downing ton over to exton, this shower and thunderstorm is rea really just set up shop across the area. not really moving that rapidly. so a flash flood warning for central chester county now until 12:45 a.m. because of that storm. elsewhere you can see that rainfall moving away from south jersey. but look at the rainfall earlier in the day. two to perhaps five, 6-inches of rainfall fell within the system earlier. central, southern sections of delaware, about 3-inches of rainfall. so the system has been slow moving with that stalled boundary so of course we continue to follow leftover showers overnight. your friday, mostly sunny, but lower humidity. we'll talk about the weekend forecast and those changes coming up. back to you. >> all right, scott, thank you. >> this is wait looked like earlier today in ocean city. heavy rain causing a lot of flooding. people caught off guard force to do push their cars through high waters in the streets and take a look at this. really shows you just how deep the water was in ocean city. fox 29 catching these kids swimming in the streets. >> family is

we'll take you to exton chester county coming up. >> thanks karen. we have pictures to prove who stole the cookies from the cookie jar. "action news" continues. >> i know who it >> ♪ >> five:13 now. good morning everyone. it is wednesday, taking a live look at what the business is at the airport right now. got some people doing some stuff there. it is going to be so hot i wouldn't even want to be out on those run ways. they'll be sizzling today. 77 degrees getting up into the 90's. feeling more like a hundred. >> time to take a look at the roads with karen rogers. hey, karen. >> hey, head out early if you want to avoid it, that's all we can say but it's already kind of sticky out there. time for your suburban traffic report. let's go lie in exton chester county. this is route 100 at sunrise boulevard. no overnight construction here so looking pretty good and no problems between the 30 bypass and the pennsylvania turnpike so good to go this morning in exton. but on the maps here we've got construction old lancaster road is going to close in tredyffrin

"eyewitness news" reporter syma chowdhry joins us from exton, chester county where many are starting their morning in the dark. i'm sure a lot of people are missing their alarms, syma, good morning. >> reporter: that is right, erika and ukee. you know that saying you don't know what you have until it is gone. i think that really applies here when it comes to power. a lot of us just assume power is here, and, you know what, power is not here where i am at this wawa. we have seen quite a

"eyewitness news" reporter syma chowdhry joins us from exton, chester county where many are starting their morning in the dark. i'm sure a lot of people are missing their alarms, syma, good morning. >> reporter: that is right, erika and ukee. you know that saying you don't know what you have until it is gone. i think that really applies here when it comes to power. a lot of us just assume power is here, and, you know what, power is not here where i am at this wawa. we have seen quite a few people driving by, thinking that this wawa is opened but it is not. and, if a wawa is not opened, it is a 24 hour wawa, if it is not opened they are not making any money. no business going on here. two employees are inside with flashlights and they told me that the power went out around 8:00 and they have been without power, ever since. we are talking about these storms that passed through our area last night and like numbers erika mention that had left hundreds of thousands of people without power, last night. crews had to deal with fallen trees and power lines, peco crew where is out all night in

that is where we will find our syma chowdhry in exton with thousands still in the dark, syma, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ukee and erika. nearly 40,000 people here in chester county are, without power including this wawa behind me in the corner of the rutgers drive and route 100. funny how it works because if you look across the street on rutgers drive, power has been restored on that side of the street, not just this side of the street, just yet. so of course wawa employees inside are waiting for the power. they are hoping that maybe it will come on soon. they still have to be inside the shop regardless of the, fact that the business is closed and despite the fact that it is a 24 hour business. pumps are empty. no one is here. we have seen a few people driving around thinking this this wawa is opened. fun toy see how they get here, they are confused and then look on their face they are disappointed as i can completely understand. that employees told me that the power went out around 8:00 last night. when storms passed through our area last night as we have been mentioning all

"eyewitness news" reporter syma chowdhry joins us from exton, chester county where folks are starting the morning in the dark, still that wawa in the dark. syma, good morning. >> reporter: that is right, a lot of folks are waking up trying to get ready with no power but you know, sometimes we forget that businesses also need power especially this 24 hour wawa. we have been here all morning long and they have been without power since 8:00 last night. some folks have been driving through and get gas realizing it is not opened. wawa employees put these orange cones to make sure other people don't come in thinking that it is opened. but we still, see some employees, showing up, they have been coming here, they have to be here regardless of whether or not this wawa is open. now these two employees inside, three employees inside now said they have to use flashlights all night since power went out at 8:00. this is when storms passed through our area and one point left hundreds of thousands of people, without power. now crews, had to deal with some fallen trees and power lines, and peco crews

a decent amount of lightning exton and parts of downingtown. as we close in closer six lightning strikes for this area. this is the hail mode. anywhere they are small and contained. one near phoenixville anywhere from pea-sized and up to quarters. 611 south of doylestown. a severe watch is in effect until 8:00. the potential is there for the storms to turn severe. the main threat is downpours and strong winds with the storms. it's a modern threat with power outages and quarter-sized hail. it's a low chance of any of them to have rotations and creates tornadoes. we'll talk about the accuweather forecast tomorrow. >>> you can stay one step ahead of the evening storm by downloading the free app. you will get severe weather alerts on your phone. it's available right now for your apple and android devices. >>> a heartbroken family's cry for justice. crystal brown was struck down by a stray bullet leaving the market. it is a growing problem with gun violence. they are asking someone to step forward. someone had to see something chad? >>reporter:yes,

prussia route 202 at the schuylkill expressway the road is drying out and traffic is moving well between exton and norristown. there's no on coating construction between frazier and paoli. i-95 overnight roadwork has cleared and there's a good ride from bucks county to philadelphia. >> good morning, everybody it's 4:52. we have early morning problems in our travel forecast newark, new jersey, liberty international airport. the storms affecting our region are moving off towards long island right now. at newark liberty, 46 cancellations of flights due to the storms and laguardia new york city they have 15 canals -- cancellations. >>> i want to go to florida and show you the view of tropical storm arthur. it will affect areas in the south as it moves up the coast. in addition to the arthur we have the chance of severe storms up and down the east coast from boston to florida, the combination of that is going to cause delays at all the airports and in between there and up and down the east coast. chicago getting rain not that big of a deal. texas dallas and houston could see thundershowers that cou

. >> we're here in exton chester county along route 100 at commerce drive by the exton shopping complexgood here but we're getting reports of a crash just north of here at worthington road. other accidents plus lots of check of schuylkill. >> harry potter is all grown up now. find out what the boy wizard no longer a boy is up to as an adult later on "action >> ♪ >> 6:42. taking a live look at independence mall. independence hall and it's looking nice and bright out there. 73 degrees in the city, getting up to 89 degrees today. look out for strong storms later today. >> almost halfway through the week, matt. house it looking on the roads. >> because of the batch of storms last night we have a laundry list this morning on secondary roads that are shut down matt and erin so are you ready? here we go. in cherry hill covered bridge road remains closed because of downed fires. head for pine valley road. in evesham township greentree road remains shut down between brandywine drive and conestoga drive. stay on 70 to get around that blockage n northern delaware in claymont traffic light issues b

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we have showers and storms firing up from malvern, exton, even down into west chester as well. expect this moisture to continue during the overnight hours. we'll show you the picture outside. because we have a live shot this show you. sky6 live in hd looking at the center city sky line on this sunday. we have a mostly cloudy sky. today the sky is starting to lighten up with lightning strikes across the region. as we look at the accuweather live lineup a flash flood warning to tell you about as well. flash flood warnings is for areas in southern berks county, chester county, even montgomery county and the warning will stay up until 1:45 in the morning, reading, honeybrook. pottstown, west chester included in that some shots in this warning location could find anywhere from 3 to 4" of rain when this is all said and done. temperatures tonight, warm, humid, that humidity adding to the stabilizing the atmosphere and fire up the showers and storms. 68 and reading where you have the thunderstorms moving on in and rain cooled air. allentown 7. philadelphia 79. along the coast from beac

the national weather service has issued flash flood warnings for central chester county this include exton. west chester, coatsville and honeybrook. when you get 2 to 3" of time in a short period of time the streams and sceekz cannot handle the water. if you live near a water way be prepared. especially daink us since it is happening late at night. flash flood warning continues until 1:45. we have a nrosh flood watch new castle county and flash flood watches for the shore are cancelled and however the problem is we have stationary front and this is what is focussing the storms tonightment. i'll talk about possibility of unsettled weather and when we finally dry outcomeing up in the full accuweather forecast. jim. >> when watches and warnings pop up like this our free 6abc stromtracker app will give you audio alert and that way you can access our live double scan radar right from your phone or tablet and get the full accuweather forecast. the family and friends of a newcastle, delaware woman, missing now for 11 days, ganlered tonight in hopes of getting information from the public that migh

bypass for the gang leaving downingtown, chester county, head in the toward king of prussia, frazier, exton, good shape this morning. rest of the majors like 422 and 202, looking good, again, they've pick up the cones on 202, so that's good news. but, one accident on the big board here in new jersey, 4-mile road at rake pond road. we'll check in with the airport >> chance to beat the heat in a entertaining way. >> petition this for philadelphia? >> mayor, listen? >> 1,000-foot slip and slide. check it out, in the middle of downtown salt lake city. thousands came out to give that try, have a little fun in the s organizers say they just wanted people to have a good time, even better on the inner tube. great idea. >> you can have a good time, 1,000-foot slip and slide. >> that doesn't even look -- it looks like the parkway? >> put it down for a weekend? >> bob, put in a call it mayor nutter. >> et cetera lace do it. put that set up in your babackyard? >> ya, right. >> one of the first people? >> can you imagine the water after couple of hours? >> look at you. coming up in the next hour of "eye

let's go outside in exton, this is chester county, malvern chester county right now, 202 at 29.ardly anybody out there. roads are clear and dry. no overnight construction. so looking good this morning on 202. and let's take you over here to montgomery county am i told you about them pacing traffic because of work they were doing on the northeast extension northbound past mid county tolls. but the road repair crews have cleared out and things moving nicely with no delays right now. in voorhees township camden county we've got this problem white horse road closed between station avenue and burnt mill road right here and started last week but it's indefinite at this point. they're doing emergency work in area and have to stay closed. stick to somerdale road as your alternate. i know that affects a lot of people. i hear 322 in atlantic county both ways west of 54 construction blocking the left lane until 6 o'clock tomorrow morning so you'll be dealing with that one for quite a bit. time for your commuter traffic report which you get to be a part of when you download the free waze ap

tomorrow morning the 12:45 for the end tour county some of the heaviest rain fell in downington and exton. good news you won't be seeing as intense rain but additional showers will be over you during the overnight period. >> so something to continue to be watchful of those streams and creeks and street flooding could be a possibility. right now in philadelphia, 75. 71 in allentown. down the shore some very cool temperatures. as we had rainy day. on storm scan storm scan3, we se these showers and storms to contend with overnight slowly moving offshore and dissipating after midnight. it will take little time. by friday high pressure builds in. still a chance of a stray shower or storm as our cold front will continue to move offshore. saturday looks better. sunday here comes another front diving from the northwest. more like a winter pattern than a summer pattern. high temperature sunday will be in the 80s during the overnight, look for that rain especially to the north and west. the low 69. during the day on friday the high 87. with a stray afternoon shower or storm and on the exclusive "ey

both lanes opened in both directions between exton and kop. again no delays and that road is dry.. >> all right, guys, on the big board today, we're looking at flight tracker. about 1360 flights up in the air. vacation stuff working for everybody again. we do have a line of showers and thunderstorms that are out in northern ohio pushing down toward areas like columbus. if you're flying out there this morning you may have some delays. looks like chicago's clear and points to the west. couple of little showers and thunderstorms out in places like iowa and nebraska. not big travel hubs though and it looks like we've got a little bit of scattered stuff around florida and the gulf coast but atlanta looks like we're not going to have any major delays and west coast also looking clear. later this afternoon this line of thunderstorms is going to push in toward philadelphia and if you're planning on flying or receiving somebody on a flight later this afternoon or this evening you may have some delays there because of that approach of thunderstorms that will be around here in the northern s

one southbound car headed down towards exton.ody's out and about just het headed up towards lionville. during the midday and rest of the days this week from 9 until 3 o'clock they'll block a northbound lane towards route 113. in which esther county cook county route 23 closed until 6:00 this morning between country club and valley park roads for resurfacing. that's for a couple weeks. stay on pawlings road or egypt road to get around it. new water main work in delco giving restrictions along bishop avenue and macdade boulevard. good spots to avoid. stay on 13 as an alt n over in cinnaminson and pennsauken in camden county, doing some overnight work going until 6 o'clock this morning along 130 southbound between church road and route 70. you're without two of the lanes there. let's grab the ipad do the commuter report on this tuesday morning. made it through monday. time to tackle tuesday. down in the first state not a whole lot cooking so far. one of our friends using the waze app says watch out for a vehicle stopped on the shoul

>> reporter: there's going to be a work zone in the on going work zone in chester county north of extonng route 100 at ship road they will block a lane both ways from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. that will cause slowing. organ the ben franklin bridge we have four westbound lanes into center city. eastbound of course the on going work zone continues to block the right lane heading toward camden. at this point it's dry, but in north wales you can see a few showers out an about. horsham road the road is damp. >> reporter: matt, last night over the ben franklin bridge the problem was heavy thunderstorms. you heard lots of thunder and boy was it active even with a couple of gusty thunderstorms. this morning we have light nuisance sprinkles and showers, matt showed you how some of the roads were wet. this might slow you down slightly. 75 degrees by 9:00 a.m. there could irng willing showers by -- there could lingering showers in the morning hours. the sun comes back, the high is 84 degrees, the humidity will be lowering as the day goes on. improvement as we move through the afternoon. there's no ma

downingtown and exton, the southern portion of the cells will graze over those areas in the next half-hour or 45 minutes or so. satellite and radar, we have this little batch of moisture right in through here. it is pushing through dry air over our western suburbs as i speak. this will push to the southeast, but it will lose it's punch its comes into the city south anticipate east. lunchtime, 82, 5:00 p.m., 83 coming off a comfortable high of 86. >> the phillies face their third game in the series against the diamondbacks. >> reporter: ryan howard bench last night. sources say hours has been given zero indication from the front office they are trying to trade him or release him. reuben amaro backed that up saying he expects howard to be on the roster and he did meet with ryan sandberg to talk about what he called a mental break and breaking out of the slump. the team said they have not talked about getting rid of him. >> of course he has a future with us, he is a very big part of our organization more than anything else this is giving ryan kind of a break, getting him back on track. >> no

county, you'll see sunshine a little bit of sun glare along the 30 bypass approaching route 100 in exton. what you don't see are any major delays. you'll see construction around the region telling you where you don't want to go after the break. >> the world cup sparks violence overseas more on >> welcome back, you're taking a live look here, do you want shore into cape may. you can see the waves crashing ashore there. 74 degrees, be prepared for this afternoon, as karen tells us we could be in for strong storms. >> that could mess the traffic later, how is the traffic now, matt? >> reporter: i'm not looking forward to the afternoon commute. let's look forward to the morning commute. i know it's tough to get going on a monday, but you got to do. we have easy traffic 422 approaching valley forge national park. 9 to 3:00 p.m. they are scheduled to work on the westbound lanes on the bridge over the schuylkill river. from 9:00 a.m. to 3 coming away from king of prussia heading toward oaks you could see delays on 422. i would like to warn you about these spots you don't want to go so you don't

trip from the 30 bypass starting to see that volume coming out of the downingtown heading in towards extonrd of a fire location here somewhere along meeting house road near naamans creek road. keep that in mind heading that way. phillies playing afternoon baseball at 1:05, we will see extra volume and unusual traffic, heading in the ballpark for that 1:05 game and as soon as that game is over instant traffic jam happens every time we have a business person specials, that will set the tone for the rest of our evening rush hour. it is baseball fans heading out, marvel comics gang coming in at 7:00. it will be a hot mess in the stadium area later on tonight. septa kick nothing with extra trains for sports trains on the subway, ukee back over to you. >>> breaking news tops headlines on cbs-3. algerian plane has disappeared from radar on a 3000-mile trip from western africa to algeria on the mediterranean coast there were 110 passengers and six crew members on that plane. >> also now federal aviation administration ban on flights to and from israel has been lifted, news comes as secretary of st

february 2012, exton, pennsylvania, it's looking like another uneventful day at walmart until a man standinghe parking lot begins to remove his clothing. he first strips off his jacket and then his sweater followed by his t-shirt, pants, shoes, underwear, and finally his socks. he calmly walks through the parking lot and enters the store. once inside, police say security cameras showed the man at the customer service desk where he picks up a pair of socks from the counter and puts them on his feet. patrons tried to mind their own business as the man walks around the store. but at 6'4" and nearly 300 pounds, and let's not forget, completely naked, he is difficult to ignore. when the police arrive, the bare-skinned bandit is arrested. charges against the man include simple assault, retail theft, and, of course, indecent exposure. investigate fors say he's not unstable. more likely that the nude romp is that he tests positive for drugs. you may have seen the signs, no shirt, no shoes, no service. to most people, pants and underwear go without saying. . >>> life comes at us so fast sometimes it

. >> ongoing work zone in chester county just north of exton along route 100 near ship road.ffic moving well between the bypass and the turnpike. how is it moving on six other roadways? we'll check the other cameras in 60 seconds after the break. >> the beast is unleashed in spain. the running of the bulls later on "action news." >> >> ♪ >> welcome back now. it's 6:14. your looking live at sky 6 hd at a hazy shot of cape may and the beach is the place you want to be today because it is going to be hot. >> indeed. especially on paved surfaces matt. >> ooh, yes, on those roads, the steam just kind of comes up and comes off the vehicles around you. sounds like a pleasant ride later on today, doesn't it? well, let's check the ride right now with six cameras in just 60 seconds during the 6 o'clock hour hon channel 6. can you tell which number we like. i got my stopwatch on my phone. here we go. starting in chester county on the 30 bypass right by 322 eastbound you'll see a little sun glare but right now no major volume delays just off of the 30 bypass here at 322. they opened a ne

malvern, along 202, this is our southbound traffic past 29 heading toward exton moving on the new pavementnorthbound in the normal spot with moderate volume. watch out for a crash in pottstown on the ramp 422 eastbound to 724. >> let's go to sky6 live hd hd and take a live look out over delaware toward the ben franklin bridge. you can see the sky is looking gray, sort of gives us an idea of what's going on event i will. >> reporter: we have a couple of sprinkles in the area. it's humid, as well. let's look at storm tracker 6 live double scan. we have shower activity pushing through. it's light at this point except for the cluster we see off atlantic city along the coastline. more storms developing later this afternoon into the evening. it's 0 hot and humid, 91. strong to severe storms. more storms tomorrow, 87 is the high. >> we'll take a short break and go to "g.m.a." anticipate see >>> good morning, america. we're bringing the heat. whoo! yeah. >> this is great. >> and we love these audition tapes. all part of our 5-alarm firefighter challenge. perfect song, safe and sound, by capital ci

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gone now but we're still slow on 202 northbound here in the normal spot from the 30 bypass on-ramp in extonl stuff at this point. in abington township there was a crash and a vehicle fire along the fairway between 611 and ride dell road by the whole foods. broken down vehicle my meetinghouse road. old route 13 in falls township working there for the last number of weeks but now for the next couple the roadway is closed entirely. stay on 13 instead. on the roosevelt boulevard southbound at tyson there's still a crash in the inner drive, one northbound near ninth street is gone and the slowing persists of course along the schuylkill westbound by city avenue. and in delaware, a couple minute delay in each direction along 95 as you get around that 495 closure. matt. >> all right, matt, thank so much. >>> cape may new jersey is live on sky 6 the water temperature in the ocean a comfy 74 degrees. david murphy with the accuweather forecast. david. >> it's warm and it's a bit on the humid side again this morning, matt. lots of sun up over the horizon. take a look as we have struck the 80-degree mar