Photos: Strong Storms Cause Flooding at Dairy Queen in Perkasie

Keith Heffintrayer | North Penn Now•

A strong line of storms moved through the region Tuesday into Wednesday, bringing heavy rain and winds to the area as well as flooding and other storm damage.

In Perkasie, the area of the Dairy Queen became flooded Tuesday evening, with a vehicle getting trapped in the water around midnight. The driver of the vehicle told North Penn Now that they didn’t believe the water was deep and attempted to drive through, only to become stuck.

The driver was able to exit their vehicle and escape to safety without issue.

Similar incidents were reported during the storm across Bucks and Montgomery counties, along with widespread power outages. Multiple school districts either closed or operated on a delayed opening schedule Wednesday morning due to the flooding and hazardous road conditions.

According to NBC10, a total of four inches of rain fell in parts of Pennsylvania.

With the grounds soaked and the high winds, multiple trees across the area fell, with one forcing the closure of Lansdale Avenue near Cowpath Road in Montgomery Township Tuesday evening, and another in Towamencin Township causing multiple blown transformers on Fretz Road near Allentown Road.

First responders were dispatched to that scene at 5:59 p.m. for a report of an electrical fire outside. North Penn Now photographer Jimmy James, who was enroute to cover a road obstruction in Harleysville, observed flashes in the sky and drove to the scene. Upon arrival, our photographer was able to record the transformer exploding prior to the arrival of emergency response personnel.

County dispatch reported a building fire at that same location a short time later, however James said he hasn’t observed any indication of a fire at the home. The wire remained live on scene as of 6:24 p.m., and James said there was a tree on the power line.

Fretz Road was closed in the area as Towamencin Police and crews from Towamencin and Hatfield fire companies worked to secure the scene.

The wind advisory from the National Weather Service expired at 3 a.m. Wednesday morning.