Weather
Flood Warning For Schuylkill River In Effect
The river is expected to crest Monday morning due to heavy rains this weekend, the National Weather Service said.
PHILADELPHIA, PA —The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Schuylkill River due to the weekend's heavy rainstorms.
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly, N.J. has issued a flood warning for the Schuylkill River at Pottstown, Norristown, and Philadelphia.
The flood stage is forecast to crest around 8 a.m., which at that level usually floods and closes the Route 1 off-ramp to Ridge Avenue, CBS News Philadelphia reported.
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MLK Drive will likely be flooded and closed between Greenland Drive and Montgomery Drive. Kelly Drive would also likely be flooded and closed between Hunting Park Avenue and Falls Bridge.
However, things should begin to improve by the afternoon as water continues to flow into the Delaware River.
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The warning impacts Montgomery, Chester, and Philadelphia counties.
It will then fall below flood stage Monday night, the weather service said.
The flood stage is 13 feet. The crest compares to a previous crest of 13.8 feet on Dec. 1, 2020, the weather service said.
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