"The Schuylkill River is forecast to rise to major flood Stage. There are multiple rescues from cars in floodwater," the city's Office of Emergency Management said.
Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency late Wednesday night after more than 11 inches of rain fell in some parts of the state and more continued to fall until about midnight.
A tornado that Chief Meteorologist Dan Zarrow said could safely be described as "massive" touched down in Gloucester County on Wednesday evening, tearing apart several homes in Mullica Hill.
Hurricane Ida appears to maintain its intensity and eyewall even after landfall in Louisana thanks likely to a rare and unusual effect known as the 'brown ocean.'