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Flooding Hits During Friday Morning Commute


Flooding hit during the Friday morning commute.

Water covered Trenton Road, Route 1 near Route 13, and several other area roadways and side streets, including in the Birch Valley and Magnolia Hills neighborhoods in Levittown. Some of the side street flooding and Route 1 had mainly drained by 8:15 a.m.

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The National Weather Service reported that as much as 3 inches of rain had fallen in the Levittown area as of 7:50 a.m.

A Flash Flood Warning was issued for the area through 11 a.m.

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“Turn around … don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles,” forecasters said.



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