Severe weather over, but flooding concerns remain for many communities

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The heavy rain is over, but the problems for many are not. The Bristol Waterfront Park was inundated with water everywhere, after the Delaware River overflowed it’s banks around 10:30 Thursday morning.

Communities are cleaning up after days of destructive storms and flooding. "If you’re from around here, you’re gonna know flooding is a real deal," Penn Community Bank Assistant Manager, Devon Laidler, said.Laidler says he and two other employees rushed outside after getting word the drive-thru was flooding. "Flooding all around here. We lopped around. It was pretty crazy. Probably came in five minutes flat, before the whole parking lot was underwater.

"Wasn’t sure what the situation was. Gonna be puddles, mud. Didn’t want to clean the house twice," resident Teddy Szanajada said.Richard Voroscak added, "It’s bad. It’s bad for anybody who works down here. Bad for Hops and Hardware."Owner of Hops and Hardware Distillery, Denise Mitchell, is still mopping up, hours after the floodwaters spilled into her Cedar Street business. "Lots of squidgy. Lots of mopping.

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