Suffer as and it works from the top down and one short wave piece of energy from the Northern Plains and the southern plains, these come together and kind of bomb out off the southeast coast and create a strong noreaster but it doesnt look like we get a direct hit. We get sideswiped and wednesday morning seeing snow and ice in parts of southern georgia and northern florida, this will be moving offshore about 250 miles offshore. It looks like the model consensus and this track could change a bit and it brings accumulating snow into the region by thursday morning. I think the thursday morning commute will be a problem. Winter storm watches are posted for all the counties right along the shore. Since this storm is 250 miles offshore. Those will be the areas greates beginning Late Wednesday night impacting the morning commute eastern new jersey, out of here by thursday afternoon. We talk about snow accumulation totals and the brutally cold air behind the system in the exclusive accuweather
Week. We look at the winter storm warnings and they extend to florida to the carolinas and they dont go far inland just the coastal communities not included philadelphia. If you want a major noreaster you need to see these inland. The mainly along the coast. It begins wednesday night at the shore and then works its way inland thursday morning. Thursday morning is rush hour and despite not a major storm still creating very slick travel on thursday mornings rush hour with the hardest hit area southeastern new jersey and tapers off thursday afternoon. Well show you a closer look with future tracker and how much snow with this storm and the brutal numbers friday and saturday coming up in just a bit. Adam, thank you. All the cold weather is causing a lot of problems with infrastructure in the area. Chopper 6 hd was overhead as the water gusts from the large water main break in conshohocken and flooded nearby businesses and impacting houses in towns. Walter perez is live at the scene this af
May be more around brace road where we have a water main break, eastbound side of 70. Lanes blocked because of the water main break. Watching some of that. The schuylkill expressways open this morning in both directions. Not dealing with any of the construction project. Right now a great drive time, 13 minutes eastbound from the blue route to the vine. Speeds still up, as well. Were also watching the vine. Open here both directions also. This is around 24th street. Here westbound toward the schuylkill. Eastbound up toward 95. No problems there so r. Back to you. 4 01. The deep freeze is having a crippling impact on cars. From dead batteries to flat tires, thousands of drivers are being left stranded and in need of help. Nbc10s matt delucia joins us live in Camden County with what you can do to protect your car. Good morning. Reporter good morning. Were out here with storm force 10 to look at things you should be doing before you go out on the roadways. It is cold outside. It is winter,
Louisiana and florida. It will ride up the east coast and come our way late tonight. The good news, youre not going to see any during the day. We will get sunshine today. Look at the temperatures, we need it, too. Single digits, thats clear skies and much less wind than yesterday. Thats when you get the coldest conditions. Thats what were seeing this morning for the Lehigh Valley, new jersey, for the suburbs, just dropped to 16 degrees in philadelphia. Now down to 12 in delaware. With sunshine, the numbers turn around. Warmest day weve seen in some sometime. 32 in new jersey. 33 in delaware. Low 30s for philadelphia and the suburbs. Ill break it down hour by hour and show when the first snow arrives when i come back in ten minutes. First, Jessica Boyington has your first alert traffic. Thanks. Starting off in center city. The schuylkill expressway, our cameras around the vine street expressway. The construction looks good in both directions. Heading to the vine street expressway, were
Westmoreland avenue. Watching route 70, still seeing volume heading out the door there. Were getting into the beginnings of what is rush hour. We still have the water main break. You can see flashing lights at kings highway. There are some in the intersection, as well. A slow go moving down that eastbound side. Ill end on the p. A. Turnpike. Drive times look good so far east and west, route 1 to valley forge. East and west, speeds into the 60s. Thanks. Now to the first alert coverage and the snow threat ahead. Heres a live picture from cape may along the jersey shore. People are preparing for the brunt of the wintry blast. And katy zachry with more on the preparations underway as we speak. Reporter right now at the jersey shore, you have a lot of preparations underway. A lot of people have Nervous Energy about whats coming in the next 24 hours. It is so cold here, below freezing temperatures. Look at this. Any leftover snow with storms past, it is too cold for snow to melt. Now people