in tel aviv.
Airport is scheduled for take off right around 9 30 this evening, it certainly is a relief to many people in the only those folks hoping to get to israel but for folks hoping to get loved ones home. Emotions high in philadelphias love park, touring dueling pro israel and pro palestinian rallies. It is just a sample of the conflict raging between the two sides overseas. It is not a way that a country and a people can live with the constant rain of attack. Which has resulted in hundreds and hundreds of dead and wounded people in gaza and destruction of one of the most crowded places on earth. Reporter as news of more rocket strikes in the middle east hits home those with loved ones near the the fighting like ike richmond of East Norriton are awaiting word that all is safe. Thinks the the safest ill ever be and i love israel and im happy im here and having the time of my life with the people im with even they there is a constant fear of a fire going around me. Reporter that is his daughte