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3 Sep, 16 tweets, 8 min read
5 deaths, 7 tornadoes, record flooding, hundreds of water rescues -- and it’s not quite over. A flood warning remains in effect from Montgomery County to 30th Street in Philadelphia until 3 p.m. Friday. #IdaAftermath trib.al/zSPJ6Jx
“There’s no words,” said Amy Hylenski, who waded with her two sons through knee-deep floodwaters in their Bridgeport living room to get to a rescue boat outside before dawn Thursday. “It just came too fast. You [could] never be prepared for this.” inquirer.com/news/hurricane…
“Everything happened so fast,” Thomas recalled, pointing into a hole in the rubble to show where they hid in their Mullica Hill home. "The house literally fell on top of us. Pipes were bursting. We said we have to get out of here before it explodes.” inquirer.com/news/hurricane…
As Philly and N.J. residents struggle to pick up the pieces in the #IdaAftermath, we take a look back at the timeline of the storm's swift path of destruction in the region: inquirer.com/news/inq2/phil…
A view of the Schuylkill River from Spring Garden Bridge on Friday morning. The River is still very high from the storm, and water is being pumped from Vine Street Expressway into it.

Live updates ➡️ inquirer.com/news/live/ida-…
The latest on #IdaAftermath in the Philly region:

➡️ 80 were rescued in Bridgeport
➡️ Most PECO outages have been restored in the region
➡️ Flood warning in Norristown has been cancelled

More updates: inquirer.com/news/live/ida-…
Philly-area lawmakers say #Ida is further motivation to act on climate change.

“It is a threat to human life itself," Senator Bob Casey said.
inquirer.com/news/live/ida-…
More than half of the remaining 27,000 power outages in Pennsylvania are in Montgomery County.

Get live #IdaAftermath updates ➡️ inquirer.com/news/live/ida-…
The Schuylkill River water level was the highest in 100 years, but it was short of the record.

The Schuylkill River returned to levels below flood stage on Friday, Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel said.
inquirer.com/news/live/ida-…
The Philadelphia Water Department’s Belmont pumping station suffered flood damage, but drinking water is not affected in the city.

”Our treated drinking water plants are not impacted,” spokesperson Brian Rademaekers said.
inquirer.com/news/live/ida-…
I-676 could reopen in time for Made in America this weekend.

PennDot crews are continuing to pump water from the Vine Street Expressway, mostly on the west end of the I-676 highway.

Live updates ➡️ inquirer.com/news/live/ida-…
A look at how Philly is cleaning up Vine Street Expressway. Crews are using eight pumps to remove the water and return it to the river, PennDOT spokesperson Brad Rudolph said.
A boil-water advisory has been issued for Aqua Pennsylvania customers in Chester County.
A boil-water advisory has also issued for some Lower Bucks communities.

Get the latest here:
inquirer.com/news/live/ida-…

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Philly is still working on the clean up from #Ida on Friday evening, and I-676 could be open in time for Made in America this weekend.

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LIVE UPDATES: Officials in Montgomery and Chester Counties have advised those downstream of the Pickering Creek Dam to evacuate. The Schuylkill is expected to crest at a record of 17.2 feet in the wake of Ida's remnants sweeping across the Philly area. trib.al/NhpWFOe
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