Get to a safe space such as a storm shelter. If you are in an area with a Tornado Warning, act immediately. It doesn’t mean severe weather is imminent.Ī Tornado Warning is issued when a tornado has either been spotted or radar has picked one up. We’ve had one this year already, and we had one last year associated with that hurricane, so please take this seriously,” Thiel said.Ī Tornado Watch is issued when conditions are favorable for a tornado. “I guess there used to be a time when we thought tornadoes didn’t happen in Philadelphia. “At this point … we’re going by the direction of the municipalities to give us any sort of feedback that they’re getting from the general public,” PECO government affairs manager Jose Aguirre said.įire Commissioner Adam Thiel, Philadelphia OEM director, stressed the preparations being made but said the possibility of tornadoes in the city was troubling. The energy company, which provides electricity in the region and natural gas service in the suburbs, said that support staff will be ready to address issues as they come along. PECO has opened its emergency operations center. “If you are concerned about being in your home, and you’re concerned about flooding, we have made this shelter available to you overnight,” Carolyn Caton, deputy director for planning at the Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management, said at a 4 p.m. Philadelphia was opening a couple of overnight shelters, at West Philadelphia High School at 4901 Chestnut St., and at Roxborough High School’s reception center for shelter on Ridge Avenue. Jonathan O’Brien, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, said the tornado threat is “due to the really strong wind shear and level of instability that we’re going to have as the remnants of Ida move through.”įlood watches and warnings have also been posted for large parts of the area. WHYY thanks our sponsors - become a WHYY sponsorĪ Tornado Watch has been issued for the entire area, including Philadelphia, suburban Pennsylvania counties, central and southern New Jersey, and Delaware, until 10 p.m.
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