come, are our nbc 10 first alert meteorologists who are getting you prepared. >> let's begin our team coverage with tammie souza, tracking the timing and the impact. >> we have a first alert in effect for this storm system. it was actually formed deep in the heart of texas, even in northern mexico. this sogoiis going to affect th pennsylvania suburbs, new jersey and delaware. that is from midnight to tonight through tomorrow. i have to tell you, we could see some lingering into sunday morning. light flurries could still continue. we're starting to see the impacts in far southern delaware and south jersey. the main impact will be midnight tonight. we'll see slippery travel out there. the snow will be on the roads, it's a slushy wet snow. and there will be some icing as well. we'll see anywhere from two to four inches in philadelphia and the suburbs. four to six inches in south

jersey and delaware. some models have pockets of snow in delaware higher than that. you can see some of the rain changing over to snow down into parts of kent county. what we're watching is this giant storm system, again, it's very elongated. it's going to take a while to get here. it will be here throughout the day tomorrow as it approaches our area. watch the temperature profiles, you can see the temperatures still too warm to support all snow in many places. we're seeing that changeover in south delaware and new jersey. then as temperatures falls, you see by tomorrow morning it's up into philadelphia and on up into the lehigh valley and the poconos. steve is going to walk you through some of those snow totals. we'll start in south jersey with a closeup look at the neighborhoods is. >> that's right. we do have some snow falling, very light levels right now. our own ted greenburg saying light flurries occurring there.

the snow will start in south jersey and delaware and will last the longest. as we go through and cagive you a tighter examination here, you can see along the garden state parkway, atlantic city expressway you're seeing the snow now. you can see how the snow is progressing from south to north. so by early tomorrow morning, most areas in south jersey are seeing snow. waking up at 5:00 a.m., half an inch to an inch of snow on the ground. as we work you through the day. you'll see one to two inches by 11:00 in the morning and wrapping up the storm four to six inches of snow. we'll have a full picture coming up in just a bit. >> taking a live look at the m camden waterfront. ted greenburg is live.

>> road crews are definitely getting ready where you are. >> reporter: the new jersey d.o.t. actually started pretreating roads in this region a couple days ago. now they're out state-wide getting ready for the snow. some folks already seeing it. the season's first flakes flying this afternoon in margate a small taste of what's to come. johnny carter and dave farmer making money today in summers point raking leaves. this weekend they want to have shovels in their hands. >> we're hoping it snow tomorrow so we can get out here and make some money. >> it's for making money for christmas. it's a good thing. >> reporter: sea isle city public works trucks getting loaded up with salt. >> it's here, coming, nothing you can do about it. >> reporter: cape may county road department facing the storm with a big supply. >> we had a quiet season last year. you can see the salt barn is still full from last season,

which saves us a lot of money and the other towns money going into this year. >> reporter: for these guys, it's all about raking in some cash, however they can s. >> please snow. i don't care it can rain bricks right now. you know what i'm saying? i'm out here in it. >> reporter: ready to keep working this weekend. the storm has prompted the big events here in the shore region, to be postponed. working on that part of the story for you at 5:00. i'm ted greenbuerg nbc 10 news. let's take a live look down broad street. traffic, you can see looking and moving pretty normal for a friday afternoon. that could change for anyone heading into the city tomorrow. nbc 10's rosemary connors just got an update from the street department. >> she joins us live from southwest philly. >> reporter: this is the largest salt dome in the city of philadelphia. it houses about 18,000 tons of

salt. throughout the city there are about 50,000 tons. plenty on hand for the snow that's coming tomorrow. the goal is to get the crews out in the morning to make sure that they can salt the roads as the first flakes start falling so that people are driving safely. while crews get ready for the first snowfall of the season, loading up salt to make sure the roads aren't slick, a different kind of preparation is also happening in philadelphia. a pep rally in center city drew tens of thousands of army/navy fans in town to watch the rivalry unfold. >> we're opponents and love the other teams, but not as much as us. >> reporter: did you pack enough wet weather? >> we're prepared. >> reporter: it will be a first for this family. >> it will different for me

compared last year. it's definitely going to be a great feeling. >> reporter: getting to the game shouldn't be a problem. so long as crews stay ahead of mother nature. >> no matter what, rain or shine we'll all be out there. >> reporter: or snow. >> a lot of snow. >> reporter: a lot of snow i think is a fair characterization given the fact we haven't seen it for the better part of the year. i did some checking, certainly not the first time it's snowed during the army/navy game. four years ago, there was snow coming down navy, of course won. reporting live in southwest phil philly, nbc 10 news. we're getting you prepared for the first snow. at 4:15 a live report from george spencer in delaware, another area that could see several inches. at 4:30, why local shops selling christmas trees say the snow is actually bad for business. and whether you stay home this weekend or venture out into the snow, make sure you have the nbc 10 app with you.

that's where you'll get interactive radar and the hour by hour forecast right on your smartphone. 20 minutes of non-stop news continues now with a philadelphia police officer hit by stray bullet during a dog attack. >> police say another officer fired at the aggressive animal, but the bullet ricochetted. aundrea cline-thomas is live at temple hospital in north philadelphia where the officer is being treated. >> reporter: that officer is fine and expected to be discharged today. the bigger concern is for the 80-year-old woman who was severely injured. police rush to temple university hospital, a 24-year-old officer from the 39th district is being treated here after being struck by a bullet. >> a young guy, walked in the room it reminded me of my son, my son's age. i was kind of emotional for me. and thankfully he's okay. >> reporter: around 12:30 police responded to a call about a dog viciously attacking a woman at

this home. according to police an officer fired two or three shots killing the dog. one bullet ricochetted striking another officer in the shin. >> they did what they had to do to try to save this lady. >> reporter: an 80-year-old woman was rushed to temple with severe dog bites to both her legs. back at her home police continue to investigate what happened. officers do not know if the dog belonged to the woman. they say it was not a stray and possibly lived here. >> we're worried about the citizen who was torn up pretty badly by this dog. and i think our officers saved her life and hopefully she can hang on. >> reporter: again, it's a very severe situation for that 80-year-old woman. as for the officer, we can tell you he is married for less than a year and he has baby on the way. a lot of relief today that the situation for him wasn't much worse. reporting live in north philadelphia, aundrea cline-thomas. nbc 10 news. attractor trailer hit a piece of debris causing a deadly crash on the pennsylvania

turnpike. sky force 10 flew over the crash around 11:00 this morning. the debris hit the truck and ended up flying over the medium and slamming into the windshield of that vehicle. the driver was killed. investigators are working to identify the truck. police have made an arrest in last month's hit and run that killed a teenage girl. southampton police say james howell admitted to crashing his pickup truck. the woman died the next day. howell allegedly stopped and helped move her to the side of the road and then took off. he says he panicked. police say howell was driving with suspended license. wind driven wildfire said continue to burn their way through parts of southern california, destroying homes and forcing many to flee. today, president trump issued a disaster declaration for the state. that allows fema officials to begin disaster relief efforts, including getting equipment and federal funds to the area. the fires are so massive they

can be seen from space. nasa released images of the fires taken from the international space station. that's about 250 miles above the earth. one family in the fires had just minutes to grab their most cherished belongings. >> the ash was so thick and the fires were huge. >> extreme weather we're facing and as a result we're seeing extreme fire behavior. >> 25 elite thoroughbred race horses died running for safety from the fires. workers called the scene total pandemonium. most of the 500 horses were cut loose. nbc 10's first alert weather tracking the first snow of the season. this is a live look at i-95 in wilmington from our blue rocks camera. busy weekend for people trying to get their holiday shopping done. that is why we're preparing you now ahead of the snow. nbc 10's george spencer is live. >> parts of delaware could see the most snow from this system, how are road crews getting prepared there?

>> reporter: for del dot this is unwinding backwards. as most of us are sleeping at night their work will be ramping up. it is either a nice start to the snow season, or an aggravating nuisance, reminding you of what's ahead. at del dot's yard just off interstate 95, these are the sounds of the season. road salt loading onto just one of the state's 450 pieces of snow removal equipment. further north outside a grocery store in claymont we foundatous downing on a last minute shopping trip ahead of the first flakes. >> the reason why i'm shopping is because of the snow and traffic. people are crazy. >> with the first expected snow upon us, del dot is in full preparation. >> reporter: he tells us today offered a chance to get ahead

for his team as well. crews are brining all the major roadways. dropping this white stripe of salt mixture intended to prevent icing. because del dot is responsible for 90% of the state's roadways, crews have their work cut out for them, ahead of a storm that's expected to impact delaware and south jersey the most. >> we'll have crews on standby around the clock, out salting and if necessary plowing as well to keep the roadway clear through the major artery of the northea northeast. >> reporter: this shed contains a portion of the 45,000 tons of road salt on hand for the winter season now upon us. >> it's going to be really cold. >> reporter: are you ready for it? >> pretty ready. trying to be. >> reporter: for the lucky ones who don't have to work tomorrow, a saturday snowfall may be the sweetest winter treat they could ask for. >> definitely enjoying the company of others in the midst of the cold weather.

>> reporter: something you look forward to? >> definitely, something to look forward to. >> reporter: del dot can call in as many as 500 workers during a significant storm. but this one could be tricky for the first state. ahead at 5:00, we're taking a look at the state's plans, given that delaware could see a range of snow totals. we're live in claymont, george spencer, nbc 10 news. >> i know we have they plan. thanks, george. nbc 10 is your official station of the philadelphia eagles, and we're getting you ready for sunday's west coast showdown, against the la rams. >> la sports icon, a montgomery native had a pep talk for the eagles today. john clark just spoke with kobe bryant in an exclusive interview. >> john is live at angels stadium in anaheim. when kobe bryant speaks we

usually listen, right? >> reporter: that mamba mentality. this is such a huge game for the eagles here in la. they're bringing out their hollywood star power. yes, one of the greatest nba players ever, five time nba champion kobe bryant spoke to the birds. take a look. we were there. the eagles gave him a jersey with his name and number on it. he also spoke with birds' great brian dawkins, the eagles owner, and i caught up with him one-on-one exclusively. listen to how tense he gets out here, watching his hometown eagles play. >> i get nervous. before every game i get nervous. sometimes if you're sitting on the couch and things are going well, you don't want to move. you know what i'm saying? i don't want to move. if something goes south you stand up, walk around until something else happens. then you find that spot and you stand in that spot. that spot don't work no more, then you move to another spot.

i move around a lot. >> reporter: he's just like all of you, eagles fans. back in philly. coming up at 5:45 we'll hear from kobe bryant, 6:20 p.m., on what he told the team, what was his message and why he thinks this eagles team has a championship quality to them. he certainly knows all about that. i'm john clark, live in anaheim. we'll see you then. >> superstitious but that works. >> every athlete has their superstition. >> nbc 10 is your official station of the philadelphia eagles, we have your covered on sunday. our power hour of coverage starts sunday morning at 9:30 with game day kickoff. be sure to join us after the late news for more exclusive eagles analysis, and interviews from the team and coaches. now from the west coast to the east coast, where we have our eyes on the sky. here's a live look at satellite

radar showing where the storm is coming from, from the south headed in our direction bringing that snow. >> tammie souza is with us, you have been following this for days now. and it's just about here. >> we've been tracking this on the forecast models for about ten days, talking about it. the track was not really clear by all the models until late last night. here's what to expect. with this storm, we're going to see wet heavy show. be careful shoveling. and you will be shoveling in parts of delaware and new jersey, maybe even parts of philadelphia. you could see several inches of snow. it's going to be wet and heavy. the roads will be slippery, starting late tonight and throughout the day tomorrow. this is going to be a long, long event. please be careful when you're out and about. and then the roads are going to turn icy after dark, because the temperature will drop below freezing. any of that snow that even melts or it's slushy, it will turn into black ice on the roadways. again, this is going to be all day tomorrow, in fact, it's already underway right now for all of you in parts of sussex

county, you see that, and delaware. also toward cape may, we've had reports of some light snow beginning to fall. we're seeing that transition from rain to snow on the doppler radar. here's a wider picture. you can see where you see the rain is closer to the coastline, inland, we have nothing but snow that is falling. this extends all the way back into the deep south. they're getting snow in mississippi, alabama, georgia, all the way through the carolinas. that, again, is going to take about 12 to 18 hours to make its way out of our area. let's walk you through, we have several different computer models. i'm going to take you through our rapid precision model. that's our in-house model. they have come into agreement. this is what i like for the timing. we're seeing a little bit of mix and light snow falling in southern delaware, rehobeth beach, you'll see a bit of a mix. by 9:00 it hasn't lifted too far to the north. cape may, snowshowers, dover, maybe you're starting to see

snowshowers. it's kind of coming in on an angle. millville, you'll be looking at snowshowers. atlantic city the same thing. now it starts to move northward. 7:00 in the morning, overhead in philadelphia, maybe the southern pennsylvania suburbs, and all of new jersey, we are going to see snow beginning to fall. these darker shades, that's where the heavier snow will be. watch as it lifts to the north, the darkest shades still are going to be across new jersey. by noon tomorrow, it's all the way up into the poconos, you notice the pink line right loin along the coastline. it may change back over to sort of a sleet or a mix of a rain and a snow. because the atlantic city ocean, of course, is just so warm. but look at the temperature profile. it is at or below freezing, 5:00 we're still in the snow. it's starting to taper off by 10:00 tomorrow night. temperatures well below freezing. that's why we have concerns for the roadways out there early

tomorrow morning and late tomorrow night. this is our rapid precision forecast model. it's saying we could see three to four inches across the area. i can buy that. it will pack down into wet sloppy snow. this is the north american model. it's hammering you with nine inches in rehobeth beach, five in philadelphia, three at mount pocono. that may be a little bit excessive. part of that is simply because this is a wet, heavy snow. this is not one of those fluffy snows. we'll see it transitioning from rain into snow and in some places back to rain. so our high tomorrow is going to be right around 34. we'll see that snow all day tomorrow, but it is going to hover close to freezing. yes, you can get snow above freezing. we're clear on sunday. look at monday, we could see a flurry, but clouds move in. our next chance of snow will be tuesday into wednesday. and we have another shot of snow as we head into next weekend. >> wow. >> definitely be careful on the roads. you've got black ice, slippery conditions. >> and a busy weekend for people. typically we get two inches

snosnow of december. all of this is probably going to stick around for a while. >> this is the first one. we got to remind ourselves what this is like. >> right shovel easily, take it easy out there. watch steps, things are going to be slippery. >> all right. still ahead at 4:00, bad for business, why the snow that could create a winter wonderland across our area is putting local christmas free farms in a panic. from snowy south philly to sunny california. we're live from santa monica pier as eagles fans are making their mark ahead of sunday's big game. a local principal goes to new heights on a cold night for a cause that will warm your heart. first, here's a look at the closing bell on wall street. the dow notches another record close. the nasdaq and s&p also in the green tonight.

could see some of the first flakes from this system tonight. our first alert weather coverage continues. after this.

nbc 10 first alert weather preparing you for the first snow of the season, parts of delaware and the delaware beaches could see some of the most snow from the system. our meteorologists will have more on the track and the latest snow totals still ahead at 4:30. ♪ ♪ it's beginning to look and sound a lot like christmas at the state capitol. governor tom wolf and his wife have joined hundreds for the tree lighting ceremony in harrisburg. the tree has more than 900 l.e.d. lights. and if you happen to have spotted a man on the roof of lionville middle school

overnight and wonder what in the world what was going on, we have the answer. >> the principal spent the night on top of the school to fulfill a promise to his students. he pledge today camp out on the roof if the kids met their fundraising goal, and they did. >> it was fantastic, other than missing my wife's birthday, which is this morning, happy birthday, hun, sorry i'm not there. other than it was great. >> that's dedication. he says the kids wrote him supportive messages while he was on the roof like stay warm and don't fall off. >> we had him on live this morning, he seemed to be handling things well. but it was a cold night for him. a brave guy. >> good for him. the first snow of the season will be here in a matter of hours. >> our first alert team is getting you prepared ahead of the snow, right? >> that's right. you know what? the snow is already here for some of you in southern delaware and cape may. we're going to watch this move

slowly northward. we'll time it out for you. we've got you covers with your first alert neighborhood forecast. i'm deannie durante, you know the snow may be putting you in a festive mood but it's not the greatest thing if you're in the business of selling christmas trees. ridding yourself of robo calls. the steps you can take to keep your phone free of unwanted calls and scammers.

nbc 10 first alert weather, tracking the first snow of the season. you can see where the system is right now on satellite and radar. the first flakes are set to move into the area as early as tonight. taking a live look at i-95 in

wilmington on the left, and in avalon, cape may county on the right. we have spotted a few flakes, but nothing major right now. the same system headed our way has already dumped unexpected snow across the south. look at this picture, children in jackson, mississippi, it never snows in mississippi. they couldn't wait to get outside and build a snowman. this part of mississippi picked up more than an inch and a half. certainly we know the weather could impact the plans for many people this weekend. >> yeah, that's why we've issued a first alert to get you ready. our team of meteorologists has been keeping a close eye on this system. and changes to the timing, steve is breaking down the potential snow totals neighborhood by neighborhood. >> let's begin with chief meteorologist tammie souza with more on the time ing with the storm. >> the storm is already here for some people in south delaware and far south jersey like cape may. this is a first alert that we have issued that is going to include the pennsylvania suburbs, philadelphia, all of south jersey and delaware. so we're all going to see snow.

you'll see snow in the lehigh valley and berks county. this is basically going to be the timeframe when we see the steadiest snowfall. that's midnight tonight through 8:00 tomorrow tonight. it's started in south delaware and south jersey. and we're pretty much going to be looking at slippery travel from tonight all the way through tomorrow night. anywhere from two to four inches in philly and the suburbs, four to six in south jersey and delaware. there could be pockets of higher amounts, special inland. we're seeing that changeover, but the atmosphere is very dry. it's slow to get to the ground. we're seeing that changeover for sussex county into parts of kent county, also taking a look at what's going on in cape may county. the system is making its way northward. headed northeast, and so the bulk of it is not going to be to us until early tomorrow morning. it stretches all the way back down into the deep south. let's kind of give you an idea of what we're looking at. watch this, the temperatures are still above freezing, but look at this.

at 9:30 it's still in south jersey and delaware at 2:00 a.m. it's still in south jersey and delaware. temperatures fall and this starts to climb across the area. we're going to discuss that and go hour by hour. right now steve is going to break it down and show you what's going to happen in delaware. >> it depends on where you are. the storm has arrived in areas like bethany beach where it's snowing lightly right now. in northern delaware it's still dry. again, depending where you are, further to the south that's where we're seeing the steadiest of the light snow. we're seeing that around rehobeth beach down to lewis. as we work through the evening hours, you can see the snow progressing up to the north. it doesn't make much progress through the early morning hours tomorrow. but then thereafter, you can see the snow accumulations increasing, up to about almost an inch in dover by 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. four inches down in georgetown. as we head through the afternoon hours, that snow continues to fall. there will be a little bit of a mix down towards the coast.

which will cut down amounts just a little bit. as you can see, four to six inches across most of northern delaware. tammie will have a full update coming up in just a bit. the snow may create a winter wonderland across the area. local stores selling krimchrist trees say this isn't good. >> reporter: it looks all cozy right now here by the fire at lafayette hill where there are 2,200 trees right now on the lot. the problem is that dusting of snow or that inch or two they may get during this time of year, it does create a little bit cextra work for them. >> i don't go out on the weekends if i can avoid it. i like to go out during the week. >> reporter: getting it all done? >> yes getting it all done now. >> reporter: for some avoiding the crowds is key. but the threat of a snowy saturday. >> i'm going to florida in three hours.

>> i don't like the snow at all. >> reporter: it's not a welcome event. that is if you plan to be outside. >> i'm glad it's going to snow. i'm excited for it. i already got the salt and the shovels ready. >> reporter: no shopping? >> i'll do that tonight. >> reporter: you and everybody else. >> i know. >> reporter: and some of those people, you guys came out to buy your christmas tree which you selected within minutes. record time. to avoid the snowy weather tomorrow? >> yes, we did not want to be out driving around. we figured a nice friday evening, getting a tree. >> reporter: it's not only going to be a first christmas for a little person down here, but also her first snowfall? >> yes. >> reporter: happy holidays to you all. one of many families we talked to who said they're coming out tonight to shop. reporting live, deanna durante.

meanwhile, here whether you stay home for the weekend or you venture out into the snow, make sure you have the nbc 10 app with you, that's where you'll get interactive radar to find out when the snow will hit your neighborhood, plus the hour by hour forecast right at your fingertips. here's a look now at some of the stories we're following county by county at 4:00. berks county, the flu is hit hg ha hard this season. twice as many have come down with the flu in berks county compared to other parts of the state. montgomery and lehigh counties are also seeing a boost. they're seeing more young children sickened with the flu this year. it's not too late to get vaccinated. a northhampton county a new science museum is coming to easton. the center will include exhibits on the human body, technology and an aquarium.

and in camden county a special holiday program will make sure hundreds of children in need will wake up to a new toy on christmas. caregivers shopped at this distribution center today. they'll also receive a food basket to enjoy over the holidays. well, hold the soda and the sweet drinks. >> moms to be may want to pass on their sugary beverages. the health conditions those sips may cause your child. a busy weekend for shopping and getting ready for the holidays, more on the impact of the first snow could have on your weekend plans. we have a look at the timing coming up. and two by four attack. all new at 5:00, police need your help identifying the man behind this unusual confrontation.

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winter fest makes it look like a winter wonderland at penn's landing. the first snow of the season is on its way in case you haven't heard. stay with nbc 10 for the latest timing and impact on your neighborhood. still ahead. a medical warning to pregnant women. too many sugary drinks may affect your child's risk of developing asthma. experts say women who consume sugary drinks were about 60% more likely to have children with the lung disease. researchers say fructose can cause inflammation of the lung. nursing mothers in new jersey may have some extra money. lawmakers passed a bill making breast pumps and supplies exempt from state sales taxes. analysts warn it will cost the state more than a million dollars in roievenue. there's no word on whether or not the governor will sign it. let's take a live look from allentown, just how much snow you'll see tomorrow depends on

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nbc 10 's first alert weather tracking the first snow of the season. taking a live look at the christmas village in center city. vendors are saying they hope the snow will put people in the holiday spirit and bring them down to shop. tammie souza will have the latest timing just ahead. the flyers are making

holiday wishes come true for a little girl and her family. >> they picked matty o'malley who is battling leukemia for their project. the flyers gave her black and orange goodies. their new home is scheduled to be unveiled on valentine's day with a block party featuring players and coaches. the phillys are doing their part to spread holiday cheer. they visited our brother's place, which is one of the largest homeless shelters in philadelphia. the team's front office donated food and served dinner to 200 people there. the emergency shelter provides about three meals a day and treatment programs to 150 people. nbc 10's first alert weather tracking the first snow of the season. taking a live look from our cape may couamera. >> you can't miss those flakes coming down in parts of south jersey and the jersey shore could see some of the most snow

in this seem. this might be a picture from cape may county, new jersey as well. tammie souza is tracking the storm and its path as we speak. >> you see the big chips, almost like giant potato chip flakes. this is a wet heavy snow and so they're all sticking together and they look large coming down. you notice the gray sky, you see it across philadelphia. i call it snow skies. when the clouds almost look like a different color of gray and they're saturated and ready to start dumping snow. we will see it here in philadelphia. but not until very early tomorrow morning. what we're watching rights now is cape may and southern delaware. that's where we've seen the changeover from rain to snow. all of you in lewis, bethany beach, rehobeth beach, you're likely seeing those big flakes of snow coming down. we just saw them in cape may, wildwood getting reports of it . avalon, ocean city, probably the snow falling there.

atlantic city making that transition over right now. and that's where we are going to see the initial snow. look at this system, it's moving off to the north and east. you can see it sort of bulges out as it's moving across parts of maryland and barely touching west virginia. the thickest part of this system that's going to arch through our area has yet to get here. it stretches all the way back into the deep south and this is going to be the track that it takes. let's time it out for you. the temperatures generally are above freezing right now. that's why we're not seeing a steady snow. watch what happens. we go from 4:30, we see the snow down there in delaware and south jersey and the jersey shore. 9:30 tonight it moves just a little bit further to the north. not too far. we get into about 2:30 in the morning. now we're up to millville, dover, you're seeing snow. not to wilmington yet. not quite yet. atlantic city, you're in the snow. not philadelphia, but look at the temperatures, the changes. tomorrow morning the freezing mark, the darker shade of bluish

white, that's when we start to see the snow coming down. we also see a little bit of a transition back to a rain/snow mix, with this pink line in south delaware. that's going to waver back and forth. now we get into noon, everybody is looking at snow across the area. and these are the amounts that we're going to be looking at. we have -- this is our rapid precision models. it says maybe four inches in philadelphia, maybe three to four in cape may, down towards rehobeth beach. those are areas that may see a transition back into a rain/snow mix. maybe two inches at mount pocono. let's check the north american models. five and a half inches for philadelphia, three in mount pocono. i think the truth lays somewhere in between both of those. and i think that several inches is not out of the question for the entire area, there will be a lot of heavy wet snow to shovel. we'll be dropping down to 35, 6:00 tomorrow morning you should see the snow falling in philadelphia. pennsylvania suburbs, 6:00

tomorrow morning, 30. lehigh valley, 27. you're not going to see it yet. you'll be a little later in the morning tomorrow. delaware, you're going to start seeing that about 2:00 in the morning. wilmington. 6:00 when we head off into the suburbs. if we go to new jersey, most of south jersey will start seeing it at 2:00. you're already seeing it along the jersey shore. we'll break it down more in just a little bit. make sure you're following our team of meteorologists on air, online and on the nbc 10 app throughout the weekend for the very latest updates on this first snow. from snowy south philadelphia to sunny southern california. we are live from santa monica pier as eagles fans are making their mark ahead of sunday's big game. growing education. the college campus expansion coming to center city. that's new at 5:00.

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nbc 10 is your official station of the philadelphia eagles. and a west coast birds bash is about to begin in la. >> yeah, it is. it's for fans who flew out to california for the game. >> steven fisher is there at santa monica pier. >> even eagles fans have a lot to be excited about. >> reporter: the eagles fans have landed here in southern california. we are here at the santa monica pier. yesterday, these guys were in venice beach doing what they do best, turning regular bars into eagles' bars. venice beach has that cool, laid back southern california feel. that is until a proud eagles nation showed up in their midnight green.

>> went to ball tonight that said welcome eagles fans. like, they're supposed to be rooting for the other team and here they are welcoming us. >> reporter: these fans flew 4,000 miles to take in sun and make sure their eagles take down the rams. >> we left 4:30 a.m. >> atlanta, atlanta to la. >> i looked at the 2017 schedule, eagles at rams, immediately knew i was going there. >> reporter: craig glen said his flight to la was spirited. >> it was 75% eagles fans. it was jam packed. >> 50 eagles fans on our flight. we had a fellow that created his own song that was singing his song throughout the flight. which everyone loved at 5:30 in the morning. >> reporter: near or far, fans want to get a glimpse of a special season in the making. >> whatever hotel you're in you'll find midnight green.

>> reporter: there you go. fans are, again, talking about the game. i took to some on the seattle trip last week, they are not leaving the west coast here without a win. we are reporting live in sunny southern california, santa monica pier, steven fisher, nbc 10 news. >> wow, eagles fans representing. >> i mean, they are there. >> right there. from santa monica pier, thanks, steven. nbc 10 is your official station of the philadelphia eagles. our hour of power coverage starts sunday morning at 9:30 with eagles game day kickoff. followed by eagles game plan at 10:00. well, our first alert team coverage of the first snowstorm of the season is just getting started. >> we're covering the snow which is falling now in parts of the area. this is a live look right now from our camera in cape may, new jersey. you can see the snow there. right now we're working to find

out what's being done to get the roads ready and what you can expect if you're about to head out to the stores to beat the storm. this is our first snow of the season, it's going to be a doozie for some of us, you'll be shoveling. i'll let you know what neighborhood needs a snow blower and a shovel and which ones need a dust joer. some say the fix created a new problem.

right now at 5:00, this winter wonderland is heading right for our region. this video comes to the nbc 10 news room from birmingham, alabama, where the snow is starting to pile up. even further south in houston, texas, there are snow topped rooves as far as the eye can see. this is no doubt an unusual scene in the lone star state. >> here's a live look at our first alert satellite radar. that storm is quickly approaching our region. some of you will find inches of snow piling up on your doorsteps. good evening. >> the first flakes of the season have already arrived in some places. a live look at cape may. one of the first places in our area, you can see it coming down right there just in those street lights. seeing snow tonight. nbc 10 is in new jersey where we found people hitting an aldis

star stocking store stocking up. >> we're fanned out getting you prepared for the considerable snowfall some neighborhoods will be. steve is tracking how much snow woul s you'll see depending on your neighborhood. >> tammie souza is tracking when you'll feel the impact. >> we're feeling the impact in some places, south jersey, cape may, southern delaware. we have a first alert in effect. this is for the pennsylvania suburbs, new jersey and delaware. that's where we'll see the steady snowfall. when? from now to about 2:00 in the morning, that's far south jersey and delaware. between 2:00 and 7:00 tomorrow morning we'll see it starting in philadelphia and the pennsylvania suburbs. this is what you have to consider. this is going to be a long event. this is going to be 18 hours. tonight through sunday night, we'll see heavy wet snow,