Christmas day forecast, it is a mixed bag, um. Yes, that is right, it changes as we get throughout the rest of tonight and early Christmas Morning but for Christmas Day, were looking goodbye the time we wake up and unwrap these gift and presents. Currently in philadelphia we are coming in at 41. Thirtyeight allentown. Twentynine in the poconos. Forty in millville. 41 degrees in dover. Wind chill to factor in. Feels like 34 in the city. Teens in the poconos. Fortyone in cape may. 35 degrees down in dover. So for the rest of this evening, for the Christmas Eve forecast, mostly cloudy, were tracking rain, out in the city , points to the south, so right now we are coming in at 41 but for Midnight Mass and services then we have a temperature coming in at 43. A Winter Weather advisory has them posted for berks, lehigh northampton counties up to the poconos. This goes into effect about an hour lasting from 7 00 a. M. On monday because we are tracking wintry precipitation for some, the rest ju
On this Christmas Eve we have Team Coverage, Annie Mccormack is live at king of prussia where shoppers have one more hour to pick up that last minute gift. But first we will begin with meteorologist Melissa Magee tracking the Christmas Day forecast. Melissa, everyone is watching out for this one. Jeanette and walter we have some changes in the rest of tonight and into Christmas Day and we have you covered with that forecast. Certainly cooler today. High in philadelphia just 43. Fortyone in the city. Thirtynine for allentown. Thirty in the poconos. Fortyfour at the coast in cape may. Bit of the wind chill to factor n it feels like 34 in the city, 22 in the poconos. Thirtythree in allentown. Wind chill in millville coming in at 35. For the rest of our Christmas Eve night, well, mostly cloudy were tracking rain that will develop in the city later tonight at 6 00 p. M. We have a number of 41. Midnight mass temperature coming in at 43 degrees. This is what were tracking Winter Weather advis
Live where you live. This is abc7 news. Amen low park home suffers thousands of dollars in fire firings believe power lines and a hungry rodent sparked it. Thanks for joining us. Im eric thomas. Im dion lim. The family wasnt home during this fire and the damage could have been worse if not for a Quick Response from firefighters. News reporter Melanie Woodrow reports. Reporter firefighters say an Early Morning fire Christmas Eve is unlike any theyd seen before. The first time in 20 years ive come across a squirrel fire. Reporter a squirrel chewed through the neutral line energizing the entire home. With that surge of electricity, looking for some place to ground. Right behind the left side of this plywood was actually the doorbell. Reporter which is where the smoldering fire began. From here it up anterior. Reporter menlo park Fire District chief was walking his dog and noticed the fire. Somebody was ringing the doorbell. Reporter emily allen says he told her to call 911. If he hasnt be
Danger. The city is improvising with miles of these straw waddles for erosion control. Were waiting to see what happens, what the storm brings. Reporter the Santa Rosa Fire Department is on alert. It plans to monitor hillsides for any runoff. Most of the underground storm drains which burned have been repaired or replaced. Weve done a lot of work. We continue to be prepared. We continue to be ready. Mi reporter mike lost his home in the fire. He sold off his lots. His thought are with his neighbors who live downhill. Theres some lots sloping to the street where the vegetation and shrubs are all gone. So some of that will wash into the streets. Reporter the Fire Department using social media to get the word out to neighbors, it tweeted a potent storm with heavy rainfall and strong gusty winds will develop tonight and intensify tomorrow afternoon. The last thing we want to do is evacuate based on any sort of a developing situation. But we want people to be prepared for it. After the fire
There could be flash flooding and mudslides already devastated by the wildfires. Reporter the biggest concern are erosion, a real fighting chance get the elements. Its a game of beat the clock for this landscaping crew working in santa rosas Fountain Grove neighborhood. A storm is moving in. We most likely wont work if theres a big storm coming. Reporter hes pouring concrete for a new fence around his Fountain Grove home, the old fence burned in the fires, but his house survived. I tried to get ahead of the rain and some of the trees we probably just cut it down but were not taking it out at the root so its keeping the dirt from sliding. Reporter mudslides are the biggest worry. Most of the vegetation was wiped out in the firestorm. These new signs warn of the danger. The city is improvising with miles of these straw waddles for erosion control. Were waiting to see what happens, what the storm brings. Reporter the Santa Rosa Fire Department is on alert. It plans to monitor hillsides fo