so we're out here just doing a good deed. >> reporter: reporting from philadelphia, keith jones, nbc 10 news. >>> back your patience against tomorrow if you're planning on taking the train. septa plans to run a normal third day schedule. it will update times before rush hour starts. amtrak is on a modified schedule. so expect delays. as for new jersey transit expect a close to normal schedule for our region. >> when i woke up this morning, saw the schedule was a modified schedule, first train wasn't starting until 7:11. i was like, shoot. what am i going to do? >> sleeping in a train station is not on my bucket list, okay? >> airport workers cleared the snow off the runways tonight and flights returned to the air. this is a live look at philadelphia international. still a lot of delays and cancellations but the airport is open. >> before you leave the house tomorrow morning we'll get you ready for what could be a dicey commute starting at 4:00 a.m. >>> make sure you're signed up for breaking news alerts on the free nbc 10 app. and we still have much more coverage of the storm's after

nbc10's keith jones is live inside of the station right now. nobody will be getting anywhere fast tomorrow. >> yeah, the city warned of significant delays, especially at 30th street station. in fact, we found one student from st. john's university, her name is julia fox, who heeded the warning from last friday. she's not making that mistake again. >> i was stranded at 30th street station and almost have to sleep overnight. i did not have a good experience and am not looking forward to this. >> reporter: so tonight, julia is stocking up. >> chicken, eggs, milk. all the essentials. >> reporter: over the weekend, set to run 24 hour service on the frankfurt and broad street redlines. most regional airlines will operate on a separate schedule as well. amtrak plans to operate on modified schedules. at philadelphia international, some airlines are waiving fees to change flights. this man already took advantage of that. >> there would be no way i'm getting home. he called the airline and changed the flight. >> reporter: now he's back in las vegas befor

. >> reporter: keith jones, nbc 10 news. >> maybe some of those kids will be in prime time. >> you can watch the special premier of rise next tuesday. airing after "this is us." >> if you want to see the show sooner, join nbc 10 for advanced screening. happening in upper dashy high school performancing arts. get tickets now on nbc 10.com. >>> everyone wants to know how much snow we will see and when. >> that is what i am going to cover. tuesday night for much of the area, we start with rain. this could be during the evening commute. not a time period to worry about accumulations. wednesday morning, pre dawn, right through the morning commute we are going to see that rain transitioning to wet snow? some areas, it could be sloppy and slippery in some places. you are going to have to be careful. this is not going to transition to rain to you. this whole will switch over to snow in philadelphia, northern delaware, and parts of south jersey. between 4:00 and 10:00 is when the heaviest steadest snow comes down. as it picks up in intensity, it is going to start to stick and be sloppy. our sto

i'm keith jones. listen, now is the time to prepare. schools have already cansed -- scrolling at the bottom of your screen we have live team coverage as the storm approaches. ref a neighborhood by neighborhood forecast. we start with tammie souza, who is track the the storm's path. glue we are going to be heavy wet snow deposited on everything. here's the timing of everything. early tomorrow morning, we'll see a steadier

i'm keith jones. >> and i'm erin coleman. nbc 10 has a dozen reporters committed to covering this major storm for you. and we have placed them in specific locations to show you what each area is seeing tot.

i'm keith jones. >> and i'm erin coleman. nbc 10 has a dozen reporters committed to covering this major storm for you. and we have placed them in specific locations to show you what each area is seeing tonight. some of you are getting quite a show. >> wow. that was the sound of thundersnow today in gordontown, new jersey. pretty rare. we have team coverage from the nbc 10 first alert weather center as well. meteorologist steve sosna is breaking down the snow totals neighborhood by neighborhood. but we begin with chief meteorologist tammie souza tracking where the worst of the storm is right now. >> the worst of the storm right now is in south jersey. take a look at this. stretching right through toms river, all the way back through atlantic city. that's where we have this purple band that you can see. that's the very heavy snow. but look. this is a six-hour loop. within six hours of time we had that super intense burst of snow that brought some snow totals of 6 and 8 inches in that short time period. we had some overnight. an