Intense Storms Swamp Portions of Delaware County, Closing Streets Due to High Water

Winds, heavy rain during storm; power outages, vehicle rescues

Delaware County had a rough ride between noon and 12:30 p.m. on Friday as a severe thunderstorm moved through, knocking out power to several thousand PECO customers and prompting numerous water rescues involving vehicles stuck on flooded roads. By 1:30 p.m., the outage was down to about 1,000 customers. A peak wind gust if 41.4 mph was recorded at Philadelphia International Airport, and more than an inch of rain fell during the half-hour, with 1…

Intense storms swamp portions of Delaware County, closing streets due to high water

Intense, severe thunderstorms Friday brought flooding rain to West Chester, Warminster and Glassboro and all across the Delaware Valley.

Southeastern Pa. under severe thunderstorm watch until 5 p.m.

A line of severe thunderstorms moving across eastern Pennsylvania has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a severe thunderstorm warning for the region Friday morning. The warning includes Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton and Philadelphia counties until 5 p.m. Friday, according to the National Weather Service. A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of Delaware, Maryland, New Jerse…

Tornado warnings in NJ expire as storms leave damage across region

What to KnowA First Alert has been issued for the Philadelphia region on Friday, May 16, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. because of severe weather bringing strong winds, heavy rain and the threat of a tornado.A ferocious and quick-moving line of storms moved through our neighborhoods during the late morning and afternoon. By early afternoon tornado warnings were issued for parts of Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Salem counties in South Jersey.Th…

Mid-Atlantic Thunderstorm Watch: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland Under Severe Storm Threat Until 5 PM

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Trenton, N.J. – A widespread Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 5 p.m. Friday across the Mid-Atlantic, including heavily populated areas of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland. The region faces damaging winds, hail, and lightning strikes as a fast-moving storm system pushes east. According to the Storm Prediction Ce…