[11:00 a.m.] Upper Dublin Irene Report

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**11:00 a.m.**

An Upper Dublin police officer in the department's communications room told Patch that the roads are almost all clear in Upper Dublin, at least as far as closures go.

THere are only a few minor blockages around the township, particularly along Virginia Drive and in the office park.

However, police still advise residents never to drive through standing or moving water, as flooding can be deceptively deep.

Police also said that it was a relatively quiet and successful night, with no dire emergency situations or rescues.

**12:10 a.m.** Upon contacting the Upper Dublin police department at 12:00 a.m., the responding officer told Patch that the township was experiencing flooding on a widespread scale

"Pretty much the whole damn town is under water," the officer said.

Emergency responders had to perform a "water rescue" on Dreshertown Road at approximately 11:30 p.m., but UDPD says the person had been returned safely to their home.

Travel should be restricted to absolute emergency.

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Patch spoke with Upper Dublin Township Manager Paul Leonard at approximately 7:00 p.m., and he told us that things were running smoothly so far.

He also emphasized that the township was well prepared, and had spent the past 48 hours gearing up and making sure that all was in place ahead of the storm.

"We're very good at preparing... this is what we do," said Leonard.

Leonard also said that the greatest concern to the township is potential power outages, as they were given the word, ahead of the storm, to expect possible longterm outages.

The worst rains are expected between 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Officials have urged residents to limit travel to absolute necessities, and to never try to drive through standing water.

Flooding (road closures)

• Welsh Road at Fort Washington Avenue and Terrace Avenue is CLOSED due to flooding. [12:00 a.m.]
• East Butler Pike at Morris Road is CLOSED [1:20 a.m.]
• The industrial park is CLOSED.[12:00 a.m.]
• The intersection of Butler and Meetinghouse Road is CLOSED due to flooding.[12:00 a.m.]
• Fort Washington Avenue from Montgomery to Pennsylvania Avenue is closed due to flooding [12:00 a.m.]
• Welsh Road between Fort Washington and Terrace is CLOSED due to flooding [10:20 p.m.]
• Intersection of Highland and Pinetown Roads are CLOSED due to flooding [10:20 p.m.]
• Intersection of Penna and Mill Roads is CLOSED due to flooding [10:20 p.m.]
• Intersection of Delaware and Commerce Avenues is CLOSED due to flooding [10:20 p.m.]
• Upper Dublin Police told Patch that flooding has started in the "usual suspect" areas, including the intersection of South Limekiln Pike and Susquehanna Ave., and "pretty much all of Dreshertown Road." [8:04 pm]
• Last weekend's storms brought flooding to the following locations: Loch Alsh and Spark Drive, Pennsylvania Avenue and Weldy Avenue, Jill Road and Sandra Avenue, South Limekiln Pike and Bethlehem Pike.

Downed Trees

• Upper Dublin Police confirmed a down tree at 3125 Lincoln Avenue, affected wires. However, emergency response is there and road is currently open [10:22 p.m.]
• Upper Dublin Police are reporting a downed tree at 1558 North Hill Avenue, which fell onto some wires. Fire police are on the scene to ensure safety, and no power outages have been reported. [8:02 pm]
• There's a downed tree at 604 Randolph Avenue blocking both lanes in Upper Dublin's Ambler section, according to UDPD. They have barricades up and advised PECO that the road will not be open to travel. [3:00 pm]

Gasoline

Patch received reports that local stations had run out of gasoline, when we called at 8:00 p.m., we received the following answers:

• Exxon, Maple Glen- "We have regular left."
• Exxon, Dresher- "We have regular, and we expect to have it through the night."
• 7eleven, Ambler- "We have all gas."
• Cumberland Farms- "We've got plenty."
• Sunoco, Dresher- No answer
• Lukoil, Plymouth- No answer

Closures The Fort Washington Wawa closed at 8:00 p.m. Openings Rich's Deli (Fort Washington) wil be open Sunday from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m.with or without electricity. Additional closing or opening information? E-mail editor Kyle Bagenstose at Kyle@patch.com. Stay with Patch as we update.