The storm soaked Philadelphia and South Jersey through the weekend, with minor flooding and some lingering power outages. Rain is expected to continue in the area through Tuesday morning.
After being downgraded from a tropical storm, Ophelia continued to soak the Philadelphia region Sunday, with lingering power outages and the threat of coastal flooding.
While the storm’s intensity subsided Sunday, with less severe winds and fewer heavy downpours, rain was expected to linger through Tuesday.Philadelphia, Southeast Pennsylvania, and South Jersey, including Camden County, was lifted shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday, according to the. Minor flooding was reported on portions of I-95, I-76, and the New Jersey Turnpike, according to AccuWeather.
Power had been restored for many who lost it earlier in the weekend. In New Jersey, roughly 1,500 customers, primarily along the northern Jersey Shore, were still without power as of early Sunday evening, according to
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