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hee 6ras. in gloucester cy and a massive nor'easter continues to po jersey shore and the delaware valley. and jersey shoring blizzard conditions and many schools and businesses are closed today and the city of philadelphia is under a snow emergency. >> it started s this morning but kept building as the sun came up accumulated quickly. rick williams along with sara bloomquist here for our special coverage and our accuweather alert as we deal with the nor'easter, the first nor'easter of 2018 hitting the east. we have team coverage amo ns i a jericho in delawar that is jeanette reyes in atlantic city. hard to tell who is who. >> let check in with meteorologist karen rogers and a check of the roads. >> we expected the worst drivin conditions would be nea th shore not the case it's loser to ing a ttimough you o the w nor ng

past us bitong ll snow in esp coast. lookirmtracker 6 live double sc clearly on storm tracker seeing where thevy snown is avender shade that is dumping a lot of snow in a hurry and the bright white in burlington county. and close to philadelphia. and we show you an image that shows you the snowfall rates and we get 2n hour up and down the jersey coast in areas close to atlantic city an inch and a half where you see the pink and further east in philadelphia. and spots that go 2 to 3 inches an hour and some cases farther to the west. not quite as high. but 2 to 3 hourl and that is som inches an hour and we are look agent heavy snow. wrapping it at it's winding down and we have more accumulation to here is the nor'easter itself.ation of the the storm and continues to push coast of ocean city, new continuing to develop and strengthen as it gets awa latitude and starting to push past us we are looking at the snow piling in off the coast for the next

couple of hours. future tracker 6 here is the image by noon you are look agent snowd about where it is right now. this is doing pretty well. 1:30 p.m. this afternoon not too much longer down the pike and lighte and heavy stuff possible over to the east and 2:00 and 5:00 see yo air rush in and thellr obviously snow pushes off to the east for thend tn is done. s pectinnts, 7 to 12 inches at the shore and some spots going an incgher tha that. 3 to 7 philadeo jersey and we drop to 1 to 3 the northern and and a lot less than that right as you move fartherthe north and west. this is the area with that high snowfall amount. where we are see ing at highifts vice drifts theight. a foot and a half in and around philadelphia. attention to traffic the way i want caution people not to run out and shovel all of that quickly.

> the what the wind i doing to the snow. it's reducing visibility. a quarter mile at philadelphia international airport and at the shore a quarter mile. this is the platt bridge a crash and messy snowy sc a couple of new this is one of them i-95 southbound near business route 1 this vehicle is going nowhere fast. kind of facing sideways here and hard to seeae are on the scene and you see that visibility is down and the camera is shaking in the switching over to 422 eastbound approaching oaks a big accident there involving a police police car facing sideways into the woods. this left lane remaining blocked and police are on the scene of the accident at 422 eastbound at oaks delaware county hard to jackknifed tractor trailer and look at that completely jackknifed blocking the southbound past 452. and northeast extension plan x

involved an accident involving a tractor trailer shutting it down t309. garden state parkway 309 don't travel.e ate are seeing t of accide ontic play eddie and gus, i love how people are staying inside is andhe conk. if there is a little room on the couch i'll j nice idea. kareneovom >> they look tire dog sky 6d taking a l lk at international airport airport. at the tround shis orng cceleer but led to dozens odela cancellation, andoast and logan airport was hit even have a flight and pickingeo up andelays and delag is the website for the airport. due to the storm, new jersey state offices today for none essential employees, essential workers are expec to be on the today a governor chr declared a state of emergency for atlanticcape may,monmou lets swieyes atlangh morning there for you certainly. and the blustery wind makingvisibility

tough on that end. nthe it's not so bad e except when you feel the stinging pain from snowflakes face there is no break. it's pretty to look at before the mess on the other side ofs the intersection here.et worse in terms of . it's deteriorating all day long and more snow coating the roads and we have not even that many plow trucks here and they are trying to focus on the major roads th up from 1500 this morning. look at this video from throughout the day. even city buses are having trouble get through these cars, it goes without saying there are two im look at now even if a major when you get on toer it's the gas station or grocery store, you have these mounds of snow that are hard to get through it's not so much getting out ofs whole errands from beginning to end. for a plow truck drivet are doing this independently and t's a dream come true.

take a listen. >> how does it compare to the previous snow storms? >> it don't compare at all. back in the 70s there was like 20 inches of snow. >> this is nothing? >> no. >> just cash falling that ave never seen itlaci is this about? what? >> wt if? >> a lot of people aren here? wha loo three cars that are now stuck. that woman is trying to get through this here minutes and behindstuck. so honestily i not worth coming out and you come out and wind up getting stuck and you are on the road all day trying to get home. s point i may get some coffee, but i'm trying to justify the trek all the way 100 y it's not simply not worth being out in the weather unless it's absolutely necessary. guys.r effort

i hope you get some >> be. john rawlin in ocean rettiy brutal all day long john. >> reporter: yes, much of a difference here at the risk of soundi a broken record it's windy and cold and snowy. it makes lousy trifecta the roads are a mess.drifting snow conditions are from bad to nearly impassable on many local roads. the boardwalk at ocean city. 19 rough surf winds andpeople. storm which m overnight has oaced clearing route d blown snow returned covering s morningical >e streets are bally people may get stuck streets. >> thie bridge to ocean city by midmorn there hit appeaghost town and driving was diceyctor trailer driver found out. faced steadilyonditions the he res g noting. >> i pre winds are gusti 12 in .places bare. concerns for the emergency management

coordinator backing ssible pges. >> an, thatsually equals a loss of heat swren tr people to ce in and get warmwher given the road c people are opting to walk-in e. >> you needed your coffee? >> yes,ot twawa. >> it was worth it eight or nine blocks? >> yes, well worth it.o have it blizza will not stop about an hour ago, the atlantic county office of emergency preparedness declared a blizzard declaration and that is official here and travel is d to essentin time. here. walking to get a coffeees sense now. live if somers point, john rawhannel 6 "acu. onews" >> thank you a look froobile 6 alolandis avenu in sea isle city. some of the shore homes there and this is the conditions they are contending with a hour. not a lot snowplowing,ooks like some of the roads are n

treated for while a ghost town at the jersey shore as ites to ramp up. and roads passable. live from mobile 6 here at the jersey shore at this hour. philadelphia remains under aemergency as the ues to b an suburbs.the city streetsartment updated us on the progrese making o roads andd highways the a busy with activity.good. ght now we swi salting operaono a salt and plow operatn.plows, to push ite >> 375 trucks ar deployed care idential salt previous storms helped the road s. >> lets check in with ti outside of city hall in center city. with a look at the conditions in the city. i rick well the forecast seems like the snothe upper edges of the forecast for what we have here in center city. dumping several inches of snow here at city l ll lt e saw many bundling up bri into work.

>> i looked out my window this morning and there wane really nsportation is running and i'm goi to rk. t down city businesses a st on schedule and employees made the commute on slick streets on work. their way int>> as long atays leak this b first sre snuggled would w s oh well hav mtoe the cookies. >> bw c sidewalks were met with warmthoughts. >> i love the e a i would. idn't start, but i have boots andt's there. l projected to beently surprised. >> it's bad when we have more than 5 inches that is bad. like this? just perfect for n too bad s >> and possibly the biggest hazard is what is yet to come and that is the slushy streets that are wet right now actually ice over. that could be extremely hazardousnd has 375 40,000 tons of

salt. stay home if you can and stay off the roads. channel 6 "action news." >> all right good advice there. meanwhile conditions are slow doing in parts of delaware this afternoon. the action cam here in hockessin we saw a vehicle that kidded off the road and brought down a pole here it doesn't a thae was injured. and certain warning to go sw and be careful. >> we'll stay in the state of delaware and check in reporter jeff in newark delaware. any improvemt looks bett john and jeanette are dealing with but the headline is and the wind continues to blow.the towed schools and office to close and giving people a snow day and that translated into fewer people on the roads at north harmony road. a few cars out here it's slow going. and a d amoun trafficbutng. is lik ghost town we see plowshe creom thr they do clear part and the is justsnow back on to the

we'llnt and a b car got jammed blocking traffic in tha nnd the a role in and we know that it created traffic tie-ups in that area. here instle the dart bus service although on a delayed service. many people choosing to walk if driving was not an option that they were willing to take. and delmarva does tell us that there are power outages and let me take a look at you right of me wnewcastle couy customers without power. conti blow that tranced and power outages with expecting t ot a that there is a code purple in delaware similar to a code blue. that opehelters through simone legreeing to stay warm in this bitter cold. reporting live, channel 6 "action news." nk for that report. th'eur 6 abc a free d mobile device and gives you the latest on the storm's track and road conditions and more the 6

abc app free for your mobile ice on "action news" at noon david murphy has your seven-day forecast. hopefully things get better. continues.

welcome back there are skiers o some youngout there posst haveid today they are out on tay to do snow is coming down across the region. the ski resorts have to love this. >> meantime a look at mobile 6 traveling roads in buena vista,rsey the snow continuing to fall and the roads haven't necn e 6:00 isving aloons be the watch word througarden state and here in franklinville, gloucester county seems to be okay. not a lot of traffic out there. that is a good thing mobile 6 moving without trouble here. >> roads are still out working on news at 4:00. many of them are snow related. i alicia vitarelli. is there lunch ordered in the newsroom

>> i'll get on the got back in from being outside and if you don't have, i would stay at home.ple are doing just that and sending uic ust how they are enjoying this snow day, we love our #6abcaction, from kids enjoying the and pets plaveryone stay war drive.send us your snowtographs, and they mayw yo and the rising cost of health find themselves skipping dental visits however consumer reports says that there a number of ways to get the care you need without it taking a huge bite out of your we'll break it down for y burning tionhould we order you for lunch. the turkey ruben. >> the surf and turf sounds good today. that means a burger. thanks alicia. coming up at noonnriwhout causing an aching bake. we'll talk e come back. philalphia international airport again hundreds of cancellations and delays youayt if you plan on getting onoming in and call the

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there is a windchill advisory across the region now and a warning in the a word to the wise if you go up skiing. a quick look at the seven day 26 is today' high and toward 24 the rest of the afternoon. ♪y start ends up giving way to drying this afternoon. preast out lot drifting snow to deal. and bitter cold friday and saturday and hig and single lows and 38 monday and guys monday afternoon day little wintry mix possible.ank you. age of this nor'easter