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it will extend into tomorrow morning. the snow will fall if delaware. now is the good time to run out and grab a cup of coffee, do not do that. mobile 6 is out there center city. look at the roads, looks like the plows have not come out. but they have been out there all evening. they are dealing with a lot of wind, stretch -- treacherous conditions do not head out there unless you have to. 27 degrees, cape may, new jersey, just experienced high tide along the jersey shore 15 minutes ago, there's going to be another high tide later on this evening. that could cause coastal flooding and beach erosion. it's one of the things we're looking at. looks like an emergency person along the beach keeping an eye on things for folks in cape may. it was a battle against snow and flames in brigantine, new jersey. dozens of firefighters working

to put a fire out in a townhouse in brigantine this morning. they were met with tropical storm force winds. the fire spread to other townhomes, but we are in the hearing of any injuries. good morning, 7:00, i'm matt o'donnell along with tamala edwards. we have special coverage. blizzard of 2016. we have snow emergencies and cancer layingses on -- cancellations on bottom of the screen. let's get more team coverage from meteorologists david murphy and chris sowers, let's start with david. >> reporter: the storm came in and it's been pounding us overnight. we have a lull, but it will not last between now and beyond you'll have periods where the heavy snow is part of the pack

package. we have nor'easter churning up an form. it will be going past us, it is turning the northeasterly winds on the coast. 60-mile an hour gusts or better. by the time they make it to philadelphia, they die down to 30 to 40 miles per hour. strong gusts driving the snow into high drifts and even when you don't from the active snow coming down, you have the winds creating problems with the snow being blown on to freshly-plowed roads. we have heavier cells highlighted in purple. every time you see the areas around the region today. as you follow us through the storm. notice visibility is a little bit worse. these are not as bad as the bands we had earlier. worse bands could build in later on. we'll go in tight on some areas, especially down south of us where we have i could walk off and do this, where we have the mixing down to the south, most of what we're seeing across the region right now, of course is snow, heavy stuff in western

chester county. as we go down south, the traditional conventional radar view is suggesting mixing. i meant to check that out with storm tracker 6 live double scan. what we're seeing up here is very even precipitation. the same sort of precipitation, you can tell that because it looks like an even shade of gray. in southern delaware you can see the breaks in the precipitation, a lot of pixelization where you have different shades of gray. we have snow and sleet and rain farther to the south. this would be an area where you've already gotten hammered with a lot of snow, we have reports up north of ten inches of snow. and now we have sleet mixing in, that could give you an extra problem if you manage to hit a road that's been cleared, now you're getting ice on it. everybody else under the snow and in some cases getting heavy bands. we expect that to be on and off the case of the rest of the day.

>> reporter: outside we go to chris sowers he's been braving the elements. >> reporter: thanks goodness, the winds is the at my back. blustery winds whipping at 40 to 50 miles per hour. feels like 8 degrees in philadelphia. five in allentown. 2 in the poconos. 8 in trenton. 19 in millville. 19 degrees in atlantic city. now, we're at the height of the storm right now and that will continue through 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. this afternoon during this time you'll see the snow falling at varying intensities, it could be as heavy as 1 to 3 inches an hour at times. that's a heavy snow bands if something like that pushes through. it will reduce visibilities greatly. gusts 40 to 6 ho miles per -- 4o 60 miles per hour. here's a look at the peak winds gusts, 66 miles per hour. that's getting close to

hurricane force winds. hurricane force winds begin at 74. lewis64. beach haven, 52 miles per hour. we've been talking about the snow, but the jersey shore we're expecting moderate to major flooding this will be the toughest test since hurricane sandy. with the flooding during the time of high tides, expect to see roads down there that will be impassable, strathmere commonwealth avenue, more than likely the whole area will be under water. landis avenue will take on water, dune drive avalon will be flooded. high tide occurring now. the next high tide around 7:09. sunday, 7:26 a.m. those are the three tides of biggest concern.

not only are we see the strong onshore winds, but we have a full moon that will add to the misery. the good news you're in a lull right now. you'll pick up more snow in the afternoon. we're in the thick of it now, this will continue throughout the afternoon. when we come back in just a few minutes, david murphy will talk about the expected snowfall totals and have a nice warmup for you in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast guys. now, this is the last thing you want, it's happened, crews are on the scene of a major water main break in wilmington, delaware. the main beneath north rodney street ruptured at 4:00 a.m. that sent thousands gallons of water down rodney street into the snow. there will be a lot of freezing associated with this. you think about the poor workers out in 27 degrees weather trying to get ahold of

it. karen rogers you've been looking at the roads, we're hearing the word lull not a good reason to go out there. >> reporter: looking at the vine street expressway, we have the emergency workers here. we have a disabled tractor-trailer stuck for about an hour, he is still there. you can see the camera shake a little bit, because the winds are gusting over 40 miles per hour. switching the camera view to the schuylkill expressway. you can see the roads, but not the road surface. all you can see is the snow out there. the winds are blowing the snow. even though we've seen the plow trains come through, montgomery drive another plow train coming through, you want to give yourself 200 feet between yourself county workers who are out there trying to clear the roads for us.

202 we've seen a few disabled vehicles, that's one spot that's been tricky. hernldz -- henderson road, yup i've got another one out here. he's trying to dig out near his wheel. i hope nobody else comes by and hits him. this is 202, this guy is stuck, you have to be prepared to be stuck out there, that's why it's a good idea to stay in. in new jersey, this is what it looks like on 42. we had an earlier accident as people are trying to merge. looks like he is going the wrong way, he is sliding a little bit, he is trying to make it out there, you don't want to be the guy heading on 42 southbound. speed restrictions are in place. i love the pictures you're sharing on facebook.

i had a note from leslie leslieo said the winds were so strong she felt the house shake. let's go to nora muchanic live in somers point, atlantic county along the back bays where we could see flooding. >> reporter: i can understand the house is shaking like karen was talking about. the wind is blowing like crazy, i'm on mcarthur boulevard near the old somers point circumstanceful. it's winds and it continues to snow all night long. the plows have been out. we saw a plow train going by a minute ago, 8 or ten plows in it. they are doing their work. we talked to a hotel employee at pier four who was out cleaning his car off.

i'm out here getting snow off my car so it won't be as bad when i get done work. it's winds and the snow is blowing in your face, it's icy. >> reporter: of course, a great way to start the day, the moment we left we went to the parking lot of the crab trap restaurant a local landmark to take a shot of the bay. that's the ocean city bridge in the background. we got stuck, it took 15 minutes to dig the thing out an rock it back and forth even get it out, not a great start to the morning, we are park near the with wawa we're talking with people. we're getting different reports, some people say it's horrible, some say the roads are okay. we see rescue people coming in for coffee. my first discovery of the day, i didn't know that snow pants are not waterproof.

it's going to be a long day. nora that hurts my heart, it's going to be a long day. we have power outages, atlantic city electric says there are 26,449 residents without power between wildwood and brigantine. some of us in extreme areas south and south jersey and in experiencing a lull in the snow, but not the winds. taking live look at independence mall from old city camera. that camera is way high up, so it is shaking more than it would be at the surface. the snow may stop for some people out there, but don't think it's over, it will continue and turn back on throughout the day into sunday morning. let's turn to the people who are doing everything they can to take care of roads. we have gene from benefit to -- penndot. gene we're hearing there's a little bit of a lull that will

is helping the plows get the roads cleared. it does help, but the amount of snow that has fallen, it's going to be difficult. we have 450 trucks on the highway. it's a big plowing operation right now but between the snow falling and the snow blowing back on the roads, it's a difficult situation. our crews are doing the best they can, it's a difficult storm. gene speak directly into the phone we're having trouble hearing you. you have to give the plow operators a break not much in terms of snow that will complicate matters for you, as well. it will, matt, we're going on 12 hour shifts, we're doing the best we can, operators have to extend that a little bit, up to 16 hours, we need the keep our drivers and contractors.

it is going to be a long separation, the snow expected to fall through early sunday morning. this will likely go into monday, because we have to get the roads ready for monday morning rush hour. the sun will be out for parts of the day which will aid us in getting down to the pavement. you remind people number one if they can, stay in, but if there's an emergency reason to get out, there's a lot of trucks on the roads, there are things they should do to make sure the plows do their job well. thank you for mentioning that. we request that you give the plow operators 6 car lengths behind. do not pass them. the best place to be in the snowstorm if you have to travel get behind the plow truck because it's clearing a path in front of you, stay an after

distance behind the truck. that's the best place to be. don't pass it, take your time. it's very difficult to plow, but if you must, you want to make sure your vehicle is equipped to drive in these types of weather conditions and make sure you have enough material in your vehicle should you become stranded or stuck your cell phone is charged, you ever a blanket all the necessary items you need just in case something may happen where you are stuck on the roadway. gene it's going to be a rough day, everyone knows that, you've got great plow operators out there, we thank them for all the work they do. thanks, gene from benefit to the. amaroso bread truck got stuck in the snow early this morning. the action cam was on maryland

avenue in wilmington, delaware, the truck went off the road into a snow drift. let's go live to claymont, delaware, trish hartman. >> reporter: you mentioned a lull a little while ago, we're not feeling that yet. it's blustery out here, the good news the roads have been empty. folks are heeding the warning, stay home stay inside. the winds is making for poor visibility and bad driving conditions. we want everyone to stay inside. as for the plows they need coming through, because the wind is blowing the snow back on the road it's tough to keep up with it. the deldot app has the plow tracker up. you can see where the plows are. the gray icons are stationary plows and the others are move. if you want to see if a plow is in your neck of the woods, pull it up on the deldot app or their

website. 330 plows statewide are tackling the roads. we're here at the wawa on naamans road. the winds are blowing around. nobody here right now, a little dead, but plow truck drivers have been stopping in. a wawa worker told me she tried for a half-hour getting out of her parking spot at home rocking back and forth, but eventually her boss had to pick her up and bring her to work. it might be tough to get out of your parking spot. if you can stay home and enjoy the warmth this morning. trish hartman channel 6 "action news." looks like you are in a lull, it's not snowing right now, right trish? >> reporter: at the moment, the snow is just blowing around, while the wind we're getting a gust, the snow is not falling quite as heavily. the winds are strong, though.

we have new jersey governor chris characterize joining us on the phone on the conditions in the garden state. what are you hearing and seeing out there. >> reporter: what we're hearing and seeing is what we expected in the southern part of the state and the area where your viewers are. we'll see 6 along the coast, 24 inches inlands. the roads while snow covered passable in the southern part of the state. we are urging people to stay inside. keep roads open for emergency vehicles and the plows to get through unless it's absolutely necessary for you to drive please don't. what we're seeing in the southern part of the state we're seeing power outages, we have about 17,000 power outages so far in the southern part of the state. the bulk of those are in cape may county. 15,000 of the 17,000 are in cape

may county, are scattered outages, 3,000 in ocean county. governor you're back in new jersey you were in new hampshire with the primary coming up, you said a couple of days ago if i need to be in new jersey, i'm coming, some people wish you said i'm going i know it's going to be bad. do you wish you said that a couple of days ago. >> reporter: no, i'm monitoring a forecast, your weather folks don't like to hear this, but every now and then the forecast is not on the button. we were waiting to see, when i got the last forecast it was clear this was going to be a serious storm in the state, i made plans to leave new hampshire i was here in new jersey before the first snowflake hit the ground anywhere in our state. no, i make the decisions when i have enough information to make

them, not when the media asks me to make them. governor coastal flooding could be a concern, people telling us this could be the biggest test since sandy. what are your thoughts, what are your sense about dealing with beach erosion and coastal flooding. >> reporter: we have not experienced any coastal flooding yet. we're monitoring it, we entered the first high tide cycle in the southern part of the state about a half-hour ago in atlantic county. it's something to keep our eye on in the next 240 hours or so. if he with get flooding we expect it to be street flooding and not have to evacuate anyone for flooding purpose. we'll experience beach erosion, we'll have to deal with that with the army corps of engineers and the post sandy work they need doing in the state in the aftermath of the storm. we are very well prepared.

we know there is going to be street flooding, but the folks at the jersey shore are used to that with any type of storm. this one will not give them the based on on the current forecast and motels they will be street flooding and nothing to necessary at a time evacuations based on on the information we have now. governor it will be warmer and freeze again overnight throughout the coming week, does that concern you, because we'll have a lot of snow on the ground it could melt and freeze and get treacherous. >> reporter: listen, that's why we started our instruction this past thursday in brining the roadways, that helps to prepare them to clear as much snow off them as we come. while we have melting and refreesing we have 228,000 tons of salt in the state. we'll be diligent about keeping the roads salted.

over has to drive carefully as we go through the week. trying to predict now, again, as i said before, trying to predict now what well be confronting when the workweek starts monday is risky. we'll see what it looks like, as for today we're seeing heavy snow everywhere except on the coast. we're getting the roadways cleared and they are passable, but i say to everybody in the southern part of my state stay home, do not go out on the roads. it makes no sense to do that it will impede the plows and the passage of emergency vehicles that need them. governor you've been through 17 snow emergencies in your year as governor, so far you've seen a lot of these, how does this shape up to you? >> reporter: fairly average to tell you the truth. so far the snow accumulations will be a little bit larger than normal.

but we're ready because of 17 snow emergencies, myself even my cabinet are fairly ready to deal with these things. the things that concern me at at this time of the year are the power outages. it's cold and people need to be kept warm. if anyone has a power outage shelter with family and friends who have power. if you don't have family and friends close we have shelters open in every county across the state ready to accept people who need to be kept warm. the things that concerns me about this, the high winds the likelihood of significant power outages, especially in the late january time that means it's going to be cold and we want people to be warm and not injured because of cold weather, stay in a place that can be kept warm. governor chris christie back in new jersey, thanks for

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drivers struggle with the snow and the wind in upper darby this morning. they made their way along state road at landsdown avenue. fortunately most people heeded the call to stay off the road. this guy walking his bicycle along state road because you can't ride it in this stuff. he said it's okay be i'm not going far. not far, but it felt like a long distance, the way he was doing it. gray hall hall in king of prussia montgomery county, what's it looking like out there, gray. >> reporter: good news, before i get to that, let me tell you i'm

from the south, this is all new to me. i can tell you the snow has died down and the wind has died down. let's give you a snow totals with the handy dandy 6abc yardstick, make sure i have it going the right way. and we're still actually, the wind is piling up the snow, but right now we're reading under 20 i will inches. again, the snow, the wind not good conditions, you want to stay inside if you can. we talked to a woman who had to be out in the conditions because she was on her way from work. take a listen. thanks so much we'll check in with you later. philadelphia city crews were out -- thanks gray. philadelphia city crews were out shoveling as the snow started to fall. a snow emergency is in effect in philadelphia. the city's emergency operation center is activated on a limited basis. the center goes into full effect

at 8:00 a.m. in a half-hour. david some people are not seeing snow, but mostly everyone else is. >> reporter: if you're in a lull as some are, there are strong winds, are throwing the snow sideways. if you're florida -- even if you're in a lull you have snow on the sidewalks and roads. a snow band mainly toward philadelphia we're getting a break in the city. the two dimensional view shows you that. this is putting down snow at a one to two inch hour clip maybe three inches tan hour, it is pushing north so you might not get a full one to three out of it as it passes by. a little bit of a break to the south. as we go out wider, later on

we'll get some of the stuff to the west filling in. for now a bit of a breakdown south. you see warm air coming in through cape may and dover. let's go down closer to that. the conventional radar suggesting rain and sleet mixing in. using double scan technology we can show you where that is. notice farther to the north we have more even shades of gray up through oxford and medford lakes. this is double scan technology telling you this all one type of precipitation in this case it's all snow. farther to the south we're seeing pixelization you can see that as you go in tighter in cape may and dover and smyrna. this is where we're seeing hydro meteors. the exact location is from smyrna through dover. a little bit more precipitation

here probably a lot of sleet and farther south you're getting the rain. you can see that clearly demonstrated with the different colors of pixels. cape may pretty much the same thing. down in this area you're getting mixing in. that will diminish the snowfall amounts. before we got the mixing we had quite a bit of snow falling there. someplaces down south 10-inch or more and 15 in the city. taking a look outside we have sky6 live hd we're trying to to see the airport. it's a pretty obvious picture here, we have all the airlines canceling flights and giving people 0 other options to fly you out today. 24 degrees in philadelphia. sustained winds 26 miles per hour that's the sustained winds it keeps zooming. every now and then we're getting

gusts 35, 40 miles per hour. down the shore up over 60. the windchill 8 degrees. all the numbers added together whether or not you see the driving snow outside the window should convince you to stay put and stay inside. philadelphia international airport, this is the office of emergency management located at the airport. they reported 19.9 inches not an official -- 14.9 inches. not an official number. 9 inches in camden county. some of the gusts down the shore over 6 miles per hour. future tracker 6 showing you the rest of the storm. we have a lull that could last up to 10:00 a.m. northern suburbs looking at heavy snow. the model highlighting that with darker claidz of -- shades of lavender and blue. heavy windy out of the northeast that will create drifting.

we're starting to transition to the less intense snow and by 10:00 p.m., 11:00 p.m. we're not accumulating all that much. the lighter shades are coming out at 3:00 a.m. this is scooting out of here in a in a a had a -- hurry. if we manage 24 inches in philadelphia. it will be number 3 on the list of all time snows. less down the shore because of the mixing you're seeing. quakertown and allentown a good snowfall. as we get out into the world on sunday to remove this. the best of time is sunday because if you shovel today, the winds will drift everything over your work. you're dealing with heavy snow, i want you to be careful of back strain or strain on the heart. go slow and take breaks and get younger folks to help you out. the exclusive accuweather forecast, shoveling tomorrow not

so much today. 30 degrees is the high. we'll struggle in the 20s most of the way. snow, wind blizzard conditions that last all day long into tonight. tomorrow we're dry county sun rolls back -- and the sun rolls back, 34. monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, all above freezing. check out the overnight lows, they are below freezing, that means we'll melt the snow during the day and refreeze it on everything at night. i have a warning about sidewalks. let's take a live look out over the ben franklin bridge, penns landing, it's beautiful, stay inside your home if you can, doughnut head out. blizzard -- don't head out.

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lease a 2016 lincoln mkx for $399 a month only at your lincoln dealer. a live look in brigantine, new jersey, about 5:00 a.m. a fire broke out, dozens of crews came out, they thought they had gotten this knocked down on the 4100 block of brigantine boulevard. we are told the flames have started to flare back up. these are townhomes the fire started on the second floor of one. look at the third floor window where they have the hose trained. you can see the flames through the window and the roof. my heart goes out to the firefighters who have be out there for 2 1/2 hours. it is 27 degrees and howling winds. they remain on the job doing their best to get the fire knocked down. you mentioned the winds that's what got that thing going

on. we feel for them and the owners of the homes, too. let's go live on mobile 6. driving around center city philadelphia and starting to see a little bit of basement right there, which is good. a lot of rest of the roads are snow covered. in the middle it is higher up. treacherous driving in center city and elsewhere. let's go on out to katherine scott at broad and walnut in center city. she's been there all morning. how are things looking right now, katherine? >> reporter: well, tam, the snow has not stopped, but it's lessened in the last hour or so. a bit of a lull here. the thing we have not seen all morning, look at this, ta-da, it's the sidewalk. earlier they would were out shoveling the snow was falling so quickly it would replace i felt on the sidewalk. because we have the sidewalk i want to show you something else, i have an infrared thermometer,

i could tell you it's cold outside, but i have this thing to do it for me. i want to point it to the ground, the reading is 16 degrees on the sidewalk at broad and walnut. when the snow is falling you know it's going to stick. i want to give you an idea of what we're looking at right now. the surface of the road is definitely snow covered. the plows have been threw, you can see the street department crews coming up and down broad street all morning long. they have 600 personnel around the city. 350 crews have been out all night salting and plowing. the roads are still snow covered. we have seen the cars on the roads. people are going slowly, so far have not run into any problems that we've spoken to, but they are out there, we've seen people slipping and sliding on the sidewalk. people are supposed to stay on

the road if you can, we did speak to a man not too long ago, he had gotten off the roads he had to drive his wive to work and was thankfully i didn't run into any problems. i drove, i just got out my van, but i had no problem coming in as long as i stay on the main road. the winds is terrible. i couldn't hardly see the winds blowing all over the place. >> reporter: so back here, taking a live look you can see the adorable little doggy, he has his coat on ready for the winter weather, as well. hello little puppy. now is a nice time to get outside and stretch your lugs, there's a lull in center city. a lot of people are walking in the middle of the street. there are not that many cars. it's for the most part to clear a path. it's so early people have not been out shoveling there are exceptions like where we are standings. a lull in the action, but we're expecting it to get worse not

too long from now, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." catherine, a full thanks for that, i think everybody needed to see a puppy right now, right? that's a way to get through the storm. he was so cute. elementary, the airport be they say the airport never closes, right, but there are no flights today. all the airlines have canceled all flights today. tomorrow is a different story, we have not heard what the plans are yet. they are doing snow clearing at the philadelphia international airport live on sky 6. katherine scott saw a little bit of pavement, you can see the roads that's wonderful, but stay inside. >> reporter: the cute puppy feeling is gone. a disabled vehicle 309 northbound approaching the pennsylvania turnpike, if you're

traveling the turnpike and the northeast extension there's a ban on empty trailers because the wind gusts are an issue. we have a spinout accident on the blue route at route 30. as we turn are the cameras around it is clear, but the roads are not. desolate as it should be. you're hardly seeing the road surface because the wind blowing the snow across the roads. even though we have the plow trains out and about. bucks county, i-95 near street road giving you an indication what it's like out there, we've seen a lot of people stuck, a couple of vehicles going, the camera sheiking in the winds. no doubt look at the winds gusts currently. looking at 40-mile an hour that's huge. 40 miles per hour in philadelphia. that's making the visibility less than two miles at philadelphia international. how about this, .3 in allentown

and toms river. you need to be careful the conditions are such it's hard to see. we love the pictures people are posting. just a little bit of snow out there, you see it piling up, the winds are piling everything outs there as you head out and about. septa frankford market line and broad street line running only. i've been posting things on my facebook page. we show you this guide leaving 202 this guy was stuck for a while. go to my facebook page to check that out, matt. let's take a live look at mobile 6. this is video from mobile 65 stuck car in west philadelphia. folks are out there doing good in the city of brotherly love. the guy in the ford is trying to going on backwards and forward.

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reach officially in any hours. >> reporter: you need three straight hours visibility to be reduced. gusting winds and blowing and drifting snow, hadn't reached that criteria yet, but it's been close. snowfall totals center city 15 inches, you need another .8 of a inch to break the top ten biggest snowstorm for the city of philadelphia. philadelphia superintendent, 14.9. wildwood crest a foot, upper darby, 11.5. i'll walk closer to the monitor, marshallton, 11 inches. it's hard to see the screen in front of me. winds gusts 40 miles per hour in philadelphia. wilmington, 45. millville, 37. look at the gusts at the shore. atlantic city at the airport, 53. cape may showing 53 miles per hour. these winds will continue to roar all afternoon, 11:00 a.m. reporting probably anywhere from

50 to mo mile an hour wind gusts from wildwood to atlantic city. we'll see that throughout the day. the storm will finally start to wind down after midnight tonight. still, by 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, we're expecting to see winds gusting 30 to 40 miles per hour which takes me to my next point. there's going to be power outages we'll have problems especially across south jersey abbey delaware. ho to 60 miles per hour windy gusts expected with heavy snow likely. combine the two, it will produce the outages. the here's the area, monmouth county to the jersey shore and interior sections of state of delaware. power outages and blowing and drifting snow. we're expecting the storm to pick up in intensity, even though we're in a lull right now as david murphy has mentioned. we'll continue to pick the snow

up and the winds will whip around all day long the have i bet will drop, as well. we'll be back with the more on the snowfall totals. thank you, chris, as the snow comings down, we want you to be part of the action. the "action news" room is getting pictures these are adorable, puppies and babies, diet coke, a woman sent one in of her husband out there doing shoveling. that was a tip doing it little by little. we see the plows out and about, cars covered in snow, we love the picture, send those and your videos in of the current conditions along with family, friends and pets enjoying the winter weather. use the #join the action on social media or 6abc.com. the action cam is live in

claymont, delaware, the snow is blowing all over the place. we've got a driver there. looks like he or she is stuck, can't get the front wheel drive transmission going there. you go in reverse and stuck again. this is a good time to remind people, if you're going out there, you might want to put some sandbags in your car, kitty

litter works good, too. you flow that underneath your tires you can get going again. the roads are so slipper iy and going over that back and forth is going to ice it up again. maybe it's someone who has to go to the hospital you need them out there. if you don't have anything going on, stay inside, because look right here, you'll get stuck, hopefully this person can get on his or her way very soon. chris sowers walked back into the studio, said it's incredibly cold. medics helped homeless people get out of the blizzard of homeless outreach teams have been busy trying to the get people off the streets into the shelters. this is no weather for the homeless to be on the streets. this is the wilmington train station not much going on, except for that guy in the pick up truck who is trying to plow

things off. amtrak is running today, but it is on a modified schedule. check in and see if you have a train going somewhere else, you might not be able to catch it due to the modivation -- modification due to the amtrak schedule. you're seeing people stuck in snow driferlts -- drifts and you have more on the conditions and what people are facing all day. >> reporter: we have poor visibility. this is what it is like as you try to drive. we're looking live, this is 202 northbound where we have multiple disabled vehicles one on the ramp. it's so tricky all the time on-ramps. look right now i hope nobody drives up, you have people with the shovel, i watched a guy shovel himself out on the ramp. you hope nobody else comes up

upon them. we have police helping with this one. you don't need to put police in this position having to shovel you out. i want to see what happens, the wind is blowing the snow around, that's part of the problem, as well. we've got the snow blowing out there, 40 miles per hour at times, i want to see what happens when they try to drive here. fortunately we have police with the flashes lights that warns them. those not a whole lot of room when you're talking about slipping and sliding. i want to switch the camera view we have a disabled tractor-trailer stuck on the ramp. we have a shot of the ramp from the blue route to the schuylkill expressway near conshohocken. we have the plow trains ready to go by. here's the disabled tractor-trailer having a tough time moving. let's switch to the vine street expressway near 8th street. earlier that was a spinout

accident. you look closer to the city. you get the idea even though you're seeing the roadway, the snow is coming down. share your pictures with us. we have someone here huggy, i love the name, he said his area has been buried by the snow. stay home, police are having a tough time with disabled vehicles. taking a live look at philadelphia international airport. lots of stuff to do over there. they will have the plow operators out there. maybe they are on the other side right now. no flights going in and out of philadelphia international. we'll be right back. for the girl scout meeting...

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blowing snow making everything difficult. this video was shot on mcdade boulevard in collingdale, delaware county around 4:00 a.m. the plows were out, but it felt kind of pointless, because the snow was blowing back after they want through. the plow driver was doing his best to keep the streets open. some people are not seeing snow, but they are seeing windy. >> reporter: they are seeing snow drifting. storm tracker 6 live showing we have a break in the action from philadelphia through parts of

south jersey and delaware. if i go overhead you can see the break clearly. it's windy and cold and we have had snow falling in the areas where we are not seeing active snow currently. we're seeing drifting, the plows come through a local road or main road and they can't get back there for a while and in the interim they are getting more snow on the roads. in cape may, we have new snow heavy banged coming in. this dark shade of purple in egg harbor and tuckahoe and route 55 and millville. this is heavy banged snow coming in off the ocean, we're looking at poor visibility wherever you see this. in fact let's go real quick and take a look out to the western suburbs. the only other area is the heavy stuff pushing through lancaster you see a break to the south,

we're looking at the potential for reformation of heavy bands later on. that's a good probability actually. double scan technology showing you in the northern and western suburbs in burlington county it's mostly snow because it's not even shade of gray. however, if we go into southern montgomery county and delaware county, not so much by media. this pixelization is the cut off between snow and nothing. this mixed coloration here, i think that's probably sleet that's mixing in a little bit. you might see sleet mixing with the snow in southern mccounty and parts of -- montgomery county and parts of philadelphia. dover and cape may, mixed color, it's an indication we have mixed precipitation to the south. that backs up what the radar view has been showing us for the last couple of hours. let's get you outside, we have sky6 live hd we're looking at

snow covered roads across the region. looks like the plows have done an okay job here, but the drifting is a possibility at any time. the cargoing north in through this picture up toward the upper left-hand side of the screen is pushing snow up in the air as it plows through it. 26 degrees in philadelphia. very cold, windchills in the teens and single tickets. new numbers coming in on snowfall totals. the first official number at the airport is 13 inches. in at this at this center city,. in lindenwald, 9.2. snow for the rest of the way will continue to impact us. at 9:00 a.m. we'll have a lull down south. the rest of the afternoon we're looking at heavy banged of snow, the -- banding of snow, the strong winds are not going anywhere. have i bet will be a problem. at 6:00 p.m. we're seeing things die down a bit, but 10:00 p.m. they are moving toward