now at 11:00 we have our eye on the storm. the year's first winter storm arriving in new jersey tonight where the snow is falling. a state-wide travel ban, including south jersey has just gone into effect. this is a live picture from toms river where they are feeling the brunt of the storm already tonight. and the pennsylvania suburbs seen a lot of wind blown snow in willow grove, people and crews getting ready to deal with the roads overnight just as quickly and safely as they can. in the city of philadelphia, all public and arch did i ossein schools are lowed for tomorrow and non essential city employees are told to stay home. the city hopes to clear roads and side streets without any

interference. in new york, the big apple is expected to get slapped. expected to bring things to a halt there. we're tracking the latest path and what it will mean for our morning. good evening to you, i'm jessica dean. >> and i'm chris may, more than 500 schools will be closed tomorrow all across the region. we have a complete list across the bottom of your schools. all philadelphia public and arch discern schedules will close their doors for tomorrow. we've got coverage from all across the area. but we are going to begin in the cbs weather service with kathy orr. shes that latest information on what the storm is doing right now. >>reporter: it is evolving as we speak and there are a few players in the forecast that is causing it to change, that means in a snow totals as well. we still have those winter alerts, the winter weather advisory in effect for our suburbs and of course for philadelphia that winter storm warning. the major impact, of course in that blizzard warning area. that has not changed. the blizzard warning in effect

until 6:00 p.m. tuesday. you you can see for monmouth county and also for ocean county with winds gusting 350 miles an hour. the wind a big player in this noreaster. you can see the moisture trying to pull back towards philadelphia. remember we said this was a different type of storm because we were relying on it being pull back in the city for that hefty accumulation. we have a wild card, inverted trough through central and western pa is creating some lifting air. we also have rising air with area of low pressure. that is creating almost like a micro climate of high pressure which means dry conditions with that sinking air and it's not allowing the snow to move towards the west. until this dissipates we will really be seeing the thrust of the storm moving into the fill area and it may take a while through the overnight for that western edge to break apart. we are seeing some banding going on right now and some heavier snow along the shore and of course in that warning area.

so we still think we are going to be seeing the heavier amounts in that blizzard warning airment the heaviest in the east in new jersey of course with bands of snow moving true. the heaviest snow an inch an hour in that blizzard warning area during the overnight and into new jersey as well. between 8:00 a.m. and noon tomorrow the light snow ending from the southwest toward the northeast and it will be winding up. winds gusting to 30 miles an hour in philadelphia, 31 in millville, 23 in the poconos, 25 in wildwood so the wind a big factor. overnight the storm will be intensifying, we'll he's see the heavy storm mainly in new jersey overnight and look at this huge range from the west towards the east. four to 18 inches of accumulation, depending on where you live. coming up we're going to take a look at new snow totals, this unusual setup and what it means to those numbers and then more snow in the forecast coming up in the seven day. jessica it's a very complicated

forecast and we knew that no two storms are the same, but this one i've never seen quite before. this is an experience for us, but we're keeping an eye on it for you. > all right kathy, thank you. we'll see you in just a little bit. keep your eye on this and any winter storm by downloading the cbs philly weather app you can get live radar and track the snowstorm as it moves through the area. it's free and is available on google i tuns. > people who live in h central and north jersey are seeing this storm come in a big way. we have reporters in ocean county and mercer county two areas expecting some of the most snow in our area. we will begin with diana rocco who is in toms river which is under a lizard warning tonight. diana? that's right chris just in the last hour we really felt this snowfall start to pick up and the wind has really started whipping here. we're live along route 37. we're starting to see some

accumulation. governor chris christie has issued a travel ban for the entire state of new jersey that went into effect 11:00 this evening and it seems many are heeding that warning tonight and staying home. it's been snowing for hours but what everyone is waiting for is the second half of this one, two, punch still on its way and sure to be the most powerful yet. >> i just don't know what to believe, the 18 inches or 30 sentence know. the blizzard of 2015 will hit toms river with high winds and heavy snowfall expected through the overnight. preparation are are underway all day, am already out shoveling walkways and driveways gas stations busy fueling cars and gassing up snow blowers and generators. i'm bringing this back to the house in case the power does go out. we had the issue with sandy. we're breaking it out now. restaurants and stores closed early. scars were scare but plow teams

were assembling ready for what's sure to be a very long night. we're look ago the 35, 40 hours. after sandy ocean county homeowners aren't taking any chans. many already planning a day at home tuesday. i'm going to call in take an emergency day tomorrow and i'm going to buy firewood. i love the snow. be safe. just don't drive. > and a lot of people heeding that advice tonight. as you can see, the snow is starting to accumulate here on route 37. we are expecting blizzard-like conditions throughout the overnight hours. so far the blow drivers have been doing a really good job keeping up with the accumulation that we've seen throughout the day today. i did just speak with the sheriff of ocean county. he says there are no major problems to report at this time, but they are keeping a very close eye on this than would. they are starting to see the winds peck up along the water.

we're live in toms river tonight. i'm diana rocco. diana thanks. we continue our team coverage now in mercer county. todd coone owns in hamilton p t. chris, residents here for the most part tonight have been playing the waiting game. for the most part we've experienced light flurries the heaviest stuff expected to come overnight, but already this storm is having an impact. >> barnes & noble had a sign out front saying the store will open late, if at all on tuesday. truck driver mosts saturday idle with new england getting hard his hall postponed. i guess i'm going to sit right here. > you're just going to wait it out. >> yeah. > new jersey transit service halted only when weather permits trains and buses will resume. we caught up with riders on one of the last buses still operating before the transit system shutdown at 8. shannon wilson depends on the get to work.

>> what are you going to do tomorrow? >> stay? n. > the store comes with the activation of the new jersey state operations center, the state police wants drivers to stay off roads even after the heaviest snows arriving overnight stop. with the high winds that are being predicted by the national weather service we're looking at possible drift conditions, so what we see oftentimes is that those roadways that were just cleared by the department of transportation it drifts back over and creates a hazardous conditions. we'll be here all night and until the storm stops and then some. > and rick delorenzo owe of yardville was stocking up at salt. he owns a house and a restaurant to worry about the storm. i don't really see anything now. it's been snowing like this all day. i'm expected to wake up tomorrow and see about a foot of snow. > but again as of right now the roads here in this part of new jersey are very clear but that will likely change in just a matter of hours.

reporting live tonight in hamilton township, mercer county, new jersey todd quinones cbs news. thank you. many septa bus lines are being rerouted or suspended because of the snow. the broad street line and the frankfurt line will operate every 20 minutes. meanwhile septa regional rail will operate on a saturday schedule. they are advising people to check the agencies' website for the most up-to-date information. the immediate area are still expecting snow overnight and snowfall is expected to pick up as we go into the overnight. that's led to some cancellations. our team coverage continues now with natasha brown and david spun. we'll start with david who has new information in spring garden. >> jessica mayor michael nutter said the decision to close city offices and schools tomorrow was a very easy one. that is what he is predicting to see some snow overnight and into the morning.

no matter what happens philadelphia will be ready. we are still anticipating the very heavy activity from about midnight through 7:00 a.m. mayor michael nutter says the city of philadelphia is ready to handle whatever weather comes our way. be safe, the morning drive will certainly be challenging. if you don't need to be out in the morning certainly do your best to stay in. the mayor spoke to reporters just after 10 this evening from the emergency operations center on spring garden street. nutter also told residents to move cars that are parked on a snow rohte. we found several illegally parked on broad street. the city is offered discounted parking at several garages including this underground one at 15th and arch the most consistent snow hit center city just after 7:00 can tonight. it looks like it's going to be a lot of snow. i'm very excited. only concern is to be safe tomorrow. one neighbor tells i with its she's concerned that the late january snow could mean a

troubling trend for the rest of the winter. >> i think this winter is going to be way worse than last winter. >> that's a bold prediction. > many hope that prediction is wrong. mayor nutter says that trash pickup will not happen tomorrow, tuesday. trash pickup will happen next week and if you leave your pets outside there's a new city ordinance that says you could pay up to $500. so get those pets inside. we are live in spring garden. david, thank you. let's go now to i wit natashia brownness news reporter in a tasha brown who is live in levittown. you've driven around montgomery and bucks county tonight. what all have you seen? >>reporter: this is kind of what we're seeing. we can see you this road through levittown. it beat and certainly clear. we have been speaking a lot of drivers that have ventured out tonight and they tell us save. no travel traveling along oxford valley road in levittown. it's one of the main

thoroughfares through town. driving on some of the side streets could pause a problem. rob miller darted out for a few last minute groceries. i'm from over in jersey, i'm working tonight and i came out to grab some groceries before i come home. where i work at princeton university it's already closed tonight. we found laura embracing the latest snowstorm after moving back from florida. i moved to naples nine years ago, relocating last year and wish i was back there. penn dot are working tirelessly to keep 11,000 miles of state highways clear. >> what has us concerned is the high winds expected with these events. high winds can cause severe drifting whiteout conditions which could make travel hazardous. a steady load of trucks

reloaded. we have mobilized some emergency teams from the northwestern part of our state. they're currently inen route. we placed strategically throughout the area so they can be staged and called out as needed. late tonight camden county announced it is closing its county offices tomorrow. while next door in burlington county it is starting to get blustery tonight, storm scan 3 taking us to burlington county where meteorologist kate bilo is on the road. she's in pemberton now. kate, how is it looking there? >>reporter: chris it's been pretty quiet out here i got to tell your for the past couple of hours. it's a light fluffy snow. you you can see what has already fallen here tonight about an inch or snow. again, that really light fluffy texture. as we were driving around we were noticing some blowing and some reduced visibility as the winds pick up. i also want to direct your attention to the flag here.

let's take a look at this. tom is going to pan over and you can see that flag is really standing at attention. the winds are gusting in pemberton and the winds will pick up through new jersey through the rest of tonight. we're looking at temperatures generally only in the upper 20s. we're at 27.5 degrees, just reported a wind gust of 8 and a half miles per house, so the winds are getting a little bit stronger out here right now. i do want to show you the radar currently. kathy mentioned how the snow is fistulaing when it hits the new jersey coast. see that band notice how it is starting to pivot to the west. it's heading for the jersey coastline. the question is how far do any of those bands get inland? we'll have to watch overnight, but it looks like this is going to be more of an eastern storm across new jersey and up into southern new england which is what it was going to be all along. checking in quickly with our eye with it in weather watches you can see we're looking at

temperatures generally all across the region. i'm going to pull up a list and show you what we're looking at as far as snowfall amounts. our weather watcher tony chip let i reporting about an inch and a half in delaware. 2.3 inches of rain. cheat nut hill 2 inches of snow in chess hut hill right now. modest amounts about an inch to two inches. we'll watch the bands as we head into the overnight. the snow is light and fluffy it likes to pile up and it's going to lead to some slick conditions where we can see some reduced visibility especially in you're in western new jersey. play it save again here in new jersey travel ban is in effect avenues 11:00 p.m. and the roads are pretty quiet out here. a local of people heeding the governor's warning to stay put at least until tomorrow. reporting live in pemberton new

jersey i'm meteorologist kate bilo cbs3 news. > most plates out of philadelphia international airport have been canceled for tomorrow, but be sure to check were you airline to be sure, you s airlines, american delta airlines are also waiving fees to change flights as long as the reschooled flight is for this friday at the latest. jet bryce allowing you to switch any flights from now through friday, but the change has to be made before your original departure. and southwest is giving you up to 14 days from your original date. the snowstorm is also affecting amtrak service. all service in you england is chance canceled tomorrow. fewer trains will run between washington and new york. earlier today i with it in was at 30th street station was amtrak was running a reduced schedule. the jersey shore is preparing for snow and possible flooding.

the latest image is showing what is in investor for them a look at the conditions there. we're seeing the flurries are back here along the shore here. city official also watching the forecast quite closely. they tell us they are braced for winds as strong as 45 miles per hour and perhaps as much as a foot or more of snow or possibly not. either way the city tells us they want to be ready for this snow when it falls. the forecast calls for heavy snow and by late monday the flurries began to fall on the boardwalk. atlantic city regulars say they've seen scenarios like this before, a soft smart and then a big finish. >> it was the calm before the storm and then it went crazy. it just exploded. > that's why at city hall they say city half has set up emergency staff to track the

impact. i think we'll be just fine. if it's more than 18 inches we'll be fine, but it's going to take us a while to plow out to get everyone safe. we have some vehicles in case we need to go and get people out that are having difficulties. overnight first responders will be watching for high tides, some rising to seven feet. those living in those trouble spots can park their cars for free on this garage in mississippi in fairmount so workers can tend to the roads. to keep them clear 26 trucks will be working and 26,000 tons of salt will be available. you are looking live at the snowfall here on the boardwalk. we didn't make all these tracks ourselves. we have many visitors coming out here to see the small. as of this hour are the city will be out brining the roads to keep them clear. they're closing schools and government offices will be

opening at 10:00 or possibly later, depend on the forecast. as you can see the wind picking up here again. they want everyone who can stay home tomorrow to stay home until the storm belows over. > the delaware department of transportation say it's whatever for whatever the storm might bring. the agency has been stockpiling salt and has 500 pieces of equipment and just as many operates on deck tonight. > if you're out in the storm and you can safely take some photos we would really love to see them. you can help us tell this winter weather story. send them to us using the hashtag cbs3 snow or you can use the cbs philly weather app. it has been an extremely busy day and night for our meteorologist. our storm team has been in place all night. kathy orr her eye on it all. i've been forecasting in

philadelphia over 16 years and i've never seen a blocking pattern develop like this one. take a look at what's going on storm scan three. we have an inverted trough off of central pennsylvania. with it we have some rising air. we also have our storm system, our noreaster off the coast. also a strong system with rising air. in between we have syncing air and that sinking air is almost acting like a little air of high pressure. when you have the summing air we have something called sub stand dense and that's creating a dry edge. if you live in the delaware valley and you're not seeing anything going on right now what's happening is this front to the west is blocking helping to block the snow from penetrating south jersey and heading into philadelphia. and as long as we see this right here it's really going to hold back our noreaster from moving wees ward. so we're going to watching overnight as this snow wedge does dissipate allowing the snow to move inland but it could be

a little too late, especially for our northern western suburbs. we're going to keep a careful eye. dry for now, some heavier snow you can see down the snow and our blizzard warning area, even where justin was in atlantic city we're going to see some snow accumulating. the farther you go toward the west i think you're going to be seeing a very sharp cutoff because of this current set up. let's take a look at some of our eye with it in watchers. temperatures are pretty cold. we'll go through south jersey where the temperature is 29-degrees and margo is saying a few flurries in south jersey. to the west in reading, not much going on. the temperature 28 and right now winds out of 9 northeast. here's a look at the snow amounts, lakehurst 4 inches fairlawn # .4, black but, 1.2.

so not cumulating much so far with the exception of extreme earn jersey. philadelphia is 29, 19-degrees in the poconos. dover is 29. we'll see our storm intensify right on queue overnight pushing back the moisture but whoa have that blocking system going on. you can see our current models the anti-inflammatory just came in at 2.3 inches for the city the gfs just came in as 2.3 for the city. so hedging for lower accumulations especially in the city of philadelphia. you you can see 12 to 18 in that warning area. 8 to 12 even during toward atlantic city, parts of burlington county. four to eight as you you head toward the western part of burlington county. in south philly, delaware county toward the south and west you can see two to four inches where we do think that heavy snow will not penetrate overnight tonight. so we're still seeing some good snow accumulations through south

jersey. you can see in philadelphia kind of split in two between four and 58 and 2 to 4 to the south and west. doylestown four to eight heading towards toms river and then along the shore, ocean county and monument 12 to 18. overnight the snow does get going and slowly progresses westward. the high tomorrow 30-degrees with some morning snow and on the exclusive i with its seven day forecast, wednesday is quiet, thursday more clouds a clipper moves in, some snow friday morning, not a lot and then saturday is quiet. sunday light snow, here we go again, monday the temperature 30-degrees. we will be watching this all night, believe me. we get an updated forecast any time with the cbs weather app. share your storm pictures with us. download the app now on i tubes and google play of course. katie and justin and myself will be with you tomorrow morning and we'll check any changes. it's a jersey storm and it look to appear that itself really

going to stay that way. > thanks so much for keeping your eye on it. we will follow the weather throughout the night as things continue to develop. join i with it in for the latest on the storm. on the latest on traffic and school delays. we start extra early in the morning at 4:00. next we will take you into the i of the storm. new england also in the path, boston getting ready to face another big storm. we will goo there when eye with its news continues.

the great white way is dark tonight. a state of emergency is in effect in new york so broadway heated up the call and closed up shop and that is a rare occurrence there in new york. travel ban is how in effect on roads to the north of us on long island. reporter jennifer met longo of our sister station wcbs. jennifer, what are you seeing there. >> well, good evening it may look like a winterer land on main street until you feel this biting intensifying wind. normally this area would be filled with restaurant and move i goers but river head is buttoned up tight and this is what we're seeing tonight. are you staying warm in. >> i'm trying to, but it's very

windy. it's getting icy out, very slippery. > blasts of stinking snow exploded off the.connick river as violent wind gusts nearly sent residents sprawling. they've have all the tenants move their cars over to the other side of main street in is contact of any flooding. to top that off pipes burst in an apartment building. acquire imcaretakers pledged to stay with the animals. we're going to in to honkers down and we'll be back at 6 in the morning. until the governor closed long island roads it was a slow trek east. it's just nasty. it's starting to get windier and windier and it's just the beginning of the storm. wait until later, it will be worse. the long island railroad has stopped service until further

notice buses, too. and residents can are praying that the power will stay on. the utility pseg long island has brought in 400 extra lines men from the midwest to help us through this potentially crippling storm. we're live tonight in river head, long island, jennifer make leg in. thanks so much and stay save up there. >> up next here tonight on eye with its news the coverage of the noreaster will continue. another check on the updated forecast. stay with

> our eye on the storm coverage continues tonight. this is an extended edition of eye witness at 11:00 and you are looking at toms river ocean

county where the conditions are worsening and the snow is falling tonight. plows are out trying to keep up with mother nature. good evening i'm jessica dean and i'm chris may. the late show comes your way at 11:50 tonight as when continue with the coverage of this winter storm. here is the lates at 11 1 #:30. both new jersey and pennsylvania are in states of emergency coordinating crews to battle the schools 6789 both philadelphia and arch disseen schools are closed tomorrow out of concern for students. they have you issued a travel ban so they can clear roads there. the storm is snarling new jersey transit, including bus late rail and rail is shutdown until further notice and many septa bus lines have been suspended or rerouted. septa regional rail will operate on a saturday schedule tomorrow. we have team coverage of this first big storm of the season now at 11:30 we'll begin with

pat some rocky she is in life in will grow grove. >>reporter: sorry, chris i couldn't hear the last a little bit of that because we had one of the plow trucks just go by. they have actually been moving pete t i quickly of this road. we are right at the intersection of 611 and 263-6789 the roads really are wet. from what we understand from some mount officials they have gotten more slick because the temperature has dropped the winds have picked up, but they have been prepared across mount to do whatever they needed to do to keep everybody at home safe. if you look at a street lamp you can see the intensity of the snow at night. for robert ciarrochi it's work. a night like this looks like probably 30 hours of work. robert has six guys ready to jump into action. another plow and then four shovelers. no matter when the snowstorms hit, there's always a shortage of rock salt. > is there a shortage this time. >> there was, but luckily they

got the tractor trailer loads in so now we're good with rock salt. > walking takes care. you don't always know what goes on under that flesh layer of snow. we found don johnson on a farmly run for his girlfriend. those 19 monaco vehicles have been doing their job already. >> they're telling everybody stay off the street. when you come out and you don't see anything happening you figure all right it might be okay but it is a little slick out here in some little spots, the black ice. other than that they look like they're preparing for it pretty good. > on a night like this if you don't live too far from a favorite bar there's always a friendly face ready for a chat. that's the secret to making a snowy night a fun night. >> just talk about life and the weather and how everybody is going and hope that they are enjoying themselves. yep, that's it. > well, people were enjoying themselves certainly. obviously very quiet now it's a little past 11:30 at night and even the sky cans are really

quiet here. we're in that gap that kathy was talking about. we did have some bands of snow that did come through. let's show everybody this a little bit of acumulose that we have here. it is maybe, i don't know maybe an inch and a half here in willow grove. if you are a non essential worker in montgomery county you are permitted to report to work two hours late tomorrow. reporting live from willow grove, pat ciarrochi. > thank so much. looking farther east parts of the jersey shore are right along the edge of the most intense part of this storm. eye witness reporter diana rocco spent the evening in toms river. the governor of new jersey has issued a travel ban at 11:00 tonight. there are no cars allowed on the road throughout the entire state of new jersey unless you are an essential vehicle. and that is because of the conditions we are expecting throughout the overnight hours. just in the last couple of hours the winds have really started toic p up here p we're along route 37 in toms river where you