Action news. Delaware valleys leading news program. The arctic cold did not stop the annual mummers parade from stepping off as planned on this new years day. Thousands of performers dressed in colorful costumes marched and performed through philadelphia to entertain the crowds who bundled up to continue with tradition, all of this despite being in a deep freeze. It is monday, new years day. Brian taff is off on assignment. Rick joins us today. The big story is our accuweather alert. Were starting off the new year with frigid conditions. Thats right. Happy new year right. Temperatures are in the teens and its feeling like Single Digits but people who take part in new years day traditions like the mummers parade said they werent letting the cold get in their way. Action cam let up with a group braving the cold at the Philadelphia Museum of art the philadelphia chapter of black men run made up of about 25 cele last day of kwanzaa. They went on a 5mile trek from the art museum to the afri
Lot of people head back to work, a lot of kids heading back to school, the wind chill will make it feel like 2 degrees below zero in philadelphia, it stays cold on wednesday. But it eases. Everythings relative. Wind chill wednesday morning 11 degrees. But then im tracking a noreaster developing on thursday. A big question where does it track and that has a big impact on how much snow we would see. Ill have details on that coming up in the full accuweather forecast. Rick. All right, cecily well check back in later. Thank you. Chopper6 flew over the 2018 mummers parade as the performers marched from Philadelphia City hall down broad street. But it appears the frigid forecast kept some of the fans away. There were sparse crowds along the parade route today and those who did show up were bundled up tight. Action News Reporter bob brooks has reaction from the spectators who did brave the cold on this new years day 2018 and he joins us live in center city tonight. Hey, bob. Reporter hey, ric
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
Yes, so i will get to this morning in a moment but it is so hard to sleep last night being off for so long. And, my gosh, would i look at the clock at 11 30 and say how in the world is it possible that i have to get up in two hours. Great to be back. Great to see you ladies. It is water main break after water main break after water main back. Yes. Every single day it seems like there is, a water main breaks and it is not, and, heres your lates alerts. We have advisory, winter storm watches and warnings now posted from southeast new jersey to Sussex County delaware forewarnings. You know it will happen here. Further inland, not quite, as big of a threat but it certainly is, still a pretty substantial storm that is at least producing a glancing blow to our area we will get much more on how much we will get, as to the timing as well just a little later in the show. If you are watching us this hour just trying to get out the door this is what you will face. Not a lot, it is still very cold