I think we can safely say we won't be dealing with the word drought this summer.
June went out with a bang - and more rain.
Exactly one week after a wicked combination of storms and straight-line winds pummeled the region and cut off power to hundreds of thousands across the region, the skies again turned an ominous black over the region yesterday afternoon.
For the most part, Delco simply got hammered with heavy rain.
Out in Chester County, they are trying to determine if a tornado touched down in Honey Brook.
Here in Delco, there was flooding reported on I-95 from the airport to Route 420, turning the afternoon rush hour into a crawl.
And it was even more unfortunate for some drivers who tempted the fast-rising waters on Route 420 in Prospect Park. Several vehicles became trapped in the water about 5 p.m., as you can see in this photo. No serious injuries were reported.
If you thought June was wet, you weren't wrong.
Yesterday's downpour topped off the more than 6 inches that had already fallen in June, making it tied for the 14th wettest June since they started keeping tabs on these things back in 1872.
We could easily push close to the top five wettest Junes on record.
In case you're wondering, the wettest June ever occurred back in 2013, when we racked up 2013 inches of rain.
Just call me Noah.
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