WEATHER

More weekend rain brings threat of more flooding

Adam Duvernay
The News Journal

Another round of heavy rains and thunderstorms could bring more flash flooding with them. 

The National Weather Service has put a flash flood watch in effect between Friday afternoon and Saturday afternoon.

The rains will come Friday, first moving into northeast Maryland, then Delaware, southeast Pennsylvania, and southern New Jersey, according to NWS. Additional waves will follow. 

Rainfall amounts are expected to range between 2-4 inches, according to NWS. Significantly higher amounts of rain could fall at individual times and places. 

Emergency personnel slosh their way to a vehicle stranded on Barley Mill Road near the Hoopes Reservoir on Sunday night.

"Heavy rain falling in a short period of time will result in rapidly rising water levels along streams and creeks and in areas of poor drainage. Significant roadway flooding may occur," NWS warned Thursday. "It is also important to note that heavy rain will fall over areas that already received several inches of rain early this week, so it will not take much for flooding to occur."

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Northern New Castle received the most rain this week. On Sunday, 4-5 inches fell over most of the county between Newark and Wilmington and 7.44 over the Winterthur area.

A truck drives along Brackenville Road through flowing water from a nearby clogged storm drain from a July storm that dropped 5 inches of rain on the northern part of Delaware.

A handful of roads were closed because of high water and at least four vehicles became disabled as they tried to drive through them. 

DelDOT said the following roads had to be shut down Sunday:

  • Pyles Ford Road at Talon Lane, high water, and road damage, remains closed
  • Creek Road between Pyles Ford Road and Way Road, high water
  • Wooddale Covered Bridge on Foxhill Lane, high water
  • Campbell Road, high water, and road damage
  • Del. 9 at Dobbinsville Road, high water
  • Pigeon Point Road, high water/debris
  • Avon Underpass, high water
  • Airport Road, high water
  • Faulkland Road, high water
  • Buck Road / Montchanin Road, high water
  • Barley Mill Road and Kennett Pike, high water
The home of Andre Shulkov on Brackenville Road had a large tree fall on part of it on Sunday night during a storm that brought 5 inches of rain to the northern New Castle County.

The storms also were responsible for rising tides in local rivers, with the Christina River and Red Clay Creek both slipping over flood stage between Sunday night and Monday morning. 

More:Body recovered during search for Brandywine swimmer

The Brandywine River also rose and flowed quickly this week, and on Monday evening a 20-year-old man jumping off Brandywine Falls was lost in the river. A body was recovered Wednesday afternoon.

Contact Adam Duvernay at aduvernay@delawareonline.com or (302) 324-2785.