![]() “Through the arts, we open our hearts and minds to learning about and experiencing other cultures, different viewpoints, and new perspectives. “It’s important to support and celebrate the arts, not only in Delaware County but everywhere, because - more than simply being an expression of the artists - they help us understand our worlds and create avenues for relating and connecting to each other,” explained artist and educator Veronica Batter, founder and director of the Rockdale Art Center in Aston and president of Aston Mills Arts. For more details, including a regularly updated schedule of events, visit. Many of the events are free.ĭelco Arts Week is presented by the Delaware County Arts Consortium. The celebration of the performing, visual and creative arts includes concerts, film, dance, exhibitions, festivals, workshops, activities for kids, and more. 8, and feature over 60 events in Delaware County during those nine days. That flooding closed MacDade in the area of Chester Pike and Springfield Road for much of the day.MEDIA - The fifth annual Delco Arts Week is set to take place Saturday, Sept. In mid-December a number of Darby residents were forced to evacuate in the area of Main Street and MacDade Boulevard as the Darby Creek flooded. With an expected 2 inches to 3 inches of rain and anticipated wind gusts of 20 to 30 mph, the borough is asking residents to take the storm seriously and prepare accordingly. Officials posted a notice on social media asking for residents to stay alert. The Borough of Darby, which often sees flooding, has declared a state of emergency. The precipitation records are potentially in jeopardy but likely not the temperature records. The temperature records are 65 and 50 degrees, respectively, from 20. The precipitation record for the 10th is 1.28 inches from 1881. The temperature records - highest high and highest low - are 69 and 53 degrees, respectively, from 1930. 9 are 1.54 inches of precipitation in 1936. Then the forecast is for breezy and mild conditions Wednesday with a high near 50 degrees, with temperatures falling after dark and clearing skies. ![]() Then windy and mild conditions are likely into early Wednesday with the temperature bottoming out in the mid-40s. (PETE BANNAN-DAILY TIMES)Įxpect a surge in temperature to the mid-50s today with the heaviest rain in the evening and late night, according to AccuWeather. Traffic moves along Sproul Road in Radnor on Tuesday afternoon as heavy rains moved over the region. With the saturated grounds, more rain and wind, comes the increase in potential for the toppling of trees, knocking down of limbs and widespread power outages. were Saint Davids, 3.54 inches Thornton, 2.92 Media, 2.55 Swarthmore, 2.15 Delaware County emergency services site, 1.90 with Philadelphia International Airport way behind at 1.44. Rainfall totals for Tuesday in Delaware County shortly after 9:30 p.m. Plus, there’s a wind advisory set for 5 p.m. A coastal flood watch is in effect within that range from 9 p.m. The National Weather Service office in Mount Holly, new Jersey, has issued a flood watch for the county through Wednesday at 6 p.m. ![]() It turned out to be no entrapment and no injuries but further details were not yet available. There was a dispatch for a tree down on a vehicle on Baltimore Pike at Scott Road in Concord Township with injuries about 6 p.m. (COURTESY PHOTO)Įmergency crews and fire police are crisscrossing the county for crashes, wires down, blown transformers, limbs down, limbs on houses, traffic lights out, flooded roads, fire alarms and medical calls. Scenes from Delaware County on Tuesday night.
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