![]() "I urge Pennsylvanians to monitor local weather and traffic conditions before making any plans and prepare for potential flooding." This proclamation will allow for our emergency preparedness teams to provide any support needed throughout the storm and its aftermath," Gov. "This dangerous storm continues to have devastating impacts across the South and as it heads toward Pennsylvania, we are expecting significant rainfall across the state. Tom Wolf signed an emergency proclamation Tuesday ahead of Ida's potential flooding. ![]() ![]() The good news is the latest runs of both the Euro and GFS have Ida out of here much more quickly, possibly as early as 6 a.m. Steady and heavy to torrential rain will affect the entire area tomorrow night. In Philly proper, South Jersey and much of DE, the steady rain may not get going until late Thursday. Steady and periods of heavy rain is likely to persist through the duration of the event in the Poconos, Lehigh Valley, and Berks Co. Rain looks to overspread the area, mainly N & W, overnight. NJ and most of DE look to be in the 1-3" rainfall range, with locally higher amounts. Extremely excessive totals over 6" are possible in the Poconos and Lehigh Valley. Widespread 2-5"+ of rainfall is expected across PA. Soil moisture conditions across portions of the area are in the 90%+ percentile range due to recent heavy rains and thus this will exacerbate the already high potential for flooding during this event. MLK Drive is flooded and closed between Greenland Drive and Montgomery Drive, and Main Street in Manayunk floods around Shurs Lane. At this level, Route 1 off ramp to Ridge Avenue is flooded and closed. The Schuylkill in Philly is forecast to crest just shy of Moderate Flood Stage Thursday afternoon. Many streams, creeks and rivers will also flood. Numerous flash flooding events are likely. HoFINf8IHI- Lauren Casey September 1, 2021 Damaging straight line winds to 75 mph (hurricane force) also possible. Tornado threat doesn't get much higher around here. ⚠️TORNADO WATCH in effect for the Delaware and Lehigh Valleys until 10p tonight.
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