Incredible Images of Philadelphia's Schuylkill River and the Surrounding Flooded Areas
The Schuylkill River runs through the eastern part of Philadelphia with I-76 alongside it. This morning the river and its surrounding areas are seeing water higher than it has been in generations following the rain caused by Hurricane Ida last night. While the sun is out, roads and nearby trails remained completely underwater on Thursday morning. The water is apparently higher than it has been in 150 years.
Just look at what the flooding Schuylkill River is doing to I-76 and I-676 in Philadelphia. Avoid driving if you don't need to as water rushes onto roadways. https://t.co/AkhYgr1jHn pic.twitter.com/s36668scg1
— NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) September 2, 2021
The Schuylkill River is the highest its ever been. And causing catastrophic flooding! We're LIVE from Philly on @weatherchannel pic.twitter.com/A2se2jc4SD
— Chris Bruin (@TWCChrisBruin) September 2, 2021
Major flooding on the Schuylkill River here in Philadelphia. The Manayunk canal is flooded over with dozens of cars underwater. Some RVs near the paper mill totally washed out. #ida pic.twitter.com/HuGeYjZCw0
— jortado (@TomGrahsler) September 2, 2021
Schuylkill River right now.
— Jason Martinez (@JasonFox29) September 2, 2021
Video by: Matt Ray pic.twitter.com/eCmMXCmnN0
The Schuylkill River at 23d Street in Philadelphia at 0700 pic.twitter.com/6MN75jYLXj
— Only The Ball Was Brown (@inthelowpost) September 2, 2021
North side of Market Street looking down at what is usually the Schuykill River Trail @KYWNewsradio pic.twitter.com/fI1nGCB724
— Dave Uram (@MrUram) September 2, 2021
Schuykill River at Bala Cynwyd this morning. #Philadelphia pic.twitter.com/A1YEY3DNYa
— Heiwa yo ai (@bobby4me) September 2, 2021
Unreal rain totals from the remnants of #Ida in the Northeast have lead to rising rivers. The Schuylkill River in Philly is at 16.03ft. A new record that beats the old record by more than 4ft. AND still could rise more! pic.twitter.com/Jen6stccaU
— Alex Wallace (@TWCAlexWallace) September 2, 2021
These images are just incredible. Much like the flooding in New York City, not to mention every other community that saw this weather event that won't get the coverage of the big cities, this is just devastating. The worst part is knowing that it's only a matter of time until it happens again.