PECO: Nearly 20,000 Outages Across Area Due To Severe Weather
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The severe weather is taking a toll on the region on Tuesday evening.
Reports of trees and power lines down in Snowdenville and East Coventry Township, Chester county. ⛈
— Lauren Casey (@ClimateCasey) May 15, 2018
PECO is reporting nearly 20,000 outages due to the storm, mostly in Montgomery County.
Severe Weather Moving Through Region
In Jamison, Bucks County, a tree came down, sparking an electrical fire on Swamp and Rushland Roads.
The weather system also caused a tornado warning to be issued for a time for several Pennsylvania counties.
Report of quarter-sized hail that persisted for at least 8 minutes in Pottstown, MontCo! ⛈
— Lauren Casey (@ClimateCasey) May 15, 2018
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