This storm is smaller in size but its based on the central pressure. I have to tell you it was st. Croix and the islands around and puerto rico itself that bore the brunt of this huge storm. Look at the eye. It falls apart as it moves across the mountains. On the other side of puerto rico there it is. The eye is trying to reform. That means this storm is trying to restrengthen. Lets look at maria. It will be expected to restrengthen to 130 to 156mileanhour winds. Its headed toward the turks and caicos. It will graze the northern side of the Dominican Republic and then north along the eastern coast of the u. S. And it is the tenth most intense atlantic hurricane on record with a minimum pressure of 906 millibars, 175mileanhour winds. That was last night. This was an incredible storm. When we come back in a little while well take a closer look at where the track of maria will go. Back to you, jacqueline. Local families are on edge as they watch the storm pound puerto rico. Commu communic
First alert meteorologist krystal klei is here with your most accurate forecast. We expect most to be out by 10 00, 11 00 a. M. In the morning. The main bulk of the first round is out now. For the most part, we now start the cloudier period of our later afternoon. Heres a closer look at in Chester County. You can see how spotty this is. The light green to deeper green, this is mostly a light rain thats going to move by pretty quickly. Youre not seeing any yellows or oranges on the board, even as we go up into berks county. Now were watching this line of rain thats moving into parts of pennsylvania and passing through ohio. Its actually a cold front thats going to move our direction. Its not going to drop temperatures, but it is going to bring in more rain for our late day and overnight hours. Right now, its about the temperatures. Were now at 52 degrees in philadelphia. Well on our way to the low 60s in parts of our neighborhoods throughout philly. In allentown, 43 degrees. A little co
From the Lehigh Valley. A photojournalist is giving a look at this snowy scene here. Fortunately roads clear. In west chester, Chester County, looking like a winter wonderland. Not much else. Mostly stayed on the trees and in the shrubs. We give you a live look at i95 in south philadelphia. Visibility is very low. People have their headlights now. Lets head over to center city, ben franklin parkway. Trust us. The surface is so warm. Yesterday we were in the 60s, but its still coming down. Thats exactly what krystal told us earlier. We have first alert coverage. Lets begin with first alert meteorologist erika martin who is in our studios. Tell us whats happening. Its snowing. Yeah, its snowing, and these snowflakes are very big right now. When youre inside the studio, thats one thing. Youre getting the information out to the viewer, but out here it is lovely right now where we are. Accumulation already on my jacket. Right here on the ground. Some accumulation of snow right now. A good t
Short time ago. Police say just before 9 00 this morning a caller said a teen with a gun was on his way here to mlk. The school was placed in lockdown. Police also say this stems from an investigation earlier this week regarding a stolen gun used in an Armed Robbery. The lockdown was put in place because a student was identified as being a member of the Martin Luther king student community. Reporter did he bring a gun to school, sir . No, he did not bring a gun to school. He never entered the school grounds. Reporter again, police tell us there was never a threat to anyone at the school or the school itself but nonetheless we have seen parents arriving to pick up their students, their children, were working on that for you at 11 30. Live in germantown, Monique Braxton, nbc 10 news. Meanwhile, police have a teenage suspect but still no weapon following yesterdays gun scare at the Community College of philadelphia. This was the breaking news that we first brought you yesterday on nbc 10