Severe storms continued to slam the Philadelphia region overnight with lightning and flooding downpours. And, more severe storms and flooding hit the area later Tuesday.
The NBC10 First Alert Weather Team has issued a First Alert for Tuesday afternoon and evening for the entire Philadelphia region for downpours that could lead to flooding, strong wind and small hail.
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Rain, storms return
The first severe thunderstorm warning Tuesday afternoon came in for parts of Chester County. Hail was possible, according to the National Weather Service.
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The stormy weather is expected to continue popping up north and west of Philadelphia Tuesday afternoon.
The storms become more widespread heading into the evening.
You can track any storms on Tuesday with our live interactive radar:
Weather delays
Due to the weather there are several delays in the Philadelphia area, from the airport to the buses and trains.
There have been several cancelations and delays at the Philadelphia International Airport on Tuesday.
The FAA announced that departures at the airport are currently delayed an average of 30 minutes and are increasing as of 7:17 p.m. Earlier in the day they were averaging one hour and 45 minutes to two hour delays.
SEPTA has also been announcing several delays of trains due to the weather. Its Twitter account has been updated regularly.
The showers will finally let up late Tuesday night into overnight hours.
Then, we finally get clearer conditions on Wednesday.
The threat on Tuesday is less than it was on Monday, when tornado warnings happened in some places. The threat Tuesday is "marginal" across the region.
Flooded roads, downed trees after overnight downpours
Flooded roads and downed trees greeted drivers Tuesday morning. Hundreds of homes and businesses also lost power at some point.
At University Avenue, near 34th Street, deep floodwater caused most drivers to turn around. However, some truck drivers did go through the water, which isn't recommended.
Remember the saying "turn around, don't drown" when you approach floodwater as you may not know how deep it is.
Philadelphia, the surrounding suburbs, northern Delaware, Berks County and the Lehigh Valley remained under a flood watch Tuesday.
Several inches of rain fell in some places Monday into early Tuesday as severe storms slammed the region, bringing tornado warnings in parts of the area during the day and heavy rain, lightning, wind and flash flood warnings throughout most of our area overnight.
Some hail even fell during Monday's storms.
The storms caused trees to topple in parts of our area. In Abington Township, a tree was down at Huntington Pike and Roseland Avenue Tuesday morning. Other trees were reported down on suburban streets.
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