Severe Storms and Flooding Hit Parts of Philadelphia Area

Severe storms and flooding hit parts of our area Thursday afternoon and evening.

A First Alert was in effect until 9 p.m. Thursday for our area due to the storms

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch was also in effect for the entire area until 9 p.m. while a Flood Watch was in effect for Philadelphia, northern Delaware, the Pennsylvania suburbs and parts of South Jersey until 10 p.m.

*NEW* Severe T-Storm Watch until 9p for Philly, N & W suburbs, Berks county, central and southern NJ, the shore, all of Delaware. Damaging winds main threat along with intense cloud to ground lightning and downpours. @NBCPhiladelphia @KYWNewsradio @KrystalKlei @Janetbolivartv https://t.co/nJ4iVN6996
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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was also in effect for Kent and Sussex counties in Delaware until 6:45 p.m.

The storms caused flooding in parts of the area, including the I-95 southbound ramp from Broad Street in South Philadelphia as well as Route 130 southbound near Route 42 in Brooklawn.

After the storms move out, conditions will be sunny and pleasant through the weekend.