Friday, August 31, 2018

Heavy Rain Causes More Flash Flooding Across Schuylkill County

Heavy rain late Friday morning has caused more flash flooding across Schuylkill County.
Due to the heavy rain, many roads are closed.

STS Fixed Routes are operating, just expect delays.

As of 12:55pm, Schuylkill County has opened their Emergency Operations Center to handle the flooding.

No official road closures have been announced but this is a run-down of highways experiencing flooding as of 1:00pm

- Route 209 between Minersville and Tremont 
- Route 25 near Tremont
- Areas of Minersville
- 2nd Street, Progress Avenue in Pottsville
- Bridge on Ridge Road between South Liberty Street and Marshall Drive Closed in Orwigsburg

Below are some of the submissions we received from readers across Schuylkill County.

Pottsville





Route 209 near Newtown




Route 209 near Minersville/Llewellyn




Route 25 near Tremont