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Torrential rain prompts flash flooding, stranding people across Bucks County
BENSALEM, Pa. - Another very busy night in the FOX 29 Weather Department as torrential rain fell across the region Monday afternoon, leading to flooding in Bucks County, South Jersey and Philadelphia.Driver after driver was stranded in Croydon, Bucks County and first responders had to be called out to rescue them.Turn around, don’t drown is spoken all of the time, but the thing with flash flooding, it can happen in an instant.And, people weren’t just stranded in their cars, but in their homes, as well.A line of storms that moved in from the west earlier in the afternoon brought periods of heavy downpours to those areas, prompting earlier flash flood warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings.The torrent of rain unleashed seven to nine inches