The heaviest rain moved out of the area Saturday night, but today light rain is expected to cause moderate flooding at creeks and rivers across the region.
The Philadelphia area was slammed Saturday by a massive storm that brought heavy rains spurring major damage.
Heavy rain along Broad and King flooded some streets leaving drivers stranded or forcing them to turn around to avoid getting stuck in high waters.
People who live on Copley Road in Germantown were stunned after a tree collapsed on several cars. "My poor neighbors, Randy and Stephanie, those are their cars," Roxanne Hewitt said.
The storm also caused delays on rails and the skies. SEPTA was forced to halt service for two hours on the R5 train at the Merion Station in Montgomery County after a tree struck it. Nearly two dozen passengers were left stranded. Service has since resumed.
Most incoming at departing flights at Philadelphia International Airport are now on time, but check on your flight before leaving home online or by calling 800-PHL-GATE. Yesterday many incoming flights had a two-hour delay.
In New Jersey, high winds associated with the storm also apparently caused a crane collapse at a casino under construction in Atlantic City, leaving a city police officer injured. More than 380 people were evacuated last night from three main buildings, Bella Condominiums, Adelphia Apartments and High Gate Town Homes. Those people may not be allowed back in until Monday. The winds also caused at least two homes to collapse, at 1800 Garfield Ave. and 110 Indiana Ave. Those homes, at will need to be demolished or repaired. Numerous other homes and buildings were damaged in the area as well.
Flood warnings were issued for several rivers in northern Jersey, including the Ramapo River at Mahwah and Saddle River at Lodi, where minor to moderate flooding was expected Saturday night and Sunday. Coastal flood and high wind warnings were in effect for
the Jersey Shore.
At least four inches of rain had fallen in parts of Atlantic, Camden, Gloucester and Middlesex counties as of 9 p.m. Saturday, and an additional one to two inches was expected through early today. Rain began falling Friday night and combined with strong winds on Saturday, with gusts reaching up to 70 mph. Winds knocked down numerous trees and power lines, causing power outages across the state.
The hardest-hit area was southern Jersey, where Public Service Electric & Gas reported 130,000 customers without power, while
Atlantic City Electric had about 36,000 customers in the dark.
