an for philadelphia, and its suburbs, this story is next. this is a live picture of see side height, ocean county and however bad our storm end up being, it will likely be the worst here. and this is the way it looks on the boardwalk of atlantic

city the nor'easter is very much a coastal focus storm, and the shore is battening down the hatches. this is philadelphia a international airport from sky six, a live picture, regardless of whether this storm turns out to be bad or very bad the dye has been cast as far as cancellations go tomorrow. it is monday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is the start of what will be our biggest snowstorm of the winter so far but, cecily tynan and adam joseph had made some changes to the the forecast. meanwhile, new york and points north are preparing for a crippling blizzard. within the past 45 minutes, philadelphia a mayor michael nutter a a announced that the city's public and archdiocese schools will be closed tomorrow. numerous suburban districts are also closed or delayed. we will run those along the bottom of your screen throughout our extended one hour long addition of "action news" tonight. new jersey is under a state of emergency tonight and

new restrictions have been just taken effect. governor chris christie declared a travel ban for all vehicles except essential emergency personnel. the band began moments ago and will continue at least, until today break. and this is an image behind me is why. this is the winter storm from space. stretching up the eastern see board to new england. u.s. satellites from the national ocean and atmospheric administration also captured the nor'easter's development over the past three days. meteorologist cecily tynan and adam joseph are standing by with the very latest information from accu weather and we have four locations, stake out by a team of "action news" reporter. walter perez is at ground zero in seaside heights, ocean county. dann cuellar is 45 miles to the south in atlantic city where the win is expect to blow almost as hard. kenneth moton is at philadelphia emergency operations center and sharrie williams is the at the the

penndot facility in norristown montgomery county. but we will begin tonight with meteorologist cecily tynan and storm tracker six live, double scan, and cecily, over the the last number of hours, you have made some changes. >> some big changes jim. at 6:00 o'clock on "action news" i was saying a shift in how you this storm will develop will create a big change in the snow forecast. that is exactly what happened. storm tracker six live double scan in the what i expected to see at 11:00 o'clock tonight. we have some showers inland but focus of the band of snow just along the coast, we have been seeing some band of some heavier snow working in through atlantic and ocean county, barnegat light harvey cedars and beach haven. we can switch this into a medicine where we will show snowfall amounts. is there a heavier band waiting off shore. this shows we have the snow falling at a maryland rate clip right along the the coast. generally at an inch an hour. that will begin to move west.

the the second band that is off shore is a lot stronger, that has snow falling at a rates of 2 inches an hour. so why aren't we seeing these band of heavy snow reaching into philadelphia? the reason is not just because of this low pressure. it is because of this trough across central pennsylvania you can see snow showers there. what that does is lifting air. that creates the snow. then we have low pressure that is causing heavy snow across new england that is lifting air. what goes up, must come down. we have descending air sinking air, that is why that warms and that is right over the heart of the philadelphia area. so that is really what i call, the rip off zone that is why we have in the been seeing the accumulating snow. that being said it is still going to be a monster snowstorm for new england blizzard warnings in effect and parts of the shore and our neck of the wood. for more details on that lets head over to adam joseph. >> we have been discussing, you never trust a storm that

develops close by, as it is moving to the north east because when it explodes, when it developed just to the east of over shore if it moves to the north it is taking moisture with it. you want toe this storm already taking shape and develop down in the carolinas and gulf and moving north and east. right now heaviest dust stay to the east as that low is developing off the coast line of the del marva. as that lifts to the north overnight tonight early tomorrow morning, there you can see the snow scraping our eastern shore and really hammering southern new england as it continues to slowly drift to the north and east. that continues through the early afternoon hours tomorrow with some left over snow showers, around ocean county, up through new york city. so time line here and until 1:00 in the morning snow is developing at the coast dry inland. 1:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. moderate snow east of philadelphia, that window is really closing as to how much time period we have for this storm and it tapers off late

in the morning. the here's the updated snowfall expected total map wilmington far southern new jersey, all of delaware western suburbs, one to 3 inches at most with this storm. in and around philadelphia three to six but i would be very close to that lower even in philadelphia, on that range, to the north and east trenton to atlantic it i six to ten. and ten to 14 still where those blizzard warnings still see side height points north toward new york city. jim, meteorologist cecily tynan will come back and talk about a december even tuesday afternoon on tap and what is to follow in the seven day forecast. so you have heard where the worst of this storm is, let's head into the the thick of it, "action news" reporter walter perez is braving the element right now in the snowy bull's eye, see side height ocean county, you look so comfortable and relaxed, walter. >> reporter: yeah, that is me, jim, comfortable and relaxed. at this point it is bitter, jim. i have to tell you.

snow has been on and off for past couple hours but it is back on once again. about two to 3 inches maybe have fallen in this part of the ocean county but one thing that has been consistent over past several hours is the wind. it is brutal, strong, it has been bitter all these hours we have been here and all eyes turn to the overnight hours. local officials here in seaside heights say they are not entirely sure what to expect tonight and so like the old saying goes they are hoping for the best but preparing for the worst. that includes getting everyone still in town to get their vehicles off the streets in case you mr. trucks need to come through tomorrow. >> all cars should be off the street, we will be together any cars still on the street at 7:00. we will tow cars off the street. they were notified by reverse nine # one a and by a letter also. >> reporter: so far first round brought a coating of snow to ocean county but it sure is windy and cold. >> caitlin, who moved back from new jersey from south

carolina says she's really questioning her timing. >> i really don't want to see cold. >> you have moved to the wrong place. >> i know, first time back in six years and pick the snow storm to come back to. >> reporter: but john of seaside park says you don't need warm weather to enjoy the shore. he plans ongoing surfing tomorrow. >> i know i sound like your dad saying this but this doesn't sound safe. >> it is safe as long as you know what you are doing. i have been surfing my whole life. you don't get out a alone, you know. >> reporter: all right. back out live now a stashing look at the boardwalk in seaside heights. major concern with the blizzard like conditions is prospect of power outages. utility companies statewide has been calling on outside contractors and lineman to be on stan by with the expectation that a whole lot of people are going to be without power in this part of the state come tomorrow. reporting live from seaside heights, walter perez channel six "action news", jim. >> if you are going surfing what does that matter.

thank you walter. down the coastline from ocean county to atlantic county "action news" reporter dann cuellar staked out on the boardwalk of the atlantic city dann. >> reporter: hi, jim. it died down around 10:30. it has pick up. the snow started up again. we are using wind meter here. we had wind gusts up to 38 miles an hour in the last five minutes. we will pan around here to show you boardwalk and absolute ghost town other than emergency personnel. you can see snow, blowing around, you know these gusts coming in out of in where and almost knock my cameraman down a few moments ago when he was taken and hold ago this camera on his shoulder. it has been touch and go here in atlantic city and there is uncertainty a as to how bad it is. mayor don guardian warning everybody to please stay put we don't want anyone to get hurt. the skies over atlantic city looked ominous strong win blew on and off throughout the night. this nor'easter moved closer,

don guardian warned residents to get prepared to be snowed in. >> my suggestion to everyone toys baton down the hatches. >> reporter: that is exactly what people were doing tonight buying supplies they may need to weather the storm. >> much food water and staying in the house. >> reporter: you guys were getting ready. >> getting ready for the storm. >> reporter: buying last minute supplies. >> yes sir. >> reporter: just in case we get snowed in. >> yes. >> reporter: is what your plan. >> stay home warm, drinking hot chocolate. >> reporter: staying out of the cold. >> yes. >> reporter: meanwhile as many a as 500 people sought shelter in atlantic city a's rescue mission in case things got bad as officials warn could be the case. >> if it slows down we will get hit, if not then we will still prepare for several inches. i think right new we're thinking six to 18 inches but we will be prepared for the worst. >> we're getting memos out to the public to get their cars off the streets. that is what we are worried in low lying areas, we don't want anybody car to get flood out and snow on top of it.

it will be difficult at one or 12 or 2:00 in the morning. the aboutes to get them out of there now. good back live here on a snowy boardwalk in atlantic city a virtual ghost town, there is concern tonight about that high tied at 2:00 in the morning, the mayor and emergency management officials are saying they expect 7-foot high tides but they are afraid it will freeze and will in the get back out which is why they have two personnel carriers that the police will be using in case they need to evacuate people from low lying area that is latees from here in atlantic city, i'm dann cuellar for channel six "action news". the city of philadelphia is not expected to get worst of the storm but authorities have been sparing in amount have of caution. live at the citye mergecy operation center is "action news" reporter kenneth moton. kenneth, what is the city doing to prepare. >> reporter: one of the biggest decision came an hure ago when mayor michael nutter

announce schools in the government will be closed tomorrow. a as for the streets, a lot of work has already happened but city crews will kick tonight to gear during those early morning hours. tonight city had a desolate sort of feel to it. >> i'm waiting for tumble weed to come down the the street that is how bear it is out here. >> reporter: that is because that snow emergency went into effect at 6:00 p.m. as people wait for whatever mother nature is dishing out over the next 24 hours. >> would i like to see some snow on the ground. i think that would be cool. everybody wants it. everybody anticipates having off tomorrow. >> reporter: most vehicle owner cleared snow emergency routes like broad street but for those who didn't they were ticketed and towed. code blue had people in effect like abby anderson from non-profit no more pain handing out hand warmers and working to get the home less off the street. >> there are some they just want to be out there, but definitely we did get information to get inside and warm. >> reporter: from streeting the streets to having hundreds

of workers on stand by for salting and plowing the city says it has a plan but there have been challenging. >> we're incredibly frustrated by the forecast. the it is really difficult to make decisions we have to make with such variability in the forecast information but we are going to go with the best information that we have. >> reporter: we were there as michael nutter received updates in the activated emergency management center. late tonight decision came to close all schools with city government and courts. >> with safety in mind we have coordinated with all of those agencies. there will be no activity on the city side, as well as on the school side for tomorrow because of the anticipation of this particular storm. >> the the mayor says for those who will be out and about in the morning the commute could still be challenging, as city crews do their work so expect delays. reporting live from the spring garden section of the city tonight, kenneth moton for channel six "action news". >> thanks, kenneth. looking live over philadelphia international

airport through sky 6hd this storm is taking its toll on air travel with more than 6500 flights, canceled in the north east through tomorrow, 1,000 of those flights are here. red dominated flied board at philadelphia international tonight, united american and u.s. airways have all scrapped their flights out of philadelphia tomorrow. on will travelers were lucky and got out before the worst of it. >> my flight was canceled, just yesterday, i got on a earlier flight, i am will's flying to florida by way of chicago. maybe longer than you anticipated. >> but if i get there safety all is right with the world. >> phl has 500 personnel dedicated to snow removal and hopes that operations will be back to normal as soon as possible. still to come on "action news" tonight the the allege russian spy caught in the you had. and sky diving, a plane in an emergency breaks out in seek wet weapon to glide to safety.

plus frightening assault weapon hold up from a philadelphia convenient store, cecily. >> we are dodging a bullet with the heavier snow way up to the north and east i'll have details on the storm is tell and brutally cold air behind it in the full accu weather seven day forecast. plus an update in the story of a attack on a upper darby baby. ducis rodgers with the big suspension for one of the flyers. when "action news" continues tonight.

you guys are really good at what you do but it the is clear that you have been uneasy, with this storm for much of the day now. >> for days. even over weekend i was posting on facebook saying keyword is potential.

confidence is low in this forecast but when certain computer models say 18 inches like euro which was so good with sandy you cannot go with gfs that says 2 inches. i feel like we're dodging a major bullet. new england is getting hit by a blizzard. >> having said all that ocean county and parts of the shore will not be comfortable tonight. >> they could see double digit. they are getting heavy snow. inland this will not be a big storm. i hate to be wrong but we are dodging a bullet. storm tracker six live double scan showing that snow is focused right along the the shore ape there is one heavy band that will be moving in, within the hour. you can see garden state parkway near laci right now, across route nine, see side height, we have pretty steady snow but you will notice how it is having trouble working west. it is just evaporating as it tries to move west. surf city, beach haven dealing with steady snow and that pink you see off shore is a band,

heavier snow that will be moving in, probably before midnight. temperatures they certainly cold enough for snow. we need moisture. philadelphia 29 degrees allentown 25. millville 30. wilmington 28. poconos 19 degrees. wildwood currently at 32 degrees. we have wind that are cranking up. you saw walter getting pummeled at the shore. that creates wind chills generally in the teens. it is a cold night but only snowy right now at the shore. water vapor imagery i showed you earlier showing that le pressure blossoming but we will see how that moisture is just really not pin wheeling. the that is what would have to happen for these heavy band of snow to work in from the north and east. that is just not happening. that is why we are really just getting brush. but that being said there are big concerns at the coast. maryland rate coastal flooding, high tied between midnight and 2:00 in the morning. we are looking at wind gusts up to 45 miles an hour. that will cause some limbs to

drop, power outages and thinks a light fluffy snow. it will be a a lot of blowing and drifting a at the shore. future tracker showing as we head through overnight hours we will see these band of the heavier snow working inland. not too far west of philadelphia though at 5:00 in the morning. 9:00 it is shifting farther east and then all out of here early in the afternoon cloud even breaking for some sunshine. so we are limited in the time to get accumulations. that being said, we have really cut our expect snowfall accumulation map and i'm leaning toward lower even of the scale. western suburbs we are looking at probably about an inch of rain philadelphia a around 3 inches, closer to trenton about 6 inches and again, parts of the ocean county, could see more than 10 inches of snow, new york it i dealing with more than a foot have have snow. that heavy snow is well up to our north and east. exclusive seven day forecast, tomorrow, morning snow windy 30 degrees, the high on wednesday, only 29 degrees,

feeling colder with the wind chills, on thursday, we will start the day with sun and increasing cloud, 32 degrees. thursday night into friday morning more snow showers moving in. 38 degrees. this weekend will be brutally cold, high on saturday only 26 degrees. on sunday it will cloud up, 29 degrees. on monday we have an opportunity for a little bit more snow and monday's high only 22 degrees. so we have got plenty of cold air and few more opportunities for snow and again, hardest hit area definitely focused along the shore. >> well, if you haven't already make sure to down load the free six abc storm tracker app. when storms are issued april will send you audio alerts. of course access live storm tracker six radar, be sure to commit your own snow photographs and videos to be part of the six abc coverage. and made with rich white chocolate

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so join the millions who get the difference fios makes... ...and see how sweet it is. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v yes, there will be some snow in philadelphia, but as you can see from, the driver's seat or the passenger seat, which is it, of mobile six driving north on i-95 north of bridge street the road are currently, clear but there is a driving ban in effect, in new jersey. and the further east you go in the garden state the worst it is going to be. but even in philadelphia, schools, both, public and archdiocese, will be closed tomorrow. note for septa commuters

trains will run every 20 minutes overnight on the market frankford and broad street lines but night owl bus services has been suspended. as for regional rails trains will run on a saturday schedule tomorrow. commute their take the the bus should double-check times because dozens of routes are already being detour. travelers a at 30th street station in philadelphia kept a close eye on departures tonight, amtrak suspended all services between new york and boston, the the area is expected to be clobbered. in our neck of the woods, acela a northeast regional trains between new york and washington and keystone services will operate on reduced frequencies and amtrak says it the is working with ticket holding customers to make accommodations.

lets look at storm tracker six, double scan radar and as you can see that white area is the mass of snow right now that is where it is snowing and even the heavy band of snow delineated by that purple vertical line, is still off the coast of new jersey. that is over the atlantic ocean. but the cozies going to get a lot of snow, and the wind are going to make it that much more difficult and you can see our storm tracker six, and...

sky six live camera, bouncing up and down over the boardwalk, of atlantic city. this will make the situation at the shore that much more difficult, both in atlantic county and up in ocean county the wind is going to make this snow, that much more uncomfortable and drift it, which is where it will be heavy like in ocean county that will be even more problematic, then it would be without, the wind. new there is no shortage have of salt around for this storm, the dirt, the snow, this winter has left big supplies of will salt in the hand of transportation agencies across the tri-state area. that would be include penndot. live at penndot yard in norristownon news" reporter sharrie williams. sharrie, what is the situation there. >> reporter: situation here, jimmies load up and get out again. it is happening again right now as we speak. this truck just pulled in a moment ago to load up with

more salt and then get out to its destination. pen did the telling us that it has brought in crews from the north and western part of the state to be here in our area because what we are expecting. more than 430 trucks are in the region all mobilized for this storm and we have got more than 86,000-pound of salt ready to go. >> we will be out as long as we need to. >> reporter: the pennsylvania department of transportation, going on the offense getting in position for the threat of heavy snow. crews have been loading salt trucks all day at are in is town pen the 2-yard and treating road for potential slick spots. if conditions worsened penndot is asking motorist to stay off the road or at least out of their way as they have a job to do with safety in mind. >> if you must travel during these adverse conditions please be sure to allow plenty of room between you and vehicles surrounding you, give your car six car lengths. >> reporter: montgomery county

officials will also have crews out. they will clear red using newly installed gps system. >> that gps tracking system lust to us necessity when our vehicles begin to work and plow and salt and when they have completed their work. >> reporter: conshohocken rest den, on a run to get a shovel and last minute supplies for the roads in his neighborhood. >> i need to be more salt because it is crazy you the the here with all of the sites. i dent want to have anybody slip and fall. >> reporter: there are also those taking a more light hearted approach. >> we have some sled we saw it by the snow and we want testify some fun tonight. >> reporter: these chestnut hill college students have no intentions of being on the road, they are looking for snow i hills. >> we have to wait until school texts us that classes are out but once they text us have been in the whole college community is going down to the hill and we will sled all night. >> reporter: owe there are those who are looking to have a little fun but these guys they are definitely on the

job. penndot telling me they are working 12 hour shift around the clock just to be ready for whatever may come right now. they are only salting because there is nothing to plow but nothing to plow as of yet. live from norristown in the penndot yard sharrie williams channel six "action news". >> we can make the point you don't need 12 inches of snow to have have dangerous driving conditions. we could well have that before the morning rush hour lives. lets check back with "action news" reporter dann cuellar in atlantic city. dann, what about the concerns there about not just snow but high tied and possible flooding. >> reporter: that is right jim. is there a deep concern about that around 2:00 this morning the the mayor and emergency management folks were telling me they are concern about that high tied. so they were urging people the home less to head for some shelter because these streets are expecting to have low land flooding here in atlantic city overnight. there was some 500 people that

showed up for the shelter tonight. long line of people strike to get in the rescue mission here in atlantic city. mayor says police department has brought in some special army vehicles personnel carriers in case they do have to evacuate people overnight. here's the mayor. >> our police department has brought in two large transports that is usually used by army and recognize them as army vehicles and calling for a foot, 2 feet have have water in the event we need to have move people for emergency. fire department is bringing on extra people. they will be equipped during the the night and they will have the chains put on them. they are good for a foot of snow. >> reporter: back live here, as you can see that snow is still being driven win driven, by strong gusts here in atlantic city. you were talking earlier about sky six being tossed up and