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Tracking Major Mid-Week Winter Storm Set To Blast Region With Heavy Wind, Rain Tracking Major Mid-Week Winter Storm Set To Blast Region With Heavy Wind, Rain
Tracking Major Mid-Week Winter Storm Set To Blast Region With Heavy Wind, Rain A new winter storm on the heels of the last is set to blast the Northeast with heavy rain and winds, the National Weather Service said. Monday, Jan. 8 will be sunny with a high in the mid-40s and Tuesday, Jan. 9 will be even warmer and breezy, with a high near 50, but with a chance of rain, the NWS said. That rain is set to begin around 1 p.m., and will be accompanied by heavy winds as the day progresses, forecasters say. The NWS imposed a wind advisory beginning the evening of Jan. 9 for much of the Northeast. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain is expected to fall in across the entire region,…
Alligator Escaped Into PA Creek During Flash Floods, Owner Says Alligator Escaped Into PA Creek During Flash Floods, Owner Says
Alligator Escaped Into PA Creek During Flash Floods, Owner Says An alligator recovered from a creek in Exeter Township has been returned to its owner, who says the reptile escaped during the flash floods last month.  The Animal Rescue League of Berks County was called to Antietam Creek on Wednesday, Aug. 1 after landscaping staff discovered the gator, the organization told Daily Voice.  "We took possession of the animal intending to transfer it to The Venom Institute, a partner rescue that specializes in reptiles," said José Joel Delgado-Rivera, a Berks ARL spokesman.  But while the alligator was being examined by Venom Institute staff, her owner show…
Family Swept Away By Pennsylvania Flood Waters While Heading To BBQ In Weekend Tragedy Family Swept Away By Pennsylvania Flood Waters While Heading To BBQ In Weekend Tragedy
Family Swept Away By Pennsylvania Flood Waters While Heading To BBQ In Weekend Tragedy Authorities have identified the two missing children who were swept away in the Bucks County flash flood on Sunday, July 16.  Matilda Sheils, 2, and her brother Conrad Sheils, 9 months, were visiting the area with family from Charleston, South Carolina, Upper Makefield police say.  "They were on their way to a barbecue when their vehicles got caught in the flash flood on Rt. 532," authorities said. Matilda Sheils, 2, and her brother Conrad Sheils, 9 months, are missing. Their mother Katie Seley died in the flood, police confirmed.Facebook/Upper Makefield Police Department Their father…
Support Surges For Beloved Hunterdon County School Worker Who 'Barely Survived' Flash Flood Support Surges For Beloved Hunterdon County School Worker Who 'Barely Survived' Flash Flood
Support Surges For Beloved Hunterdon County School Worker Who 'Barely Survived' Flash Flood Support is on the rise for a beloved Hunterdon County school grounds supervisor who friends say "barely survived" a severe flash flood. Jeff Munsey, the Supervisor of Grounds and Buildings for Delaware Township School, is known and loved for his passion and dedication for the school community, according to a GoFundMe created for his family. “He is a shining star at DTS,” writes campaign organizer Jessica Stahl of Stockton. “All the kids love him and we all depend on him to keep our school safe.” After receiving an alert on Sept. 1 that the school had flooded, Munsey rushed to the buildin…
Support Surges For MontCo Man Who Sacrificed Himself To Save Wife In Bucks County Flood Waters Support Surges For MontCo Man Who Sacrificed Himself To Save Wife In Bucks County Flood Waters
Support Surges For MontCo Man Who Sacrificed Himself To Save Wife In Bucks County Flood Waters Support is surging the wife of a 65-year-old man who died last week as the remnants of Hurricane Ida caused record amounts of flooding across southeastern Pennsylvania. Donald and Kate Bauer, of Perkiomenville, were hit by a flash flood near the Unami Creek in Milford Township while driving home from their daughter's volleyball game on Sept. 1. Kate was able to get out of the car and clung to a tree for more than an hour before she was rescued.  As conditions were too severe, rescue crews had to return the next morning in search of the car. He never made it out of the car and dro…
Hurricane Ida: Up To 6 Inches Of Rain Expected In NJ, PA Hurricane Ida: Up To 6 Inches Of Rain Expected In NJ, PA
Hurricane Ida: Up To 6 Inches Of Rain Expected In NJ, PA Hurricane Ida is sparing the region of her wrath -- mostly. New Jersey and Pennsylvania are expected to get several inches of rain this week from the Category 4 hurricane that hit the Louisiana coast Sunday, meteorologists say.  The remnant low of Ida will pass through New Jersey and parts of Eastern Pennsylvania Wednesday afternoon into Thursday morning, the National Weather Service reports. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain is expected Tuesday night through Thursday in the Lehigh Valley, the southern portion of the Poconos, the Delaware Valley, Philadelphia and North Jersey -- mai…