Of flooding at the shore points, folks are piling up the sand bags, dreading the next high tide. Elsewhere, scenes like this. People wondering how theyll get anywhere tomorrow with huge trees still blocking roads across the area. And you can blame this, live look at radar right now. The drenching rain may be moving on out, but we are not out of the woods yet. Heres live look at the ben franklin parkway. Gusty winds are making it feel pretty chilly out there and theyll be sticking around until tomorrow. Those winds also proved deadly today. Im iain page. Im lucy noland. Thousands in our area are in the dark tonight. Fox 29 though has you covered. Our Dave Schratwieser is tracking the major problems for commuters. Chris oconnell is at the flooded jersey shore. But we begin with meteorologist kathy orr. Kathy, this is proving to be one dangerous storm. Absolutely. A very powerful storm and here it is, heres your noreaster packing winds gusting to over 60 miles an hour today right now were
A lot of people asking me why the goggles tonight. If you are in unprotected area like we are right now in Townsends Inlet, were just getting blasted with sand, bla blasted with white wash from the water. I clocked 54mile an hour gusts the last hour coming off Townsends Inlet right here. We were all over the jersey shore towns tonight. We were in Atlantic City, we were in ocean city, here in avalon, stone harbor, much the same all over. Were getting reports wildwood, almost every Street Corner was flooded earlier tonight. Especially in the lowlying areas. Well luckily most of the rain has moved offshore lucy as you were saying but now were contending with these winds. We understand theyre going to be pounding us all night. Again, especially in these unprotected areas. One of the things that happens when this kind of wind comes these noreasters, beach erosi erosion. Local municipalities throughout the night have been checking beaches and theyre going to get a handle tomorrow on how much
A lot of people asking me why the goggles tonight. If you are in unprotected area like we are right now in Townsends Inlet, were just getting blasted with sand, bla blasted with white wash from the water. I clocked 54mile an hour gusts the last hour coming off Townsends Inlet right here. We were all over the jersey shore towns tonight. We were in Atlantic City, we were in ocean city, here in avalon, stone harbor, much the same all over. Were getting reports wildwood, almost every Street Corner was flooded earlier tonight. Especially in the lowlying areas. Well luckily most of the rain has moved offshore lucy as you were saying but now were contending with these winds. We understand theyre going to be pounding us all night. Again, especially in these unprotected areas. One of the things that happens when this kind of wind comes these noreasters, beach erosi erosion. Local municipalities throughout the night have been checking beaches and theyre going to get a handle tomorrow on how much
Might the see the sun again. Because we have all certainly missed it. Heard it all morning, toll accounts at wawa say when will this rain go away. Not the just rain but wind, wind that will get you. Good morning everyone it is tuesday, january 24th, 2017. So sue, please, answer this burning question. Yes, the short answer not the yet but other short answer is not as bad as yesterday. So, wind and rain are still out there but nothing to the extreme. This will be annoying today. Give you an annoying four out of ten in your weather by numbers, there it is, four out of ten. Bus stop buddy still has rain gear on with temperatures in the upper 30s. For most we are seeing just rain. When we get some. Very spotty but there is a lot of moisture around as coastal low has not left us just yet and is there even pink sometimes mixed in with the green which means you could hear a little sleet on your windshield but should not amount to anything. Win gusts 25 miles april hour in wilmington. 17 miles
Flooding coming up. The bus stop buddy still has rain gear on, breezy with some on and off rain, temperatures in the upper 30s right now, you can even see a little pink , mixed with green on ultimate doppler radar. It could be sleet, snow, but very, very light no matter what you get. Wind are no where near where they were yesterday but we have a 28mile an hour gust the Atlantic City international. It is 37 degrees at the airport with 17 miles an hour sustain wind, sunrise happening at 7 16. Mostly cloudy throughout the day eventually getting to 42 degrees. Even a to showers for the ride home but not as big of a tiehl as it was yesterday. We will tell you when sun comes back coming up. We will have a party when that sun comes out. Right. 7 01 on a tuesday update from patco, they have already cancelled that 8 03 again today, coming toward philadelphia, expect delays and overcrowding as we hoff through the morning. The Atlantic City rail line Service Suspended, patco says they will accept