snow, sleet, freezing rain, it is all on the way to our area. this is a live look right now at camelback ski resort in the poconos, one of the first areas that will see the winter weather arrive. >> and here's how the storm looks on the nbc 10 first alert weather radar. you can see, it's approaching the region right now. >> a live look at i-95 in south philadelphia. the city will see the wintry mix come down a little later on this afternoon. the afternoon commute home, that could be very slow going as the roads start to get slippery. good morning to you. i'm erin coleman. >> and i'm vai sikahema. we have issued a first alert for an icy situation impacting most of our area this afternoon and into this evening. that's forced a number of schools in our area to close

early or cancel activities, afternoon activities, including all school district of philadelphia schools and early childhood centers, as well as philadelphia arch diocese schools, which are dismissing at 1:00 this afternoon. you can find all of that information at the bottom of your screen or on the nbc 10 app. >> nbc 10 first alert meteorologist bill henley is tracking this wintry mix that is on the way. bill? >> erin, the entire area is in for this wintry mix that will have icy roadways from now until midnight tonight. most of the activity will be falling during the afternoon. we will see a mixture of light snow, light sleet, and light freezing rain. but when it comes to freezing rain, it doesn't take much to make for an icy glaze across the region and lead to some very slippery conditions. now, untreated roads, driveways, and sidewalks will all be at risk. so far, pretty quiet in philadelphia. you can see a little bit of sunshine making it through the clouds. the temperatures have been climbing, and that's part of why this one is going to be more

difficult to track into our area. it's not going to be all snow like the last few systems that have come through. right now, it's just cloudy in philadelphia, abington, washington township and evesham township. but look to the west, you can see the snow is on our doorstep and extends through pennsylvania. but a closer look reveals the warming in the atmosphere that's actually changing the snow over to a combination of sleet and freezing rain. the warmer the atmosphere gets, the more likely we'll see that sleet and freezing rain come into the philadelphia area. if it gets warm enough, it will change over to all plain rain. but i don't think that's in store for most of our area. some spots will get that and i'll show you it progresses as the day goes on. this is 1:00 this afternoon. you can see some snow off to the north and west. we may see a mix of some sleet and snow in reading and allentown during the very early afternoon hours. then between 1:00 and 3:00, that wet weather spreads to the south and east, moves into northern

delaware. and you can see it in some of the suburbs, chester county, and just barely into montgomery and bucks county. that's 3:00 in the afternoon. so still pretty quiet in philadelphia. but watch how that changes can as we go into the late afternoon hours and the evening commute. that area expands, this is the area of sleet and freezing rain, so those untreated surfaces will be getting an icy coating from the suburbs through philadelphia, wilmington, even northeast philadelphia, and into south jersey. and then, as it pushes to the south and east during the evening hours, we'll see it change over to rain. that's as the warmer air takes over, you'll see a mix of that in delaware and south jersey and eventually at the shore. but the ice, that's the big threat. i'll take a look at how much ice you can expect in your neighborhood when i'm back in a few minutes. >> all right, bill, thank. as bill said, the first place to see the wintry mix will be in the will have. >> that's where nbc 10 steven fisher is live in allentown. steven, what's it like there? >> reporter: well, right now

it's just cold, but dry. but the entire area, the lehigh valley area is under a winter weather advisory. that starts at 1:00 p.m. and is expected to last until 9:00 tonight. just across the street here is penndot in allentown. they are getting ready, even pre-treating some roads for what they expect to be a very busy day. as we heard bill say, a wintry mix is coming. expected to start in just a few hours here in allentown. we're talking freezing rain, sleet, snow. it's all possible. because of that, officials are warning drivers to be careful. ice could form easily here. right now, the temperature still below the freezing mark. and people out here told me, they are using their time wisely by getting out and running some errands. trying to get some things done ahead of this winter weather. now, right now, again, the roads, they are fine, just cold. but stay with us throughout the day. we're going to update you as it is changing throughout the day. for now, reporting live in allentown, steven fisher, nbc 10 news. >> thanks for that. the storm will also go through montgomery county. >> that's where nbc 10's pamela osborn is live for us this

morning in pottstown. good morning, pam. >> reporter: good morning, vai. good morning, erin. preparations are underway even though all is dry right here for the moment, those preparations happening throughout the area. we saw plow trucks driving around this morning, but they weren't laying down anything just yet. area schools also preparing for this wintry mix that's coming ahead. the boyer town school district has released middle and high school students at noon. the elementary students will go home, as well. o&j roberts school district in nearby chester will be dismissing secondary school students, starting at 10:15. and elementary students at 12:15. and here in pottstown, there will be a one-hour early dismissal that's underway. you're taking a live look at the roads here. again, things are looking fine right now. everything is dry, but a lot of people making their preparations ahead of this wintry mix. reporting live in potstown, i'm

pamela osborn, nbc 10 news. >> the weather will also have an impact later this afternoon on philadelphia. you're looking live at eighth and market street. sidewalks and streets could get very slippery this afternoon. >> nbc 10's lauren mayk continues our team coverage live from roxborough. lauren, you're at an already treacherous spot that could get a lot worse with the weather moving in today. tell us about it. >> reporter: yeah, vai and erin. we actually have a van stuck right behind us. if you take a look over there, this is a sheet of ice on this corner. we are at lauriston and ridge. that's a main road here. they've put some cardboard under that truck to try to give it some traction. we contacted the water department about what happened here, they tell us it's an 8-inch main that has been leaking and that's where all of this water has come from. it's just a froze sheen sheet o. when we arrived here, there was another car stuck in this ice. we'll show you some video from that, from this morning. she tells me she was coming back

from the gym, lives at the top of the hill, and she's from iowa, so she figured she's pretty good at navigating this, but the ice was just too thick. take a listen. >> i was driving up the road and then my tire got stuck, so i tried to back up into ridge, but then i got stuck in this ice path and i'm worried if i go back any further, i'm going to hit the house or go back into ridge. >> reporter: and take a look at what is out here right now. that's cat litter you're seeing on top of this ice. she said a neighbor came by, put that out there to try to help her out and several people tried to push her out but that just didn't work and then she called aaa. again, we contacted the water department about what has been happening here. they tell us they are going to be sending out a salt truck. so not just cat litter anymore until they can get the repairs made. it is not clear, though, when that will happen. live in roxborough, i'm lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. >> and remember, you can get everything you need to track the wintry mix with the free nbc 10

app. tap it for interactive radar, traffic alerts, and to sign up for school closings. well, we already know that winter weather has affected mass transit, really all morning long. >> let's get a check on the roads and mass transit with nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter, katy zachary. what are you seeing out there? >> as lauren showed us, there was that water main break. mass transit has been affected throughout the morning. yes, by water main breaks in particular, septa's broad street line. travelers on that were affected. and we've had some water main breaks throughout the area. philadelphia water department, no doubt, will be busy following up with all of these breaks. let's take a live look outside. this is 95 right at route 1, north and southbound. this is what we like to see, we like to see the roads clear. maybe they have some salt on them and maybe some pre-treating, but they're free and clear of any snow and ice. at least from this picture. so that's what we're really watching out for, as we're headed into this wintry mix. areas like you saw in lauren's live shot, that still have

residual ice and snow on them and that it could be further compounded with the winter weather that's coming in. taking a live look outside in cherry hill, this is 295 right at route 70. we're similar. the majors are looking pretty good in our area right now, and i'll keep a close eye on all of them, of course, as this system moves through. 95, 76, and 476, this is really the best these three majors in pennsylvania have been looking for hours. in the mid-morning, we were having some trouble with them. and really just because of volume, a few disabled vehicles, things like that. when i see you in a bit, we'll take a closer look at mass transit, a number of trains on septa lines are running on delays right now because of this winter weather and the impact it's had on the lines there. vai? >> all right, thank you, katy. as wave been telling you, a wintry mix is headed our way. >> and we have live team coverage to help keep you safe and prepared. bill? >> yeah, it won't be much longer. snow is already on our doorstep to the west. but look how it's changed in just the last hour. this is a one-hour loop. looked like it was all snow, but you see that area that's

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[ inaudible ] -- lead to a slippery afternoon for many. slippery conditions and icy conditions as we head into the evening. >> and more water main breaks today for crews to repair in philadelphia. nbc 10 on the scene this morning. this is at 53rd and race. you can see water overflowing from the basement of a vacant building. and that water left an icy trail to udel street. streets will be a big concern as this storm moves. >> that's why we have ayana williams with pendot on the phone. what's being done to prepare the roads right now? >> good morning. as of this morning, we've utilized more than 350 trucks for this icing event. and crews will begin deploying shortly after we see the first precipitation start to come down, the crews will be out deploying and they will begin spreading salt very shortly. >> ayana, did you say how many

trucks, exactly, you had employed? >> more than 350 trucks we'll be using. so more than enough coverage to get the salt out there on the roads to combat the icy conditions we're facing. >> so is this a situation where you don't use brine because of the kind of precipitation it is? so it's just salt? correct. so because the road temperatures are so cold, we actually did not pretreat this time around. but there actually is enough materials on the ground already from the previous snowstorms that we've had, so there is -- you know, there are some materials and materials actually on the road already, but we did not pretreat for this particular icing event. >> and what do you want drivers to know, especially if they encounter one of your trucks. >> so, especially when encountering our trucks, give a following distance of six car lengths behind tis the safest distance to be. don't try to pass the trucks too close. you want to give them the space they need to put the salt on the

road. just give yourself enough time to be able to stop. it's going to be really icy. definitely watch your speed. be very slow and plan accordingly. you know, if your wipers are on, your headlines should be on. and as always, wear your seat belt and buckle up. >> ayana williams with penndot, giving us some good information and some tips about how to encounter those vehicles when they're out there helping us be able to drive more safely. thank you very much, ayana. appreciate it. >> thank you. i'm meteorologist bill henley. watching for this first snowflakes in the pocono mountains. the clouds are starting to produce a little snow. it's just falling into drier air, so the first snowflakes are vae evaporating before they make it to the slopes. but they will be on the way. we could see an inch of snow from this light system that's moving through the area. you can see scranton showing some snow on the radar and it's just starting to move into the

lehigh valley. it show sos some snow overhead more importantly, the freezing rain and the sleet combination that is just starting to inch into western berks county. you can see pine grove is getting a little bit of that. we've seen a few reports from the harrisburg area of some sleet so far. as it moves into our area, the temperatures are also trying to move up. so far, we're stuck in the 20s. but it is now up to 28 degrees in northeast philadelphia. that's almost 10 degrees warmer than it got all day yesterday. and i do expect much of the area to see temperatures climb above freezing. in fact, we're right at freezing already in wildwood and atlantic city. so it's warming up a little bit ahead of schedule. so things may not be so bad in the shore communities, as they will be inland, because even though we're getting warmer air temperatures, it's the ground that is still frozen. and that is going to make for an icy situation this afternoon. we're getting into the nice winds ahead of the wet weather and that's bringing in the warmer air, leading to the warm-up today. but you can see for

philadelphia, the temperature peaks right below freezing during the afternoon. this is when we'll have that wet weather moving in. the wintry mix with some sleet and freezing rain. this is the time of greatest risk for that icing. but as we go into the late evening hours, the wet weather comes to an end, and the temperatures bump up above freezing. now, if you're out and about, there could still be a little bit of wind and it will feel like it's in the 20s. but the temperatures won't go enough above freezing to warm up that cold ground. still expect it's going to stay frozen in most neighborhoods. so the potential for ice this afternoon. at 2:00 this afternoon, you can see a thin layer of ice moving into chester county and just approaching northern new castle county in delaware. then by this afternoon, during the evening commute, you can see the very light precipitation. we're not talking about much. just a glaze of ice, spreading across the area. and by 11:00 tonight, it's out of here, but by then, this is the area that will likely see the most out of this system. and that's where we're going to

see this slipping and sliding during the afternoon and evening commutes. so the lehigh valley, between 1:00 and 2:00, a little bit of snow and sleet moving in. very light to start with. the suburbs between 2: and 3. there may be snow mixing in while closer to the city it's going to be more of a wintry mix. and between 3:00 and 8:00 this afternoon and this evening, philadelphia will see that sleet and freezing rain mix. and into the suburbs in pennsylvania and new jersey, as well. include wilmington and trenton in that time frame. and then 5:00 to midnight tonight, farther south and east, the freezing rain will change over just plain rain, that's  what we're going to see at the jersey shore and farther into delaware, as well. and once we get through this, we've got some warmer weather on the way. a look at the extended forecast, coming up in the next half hour. >> we'll see you then, bill. we'll continue our live coverage

of the wintry mix that will impact our region. >> the evening commute is a big concern. here's a live look right now at broad street from our kimmel center campus camera. untreated surfaces will become slippery because of the sleet and freezing rain that we are expecting. you can count on nbc 10 for the latest updates. our team coverage continues just ahead. 'sup, world? it's the box with 30% savings for safe drivers.

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i'm meteorologist bill henley, tracking the return of wet weather. this one not all snow. no, unfortunately, it's going to be a mixture of sleet and freezing rain this afternoon. your hour-by-hour timeline, just ahead. and wilmington firefighters sent us these photos of an icy rescue from the brandywine river. the dog got stuck and the owner tried to save it on his own. firefighters pulled the man out of the water quickly. it took longer to get the dog, because it was so scared. but eventually was pulled to safety, as well. well, it's no secret that

philadelphia has become an economic hot spot, if you will. a place where more and more people really want to do business. well, tomorrow, our partners at the philadelphia business journal are hosting their third annual economic conference with some pretty impressive speakers participating. fred eye is with "the philadelphia business journal." so we say big names, so talk to us about local and national heavy hitters here. >> we have jerry sweeney, the ceo of brandywine realty trust. he's going to be there. councilman derek green is going to be there. mark kruppet is a serial entrepreneur who has started a lot of companies in philadelphia. so we have a nice lineup. >> these are names that people will definitely recognize and be a draw? >> absolutely. >> we need to talk about amazon. we talked a lot about amazon. >> everybody is. >> talk about the impact it would have and the other thing that philadelphia is doing really to increase its presence globally, not just nationally, but globally to bring those kind of companies here. >> absolutely.

i mean, amazon would be a game changer, you know? but even if we don't get amazon, the whole process has been very good for us. sort of look at how competitive we are, economically. >> and you know, we sent a delegation to -- >> absolutely. >> overseas -- overseas? i mean, to the west coast, right? >> yes. >> that just shows the whole marketing plan, everything to show what philadelphia has. >> absolutely. and philadelphia is doing very well. you know, the one thing that we're going to talk about at the conference is the fact that we haven't grown jobs quite as well as some other cities on the east coast. washington and boston in particular. but, we can do better. you know, that's one of the major issues that's going to come up at the conference tomorrow. >> you're going to also be discussing the future of health care, an important industry, of course, obviously, in our region. and the affect that the trump tax reform is going to have, correct? >> absolutely. health care is so crucial to our area. it's the fastest-growing industry. and it's just -- it's booming, you know? but, there's a lot of question

marks right now. because of what's going on with obamacare, with the trump tax reform. so a lot of questions. >> so we have said this is the third annual. what do you want people to know? why is having something like this important? >> well, i think it's really important for us to step back and take a look at our economy. at the local economy, and how well it's doing, and be honest about it. take a really honest look. as we said, our kpcompetitivene is an issue a little bit. so we need to make sure that we're doing everything we can do to become that hot spot. and we can do it, because it's, philadelphia is just in the perfect spot for it. >> we're just about there. >> absolutely. we're just about there. >> craig, thanks for being with us here this morning. the 2018 quch"philadelphia busi journal" economic conference is happening tomorrow 7:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the philadelphia marriott downtown at 1201 market street. for all the information you need

or to register online, tap on the nbc 10 app and tap on "find it on 10." >> thank you, erin. we are under a first alert because of the wintry mix affecting our region today. here's a live look today at camelback mountain resort in the poconos. quite a few skiers out there. a handful on hand, taking advantage of the snow already on the ground. we'll get some more, show. we'll see some of the light snow out of this system impacting us. first alert meteorologist bill henley is breaking down the timing of the wintry mix and will let you know what to expect to see where you live.

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about 11:30. a live look right now at allentown as we watch for a wintry mix to start in our area. the lehigh valley will be the first to see a mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain.

the next winter punch to hit the region. here's how the storm looks on the nbc 10 first alert weather radar. you can see, it is moving in. approaching the region right now. >> and a double whammy of sorts for the shore. this is a live look at cape may. the shore still recovering from blizzard conditions in our storm last week. and now it's going to see more wintry weather. >> another live look at center city, philadelphia. this is from our kimmel center campus camera. people in philadelphia could see sleet and freezing rain later on this afternoon. and that could have a big impact on the afternoon commute. >> nbc 10 first alert meteorologist, bill henley, is tracking the winter mix that's headed our way. hey, bill. >> the roads are of great concern later today and walkways, too. any untreated surfaces in our area are going to become slippery later this afternoon and this evening. and you can see it's just cloudy right now in philadelphia, but we won't have to wait much longer. the shower activity has been settling, moving across pennsylvania, is just starting

to sneak into berks county and lancaster county. this is snow to begin with. the atmosphere has been so cold lately, the last couple of storms have only given us snow. that's what we'll see in the pocono mountains. but the atmosphere is finally starting to warm up just enough to cause us trouble. just enough to create this area of sleet and freezing rain. that's an indication that the atmosphere above the ground is warming. the ground itself is still cold and that's why we could wind up with ice this afternoon. right now, 23 in the lehigh valley. the suburbs at 21 degrees. 26 in delaware. and philadelphia, you can see some limited sunshine getting through. it's at 26 degrees, and south jersey going even warmer. the temperatures will climb into the low 30s this afternoon. right now, parkside is at 26 and 28 degrees in bustletown. but that's not warm enough to warm the ground up. so a wintry mix arrives this afternoon. sleet and freezing rain is the greatest threat. and in many areas, on untreated

surfaces, it's going to be an invisible threat. it's going to be such a fine layer of ice, it's going to be difficult to see. so take it easy on the roads and the walkways, too. those slippery conditions are expected on any untreated surfaces later today. now, the good news is, we've got some warmer weather on the way. so once we get passed this today, we're in for a big melt by the end of the week. full ten-day on 10 coming up in the next half hour. >> all right, thank you, bill. the lehigh valley is bracing for this next round of winter weather. >> nbc 10's steven fisher is live in allentown, one of the first places that will see this wintry mix move in. steven? >> reporter: erin, we actually just started to see some precipitation. it's very light. just started maybe in the last five minutes or so, so you probably can't see it here on camera. but we've had a little bit of it just hit you here in the hand. it's just wet at this point. but the problem will be for the afternoon commute. that's where the concern lies. and the good news is, penndot crews out here already,

pretreating some roads, putting out some of that brine, which are those streaks you see in the roadway. the allentown district will be having an early dismissal. middle and high schools were let out about 15 minutes ago, at 11:15. elementary schools will be out at noon. and all after-school activities for this evening are, of course, canceled. i'm talking to a few people about what's coming down the road, this wintry mix. they say what concerns them the most is the potential for ice. now, all of that was supposed to get started, really ramp out around 1:00 here. but as i mentioned, in the last few minutes, we're already feeling some drops. it seems as those those winter conditions are already here in allentown. reporting live, steven fisher, nbc 10 news. >> this storm is going to impact all parts of our region. our team coverage continues now in montgomery county. >> and that's where nbc 10's pamela osborne is live for us this morning in pottstown. pam, tell us what you're seeing there. >> reporter: well, as you can see for yourself, things are dry

here right now. let's take a look at the roadway. we saw some plows out earlier this morning. they were riding around. they weren't laying anything down just yet. area schools, though, already taking preparations for this wintry mix that's on the way. the boyer town school district has released its middle and high school students. at noon, elementary schools will go home. in nearby chester, they'll will dismissing middle and high school students at 11:15 and elementary school students a little after noon. here in pottstown, there will be a one-hour early dismissal and all activities on the calendar here in pottstown have been canceled as well. we'll keep an eye out on conditions here and see for another live report later on. reporting here in pottstown, i'm pamela osborne, nbc 10 news. >> the bridges and overpasses are likely to get icy fast. this is a live look at the ben franklin bridge. and if you look closely, you can see the ice there on the

delaware river. >> nbc 10's lauren mayk continues our team coverage and she is live in roxborough. lauren, what are you seeing? >> reporter: well, vai, i can tell you that things have actually gotten worse here since we saw you last half hour. this is one of the areas where things could get even more treacherous, because it is already icy. take a look. we've been watching this van that got stuck here in this ice and then just a few minutes ago, this one got stuck. they were trying to make it up this already steep hill. got caught in this ice and then as they were coming down, they got stuck. we were worried that they might actually run into the van that is already stuck, but they managed to stop right there. but they've tried to move it. that hasn't happened. and folks are just trying to figure out how both of these are going to get out. what you're looking at here, the reason -- sorry, it's a little loud. we're along ridge avenue, a main rad here. and what you're looking at here

is ice that happened because of a water main leaking here. the water department tells us they're going to send a salt truck out to try to prevent all of this ice from causing problems out here, but it already is causing problems, as you can see. and let me turn you around, actually, and take a look down lauriston, and you can see there are cars that have snow all around them. these are some of these small streets where the snow kind of socks in there and sticks around. and when this rain and snow and ice comes later, that's just going to get icier and harder to maneuver around on these small streets off of the main artery here on ridge avenue. guys, we're going to keep an eye on what's happening behind us and see if these guys are able to get out of here before that weather moves in. guys, back to you. >> all right, lauren, thank you. and here's a live look right now at the vine street expressway

and i-76, that interchange right there. you see the traffic flowing fairly well right now. looks like it's going pretty well. may not happen -- may not be this way in a couple of hours, though. meanwhile, you can get everything that you need to track this winter mix on the nbc 10 app. from the interactive radar to traffic alerts and sign up for school closings, as well. well, we already know that there are some issues on mass transthis morning because transit this morning because of the wintry weather. >> we already saw the weather main break and the problems it was causing because of the water main break. let's check in with more on katy zachary and more on that. >> you know, we've been talking about a certain water main break that's been out there for quite some time. it's aboveground, above the broad street line for septa riders, and it's affecting things at the susquehanna dolphin station. trains on the broad street line are still not stopping because of that water main break

aboveground. be aware of that. that's affecting septa riders. amtrak, beginning today, there's track rehabilitation work beginning at new york's penn state. that's a long-term project that's going to be in effect into the spring. because of that, locally, we could be affected. new jersey transit, certain lines like the northeast corridor and the new jersey coastline, things like that are affected. check your schedules, because starting today through the next few months, schedules will be modified, because of that amtrak rehab work. let's take a live look outside. this is south of the airport where 95 meets up with the blue route. i bring this up because a few minutes ago, there was a crash on 95 southbound right before you hit the exit for 476. as you were on and i was standing by waiting, that was cleared. that's good news, as we don't have a crash on 95 southbound as it was affecting things quite a bit. we have a road obstruction in whi whi whi whitemarsh township right over the pennsylvania turnpike overpass. they haven't given us an exact direction. just in our system, it comes up both directions of 309.

so it seems to be something affecting both directions. 95, 76, and 476 all in the green. which means no crashes, no construction that's causing any sizable delays. into new jersey, look at 76, one of the majors there. pretty moderate to light traffic, i would even venture to say. pretty light traffic. we saw heavier traffic earlier this morning. unfortunately, we can't say the same for 295 northbound in new jersey. erin and vai, back to you. >> katy, thanks for that. our live team coverage continues a to the jersey shore with ted greenberg who's live for us in atlantic city. >> schools remain closed in atlantic city as people there continue to recover from last weak's winter storm. this wintry mix got to be the l last thing people want to see today. >> reporter: they really don't. there's still a lot of snow on the ground here in atlantic city and the jersey shore. you said it, schools closed again. the third straight school day that they are closed. this is the uptown school

complex. it is shut down today, but you can see, workers are here. they are outside still working to shovel snow and use snow blowers outside on the sidewalk. they are spreading salt, putting salt down on the parking lot. just still so much snow to be removed here in atlantic city. the head of the city's emergency management tells me snowplowing is mostly complete in the resort. however, as you can see, some side streets, they still need to be cleared. the city got slammed with more than a foot in thursday's blizzard. then ended up with very large snow drifts, more than city crews could handle on their own. ac partnered with the new jersey department of transportation to remove snow around the clock with numerous trucks and other heavy machinery. officials say the d.o.t. finished up this morning and had to deploy those resources to other parts of the state for the wintry mix that's now headed our way. >> we have folks come down from all areas of new jersey, north

jersey, south jersey, central. so he did have to take some of those guys back. but what we were assured that we would be able to have tomorrow four apparatuses that would help complete the process. >> reporter: as for the d.o.t. and its efforts to deal with this afternoon's wintry mix, a spokesman tells me this will primarily be a salt spreading effort. there's not going to be a lot of accumulation, so it won't be a plowing effort, but a salt spreading effort. and he says there is still residual salt on the road from last week, so that will serve as a pre-treatment on state highways. and that d.o.t. spokesman is asking dryers to take this afternoon's wintry mix, wintery weather situation very seriously. live in atlantic city, i'm ted greenberg. >> good advice there. and we are staying on top of that wintry mix that will impact

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henley in the first alert weather center, tracking a wintry mix that's just beginning to move into the kbraarea. but the timing will impact your afternoon and evening commute. well, septa's keeping a close eye on the storm and preparing for possible problems with the afternoon commute. karla shoalee joins us right now on the phone. before we talk about the afternoon commute, bring us up to street on the broad street line. there was a problem this morning because of a water main break. can you give us the status on that? >> right. that happened around -- hi, vai, how you doing, first of all? >> good morning. >> susquehanna and dolphin, that was our southbound side. it's a shame, you know, water will find the lowest possible place to go to when that happens. but crews are on the scene and we're handling it as we speak. >> all right, now, let's talk about the afternoon commute. what should commuters expect this afternoon? >> well, you know, these storms, as you were calling it a wintry mix, are always more concerning for us, because they can make such a mess before they go away. so we're opening our command

center at about 3:00 today, and that's where all of our essential personnel gather to monitor the weather and adjust, you know, the trains and trolleys and bus schedules, accordingly. at least when you have the snow, you can see it, but the ice is very deceiving. so something that you might think is wet can be ice. and that's always very treacherous for our customers. so we've been treati ining our platforms, but everyone needs to be really careful this afternoon, because ice storms can coat area v. quickly when the temperature remains below freezing. so -- and what's outside of our scope is when you have the ice, you know, weighing down on our wires and our trees, they can become very heavy. so we're going to have crews all out there this afternoon, and we're just going to monitor the situation. >> and, of course, i'm sure you would tell the commuters, just to practice a little bit more patience this afternoon and be understanding of the situation, right? >> that's right. just slow down. everybody's going to get home. you know, i expect a lot of people may leave work a little

early today with the schools having early dismissal. but we're just asking everyone to take their time. even when they're driving. black ice can become very deadly. >> carla shoalee from septa, thank you for the tips and information. >> you're welcome, vai. thank you. get ready for a larger than life rock musical about to invade philadelphia. "passing strange" opens this week at the wilma theater. here to tell us all about win chris coleman, who steps into the shoes of the narrative, and jamal williams who stars along chris as the youth. so "passing strange," it was a tony award-winning production. so talk about this revival. >> this revival is actually going to be special, because "passing strange" was a show that was actually before its time. so it didn't have its length on broadway that it needed. you know, it's a coming of age story. it's a universal story, but more significantly, it's a story about a young black kid that was

inspired by european art and actually took the opportunity to go out into amsterdam, into berlin, and actually discover himself. >> wow. so jamar, you and your fellow cast members are actually joined on stage by a rock band. >> yes, it's incredible! >> what has that been like? you don't hear that all the time? >> no, you don't. it's a unique threatrical experience. having a live band really fuels the show in a way that is very unique and brings us alive every time we hear them and it puts us right in the center of the action. >> reporter: what is it like being a part of the whole production? >> actually, for me personally, it's a dream. to be an artist of color and to be able to tell this story and see the passion behind this young man and see the drive that he took on this journey, it's been very exciting to come to philadelphia to really dig back into this rich script and score and to bring it to this modern audience. >> chris, you have a lt of

impressive credi impressive credits. you recently starred in "jersey boys" on broadway. what's it like to be a part of this production at the wilma theater, specifically? >> specifically, the wilma theater has some amazing actors. it's actually been a lesson for me, if anything. >> wow. >> it's like, broadway is very impressive, yes, but the amount of talent that i'm seeing out here in philadelphia is blowing my mind. >> wow. >> yes. we -- >> well, that's a huge pickup for us! we'll take that! that's awesome. chris and jamar, thank you so much for being here with us this morning. >> thank you for having us. >> you can catch "passing strange." it starts this ends witwednesday 10th through the 18th at the wilma theater on south broad. just tap on the nbc 10 app and click on "find it on 10." >> announcer: now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> i'm meteorologist bill henley. we've issued a first alert for icy roadways for the entire

area, from now until midnight tonight. we'll see a system move in. it's going to bring a combination of snow, sleet, and preegz rain. n not everybody will see all of this, but we will see slippery conditions on untreated roads, address a driveways, and sidewalks this afternoon. the first of the wet weather is starting to inch into berks county. s you can see a few snowflakes. lancaster county seeing a few snowflakes right now. the greatest threat is from the sleet and freezing rain. that's this area you can see now moving into berks county. so far, the view from reading, there we go. the first bit of precipitation has just showed up on the lens. that has changed in the last couple of minutes. it's just moving into the reading area right now. it's on track to move into the rest of the area this afternoon. so far at the nbc 10 studios,

just clouds and we've seen the sunshine fade rapidly this morning in wilmington. dry right now. it's going to take some time for it to arrive not only in wilmington but also south jersey. temperatures have been warming this morning. much warmer than it was all day yesterday. already 26 degrees. we were stuck in the teens yesterday. suburbs, 21 degrees, the lehigh valley, 21 degrees. there are some warmer neighborhoods in the suburbs. however, unionville are 24 degrees and 25 and climbing for warrington. gladwyne already up to 27 degrees. many neighborhoods will peak above freezing this afternoon. which sounds great, no problem, right? but the ground is so cold, it's been so cold lately, it's going to be slower though warm up in the atmosphere. here you see the snow and freezing rain and sleet threat moving into the area. you can see it extends into western pennsylvania. that's going to keep us in some wet weather in through this afternoon and this evening. but eventually, we'll be drying out. and that happens tonight, overnight tonight, and then we've got some nice dry weather

with some sunshine until the very end of the week. and you can see the wet weather moving into california. that's going to be a rainmaker for us at the end of the week, because we've got some warmer, a big warm-up on the way this week. you may have noticed that with a seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen pun. unfortunately, it won't be here to deal with what's on tap. this is a slow view of the system moving in. 1:00 this afternoon, you can see the precipitation taking over, not only lancaster and into berks county and the lehigh valley. and during the afternoon hours of 3:00, it becomes spotty, but we will see some areas of light freezing rain and possibly some sleet mixing in. still the possibility of snow showers north and west, where the atmosphere will stay colder. and then this computer model they just updated shows that we may get a break into the late afternoon and evening hours. but that's going to be temporary. look what happens. that sleet and freezing rain for philadelphia and into new jersey and farther to the south, more

likely to just be plain rain as the temperatures will be too warm for anything else. it's already freezing right at 32 degrees in cape may. it will warm into the middle 30s. so a lot of that snow that's on the ground, not all of it, but some of it is going to be disappearing later today. and then it looks like the rest of it is probably going to be gone by the end of the week. 32 degrees this afternoon for philadelphia. a few neighborhoods get a little bit warmer than that, but still at risk of a wintry mix with that freezing rain falling on the hard surface, the cold surfaces this morning and this afternoon. 30 degrees tomorrow morning. so anything that's still on the ground and untreated will refreeze. but look at the warm-up, as we go through the week. there's that rain that's moving into california. that's here friday. 50s on friday and a few showers on saturday morning. should be dry by the time the eagles take the field. and then cold returns, but it's not going to be the brutal cold that we've been through. temperatures will be in the 30s and it will be dry, right on through next wednesday. we'll be right back.

we're staying on top of this wintry mix. it's starting to move into our region. >> we're seeing light snow and sleet moving into the reading area. you can see it showing up on the lens there. the temperature has climbed, but it's still in the 20s in the lehigh valley and much of the rest of the area. but because the atmosphere is warming above the ground level, that's why we're not going to

see this system as all snow. and that's what's going to give us the potential for icing this afternoon. it will be a little bit deceiving, because people will be driving down the road and it will be raining and it looks like, oh, it's not a problem, it's just plain rain, and the thermometer, if you have a thermometer on your car, may even show it's above freezing, but the ground still going to be colder than freezing, so that rain falls down and ices up, that is freezing rain. and that's what we're going to see in some areas this afternoon. >> got to be careful. our live coverage of this winter storm continues at noon. >> and you can watch "days of our lives" on cozi-tv and over the air at 10.2. stay with us. we'll be right back.