Video: Delco Officials Estimate 8-10 Inches of Rain, 30 MPH Winds for County

Delaware County Solicitor John McBlain said at a press conference Saturday afternoon that representatives from PECO, PennDOT, American Red Cross and Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) as well as fire officials will be at the emergency center along with the county’s staff throughout the storm.

McBlain said the county conferred with PEMA Saturday afternoon along with other emergency management officials from across the state. 

"The advice we received is that in Delaware County we will receive approximately 8 to 10 inches of rain during this span. We will receive 40 mph winds with gust of up to 50 or 60 mph and there’s a 30 percent chance that Delaware County will experience sustained wind gusts of 60 mph plus, over that period of time," he said. "PEMA officials described that we will have the highest and most sustained wind gusts that we have experienced in this area since Hurricane Hazel in 1954."