Neighbors say this all comes after the township just completed its $5.4 million South Wayne Avenue Flood Reduction project to prevent this problem from happening. Not a happy day,' said Andrew Tetris from Wayne. The rain didn't just get into people's cars, however. 'For other people, they just happen to be driving down the road before it got shut down.' 'There were some church members who were parked along the street and for some of them, their cars got picked up and moved,' he said. Impink says the quick, heavy downpours on Sunday happened during his service at Wayne United Methodist Church. 'I never really expected to walk outside and see people's cars floating down the road,' said Pastor Greg Impink from Wayne. In Wayne, residents said flooding in some areas is common, but they have never seen it this bad. READ | Severe storms roll through Montgomery County, leaving disaster behind There were roughly 10 to 15 firefighters and EMS workers ready to respond if more inclement weather struck, as well as people trained in swift water rescue. One went through a home.Īccording to Maguire, there were no injuries reported from the incident, but people were shaken up. Maguire said the water rose about four feet and within 45 minutes emergency crews had six water rescues and removed five people from their vehicles.Īside from the water, trees fell throughout the area. The area is known to flood, but Maguire said he was surprised by how quickly it all happened. Radnor Fire Chief Joseph Maguire told Action News four cars were floating in the area near the Radnor War Memorial. RADNOR, Pennsylvania (WPVI) - The Delaware County area saw a series of severe storms on Sunday that left water flooding the streets and downed trees throughout the county. The Delaware County area saw a series of severe storms on Sunday that left water flooding the streets and downed trees throughout the county.

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