Lower Bucks County faced serious impacts from the remnants of Hurricane Ida Wednesday.
A report of a large tornado crossing from New Jersey toward Bristol Borough and Bristol Township was received. As of 7:15 p.m., there was were immediate reports of damage.
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The tornado was reported to have been in Burlington City, New Jersey, and was visible from Bristol Borough, according to residents and an emergency responder.
There were numerous reports of flooding across the Levittown area. Readers reported roadway ponding or flooding on Cedar Avenue in Bristol Township’s Croydon section, Green Lane in Bristol Township, South Olds Boulevard in Falls Township, and Bellevue Avenue in Penndel Borough.
James O’Malley, a county spokesperson, said water rescue teams were on standby around the county.
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Scanner traffic indicated numerous fire company boats were dispatched to the central and upper end of the county.
“Initial reports from Bucks Emergency Services show significant flood and wind damage from the ongoing storm,” Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie said.
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“Numerous instances of flash flooding are likely through predawn Thursday, with some events possibly significant, since the ground is saturated from recent heavy rain events,” forecasters said in a briefing.
The Levittown-area was on the border of the moderate to high risk categories for severe impacts from the storm, forecasters at the National Weather Service said.
By the time the bulk of the storm ends Thursday morning, the Levittown area is expected to see 2 to 3 inches of rain. Areas that feed into the Delaware River and Neshaminy Creek could see 3 to 8 inches of rain.
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The National Weather Service’s Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center is predicting minor flooding on the Delaware River in the coming days in the Levittown-area and major flooding along the Neshaminy Creek in the area.
County emergency management staff had been in “constant contact” with local municipalities along the Delaware River and Neshaminy Creek leading up to the storm, O’Malley said.
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The Delaware River and Neshaminy Creek have not seen major flooding in recent years, but they have been prone to it in the past.
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