Tuesday's storm that dumped inches of windswept rain on much of the Philadelphia region is well gone, but its impacts continued to be felt in Philadelphia's East Falls neighborhood two days later.
That's because Kelly Drive -- a busy thoroughfare connecting East Falls, Manayunk, Roxborough and other northwestern neighborhoods and lower parts of Montgomery County to heart of Philadelphia and Center City -- remained closed Thursday morning after the Schuylkill River flooded the roadway.
Before daybreak Thursday, the water appeared to have receded near Midvale Avenue, however, it remained closed between Falls Bridge and Ferry Drive.
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City emergency management had warned that the roadway would remain closed into Thursday as the Streets Department worked to remove "mud and debris."
The closure continued through the morning rush and remained in place through the morning. The Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management said that crews worked through the morning to get the roadway safe to reopen.
Philadelphia officials announced that Kelly Drive was cleared and reopened around 1 p.m. Thursday after city workers spent the day clearing the mess.
This closure was the latest for this stretch of Kelly Drive, which was closed at least twice due to flooding late last year as heavy rains seemingly cause more river flooding in the area.
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