several communities are under preparation. and the archdiocese schools of philadelphia will be closed tomorrow no word yet from philadelphia public schools and we have live team coverage of the system moving in. we start with cecily tynan. >> double scan live radar showing the system is beginning to get its act together now across the my mid west and the low pressure is north of nashville and 1 to 3 inches not a big deal for them but what happens is this low pressure tracks to the east and as it reaches the coast it gets a fresh injection of energy. known as balming out at the coast and you get the rapid intention case you get heavy snow on the northwest flank. winter storm warning is posted for our viewing area all the areas in pink, south jersey and

central delaware under an advisory and rain is a big factor for the portion of the storm. are you fine tonight and the snow is arriving in the northwest suburbs at 1:00 in the morning and philadelphia and areas to the southeast we are looking at rain to begin by 4:00 in the morning. but then you get that cold air involved and heavy snow begin ngt northwest suburbs changing over to snow in philadelphia by 5:00 in the morning and gradually changing from rain to snow in our entire viewing area including the coast by 9:00. this is a fast moving system and everything is wrapping up from 10:00 and 1:00. but the time period. the really key time a good idea to stay off the roads and this when we get the greatest lift. 1 to 2 inch of snow per hour and whiteout conditions and the possibility of a clap of thundersnow. hard to believe after today when it feels like late april.

details on that let head to adam. >> a lot of records when down this afternoon. temperatures in the 60s and 70s. and we had records falling from point poconos, reading and allentown and 70s in southern areas and wilmington and dover and atlantic city airport all breaking their recorded as well. we'll drop how it feels by 50 to 60 degrees over the next 36 to 48 hours. 34 reading and 40 philadelphia, and still in the mid-40s in southern areas, by tomorrow morning the low is deepening and bringing down cold air. already in the 20s for much of the area and still above freezing at the shore and not only the temperatures dropping and the winds kick up with the storm gusting 35 to 40 miles per hour tomorrow and blowing the sn snow. windchills in the teens and throughout the day tomorrow.

not only is it going to be dangerous with the whipping winds and snow, but it is also brutal on bare skin and the sun departs tomorrow afternoon and the heavy wet snow have you to remove and tough on the back and heart. little if any melting in the afternoon and anything that does tend to be soft is going to freeze solid as windchills dip into the single digits by tomorrow night. when meteorologist, cecily tynan comes back we'll have the look at the latest snowfall map of what is expected across the region. crews in pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware say they are prepared for the potential of heavy snow. and in philadelphia they are not taking chances, more than 50,000 tons of salt are ready to treat city roads that begins overnight. 350 trucks will be dispatched. and this note, trash will not be

picked up tomorrow and residents with thursday pickup is asked to hold their trash until next week. gray hall continues our team coverage from the penndot yard in norristown. >> reporter: well, i can tell you that crews were not able to do pretreatment because this system has rain and that will wash away everything and that makes it ineffective but as soon as the snow starts to fall they will start to put down the salt. >> penndot workers did not use their snowplows and salt trucks in a while. accuweather is tracking a system that is just hours away from bringing winter weather and crews are making sure they are prepared and the equipment is ready. >> it's probably hitting at the most inopportune time as the most intensity of this storm is hitting during the morning rush

hour. >> penndot has salt stockpiled and they will employ trucks across the area and they will plow highways and keep they passable in the try county region. >> and our crews will be in place well before the storms and ready to go. we'll work through the night and evening hours and through the rush hour until everything is complete. penndot is preparing for the snow's arrival. jane tidwell says make sure your emergency kit is in your car tonight. make sure you have a portable shovel, a car brush and ice scraper and clean the car off before you get going. but some other things to consider. some rock salt, or sand, kitty litter, get some traction going behind the tires if you slip around a bit. and extra washer fluid and de-icer. in the event you get stuck on the road. you have to make sure you have

nonperishable food and medication you may need and your car is filled with gas and a good battery and check your tire pressure and aaa says don't drive before cleaning off your car. >> it's the law in pennsylvania to clear your car before heading on the roads. once the snow event has happened. >> so back out live, penndot crews are ready and they are also reminding drivers to use extra caution, they say you want to have six car lengths between you and the plow trucks and never try to pass them. gray hall, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. that win ter storm warning is in effect for parts of central and south jersey and nora muchanic is live in ewing now with more on preparations notice garden state. >> reporter: hi there monica and rick. we are at the market off parkway avenue right now where they are bracing for the after work crowd they just started to arrive,

coming here to buy the storm econventionals we all know of. milk eggs and bread and whatever else they need to keep them happy and fed while the snow is falling. >> things are picking up while presnow shopping started first thing this morning. >> came in for milk and bread and bananas and chicken and downey. >> you are ready to go? >> i hope. >> we knew it was coming and called yet and upped the order of bread and milk. >> today is the day that megan and her granddaughter do the shopping. >> i don't mind it anymore because i can stay in and i don't work. and eventually it will melt. >> hardware stores big and small have the necessities ready to go, and number one on the list a good shovel. >> i buy cheap shovels and they only last a year. >> i got a sturdy one, an extra dollar may save me a couple of

years. >> gave ingame out with a bag of deirs and put it into his convertible. >> i put the top down and then get ready for the snow tomorrow. it will be an interesting change here. >> i have been sick for three weeks, cold hot, cold hot. we neat consistency. >> even though it's officially winner time. yes. >> landscape architect says that temperatures are so warm he has his crew installing shrubs and perennials and has no worry about the snow coming. >> moisture is moisture whether it comes in the form of rain or. >> it's good for planting. >> who knew we are back live now at the market where it will get busier throughout the evening as people get out of work and stop by for all the essentials.

>> thank you. this note throughout the evening we are scrolling school closings at the bottom of your screen. school closings at the bottom of your screen starting now. >> meanwhile, del/dot is preparing for winter weather think it's action cam was in christiana where trucks were getting load. they did not pretreat the roads because of concerns of rain before the snow would wash away their efforts. >> the action news team will be up early to guide you, constant traffic and weather updates starting at 4:00 a.m. and watch the weather roll into the area real time yourself at 6abc.com/weather and interactive stormtracker 6 live double scan radar lets you see minute by minute updates for your neighborhood. >> time for a check of our "action news" traffic report wednesday night. >> matt pellman in the traffic center.

>> nice if the calm before the storm was calmer. we have issues this evening rick and monica, including the vehicle fire on this ramp one from 95 northbound to the platt bridge by philadelphia international airport right lane is still blocked on this ramp and we see slowing and traffic is squeezing by if you want to head to the platt bridge, crash is gone on the pennsylvania turnpike eastbound approaching fort washington and speeds in the 20s that come east of valley forge and shutting down upper york road meeting house or 202 is the alternate. and mercer county a wreck along 195 eastbound giving us speeds in the 30s there and mass transit issues, the modify schedule continues on the market frankford. and a row home fire on 57th street and fox chase regional rail lines delays because of signal issues. >> thank you. much move ahead on "action news" at 5:00, a

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the settlement could cost the league $75 billion. health check tonight a local college is recovering after a stomach bug probably norovirus. students have been sick mostly over the weekend and the college stepped up cleaning of all shared spaces and launched a campaign to help teach them how to keep the virus at bay. and messages were sent to parents informing them of the illness. a new detox is opening in delaware county. an open house was held for first

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time for a check of the ac firefighter, here is meteorologist, cecily tynan. some areas want the snow like this, ski resorts we are live on sky 6 hd taking a look at spring mountain i want to you remember this image, you can see a lot of bear spots between the trails and i'll show you the difference in 24 hours and this should be

covered with a good amount of snow and that makes a lot of skiers very happy, especially since you were skiing now, ski in slush temperatures more like late april than february. philadelphia 61 degrees down from the high of 66 and a record day as far as temperatures, wilmington 62 and hit 72 and allentown 45 and cape may 55 and trenton 58 degrees, satellite 6 along with action radar showing the system i'm tracking right now it's still out to the west, it's near the boarder of kentucky and tennessee and this slow pleasure will track to the east and intensify very quickly once it hits the atlantic and that is when we get the heavy snow. tonight temperatures crashing after midnight, snow and rain arriving in the wee hours of the morning. about 30 degrees for center city. and the timing of this snow at 4:00, we have the snow in the far north and west communities, philadelphia could be seeing a

mixing, south and southeast of philadelphia it does start as rain and as the colder air moves in this is where we get heavier snow at 7:00. its looks like there will be rain and changing to snow by 10:00 and this storm system wraps up quickly by the afternoon and temperatures will only be in the low 20s and 30s and winds and a large chunk of our viewing wear from lakehurst to wilmington we have added a zone of higher amounts. 8 to 12 inches upper montgomery and bucks and lehigh valley and the poconos and mercer county. this is where you could get the jackpot of 8 to 12 inches of snow. and future tracker 6 showing the way it will field tomorrow the snow is not falling anymore and windchills in the teens and

friday morning windchills in the single digits below zero across the poconos and winter is not over yet. heavy snow in the morning and winds crank up and high of 32 degrees and windchills in the teens and friday brisk and cold and anything slushy freezing solid thursday night in friday morning, look at what happens for the weekend and a lot of melting going on and 47 on saturday, and sunday up to 55 with some periods of rain, monday it is breezy and mild and 52 degrees, will we keep the mild weather into the middle of next week adam will the answer in the seven-day forecast. >> thank you. more "action news" coming your way. where things come from? how they get here? what they're packed in?

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"action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. hello again. with the winter storm knocking on the doorstep. local ski resorts are gearing up for what could be a windfall from mother nature. and the man accused of taking a joy ride in a stolen cab.

and a fire at a home in delaware. what they believe may have touched off the blaze. a tale of two seasons in less than 24 hours, todays temperatures required short-sleeve shirts and a light jacket and tomorrow is a much different story. going from shorts to shovels as strange as it may seem. cold air is on its way to our region along with the storm system along with several inches of snow. >> where you live determines how much you see outside of your front window, the archdiocese schools are closed tomorrow but we have not heard about philadelphia public schools. >> and residents of south jersey hit the grocery stores to stock up on snow essentials like milk and snacks and the shelves are stocked with snow shovels. del/dot trucks were loading up with sand at the yard today and once the weather getting colder

the trucks roll out and start to treat the roads and then the plowing operations will begin, penndot officials deploy state and contractor trucks to deploy highways to keep the roads passable. during the morning rush hour, that will be crucial. adam joseph tracking the storm for us. he is live at the "action news" big board with the latest from double scan radar, we are not the only ones along the eastern seaboard, boston and new york city and hartford and philadelphia and washington and baltimore are missing this rain down there, and pittsburgh winter storm warning in long and cape cod now have winter storm warnings, that wraps up. we see the precipitation blossom east of nashville. two pieces of energy we saw yesterday. one from the west and one from the north converging from the tennessee and ohio valley, and

the low continues to move to the south, continues to strengthen and deepen overnight tonight. and throughout the day tomorrow. so here is your impact scale if you think about having the leave the house at all. the hours you will want to avoid is 6:00 a.m. and at least 10:00 a.m. that is when the heaviest snowfall is falling, the reduced visibility getting go agent 4:00 in the morning and lunch time we start to see improvement to from the west to the east as the snow ends and the sunshine, yes sunshine returns tomorrow afternoon. expected snow for philadelphia and wilmington we are look agent a general 4 to 8 inches of snow and increase areas near the lehigh valley and trenton and buck county northern montgomery county 8 to 12 inches and higher ams to the northern and west and atlantic city you have seen more snow in philadelphia and allentown this winter season, not this go around 2 to had inches this time. we'll have the seven day in just

a little bit. >> the "action news" team will be on the air early tomorrow to help you navigate the blast of wintry weather. the join matt and tam for conditions on the roads starting at 4:00 a.m. lets look at philadelphia international airport through the sky 6 hd cameras, many airlines are allowing customers to change the flights without paying a fee. if you want to make it out before the storm expect heavy delays and cancellations. area ski resorts are ready for the real thing from mother nature. walter perez is live in macungie with more on that. >> reporter: may guys, the local resorts are starving for real snow, a live look at bear creek resort in macungie, there is not one flake of real snow on that mountain and local resorts say

if this storm pans out it could result in the first time they open all trails on a given day this season. it has not snowed much this winter and officials here came up with a game plan, instead of spreading their snow guns to every trail when it was cold enough they folk united statesed on the primary trails so they have yet to open all their trails, the target base is thick enough to keep them in business since the middle of last december. >> we have enough cold weather to stay open the whole time. we have a good base for the entire winter and we have stayed open and have not had to close at all. >> bear creek was able to open in mid-december and the rain filled nor'easter ened up forcing officials here to close the mountain for an entire week. bear creek is back up and running putting their hopes in the best sports marketing tool in the world mainly natural

snow, people don't think about skiing or winter sports when they don't see it. >> we spoke with skiers and snowboarders when it comes to snow there is nothing like the real thing. still they take what they can get. a smile on my face whether i can be up here whether it's real or fake we are glad to be sliding on snow. the one exception is alice schwar schwartz, taking ski lessons works for her. >> we only have one big snowfall that is good. >> none is even better. >> exactly. >> i'm thinking with alice, the key to success this season is also the timing, the last season it was so mild, spring mountain did not open until january 6th this season they made enough snow to open on december 19th and that made all the difference financially.

reporting live from macungie, walter perez channel 6 "action news." >> you can rely on stormtracker 6 live double scan to show you what is coming, available 24/7 along with the forecast and follow meteorologists on facebook and twitter to get the latest information. >> in other news a man remains in critical condition after he was shot in port richmond this morning. police were called out to the 2100 block of east stella street after 8:00 a.m. officers found the 35-year-old victim with gunshot wounds to the head and neck. this is 51-year-old john than gay, philadelphia police say he was the man caught on camera driving a stolen taxi through rittenhouse square parking lot on monday and he was charged with aggravated assault, robbery, carjacking and dui. police say he attack aid woman

getting out of the cab and he crashed into three parked cars and bystanders got him out of the cab and held him. the pennsylvania state senate approved a controversial abortion bill. the bill passed the republican control chamber by 32-18 following an emotionally charged debate and still requires approval in the state house, and then a veto by tom wolf. it bans abortions at 20 weeks wa life. and bodily functions. malfunctioning wires is blamed for a fire at a townhome. it was badly charred by flamed at 7:30 this morning, fire officials say that a smoke detector alerted the family of three, and they were not able to

escape safely. surveillance video from a boost mobile store in philadelphia shows an armed robbery it happened on wednesday january 25th at they say the suspect pointed a gun at the female flee ander to store before fleeing. anyone with information is asked to contact police. time for an update on the traffic situation tonight. matt pellman is in the traffic center. >> speaking of boost we would like to boost the speeds but that is not happening as long as we have this. a crash on 422 westbound side here by route 29 the phoenixville collegeville interchange beyond the on ramp and you see the parking lot that is resulting. traffic is barely seeing by. coming westbound on 422 expect a parking lot from 202 to this point at 29 and then it jams

again farther west in berks county with speeds of 3 miles per hour. the bottom line is, i would stick with 724 and ridge pike instead of 422 westbound this afternoon. northern coventry at glocker way and one in buck county block upper york road. meeting house is an alternate there and delays on the schuylkill and vehicle fire blocking a lane on the 95 northbound to the platt bridge and something new to tell you about in chester county, they activated the first flashing yellow signal in our area. what does that mean in if you come to a flashing yellow traffic signal, yellow arrow, have you to yield to on coming traffic and pedestrians. something new in chester county today. rick and monica back over to you. >> thank you. more ahead on "action news" tonight. a circus stun goes seriously wrong in florida and involved one of the most well known

daredevils in the business. and in the south they are staking stock after a series of tornadoes touch down destroys homes and businesses. >> that line is crashing tonight and we'll give you the setup for this latest storm coming newspaper accuweather. and jaime apodyas coming up.

five circus performers were injured after falling from a high wire in florida. they were practicing an eight person mere mid when a performer lost their balance causing them to fall. nik wallenda, known for stunts was an anchor and did not fall and was not injured. it's the no the first time they practiced the stunt. despite the accident the show must go on. they believe that a woman was stalked and followed to her home in alabama before she

was -- during a two state crime spree. she stole a car after killing her outside of her home. and killing two women at a hotel in florida two days earlier and a fourth victim was shot during a suspected home invasion and s.w.a.t. surrounded them at a host until georgia and rice surrendered and boyett shot himself. at least 30 people were injured and 10,000 people are left without power and strong winds damaged homes and businesses and flipped over cars and trees and the worst damage was in new orleans ninth ward which was heavily flooded during hurricane katrina in 2005. they can't get a break there. world news with david muir will

have more on the deadly outbreak of tornadoes in the south after "action news" at 6:00. me apody is here now with more. >> given that embiid won't play yet again it may not be that close. embiid with his spiffy goggles will miss his seventh straight game. and he will not travel to orlando for that game. and up to jahlil okafor to once again pick up the slack. the sixers have yet to win in february whark do they need to do to get back on track? >> we need to do a good job of that this season, get back home and try to get back on track to how we have been playing the entire year. we are playing a good san antonio team tonight. >> we have to get back to the basics where we need to be, we have not been playing like ourselves we have to find our

identity. eagles have been dumping salary dumping mckelvin today. he had 43 tackles and two interceptions but drew criticism for his coverage skills, that saved them $3.2 million if cap space. today felt like spring but mid-70s in clearwater, florida. where the phillies are headed in five days and the equipment truck is on the way, with 2400 baseballs and 1200 bats and 12,000 power aid cubs and help packing from this guy. the giant hot dog launcher. a great shirt. the truck was ready for its journey expanding thousands of miles of clearwater. i got a chance to catch up with the gm. >> based on the development of our young players and additions we made this offseason, i do think that we are hoping and expecting this team to make

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adam joseph is here now with more on today's warm? >> and tomorrow's cold. >> from one day to the next. i have both kids in the double stroller did the hills around the park and play ground and now think about tomorrow and how have you to dress. >> layers. >> snow suits. absolutely crazy. look agent stormtracker 6 live double scan it's dry and warm right now and clouds from the west and the precipitation is going here for at least another 10 to 11 miles per hours. record high in philadelphia 66 degrees today and breaking the old record by 3 degree, the old record is set back in 1925, 24

degrees above average and typical of late april out there. not the beginning of february. temperatures are beginning to step back a bit. allentown 54 and 53 reading and 40 in mt. pocono and 64 in millville and 60 in dover and 60 in lakehurst as well as the atlantic city airport and the temperatures crash here once we surpass the midnight hour, high clouds are coming in from the west and you see precipitation break out the the western part of pennsylvania and really the center of the storm is just to the west of this band of rain beginning to fire up in central kentucky and eastern parts ofteen that low will continue to deepen and strengthen and push to the south, a perfect track as the storm ramps up to create and pull down cold air from the north, at 3:30 in the morning you can see it's relatively light with showers to the south and snow showers to the north and west.

once we get to 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 in the morning that is when the most intense part of the storm begins and it is all snow at that point. wilmington and trenton with temperatures in the 20s and heavy rain in southern parts of new jersey and delaware even at 7:00 if the morning but there temperatures will drop below freezing and we get the switch over to the heavy wet snowfall 10:00 in the morning and by the middle part of the afternoon tomorrow this is sunshine returning and still cold with temperatures below freezing. we are fine tuning an area to the north with where we added an 8 to 12 inch band from trenton to the poconos but a good 4 to 8 inches in the area and central part of southern new jersey and 2 to 4 inches in delaware. and a coating to 2 inches to the south and trenton and quakertown

on the border of landsdale and the poconos, that is where you can get the jackpot of to 12 inches, the overall heavy wet snow that collects on the branches and could break the branchs with 40 miles per hour winds with this storm and it will be hard to shovel but get it done in the afternoon if you don't, things are going to freeze solid here tomorrow night and friday morning and windchills tomorrow in the teens and windchills only at 5:00 on friday morning and 16 in the afternoon. and we go where it felt like 70 to near 5 by friday morning. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast heavy wet snow tomorrow morning and blustery and sunny in the afternoon and brisk and cold air friday staying below freezing and then a big warm-up quickly here over the weekend and the weekend clouds and rain developing and 55 on sunday and stays breezy and mild and beautiful monday of 52 degrees,

valentine's day. not cold, 44 degrees and nice wednesday of 47. so it could be the biggest snow storm for our area. >> can we be one and done to get it out of the way and we are over it. >> all right wishful thinking. we want to you join the snowy action and send us your pictures and videos as you get ready for the storm as the snow falls in the area. use #6abcaction or email us at jointheaction@6abc.com.

right fow coming up next on "action news" at 6:00 temperatures are set to plummet and real have information on how the delaware rally is preparing for the penning snow storm and a survivor of the center city building collapse speaks out after a settlement is reached in the civil trial.

and they honor a student athlete that tragically died after a weekend hockey game. for rick williams and jaime apody i'm monica malpass have a good night. "action news" at 6:00 is next.

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news" is the split personality from accuweather. the nice weather segues in a major snow storm and philadelphia archdiocese schools announced they will be closed tomorrow. this is the way it looked in manayunk with short-sleeves, and temperatures soared into the 60s and even the 70s in parts of the tri-state area. and at the same moment they were loading up the salt trucks for the biggest snow storm of the winter so far. gray hall is staked out at the penndot yard but first lets go to meteorologists, cecily tynan and adam joseph. >> jim double scan live radar showing the storm system i'm tracking is starting to intensify. this is looking morrow bust than an hour ago, the low pressure is northeast of nashville and getting a fresh injection from upper level action. the storm will intensify and