In Philadelphia proper the storm was a non-event. About 3.5 inches of rain and some wind, a few trees down and a couple of very poorly maintained houses collapsed, but for most of us - just a storm. The suburbs were hit harder, particularly because of falling trees and the extended loss of electrical service, but by now almost all the service has been restored and the process of cleaning-up the fallen trees continues. There were some suburban houses damaged and/or destroyed by the trees, but relatively few. From our perspective, it was a blessing the storm didn't come-up the Delaware Bay, but rather it came across the Pine Barrens, so the City and other riparian communities were largely spared the terrible mess that coastal New Jersey and New York suffered.