July 18, 2016
Photo courtesy/Adrian Hickman
Adrian Hickman took this photo of a tree uprooted by a storm on Monday afternoon in the 100 block of Sunnyhill Lane in Havertown, Delaware County. The town looked like one of the hardest-hit areas of the storm, with numerous power outages.
An intense line of thunderstorms moved through the Philadelphia region on Monday afternoon, leaving thousands of people without power – and there might be other storms rolling through the region.
A severe thunderstorm watch by the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center for the area expired at 8 p.m.
The thunderstorms left thousands without power, hitting eastern Delaware County particularly hard. PECO reported 154 power outages affecting 22,185 customers, as of 5:15 p.m. Those figures included more than 40 outages affecting some 10,000-plus customers in the Haverford and Upper Darby portions of Delco. Current PECO outages can be viewed here.
In New Jersey, Atlantic City Electric reported power outages in Pennsville, Pine Hill and Tabernacle. More than 320 homes lacked power, according to an online map, as of 5:20 p.m. Service was expected to be restored by 9 p.m.
According to social media reports, Allentown was also particularly hard-hit.
Power outages hit more than 11,000 homes and businesses when high winds toppled trees and power lines in the Lehigh Valley, the Allentown Morning Call reported.
More storms could be on the way, forecasters said.
Damaging gusts will be the main threat as storms extend from the upper Ohio Valley across New England, forecasters said. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible.
Strong winds and instability in the atmosphere will lead to several clusters of strong to severe storms, the Storm Prediction Center said. It is likely that the strongest storms across the region will pose a risk of locally damaging wind gusts and hail.
Trees and power lines were reported down in the 100 block of Sunnyhill Lane in Havertown after Monday's powerful thunderstorm.
Photo courtesy/Adrian Hickman
The weather service has issued the following forecast for the Philadelphia region:
Monday Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 95. Southwest wind around 14 mph.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before midnight. Some of the storms could produce small hail, gusty winds, and frequent lightning. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. West wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 86. North wind 3 to 8 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 89.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 78.
Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 78.
Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
