Heavy rain causes flooding and traffic troubles across the Philadelphia area

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Flooding across the area has led to continued issues following heavy rain on Friday morning.

Major interstates, such as the Blue Route, were backed up due to multiple crashes and flooded lanes that slowed traffic.

Crews were seen hard at work trying to clear storm drains in the eastbound lanes of the Schuylkill Expressway before the Belmont Avenue exit.

In Stanton, Delaware, the cleanup is underway after a tree snapped and fell on a truck.

The driver tells Action News he had been inside the truck seconds before it happened.

“I just checked the windows to make sure they were up, ” said Kevin Finch. “Walked inside and heard the crash.”

And while the heavy rain has pushed off the coast, PennDOT says this is still a dangerous weather day, especially because of the forecasted winds and plunging temperatures coming later in the day.

“I expect it to be a long night for crews,” said Brad Rudolph from PennDOT. “Hopefully, we dry out with those winds, and hopefully it kind of helps us. But with gusts up to 50 mph, a lot of things could go wrong.”

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