Storms bringing heavy rain, gusty winds and lightning moved into the area Monday. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for much of the region until Tuesday at 6 a.m.
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A Tornado Warning was issued for Salem County and expired at 5 p.m. A Flash Flood Warning was also in effect for parts of Cumberland County until 10:15 p.m. as well as parts of Burlington, Gloucester, Camden, Salem and Atlantic counties until 9:45 p.m. The weather also caused a ground stop and delays at Philadelphia International Airport.
Storms bringing heavy rain and lightning moved into parts of Delaware and South Jersey Monday night. Heavy rain also fell in the Philadelphia area.
"There are flooding concerns in Delaware as well as the Jersey Shore," said NBC10 First Alert Weather meteorologist Sheena Parveen. "More rain for the next couple hours will be moving in, mainly Delaware and New Jersey if it all holds together."
The showers should last into the Tuesday morning rush and there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms throughout the day though they won't be as severe as they were on Monday.
Flooding was reported in numerous roads in Atlantic County. The rain and wind also caused a tree to fall in Hamilton Township, blocking the roadway at Mizpah Road and Sheppard Avenue. There was also heavy flooding in Ocean City, Cape May County.
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The heavy rain also caused ponding on area roadways including the Blue Route (Interstate 476), which was closed northbound of Broomall. It also caused issues on I-287 in Hanover, New Jersey and blocked a lane at Interchange 13A along the New Jersey Turnpike.
The front also caused wires to fall in Cheltenham Township Monday morning, knocking out power to 1,900 customers. By mid-morning Monday, there were about 6,000 total PECO customers without power.
The slow moving front earlier hit the Poconos, Berks County and the Lehigh Valley Sunday afternoon. The rain caused flooding in some homes and roads in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. Public safety workers and road crews spent the day Sunday responding to flood-related calls. Emergency officials say that by the evening almost every one of the 51 municipalities in the county had some flooding.
High water forced residents in four homes in the Conneaut Lake area to find a temporary place to stay and closed part of the bridge on Pennsylvania Route 285.
The National Weather Service issued a Flood Warning for small streams in the county, and motorists were advised to drive with caution.
Overnight heavy rain hit Philly and the surrounding suburbs and moved into Delaware. The rain won't clear -- with the exception of some lulls -- until overnight into Tuesday morning.
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