Strong storms packing high winds and heavy rain flooded roads and knocked out power for thousands of people in Delaware County and other areas in Pennsylvania on Friday.
Dispatchers across Montgomery, Chester and Delaware counties said crews responded to multiple water rescues with cars stuck in water. Police said five drivers got stranded in the water in different parts of the West Chester borough, four of whom had to be rescued. The fifth driver was able to get out on their own accord.
Emergency responders were dealing with several flooded roads in West Chester, Pennsylvania, according to police and county officials. Public information officer Dave March shared this photo with us, showing a car submerged in water.
The area was one of the hardest hit by the storm, with preliminary rainfall estimates from the National Weather Service indicating 2-3 inches of rain fell Friday…