PHILADELPHIA - The Schuylkill River spilled over its banks on Thursday morning following a night of intense rainfall and damaging storms from a system that once formed Hurricane Ida.
Incredible aerial footage from SkyFOX showed just how far the water encroached into Philadelphia to submerge city streets, buildings and parked cars.
Iconic Boathouse Row along the river was entirely surrounded by water and even parts of Center City became victim to flooding.LATEST STORM COVERAGEForecasters expect the river to continue to rise throughout the morning to a ‘Major Flood Stage.’ Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel on Good Day Philadelphia said the Schuylkill River has not flooded this severely since 1869.The overflow has caused the city to.