Car Surf's Up: Heavy Rain Makes Messy Monday

Heavy rains brought Monday afternoon rush hour to a crawl in some places and made a huge splash in others.

In the southbound lanes of West Chester Pike at the U.S. 202 interchange, heavy rain sent some cars surfing as drivers hit a huge but hard-to-see puddle of water. The effect, as seen in the Patch clip attached to this article, was to send huge waves of water into the air and into cars in other lanes in both directions.

The storms prompted the National Weather Service to issue a tornado watch for Chester County and surrounding areas on Monday.

The weather also wreaked havoc with the practice schedule and with fan parking for the U.S. Open Golf Tournament. One of the two major remote parking lots for fans is on the grass at Rose Tree Park in Media, which was forced to close Monday.

The National Weather Service Forecast for West Chester and surrounding areas calls for a chance of showers every day until the weekend.

• Tuesday A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. West wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Tuesday Night A slight chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. West wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Wednesday A slight chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Wednesday Night A chance of showers, mainly after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. West wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Thursday Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
• Thursday Night A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
• Friday A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
• Saturday Sunny, with a high near 77.
• Saturday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
• Sunday Partly sunny, with a high near 78.