Hatboro and Horsham missed the worst of Friday night's storm, which stayed just south of the area and battered Upper Moreland Township, according to Willow Grove Fire Company Chief Lee Perlmutter.
The line of storms, which brought lightning, thunder and hail, did bring enough rain to put the Pennypack Creek within feet of spilling it's banks in Hatboro.
"It's quite the sight to see," said Mary Schnur, of Chalfont, who pulled in the parking lot of the Old Mill Inn to catch a glimpse of the swollen creek.
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Water from the Pennypack was just inches from reaching a deck that comes off the historic building and goes partly over the creek.
Flooding shutdown York Road, between Horsham and Warminster roads. Hatboro fire police set up barricades and directed traffic.
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A ladder truck from Hatboro's helped members of the Willow Grove Fire Company, Perlmutter said.
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch through late Friday night and warned of the potential for flooding rains.
Major problem areas in the borough such as the Woodwinds development and Warminster Road at the railroad crossing stayed relatively dry.
In Horsham, police reported no serious flooding problems during Friday night's storms.
