The Latest: Ida remnants brings 'historic' flooding to PA

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

PHILADELPHIA — Record flooding along the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania inundated homes and commercial buildings, swamped highways, submerged cars and disrupted rail service in the Philadelphia area.

Valerie Arkoosh, chairperson of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners, said three people died in suburban Montgomery County and a tree fell into a woman’s house in Upper Dublin, killing her. Two other people drowned, one in a home and the other in a car.

In a tweet, city officials predicted “historic flooding” on Thursday as river levels continue to rise. The riverside community of Manayunk remained largely under water.

Emergency workers in the county completed more than 450 water rescues. That is three times the previous record. Rescue efforts were continuing throughout the morning. The National Weather Service was in the area to investigate reports that a tornado touched down.



Gas pumps are submerged in water as the Schuylkill River exceeds its bank in the East Falls section of Philadelphia, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021 in the aftermath of downpours and high winds from the remnants of Hurricane Ida that hit the area. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)


Read more: https://apnews.com/article/environment-and-nature-floods-a89def354c007a2c0dd76b0b7e2948fc

[bucolic_frolic]

1. People should not have to escape the floods if they don't want to

They have their Ivermectin rights and can freely choose what is safe for themselves!

[NutmegYankee]

2. My Uncle reports a tornado down in Montgomery County.

He drove past the damage on the way to work.

[BumRushDaShow]

7. That tornado was about 5 miles where I live and was confirmed to be an EF2

Link to tweet

[zuul]

3. Horrible.

[The Jungle 1]

4. I had 6+ inches (gauge topped out) in upper Bucks county,

My watershed feeds the Schuylkill river.
This was the most rain I ever saw in 65 years. Major damage all over the area.

[BigmanPigman]

5. My relatives who still live there have been calling my mom.

We have never experienced anything like this. I think Hurricane Agnus was the worst we experienced.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. And I have gotten gas at that Sunoco

which is right on the Kelly Drive next to the Schuylkill River near the Falls Bridge.

As a point of reference (using an unrelated map) - that gas station is right near the Falls Bridge on the corner of the little street called "John B. Kelly Dr." (the "Kelly" of "Grace Kelly" fame - her father), if you kept straight on the Falls Bridge towards Ridge Ave. (it's the little yellow squared building).



That area floods all the time. That spot is raised a bit higher than the main Kelley Drive and as you cross Ridge and head up any of those other streets beyond, you go up some steep hills as they are part of the "gorge" that the river formed over the millennia.

ETA, the local NWS in Mt. Holly confirmed 7 tornadoes in the Philly metro area yesterday. They are still evaluating a few for what EF scale they were.

[Deminpenn]

8. For the state overall, I think Agnes caused the worst flooding

Ida did not cause nearly as much damage as Agnes did here. In Pittsburgh, neither the Point nor the Riverwalk outside PNC Park flooded.