Traffic is backed up on I-95 southbound in Philadelphia due to emergency repair work.
Two of the three lanes on I-95 south are closed at the Cottman Avenue (Route 73) Interchange in Philadelphia due to emergency repairs on concrete barriers that were damaged during a crash on Tuesday.
I-95’s two southbound right lanes will remain closed until 5 a.m. Wednesday. Drivers are advised to use an alternate route or give themselves more time for travel in that area.
A foot chase led to a police-involved shooting in Philadelphia Tuesday night, according to officials.
Police say they responded to a report of a person with a gun on N. 55th and Arch streets at 6:39 p.m. When they arrived they found a man who fit the description of the suspect and chased after him when he allegedly tried to run away on foot.
An officer fired one shot at the suspect but did not hit him. The officers eventually caught the man and took him into custody. Police also say they recovered the man’s weapon on the 100 block of N. 55th Street.
No one was hurt during the incident. Police have not yet revealed the man’s identity or the specific charges against him.
Service on SEPTA's Manayunk/Norristown Line resumed after it was suspended for several hours after a train struck a disabled taxi on the tracks in Montgomery County Wednesday morning.
The incident happened at Washington Street and Cherry Street in Conshohocken.
According to SEPTA officials, a train on the Manayunk/Norristown Line struck a taxi that was disabled on the tracks.
No one was in the cab.
SEPTA officials said there were 55 people on the train at the time of the crash. Two people suffered minor head injuries.
The train was en-route to Norristown.
Service on SEPTA's Manayunk/Norristown fully resumed about 8:45 a.m.
Police are issuing a warning to two Montgomery County towns after a woman claims she lost her gun while jogging.
According to the Abington Township Police Department, the woman told them she lost her gun on January 30 while jogging in the Ardsley and North Hills sections of both Upper Dublin and Abington Townships.
Abington and Upper Dublin officers, along with police K-9 and metal detectors, conducted an extensive search of each block along the reported route (northbound on Fitzwatertown Rd to Susquehanna Rd; eastbound on Susquehanna Rd to Maple Ave.; southbound on Maple Ave to Limekiln Pike; southbound on Limekiln Pike back to Fitzwatertown Rd).
A secondary search of the area by Abington officers on Monday yielded no weapon as well.
Police did not immediately identify what kind of gun the woman claims she lost.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Abington Township Police Department.
Police are searching for several suspects in the destructive vandalism inside a building on the campus of Temple University.
The crime happened about 6:45 p.m. on January 9 inside a building in the 1800 block of N. Broad Street.
Surveillance video shows the five juveniles walking by the building and entering a door.
Once inside, police say the males spray-painted the floors and walls and broke several computer monitors and mirrors.
The cost of the damage was not released.
Anyone with information is urged to contact police.
Deputies from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s office performed a “deadbeat sweep” on Wednesday, arresting 11 parents who allegedly owed over $100,000 in child support.
The parents collectively owed $126,218.63 in child support, police said. Two teams of deputies swept through Blue Bell, Glenside, Ambler, Norristown, King of Prussia, and other areas.
“One of the Sherrif’s Office priorities is to insure that deadbeat parents support their families,” Sheriff Sean Kilkenny said in a release. “It is a testament to the professionalism of our deputies that our office does not miss a beat on rounding up 11 deadbeats spread throughout the county, on the same day as the Cosby hearing.”
STARTS WITH RECORD WARMTH
The first three days of February have been exceptionally warm. There should be several record high temperatures today. Then, the four days after that will be kind of warm, at least for the middle of winter. Then, next week it’s back to winter. And, yes, that includes snow.
THE OVERALL PATTERN CHANGE
Don’t put away the heavy coats and boots yet, no matter what the Groundhog supposedly said. (How could it NOT see its’ shadow-it was nothing but sunshine in Punxsutawney Tuesday morning)?
Here is the map of temperatures compared to “normal” at around 5000 feet up today:
That shows unseasonable-even record-warmth in the Eastern U.S., with cold weather, even for winter, in the western half of the country.
That’s almost the exact opposite! The label on the map says “EPS” which means that it is a product of the European model-the best in the world overall. And it’s also an “ensemble”, meaning the AVERAGE of what happens when the world’s best is run 51 times. In short, it’s “the best of the best.”
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER NEXT WEDNESDAY?
It looks like a colder pattern setting up for at least the middle of the month. For signs, we look toward Canada, the Arctic, and Greenland, among other areas. Here is the upper-air map for next Wednesday. Assume the upper winds follow the lines on the map. So, trace the line back from Philadelphia and it will take you into Canada and even to the top of the map-near the North Pole!
The blue colors indicate lower than normal pressures, and the reddish colors indicate the opposite. The deep blue in the Eastern U.S. extends up into Eastern Canada until you see a small circle. That’s the POLAR VORTEX. As we’ve seen in recent winters, its’ position is very important. It’s not far enough south to put us in the ice box, but it is an overall cold pattern.
The red colors near the top of the map indicate high pressure building into the Arctic. This is the now infamous –AO, or negative Arctic Oscillation. This helps force the polar vortex southward, and can be a major factor in our snowstorms. Here is the history-and forecast-of the AO:
The lower the line drops, the “more negative” the AO gets. Notice how low it got around January 16th. A very low –AO followed by a quick rise has historically led to snowstorms in the East. And, one week after the –AO, we had our blizzard of 2016.
Now look at the forecast, which are the red lines. The closer the lines are together, the higher the confidence in the forecast. So the AO bottoms out around Feb. 13th, and then rises quickly. If this actually happens, we would be in a more favorable position for a snowstorm around Feb. 20th.
BUT WHAT ABOUT SNOW NEXT WEEK?
Neither the AO or NAO (North Atlantic Oscillation) are favorable for major winter storms, but there are signs of some sort of storm along the East Coast early next week. Here is the map from the European model, run today. The ensembles of the European are fairly similar for so far in advance. This would bring the area snow Monday into Tuesday.
Some other computer models are “not on board” with this forecast yet, but agreement is unusual a week out (Except for our January blizzard, of course).
More updates coming this week….
Glenn “Hurricane” Schwartz
Chief Meteorologist, NBC10 Philadelphia
An airplane’s tires deflated after it landed in Allentown Wednesday.
Allegiant Air Flight 624, which had 152 passengers and six crew members on board, departed Orlando Sanford International Airport at 3:09 p.m. Wednesday and landed at Lehigh Valley International Airport at 5:46 p.m. After the plane landed, two of its tires deflated. The aircraft stopped on the runway and passengers were bussed to the terminal. No one was injured during the incident.
Mechanics examined the plane to have it safely moved.
The incident delayed Flight 625 which was set to depart from Allentown to Sanford at 5:30 p.m. That flight was rescheduled for Thursday at 1 p.m. Allegiant Air offered those passengers $100 vouchers for future flights.
Police are searching for the killer who fatally shot a man inside a Philadelphia home that was packed with several people, including four children.
The shooting happened about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday inside a home in the 1800 block of Fillmore Street in the city’s Frankford section.
According to investigators, the gunman walked up to the front door, opened it and began firing.
A 30-year-old man was struck several times. When officers arrived, they found him on the living room floor. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
After shooting the victim, the gunman ran out of the home. Investigators say he was captured on surveillance cameras walking up to the home and then leaving.
Chief Inspector Scott Small said 10 people, including four children, were inside the home when the gunman entered.
“Although someone was shot and killed, we’re still fortunate there weren’t other victims struck by gunfire in the house,” Small explained.
The victim, did not live at the home, Small said, but was visiting friends.
A motive remains under investigation, but Small said the area is known to police.
“The intersection of Fillmore and Tackawanna is known to 15th District police for street-level drug sales,” Small said.
The victim’s name was not immediately released.
The NBC10 First Alert Weather team is tracking possible wet snow for parts of the area.
Temperatures are expected to be in the low-to-mid 50s during the day Thursday.
As the afternoon turns into night Thursday, the temperatures are expected to drop.
About 9 p.m., the precipitation will begin as rain in South Jersey and Delaware.
By about 4 a.m., the moisture will changeover to snow in parts of South Jersey and possibly the Philadelphia area.
Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs could see an inch of slushy snow, while some towns in extreme South Jersey could see two inches.
After the snow moves out, Friday will be 46 degrees. Saturday will be partly sunny with a high of 48 degrees and Sunday will be sunny with 51 degrees.
Stay with NBC10.com for the latest weather updates.
