An emergency declaration will enable local governments to better respond to Hurricane Irene and the damage she is expected to inflict upon the Philadelphia area.
An emergency declaration will enable local governments to better respond to Hurricane Irene and the damage she is expected to inflict upon the Philadelphia area.
An emergency declaration will enable local governments to better respond to Hurricane Irene and the damage she is expected to inflict upon the Philadelphia area.
The storm's arrival in the area is considered imminent.
Conditions could last through Sunday.
Delaware County is under a hurricane warning, according to the National Weather Service.
The National Weather Service has upgraded the local severe weather alerts.
The National Weather Service has upgraded its hurricane watch for the area to a warning.
Irene is now a category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph.
The National Weather Service is warning of Tropical Storm conditions.
A hurricane warning remains in effect for Philadelphia.
Tropical storm conditions are expected to begin Saturday night.
New status means Irene is picking up steam and moving closer to the Upper Main Line.
The Category 3 could hit the area as soon as Saturday night.
As Hurricane Irene moves toward the U.S. mainland, the Eastern Seaboard braces for the worst.
Heavy rain is expected this weekend. There's a hurricane watch for Philadelphia and a Tropical Storm watch is in effect for Chester, Montgomery and Bucks counties.
A watch means that the weather condition is expected, but not imminent.
The National Weather Service has issued a hurricane watch for Philadelphia and a Tropical Storm watch is in effect for Chester, Montgomery and Bucks counties.
The tropical storm force winds may start as early as Saturday night.
Conditions could last through Sunday.