Tropical Storm Isaias: How much rain fell in central Pa., Philadelphia?

As Tropical Storm Isaias passed through Pennsylvania on Tuesday, more than 400,00 people were reported without power at one point.

As of 6:22 p.m., the National Weather service reported major flooding was being reported in the lower Schuylkill River. Graterford, on the Perkiomen Creek in Perkiomen Township, Montgomery County, reached 18.45 ft, breaking a record set in 1935.

Norristown is expected to have major flooding tonight, and Philadelphia is expected to crest close to a major flood stage, the weather service said. As of 1:31 p.m., Graterford had recorded 5.46 inches of rain, and Norristown at more than six inches in at least one location at 2 p.m.

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