Jersey and delaware. Some models have pockets of snow in delaware higher than that. You can see some of the rain changing over to snow down into parts of kent county. What were watching is this giant storm system, again, its very elongated. Its going to take a while to get here. It will be here throughout the day tomorrow as it approaches our area. Watch the temperature profiles, you can see the temperatures still too warm to support all snow in many places. Were seeing that changeover in south delaware and new jersey. Then as temperatures falls, you see by tomorrow morning its up into philadelphia and on up into the Lehigh Valley and the poconos. Steve is going to walk you through some of those snow totals. Well start in south jersey with a closeup look at the neighborhoods is. Thats right. We do have some snow falling, very light levels right now. Our own Ted Greenburg saying light flurries occurring there. The snow will start in south jersey and delaware and will last the longest. A
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International space station and finally this is irmas eye as seen from a nasa satellite three different views but all say the same thing, this is a potentially catastrophic storm and its headed towards the united states. It is tuesday night the big story on action news Hurricane Irma preparing for landfall as a category five storm. People in puerto rico and florida are seriously battening down the hatches with irma producing the most powerful winds ever recorded in the atlantic ocean. The storm could reach florida by the weekend shells are already emptying out in grocery and home stores. Authorities are readying evacuation orders and Florida Governor rick scott has declared a state of emergency for all 67 counties before irma gets to florida she will pumpel small caribbean islands like anguila and here is the most frightening thing we heard the governor of puerto rico is calling it more dangerous than harvey and go to cecily tynan for the latest on the storm. No doubt about in this is
Most accurate sevenday forecast. Current winds are now 16 Miles Per Hour. Sustained wind speeds for wilmington, 12 for dover. 14 for philadelphia. Calmer for toms river and wildwood, 7 and 8 degrees respectively. Philadelphia, lots of 40s for you. 46 and summer ton, 44. Andora, 44. Rittenhouse, 46. And pence port currently at 47 degrees. What about new jersey, also seeing lots of 40s. We have 47 for florence. Lumberton, 45. Mt. Laurel, 44 for you. Pemberton, 45. Robinsville, 44. And the jersey shore seeing the western influence. Temperatures pretty much in the mid to upper 40s and low 50s for cape may courthouse at 50. Summers point, 47. Atlantic city, 49. And upper township, one degree cooler. What about the phillies home opener game . Ill go with clouds sticking around and the wind gusts being an issue. However, the good news is i really dont see that threat of rain. Perhaps one or two passing sprinkles. Ill have more information coming up in just a bit. Meantime, heres jessica. Than
Targeted the regime of assad. Lana zack has more on the details. Reporter russia is calling for an emergency session of the City Security council they are announcing a suspension of coordinated activities with the United States. U. S. Officials say they notified russia in advance. Two american destroyers in the mediterranean, the u. S. Launched 59 tomahawk cruise missiles at syria. We launched a military strike in syria for the chemical attack from launched. The president asked the International Community to denounce assad for the use of sir ingas against his own people. More than 80 were killed, mostly women and children in brutal horrific deaths. Russia is decrying u. S. Actions. A spokesman for Vladimir Putin regarded the strikes in violation of international law. U. S. Lawmakers are responding many praising the president s action, others say congress should have consulted. Rand paul said while we all condemn the atrocities in syria, the United States was not attacked. For the new p