Heavy rain took a break late Monday morning but the worst of the wet weather could still come.
NBC10 First Alert Weather chief meteorologist Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz issued an NBC10 First Alert for late Monday afternoon and evening as the possibility of severe thunderstorms threatened the area.
Heavy rain mixed with strong winds to cause some scattered flooding and power outages in the Philadelphia region as the first part of wet weather struck Monday. Rain, heavy at times, fell early Monday as winds gusted above 20 mph at times.
PECO reported about 10,000 outages by mid-morning with nearly 5,000 in the northern part of Philadelphia alone. The utility said some of the outages were weather related. By noon there were less than 1,000 outages. Over in New Jersey, PSE&G also reported scattered outages.
Flooding slowed traffic along the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) near Girard Avenue. Some flooding hit areas including Chestnut Hill; Darby, Pennsylvania; along Governor Printz Boulevard in Delaware; and other areas as storm drains backed up due to heavy rainfall and debris.
Be careful when driving, especially in areas prone to flooding. Don’t drive through standing water. And, be careful of standing water from blocked drains.
Low clouds and fog remained late Monday morning. As the sun burns off the moisture Monday afternoon, the threat for severe weather increases "for the potential for severe thunderstorms with damaging winds, large hail and possibly, even, a couple of tornadoes in the area," said Glenn.
The greatest threat for severe weather late Monday afternoon was for Delaware, South Jersey, Philadelphia and the immediate suburbs where brief heavy downpours could hit.
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