florida, and georgia, freezing rain and falling, and this is a dangerous storm, was it impacting millions of people. and, on storm scan 3a nor'easter that is barreling up the east coast throwing down ice and snow. the biggest concern for us, it looks like right now will be the snow and the wind. blizzard and winter storm warnings as well as advisory have been issued. good afternoon i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean. some schools are already making decision about their plans for tomorrow and you can see all of that information right now at bottom of the screen. also, all philadelphia archdiocese high schools and elementary schools will be closed tomorrow, and this brutal blast has bad timing, it could effect morning commute. >> we are on the storm watch with live team three coverage. we will begin with meteorologist, kate billow so what do you expect the snow to start falling. >> we expect snow to just start moving into portions of southern delaware by seven or 8:00 o'clock tonight, down the shore after about 9:00 o'clock tonight and then slowly moving

inland as we go through overnight hours but height of the storm will be tomorrow morning. lets take a look what this storm looks like right now. locally cloud are increasing, after some sunshine to start the day, cloud increasing now this system approaches, this is a very, very large storm system. very powerful storm system. it will rapidly deepen whether we call bomb out as we get through overnight and thomas it moves up eastern see game. you can see snow through carolinas, north and south carolina getting heavier snow. some spots seeing dangerous freezing rain. this is hugging coast and lifting northward. we have talked about the track of this storm. it would depend on the track. track new does look closer to the coast, which means in other snow, for our region. look at the winter alerts blanketing eastern seaboard, area you see in the pink color those are winter storm warnings for savanna, georgia up into maine. along the coast you see red areas those are blizzard warnings and parts of our area will be in a blizzard warning

starting tonight n sussex county delaware it starts at 7:00 o'clock tonight. down the shore through coastal count that is blizzard warning will begin at 9:00 and continue until 7:00 o'clock tomorrow night. philadelphia what was once a winter weather advisory has been upgraded to a winter storm warning. that is pink you see there i-95 corridor and portions of western new jersey and even our far north and western suburbs under a winter weather advisory as this storm continues to move up the coast so lets start off, first and foremost with how much we can expect to see. these amounts, could still be fluid, do i want to stress there will be a sharp cut off between very low amounts on the western edge, and those higher amounts down the shore but we did bump up these totals this afternoon with new information, rolling in the cbs-3 weather center. one to 3 inches lowest amounts north and west. this is a coastal storm where heavier storm will be. because it is so cold this is snow for everyone. we have no mixing concerns. very light fluffy snow that will pile up quickly.

three to 6 inches in philadelphia and suburbs. six to ten down the shore and that snow will blow around, as well, for more on the timing and the winds that will add a whole other layer to this system we will send it out to the sky deck and chelsea in gram. >> that is right total 1/2 punch. you touched on the timing earlier. lets talk about more about this because it is really important. we will see that snow moving in from south to north, again, overnight hours tonight between seven and 11:00 where we're going to see that snow making its push, from south to north between 6:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. help we expect worse conditions to be happening. the height of the storm, if you will, and then tomorrow afternoon we will quickly see that snow, tapering off. it is important to note temperatures are cold today, once again we're below freezing, 29 in philadelphia, we have been below freezing for quite sometime now, so it is important to note that every single flake that falls is going to stick and that is going to make for treacherous

travel. now regardless of how much snow you received, a coating, an inch, 2 inches, 6 inches, it doesn't matter you will be dealing with the wind on top of it all as system strengthens off the coast and deepens as kate was talking about. we will deal with the tight pressure gradient causing these win toss really ramp up. as we head into thursday morning we could talk about gusts over 50 miles an her down the shore, yes, snow already, we are talking blowing snow and very poor visibility, that is why we have a blizzard warning issued and those wind will stick with us all the way into the start of the weekend. we will have more coming up in your full forecast, for now, back to you. >> chelsea, thank you. the maps, jersey shore is preparing for blizzard, and bull's eye of the heavier snow and high wind. >> lets go down to cape may, live picture of the calm before the blizzard, from our camera high atop the montreal inn. >> our natasha brown joins us from ocean city, where many are taking the warnings

seriously, natasha. >> reporter: they are certainly taking this weather, and the impending storm, very, very seriously. we can tell you a blizzard warning is in effect here in ocean city, new jersey and towns all throughout the shore are preparing for whatever this storm may bring. plow trucks sit at ready in wildwood crest as public works employees gear up for the approaching snowstorm. >> we have time broke up in zones so we send three trucks to each zone. everybody knows their zone and we go out and plow, plow until it stops snowing. >> reporter: as many as nine trucks some filled with salt will hit the road beginning at 1:00 a.m. as heaviest snow is expected to move in the jersey shore. it is 1.2 square miles to tack they will quaint shore town sees a lack of traffic during off season, as a plus, when it comes to weather conditions. for those year round residents they have got this advice. >> people around here are great. best thing if you have a driveway park in your driveway

so we can you mr. in front of your house and just try not to go out until it is snowing and we can have these streets cleared and everybody can get around very easily. >> reporter: ocean city boardwalk is mostly desserted as some brave frigid temperatures to take a stroll. the taffy and fudge is one of the few businesses open but thursday may be a different story. >> fit is bad we probably won't open, but little bit of snow, we will open. >> reporter: lots of folks we talked for hoping for little bit of snow and everything changes overnight. we have no idea if that will happen. they are preparing for the worst. coming up at 6:00 we will talk about those year round residents at the shore about how they are preparing for tomorrow. that is very latest for new reporting live from ocean city , new jersey, natasha brown for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". penndot crews are out in force ahead of the storm toss pretreat local road. >> chopper three spotted trucks with the brining solution in the king of prussia area penndot officials

say they have hundred thousand tons of salt ready to go and plows are on stand by. >> the timing of the storm is certainly a concern for us. it is expected to start as early as i said, midnight or in the early hours of tomorrow morning and continue on through the a.m. rush hour which could pose a bit of the challenge for us. >> as a reminder in any snowstorm penndot has asked drivers to give plows and salt trucks space and plenty of it and please do in the try to pass them. snow preparations are underway in philadelphia, officials say they are focusing on operations from keeping the snow from bind to the city streets. >> our team coverage continues with "eyewitness news" reporter chante elans is live in feltonville where crews are loading up the trucks with salt. chantee. >> reporter: is there salt, equipment here to treat road and snow and sub freezing

temperatures. preparations are underway for the latest nor'easter heading toward the philadelphia area. thursday's snowstorm is expect to drop a few inches on to the city, but if the temperatures falling below freezing that has the city streets department, concerned. >> we will start this operation off as a salting operation and if conditions worsen we will put plows on and then start plowing the streets. >> reporter: eighty-five pieces of equipment and 40,000 y to treat streets, crews will work overnight to monitor the road. septa's also making adjustment there will be speed restrictions on regional rail and trolley lines. over at fairmount hardware people are preparing. >> we have a nor'easter coming >> yes, yes. >> martha mitchell works for non-profit philadelphia corporation for aging, and she is buying as many space heaters as she can for the elderly. >> getting cold, it will snow, people are buying up their

heaters, and they come out and do whatever we have to do for our people. >> reporter: another hot item pipe insulation to fight freezing temperatures, a problem that mike knows all too well. >> building i work in, the pipe just burst, cold weather, so i was insulating them because we just had them repaired. >> reporter: other fast moving merchandise, salt. this is nice silver lining for you guys. >> yes, yes, it has been a good season so far. last year started late this year we are starting early. >> reporter: this storm is expected to impact your morning commute philadelphia streets is asking to you do three things: take it slow, give yourself extra time and don't drive up close to other vehicles. that is very latest live from philadelphia, chantee lens for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thanks, chantee. kate will be back with her latest forecast for you, also, be sure to wake up with us first thing tomorrow our team will be closely monitoring

snow and bitter blast, we will be on a half an hour early tomorrow morning, that means we will get started at 4:00 a.m. in this birth cold one local school appears to be having issues with its heating system. some say students and teachers have been wearing coats inside >> "eyewitness news" joe holden is live at school in philadelphia's oxford circle neighborhood and joe what did you find out about this. >> jessica and ukee school behind us solace cohen elementary school and this arctic blast we have been dealing with too much for heating system in the building teachers first reached out to "eyewitness news" on this frigid morning telling us that temperatures inside cohen elementary school were unbear ably cold. we are told an unspecified problem with the generator was to blame for lack of heat. that was confirmed with a spokesmen from the philadelphia school district after we started asking questions. we did find a contractor on the site who appeared to be working on the problem. as a result of the cold,

inside solace cohen second graders were moved to warmer sections of the old school building, third grade classrooms were also affect. parents of the students whom we spoke with had no idea that there was any issue. >> wow, no, wow, i had to find out this would be a problem. >> reporter: school district works to strike a balance we're told when these types of issues arrives and this incident the school day was able to continue since the students relocated to sections of the building with heat. some parents though still expressing frustration, telling us that it is unacceptable. >> i just wish i hadn't heard bit either but i normally send my child to the school with the sweater, so, she hasn't complained bit but i will ask. >> reporter: we hear from the district they did send letters home to students here at the elementary school, explaining what was going on. late word from the district, i am told they believe the problem has been remedied and

the heat will be working, properly. that is very latest live from the oxford circle section of philadelphia, joe holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> okay, joe, thank you. coming up on "eyewitness news" did you get a flu shot? well, flu cases are on the rise in our area, we will let you know how bad and why there are renewed calls to protect some of those, that are most vulnerable. she told fans she might be unrecognizable next time they saw her and now a new picture of carrie underwood has people wondering what she means. we will explain. you may have driven by these and thought what are they? the story behind the big domes they? the story behind the big domes on thin america last year.e00 ds we need to stand up and say enough. the only way this problem is going to be solved is if we raise our voices. choose help over helplessness, hope over hopelessness. make sure that the lives we've lost

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and then i use the spray throughout the day. it actually saved my career in a way. biotene really did make a difference. [heartbeat] a blizzard warning down the shore winter storm warning in our area both go in effect in a few hours. take a lot a storm scan three you can see nor'easter moving this way. snow totals and when you can expect the storm to start, in less than, a minute. despite cold weather region is overcome with lottery fever. >> um-hmm, the dream of winning massive power ball and mega millions lottery jackpot is still alive. lottery machines are busy in philadelphia and there was in

grand price winner in the mega millions, drawing last night. that means friday's jackpot has swelled to 418 million-dollar. and tonight it is power ball drawing that jackpot is 460 million-dollar, and lottery players already have plans for that money. >> i'm going to give god his 10 percent and then i have a new grand baby, i will pay for her college. >> buy a couple houses, live a couple dreams and then relax. >> i will play for the family. it is, maybe my last day of working. >> maybe it is. >> um, um, um. >> see it in's winning power ball numbers on "eyewitness news" at 11:00. you can also get them at cbs philly.com. >> if you play, good luck. >> old man winter is in the playing at all. >> this is serious. >> yes, it is. we were watching this storm for a while, even yesterday, even tonight, there is still some discrepancies about what the storm will do. what you are dealing with here is such a large storm, and a lot of dry air in place and

you have to see is precipitation win out over the dry air. it will be a sharp cut off between heavy snow, and not a lot of snow but as of right now it is our forecast and we will keep you posted as always but this is a powerful nor'easter and it will get even stronger as we move through overnight hours and into tomorrow, the heaviest snow up across northern new england where 2 feet plus could blanket that area, blanket that area with blizzard conditions, blizzard warnings have been issued for our area lets get into we will take a look what is going on right now to the poconos. poconos will see the least snow of inn in in our area with this storm being on the far north and western edge of the precipitation line but see how cold it is, an ice sickle formed on the camera lens not keeping people off the slopes but classic snow border out there. today was longest day we have had in a while we got above freezing for first time in eight days in philadelphia, colder in the poconos. rehoboth beach on the neighborhood network it is

calm before the storm, not a lot happening right now, cloud are in place but this may be the first part of our area that will see those flakes, coming in tonight could start as early as around 7:00 p.m. in rehoboth. here's what we are dealing work storm scan three shows cloud moving in ahead of this massive system which is ram pink up to the south. here it is, you can see how far inland that snow has gotten. when you get to this point it is moving up the coast, look at models but what you have to do is now cast it. what we are looking at is seeing that snow all the way into central, north carolina and into virginia, it is already beating out dry air that is in place there and see arctic cold front that boundary right there moving across great lakes that will provide an injection of cold air that this storm will feed off of as it continues to move up the coast and continues to what we call bomb out under bumbo genesis which is wrapped strengthening pressure deepening to the 900 millibar level and it will be a very powerful nor'easter slamming into northern new england

especially tomorrow afternoon. we are on the periphery out this storm but it is such a large system we will get that steady snow as well, especially along the coast. this one will strengthen, tonight into tomorrow. heaviest snow is toward the coast bye most of our area will get in on accumulating snow with this. behind the storm as well wind will howell as chelsea told us about in the beginning of the show, sub zero wind chills friday, and saturday. so, here are your winter alerts. blizzard warning down the shore and in the delaware beaches. winter storm warning for philadelphia and surrounding suburbs. north and western suburbs under a winter weather advisory meaning least fall will fall there what does a blizzard mean. you don't have to have a falling snow. it it can be just snow on the ground whipped up by wind. it is wind, visibility, wind gusts of 35 plus miles an hour leading to visibility less than a quarter mile lasting for three hours or more and that is what we expect down the shore, but the snow will be falling as well. six to 10 inches will fall,

whipped around. wind strong enough to possibly bring down tree branches or power lines. three to six along i-95 corridor including philadelphia, and one to 3 inches to the north and west do i want to show you for of the models this close to the start of the storm there are still some descrepancies mainly with our in house model which says that cut off will be closer to the city. it is still, something to watch but it looks like we are firmly in that three to six range in philadelphia and, behind the storm all day, friday feeling no better then, zero, even feeling sub zero at times. so overnight snow will develop from south to north, low down to 21 degrees. you're witness weather seven day forecast snow, wind tomorrow and then brutal bone chilling cold friday and saturday, could be record challenging cold, saturday night and sunday morning. next week looks more like what janice supposed to feel like but still chance for rain and snow showers on monday but hand down tomorrow, friday, saturday may be one of the

worse stretches of winter. >> it is extreme. >> thanks, kate. still ahead on "eyewitness news" they are giant domes lighting up ben franklin parkway. >> what exactly are they? why are they here? we are sending vittoria wood tolly find out to get some answerness our next half an hour, don. barkcally and jay-z are teaming up but not what you think. eagles get up close and personal why they practice has energized the team, sports coming up next.

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high tech heating on the go, coming up on "eyewitness news" at 6:00 a philadelphia clothing company is, cashing in on the cold, and how the gear is specially designed to keep you warm, on the run and which well men journalist has been using the product, we have got that story coming up at 6:00. all right. >> i was thinking couple reporters are watching this story right now like hey, wait a minute tell me new for sure. >> practice makes perfect. bird are back at it.

>> they are back at it and we think this is something that goodies for them not just practice but way they are doing it. all that talk gave way to actions. eagles veterans have been lobbying for more physical practices. today it finally happen. eagles with their first present i during bye week. they wore pad and got physical , and recent weeks team shied away from contact, and to keep guys fresh but today's approach was about returning to fundamentals before their playoff game on the 13th. >> physical today. so, i will to have get on him about that. but it was definitely physical today. all up front, even in the back end, guys were competing for the ball, going up and competing after to try to get it. it was one on one, we treated it like a game. >> it was treating it like a game. >> barcally and jay-z, together but it is not charles but say kwan.

former penn state star say kwan barkley declared for nfl draft and signed with jay-z rock nation sports. ninety-nine problems, but a contract won't be one. >> yes. >> you see what i'm putting down. >> yes. >> all right, thank you, sir. coming up in the next half an hour we will track a nor'easter heading this way. it is dropping snow, ice down south and pushing closer to our area meteorologist kate billow and lauren casey will have the very latest on on the forecast coming back. remember we told you had carrie underwood warned fans she might look different next time they saw her. there is a newer photo out that may have you scratching your head, we will be right

freezing temperatures and snow and right now we're experiencing a blast of bitter cold before a nor'easter strikes, and we have another

day, shivering. much of the country is ice cold, the falls at south day coat air practically frozen solid. high temperatures there are in the single digits and they are not expected to get above freezing, anytime soon. how about this having fun with the snow in florida, there is not much on the ground but snow is an unusual winter sight in the sunshine state offering a rare chance for, a snowball fight. look at here our area no laughing matter, blizzard warnings and winter storm warnings were issued about two hours ago. this storm is still evolving and looking more dangerous. >> all philadelphia archdiocese high schools, and elementary schools will be closed tomorrow, and they are also some other school delays already being issued. you can see those at bottom of the screen. >> team three coverage of the storm continues at 5:30 with meteorologist kate bilo is monitoring the latest move. >> the track has shifted to the west and north west today meaning a closer track toward the coast that means heavier

snow amounts and stronger wind s, for our entire area we still expect greatest impact to be at the coast, where blizzard warnings are prepared to go in effect. you can see not a whole lot happening, it is calm before the storm, and rest of tonight looks quiet. here in philadelphia at least through midnight and overnight hours we don't expect much to be happening but cloud have started to move in and notice, the observations we're seeing right now support that snow moving further inland. snow is falling back toward raleigh-durham area have north carolina, a little bit of the dry slot here that something we will watch if something tries to develop with dry air in place over our region. you can see how heavy precipitation is, this far is far from being over. it is continuing to strengthen and will rapidly strengthen overnight and through day thomas it head toward new england. temperatures very cold we're in the 20's every where, we got above freeze to go day but with temperatures in the 20's and some spots teens when snow begins it will stick, immediately and we have got a winter storm warning in effect

for philadelphia and surrounding suburbs. blizzard warnings for jersey shore and delaware beaches. here's what we can expect as far as potential snow amounts. three to 6 inches in philadelphia and surrounding suburbs, but six to 10 inches, possible, down the shore, and through the delaware beaches. so conditions have not started to deteriorate just yet but they will on the road, meteorologist lauren casey's live in pennsauken tonight with road crews keeping a close eye on the track of the storm, lauren. >> reporter: absolutely, kate i'm here at nj dot maintenance yard in pennsauken where activity will pick up overnight as this nor'easter makes a closer approach. this storm has concerns on multiple levels, heavy snowfall in both accumulation and intensity we could see snowfall rates, one to 2 inches per hour in that blizzard warning area wind are intensifying after midnight tonight, gusting to 40 to 50 miles an hour especially east of i-95, it is so cold so no freezing rain concern but

that cold is going to present problems on other levels, we will talk about that in the way of difficult travel, and easy to get caught up in the snowfall totals. how much will we see or is what our projection? we need to focus on the impact during and after the storm. heavy snowfall, intense wind will be greatly reducing visibility on the road and possibly white out conditions in that blizzard warning area down the shore and potentially in south jersey as well. hazardous travel, obviously because of the snowfall and wind but extreme cold will contribute to that because road salties affecting this decrease as the temperature decreases. temperatures are still hovering around 25 degrees. road salt effective closer to freezing. that could be a issue as well. strong wind could potentially cause power outages leaving some folks in the cold we're talking about extreme cold temperatures on the back side in the single digits and teens overnight tonight, if you lose heat that is going to be an arduous event for you, so,

again guys, whether you are predict to see 4 inches of snowfall or 8 inches of snowfall the impact will be very similar and they are going to be potentially arduous and dangerous in some areas. we need to keep that in mine. >> lauren, thanks very much. down the shore at cape may lewis ferry suspended operations tomorrow for several reasons. one due to a big ice build up in the cape may canal. is there also concern about high wind from that storm heading our way. all remaining departures are expect to sail as scheduled. don't forget track snow and extreme temperatures anytime, down load the free cbs philly weather app available on itunes and google play. late today president trump wasted no time blasting his former chief strategies steve ban on following criticism from him in a new book. ban on did not pull back in the michael wolf's book. he described a meeting at trump tower with russian lawyer as treasonous and un patriotic. president responded in a statement saying when ban on

was fired quote he not only lost his job, he lost his mind >> in reference to comments made by mr. ban on i refer you back to the won he made previously on 60 minutes where he called, the collusion with russia, about this president a total farce. so i think would i look back at that, if anybody has been inconsistent, it has been him. it has in the been the president or this administration. >> ban on left his white house position in august, 2017, at the time, white house officials said that decision was mutual. on capitol hill two former vice presidents stood beside senate's new members as the two democrats took the oath of office. >> that you will well, faith fully discharge duties of the office, on which you where to enter, so help you god. >> i do. >> congratulations. >> former vice-president joe biden and walter mondale stood beside doug jones and minnesota senator tina smith on the senate floor during the noon time ceremony.

jones fills seat left vacant by now attorney general jeff sessions, brown was appointed to replace senator al franken who resigned after a series of sexual harassment allegations. still to come on "eyewitness news" tonight if you have a flu shot the flu is spread nothing our area and we have the latest numbers. also a push to protect some of the most vulnerable from the elements. he is one of the richest men in the world we will tell but the big wager warren buffet placed ten years ago and how it is paying off for not just him

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there has been a increase in the number of flu cases in pennsylvania in the past week and now, a total of six deaths related to influenza. >> health reporter stephanie stahl has an update in a new poll on the flu vaccine in tonight's healthwatch. >> lots of news on the flu. health officials say 36 states now have mounting cases of people with the flu, and even though this years vaccine is

lessee effective then expected it is still the best protection and this new poll released to day focuses on getting more vaccine in the facilities that take care of the eld lawyer. the latest map from the cdc show the flu widespread across the country including, in pennsylvania, inn flewens ace most dangerous and deadly for elderly, new poll says nursing homes and other long term care facilities should do more to protect against the flu. paula anton is clinical nurse specialist. >> most of the patients that we have are chronically ill so we want them to receive the vaccine, we asked the staff in the hospital to receive the vaccine as well. >> reporter: poll also shows most older adults want nursing homes and other facilities to require flu shots for staff and patients. >> they are won that are most likely to have complications and including hospitalizations, as well as death. we mostly worry about serious respiratory illness and pneumonia. >> reporter: here's most recent numbers available

locally in pennsylvania there are 6,221 confirmed cases, new jersey has just over 1300, and in delaware, there are 225 people with influenza. the actual numbers are probably higher because most people with the flu are not tested. the cdc says that the influenza a virus known as h3n 2 is dominating this season that typically causes increased hospitalizations and deaths in older adults and young children, and vaccines are lessee effective. >> there are some seasons where vaccine will not be as good as others but still so important to get vaccine each year. >> reporter: now also today pennsylvania's acting health secretary, said that the current extreme cold weather where we are experiencing is not expected to dramatically effect the flu, and that even though there has been a big spike recently in cases it is still a typical, average season for the flu. in addition to the flu there is lots of colds, respiratory, just like that junking around.

>> yes, wash your hand. thanks, stephanie. twenty-third annual philadelphia martin luther king day of service held a kick off event at girard college in fairmount this morning. local students painted this mural for day of serve that is highlights 50th anniversary of doctor king's poor people campaign. martin luther king day is january 15th this year, organizers say that 150,000 volunteers will take part in that event. >> day on, not a day off, indeed. kate joins us more with our forecast. i was watching noon, i saw where is there a warning, watch from northern florida all the way up. >> all the way up. they had snow in northern florida, south carolina. this storm is a beast for the entire east coast of the u.s. and it will impact us through tomorrow morning that will be the worst of it just in time for your morning commute. we do have some delays, closings from schools, from the bottom of the screen and as we head into friday the extreme cold behind this storm , could possibly lead to some school closures and delays as well. it will be very dangerous to be outside in the cold, that

will follow this powerful nor'easter. lots to talk b lets get in, we will take you out to a live look outside and start off with the calm before the storm , you can start to see cloud taking you out to center city, they are, of course, looking, a bit toward south and west, cloud starting to move in, gathering across the area tonight but rest of tonight will be quiet. if you have plans to head out and about this evening, even into late tonight around nine or 10:00 most of the region barring the shore should still be quiet. it will look like this quiet scene on our live neighborhood network camera from the nature park not a whole lot going on looking live toward the city and sky line, it is quiet for now but will look different through the overnight hours and into tomorrow morning. storm scan three showing those cloud increasing, they are moving from the south and west as this next system approaches the area two factors here. we have got this cold arctic air mass, bringing the cold in , a fresh shot of cold air which will feed this system as

it rapidly intensifies off the coast. here's our storm. notice extent, inland extent of the snowfall into portions of central north carolina right now already lift nothing to virginia but along the coast you can see a dry shot forming here that is something that we will watch sometimes in storms like this when they fight with that dry air like this one will be doing we will get potential for dry slot to develop leading to lower totals in parts of the area. temperatures right now 29 in fail, 23 in allentown. twenty-seven in trenton. we did get above freeze to go day first time that has happened, since the day after christmas, that is 192 hours, below freezing, in philadelphia, so even though we have briefly hit 33, the ground, it is very, very cold, and frozen, every single bit that falls will stick and pile up quickly and we will get that light fluffy snow in the heavy wet snow light, fluffy snow that will lead to even higher amounts because it is so boy ant and piles up quick and that is what we will see

tomorrow. winter alerts, winter storm warning is pink, for philadelphia and surrounding suburbs. north and western suburbs will see lowest amounts of snow winter weather advisory but blizzard warning will go in effect later tonight along the coast and delaware beaches, that is where a combination of the falling snow and very strong winds will lead to blizzard-like conditions heading in to your thursday morning. you can see we will start to see that snow over spread south jersey, delaware, snowing every where by tomorrow morning, here's 5:00 a.m. that will impact thursday morning commute, it should be, done snowing really by most of the thursday afternoon commute but damage will have been done and road will be a mess, everything is going to stick and you can see just how much snow we are looking at three to 6 inches in philadelphia and along i-95 corridor. one to three to the north and west. sharp cut off a few spots to the north and west that don't see much at all but six to 10- inch's cross south jersey, much of interior new jersey as well and southern delaware and that snow will be blowing

around, winds howell around that back side of the storm, wins pick up over 50 miles an hour and even after the storm as well, winds stay with us that means power outages are possible. this may be kind of the most scary aspect of this storm. we get snow often here in philadelphia. but what we are looking at power outage is possible, record cold and sub zero wind chills. that is not time you want to be without power. very dangerous situation as we head into your friday. so, snow starts overnight, it will continue into midday thursday and then we will taper off after 4:00 p.m. lot cold that will follow this system, teens, friday and saturday, feeling sub zero, not as windy on sunday and closer to normal next week with the chance of rain or snow late monday into tuesday, ukee and jessica back to you. well, line upset for one of the world's most famous music festival. >> if the graph of carrie underwood surfaced for first time since she suffered a serious facial injury. >> bex from today's 96.5 has

the photo in tonight's hot minute. >> reporter: thanks, ukee ingest contact, mystery into carrie underwood's injuries continues. yesterday i reported that the country singer received 40 to 50 stitches on her face following a hard fall back in november, the singer telling fans that she may appear but different sharing only this picture of a scarf hiding any potential scars. now a new photo, surfaced tweeted by adrian gay only a month after her accident. country star is seen post work out with no signs of any injuries to her face, leaving fans a bit confused one writing she even has an awesome surgeon or she's exaggerating and another coming to carrie's defense says she owes nobody an explanation, heel quickly, beautiful. next up we are talking about one of the biggest music festival coachela the line up has been announced for two weekend desert concert with beyonce, weekend and eminem.

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come and get us. unusual art display is getting a lot of attention during this bitterly cold weather. >> vittoria woodill is live on the parkway to tell us about the winter fountains, tori. >> reporter: that is right, you know you think because it is so cold, outside i will just stay inside. the parkway has you thinking differently. it installed these massive globes that you can see, behind me and they are called winter fountains, sort of the metaphor california fountain but there is a lot of inspiration and it is to draw you outside, on to the parkway so you can, look, touch, and take in, art. that is all around you. you may have seen them but, what are they? >> i have no idea, good grief. >> i was wand fairing there are people living inside that. >> it looks like something

from space, maybe. >> big igloo good are you saying that because you are freezing. >> i think so. >> reporter: cold weather has something to do with them. they are winter fountains, the center pieces of the parkway's centennial celebration. >> we want people to get out of their cars or to walk up to these domes all four and they experience them. >> reporter: what did it feel like. >> i don't know, solid though definitely solid. >> it is hallow. >> reporter: executive director of the parkway council judy rodgers say that these four met forral fiberglass fountain stand 13 feet tall and 26 feet wide and they were created by artist jennifer steincamp inspired by ben franklin's electrical research, the parkway's fountains and the parkway itself. >> she's a renowned video artist and so video projections are directed toward these white domes that you see during the day. they are white and they look

like snow cones but at night from sunset until midnight, every night, between now and mid-march, they are illuminat ed. >> i just know it is a pearly shine you have to get close to figure it out. >> intent was to activate parkway during a time of the day and time of the year when there aren't as many people wondering around. >> reporter: while winter may not be known as a time to wonder, the architecture and moving marvels seem to be put something spring into peoples step to get up close, hang out and check them out. >> something good for the winter too, it warms you up. >> i would agree, it warms you up, ignites senses and it ignites your interests, you know, to look at something and go what is it? but to go up close, look at it and touch it, it makes you appreciate is what all around you. now around me there are four projection screens which get these images on this huge surface here. the images vary on each of the four different globes all around the parkway, the one we

are at right now is on top of the grounds of the rodan museum but each image may mean something different to you. so you have got to get out and check it out yourself. these images and this installation will be here, until about the middle of march, so definitely a sight to see. ukee and jessica could you imagine this like tomorrow if we get that huge snow this is going to look like a huge snowball. >> yes. >> it will. >> like a snowbally stopped by there three or four weeks ago and i was more more rised for 15 or 20 seconds. >> thanks, tori. that will do it for "eyewitness news" at 5:00. now at 6:00 a cher sign a storm is coming how the new jersey shore is under a blizzard warning is bracing for a blast of winter weather, kate? and we will tell you more about that blizzard warning, the eyewitness weather team tracking a powerful nor'easter moving up the coast, and we will have the very latest on the timing, how much snow will

fall and the cold that will follow this system. a brutal winter blast, and it doesn't seem to be quitting i'm david spun how a local philadelphia business is keeping people warm with a press of the button. and pipeline project put on pause, construction of the natural gas line across southern pennsylvania, halted again, the reason for the stand still, this time snow shoveling, scrapers, we are selling, space heaters. we have been going crazy. >> now at 6:00, stacking up ahead of the storm people and road crew is a cross the delaware veil are gearing up for first snow of 2018. >> storm scan three shows just what we are up against, watches and advisory have been issued. new jersey shore especially could see blizzard-like conditions when snow starts to fall. good evening i'm ukee washington. >>m