. >> and i'm vai sikahema. we have the "first alert" team ahead of the next storm to prepare. meteorologist krystal klei has the forecast pinpointed to your neighborhood. but let's start with britta brittanyship. >> actually temperatures will post into mid to high 40s. by tonight, rain tonight into the poconos. and rain showers mainly to south of philadelphia. by wednesday morning, we're seeing steadier snow coming down, more of a mix towards i-95. towards the ramp, the heavier snow is coming through. more of south jersey will start to see snowfall as well. closer to the shore, doesn't look like we'll see a lot of accumulating snow. and this system say quick-moving system. so lighter snow and even the entire system moves out of our region as early as wednesday night. we'll keep the "first alert" in effect, however, all the way until thursday. here are the areas under the winter storm warnings. these are the areas that we're going to seat most aboe most ac snow. we have wilmington here under a storm watch. what this basically means we're going to be deal with wet and a lot of a

. >> and i'm vai sikahema. we have team coverage tracking the storm which is set to bring heavy snow to the area. let's get to brittney shipp with the most accurate forecast in town. >> we have a first alert going tomorrow at 4:00 a.m. and going to continue all the way into thursday. it's basically going to affect the entire area, with the extension right along the shore. just because the shore is not expected to see a lot of accumulating snow, we're still going to get strong wind speeds. and the entire system is going to move through early wednesday into thursday, around 7:00 a.m. we'll start to see light rain tonight. but the accumulating snow is not set to hit the area until overnight hours. it will turn heavy into the wednesday evening commute. and we're expecting gusty wind speeds. we're talking gusts up to 40 miles per hour. that could bring down more tree limbs and add to power outages. this is what we're watching closely. we've already seen so much rain and snow. it's not going to take a lot to bring do

. >> and i'm vai sikahema. cryst chr cyst as krystal klei has the forecast. but we start with brittney shipp. >> first part of the main steam won't get here until tomorrow. but dry conditions through today. light rain and snow expected through the evening. most of the area under a first alert which will go into effect until thursday at 7:00 a.m. here are the concerns with the first alert. accumulating chevy know. messy commutes tomorrow morning and especially tomorrow afternoon and evening. wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour which could bring down more trees and more power outages. agency we go through the day today, we'll don't see the clouds increasing through the afternoon. then by the time 8:00 rolls around, now, we're dealing with light rain through part philadelphia, south jersey. more of a rain/snow mix for pottstown, doylestown, allentown. and then through the overnight hours when you wake up tomorrow morning, it's a different story. we start to see colder air moving in. by the time you head into work tomorrow, the temperatures are cold enough for acc

. >> and i'm vai sikahema. we have team coverage tracking the storm which is set to bring heavy snow to the area. let's get to brittney shipp with the most accurate forecast in town. >> we have a first alert going tomorrow at 4:00 a.m. and going to continue all the way into thursday. it's basically going to affect the entire area, with the extension right along the shore. just because the shore is not expected to see a lot of accumulating snow, we're still going to get strong wind speeds. and the entire system is going to move through early wednesday into thursday, around 7:00 a.m. we'll start to see light rain tonight. but the accumulating snow is not set to hit theea

i am vai sikahema. just about 8:30. let's get to brittney shipp with the most accurate neighborhood forecast. >> a nor'easter is heading our way. first alert goes in effect tonight until thursday 7:00 a.m. it will effect the entire area. the reason why we issued this, we expect accumulating heavy snow. messy commute tomorrow morning and evening. ginl gusty winds 40 miles per hour could bring down more trees and power lines and lead to more power outages. radar shows a few clouds. rain will start later this evening after 8:00 p.m. first alert goes into effect by 11:00. this is part of the system, it will continue tracking our way. by 8:00, expect light rain in your area, and then of course we'll keep you updated on how much snow to expect in your neighborhood. >> thank you. >>> let's check the roads with first alert reporter jessica boyington. >> watching a crash in goshen township. shoulder and right lane blocked. big delays approaching the scene. and sun glare on 295. slow both directions north and south. >> thank you.

. >> and i'm vai sikahema. crystal has your latest but we begin with brittney shipp. >> it's going to start tomorrow acting all the way until thursday. starts at 4:00 a.m. wednesday and goes all the way until thursday at 7:00 a.m. the big concern about the next nor'easter moving in, it's accumulating snow and it's going to happen over both of our commutes wednesday. wednesday evening, expect it to be worse wednesday morning. both, expected to be messy. gusty wind speeds up to 40 miles per hour. not quite as strong as the last nor easter that moved through to bring down trees and power lines. part of system is still bringing a laot of snow to parts of the midwest. we'll see dry conditions, we'll see a dry day until we get on later to this evening. closer to 9:00 is when we'll see rain showers moving through. this is the bake timing. by wednesday at noon, your lunch hour to 2:00, now, we're starting to see more of a changeover. and as we get closer to the morning commute hour, that's when the steadier snow starts

i'm vai sikahema. it is gloomy out there. let's get right to brittney shipp with your forecast. >>> we are going to see extremely strong wind gusts, dangerously strong, up to 50 miles per hour by 11:00 a.m. in philadelphia. up to 44 in avalon. up to 50 in rehoboth. we will be seeing rain or wet snow depending on where you are. we are already seeing cold air working in the back of the system. it is giving us snow in the poconos. a mix in the lehigh valley. parts of redding switching over to wet snowfall. this will be the trend for the rest of the day. be really careful as you head home from work. >> all of this weather will have an effect on the roads. let's check in with katy zach przachry. >> there is some moisture on the camera and still some slight ponding on the roads. let's take a look at our camera in pennsylvania. this is a look at 476, the blue route, at ridge pike. we are seeing extra volume coupled with slower speeds. if you are going southbound between the turnpike and 76, your speeds are considerably lower. vai? >

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i'm vai sikahema. >> i'm tracy davidson. keep the shuffles and boots ready. as another whammy comes in overnight. as crews race to get the power turned on after neighborhoods left in the dark last week. these crews were out overnight in lincoln drive and west mt. airy. >> about 25,000 homes across the region are still without power. and we have live "first alert" team coverage on the push to restore power and what's to come with the next winter threat. we begin with meteorologist brittney shipp tracking the time line of the next storm. brittney. >> we have a weather alert going into effect at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. and basically going to about the entire area. the timing on this, the worst of it is wednesday as you're trying to head home from work. we'll start to see light rainfall for tonight, before the main system gets here. accumulating snow is what we're concerned about. messy commutes. gusty wind speeds. we've mentioned we have thousands without power and still with the strong wind speeds moving through, bringing down trees and power lines and outages. her

good mong, i'm vai sikahema. >> and i'm tracy davidson. the school semipacts willing frefrg schools to mass transsits. right now we have several school closings, early dismissals across our area. you can see a full list of event closures on our nbc 10 app right now, it's a free app, check it out. it has a lot of information there. also we can tell you that septa regional rail and j transit trains operating on special snow schedules. we is have that information there too. we're also watching power outages which have been a problem since friday's storms. thousands of people still not back online and with today's wind and heavy snow adding to the issue, well, we'll see what happens. right now nearly 15,000 customers are without electricity. >> the and our live team coverage of this major storm kicks off with nbc 10 first alert brittney shipp. brittany. >> it's been a busy morning for us and now we continue to see this changing testimony. so sometimes we're seeing rain, sometimes a mix, snow, it will go back to mix sometimes. here's a closer l

i'm vai sikahema. just about 8:30. we're in the middle of a first alert because of a major winter storm moving right through our area. here's a live look now at broad street from our camera at the kimmel center campus. a snow emergency has been declared for philadelphia which means if your car was parked along a snow emergency route, it's most likely been towed. go check just -- nonetheless. >>> let's check in with meteorologist brittney shipp with the most accurate neighborhood weather forecast. >> we are under a first alert for really most of the area here. this stays in effect until 7:00 a.m. closer look at what we expect to see, accumulating snow. commutes are going to be messy, wind speeds up to 40 miles per hour. let's switch you over and show where all the snow and rain is. if you are closer to the shore, atlantic city, cape may, dover, seeing rain. the heavy snowfall will be over philadelphia, pushing into abington. wilmington, we've seen steady snow, two to three inches have already come down. same thing for s