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especially in parts of the lehigh valley and then you can see around the whitehall township whitehallp numerous trees and wires down there. folks are without power. the national weather service is going to be the one to confirm whether or not it was straight line wind damage or in fact tornado damage across the area. they'll look at the pattern of the damage. look at some of the structures as well as industries down across the area. they'll look at some of the buildings and you can see that straight line wind damage would you wind damage in the same direction. and tornado wind damage would be more in a random kind of circular motion. so they have the jurisdiction over determining that. now as far as what's happening closer to home, more showers and thunderstorms moving back over the philadelphia area this activity lifting on off to the north. as we go hour by hour overnight still a few pockets some of downpours across the area. so just keep that in mind if you're going to be out and about overnight. by tomorrow morning it's mostly cloudy maybe a little bit of patchy fog out there. the
especially in parts of the lehigh valley and then you can see around the whitehall township whitehallp numerous trees and wires down there. folks are without power. the national weather service is going to be the one to confirm whether or not it was straight line wind damage or in fact tornado damage across the area. they'll look at the pattern of the damage. look at some of the structures as well as industries down across the area. they'll look at some of the buildings and you can see that...
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. >> >> reporter: the cleanup continues here in whitehall township they made some progress but there are some trees down and power lines this tree is huge, that whole amount of greenery there on the ground that is the top of the tree, the trunk literally split in half and the national weather service is expected here to determine if this was a tornado or just a really bad storm. the work started early this morning. >> cleaning up all morning, out since 6:30 this morning to get everything cleaned up and get it back to where it was. >> trees are down and many are trimmed and cut up and leaves scattered everywhere and some progress in what could be a long cleanup. they tell us last night their power came back on. there are lines down and on the other side of town here, the power is still out and a lot of big poles came down and wires, and crews are out repairing the lines and poles and homeowners are waiting on adjusters. >> it seems to be there is a lot of damage around and as long as everyone was safe that is a good thing. >> a state of emergency is declared in whitehall township that
. >> >> reporter: the cleanup continues here in whitehall township they made some progress but there are some trees down and power lines this tree is huge, that whole amount of greenery there on the ground that is the top of the tree, the trunk literally split in half and the national weather service is expected here to determine if this was a tornado or just a really bad storm. the work started early this morning. >> cleaning up all morning, out since 6:30 this morning to get...
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. >> >> reporter: the cleanup continues here in whitehall township they made some progress but there are some trees down and power lines this tree is huge, that whole amount of greenery there on the ground that is the top of the tree, the trunk literally split in half and the national weather service is expected here to determine if
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another hit whitehall township in pennsylvania, where jenny dannecker heard the storm gaght experg barely escaped. >> so we just went in and ran down to the basement and a few seconding later heard the loud crash of the roof coming down. >> reporter: in new jersey residents like paul marositz described rain and hail coming in sideways. >> the wind was worse than sandy. that's how loud it was. >> reporter: in washington, the storm created a spectacular light show but also forced a group of girl scouts camping out
another hit whitehall township in pennsylvania, where jenny dannecker heard the storm gaght experg barely escaped. >> so we just went in and ran down to the basement and a few seconding later heard the loud crash of the roof coming down. >> reporter: in new jersey residents like paul marositz described rain and hail coming in sideways. >> the wind was worse than sandy. that's how loud it was. >> reporter: in washington, the storm created a spectacular light show but also...
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"action news" reporter eva pilgram is headed to whitehall township where a state of emergency was declared yesterday afternoon and she will have a live report coming up at 12:30. >>> afternoon storms are a possible again and not predicted to be as bad as yesterday most of area is enjoying dry conditions with a mix of clouds and sun as we look live from sky 6 hd in atlantic city, meteorologist, david murphy at the big board with the latest. it was getting steamy out there david. >> it was on the humid side and not oppressive humidity and we have yet to get the cold front that will knock the humidity down. nothing showing on stormtracker 6 live double scan that was of course a different story last evening, if you take a look at these storms as they barrel through the afternoon hours it's this one right here that the weather service is investigating, a kidney bean shape, and a notch right there and you look at it with dual pull and stormtracker 6 live double scan double scan technology and other equipment and views we have on the radar adjusting and assessing the wind in that. we can see tigh
"action news" reporter eva pilgram is headed to whitehall township where a state of emergency was declared yesterday afternoon and she will have a live report coming up at 12:30. >>> afternoon storms are a possible again and not predicted to be as bad as yesterday most of area is enjoying dry conditions with a mix of clouds and sun as we look live from sky 6 hd in atlantic city, meteorologist, david murphy at the big board with the latest. it was getting steamy out there...
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we begin with george spencer in whitehall township. authorities declared a state of emergency. we've seen some of the pictures you've been sharing on social media. you found extensive damage? >> jim, only one week after the last major disruptive storms there is more damage to report. this is one family's drive way currently unusable. they have begun cutting up some of the trees here obviously, and removing some of the debris but quite clearly this job will take days. >> it's a pretty big tree all in itself. >> the crowns of the mighty pines were tossed to the ground from atop their trunk. now, the tree ripped right off its base crashing on top of a passing driver. >> i couldn't go around the corner here. >> john says the powerful winds all went in the same direction, leaving fields of grass looking like they had been coned straight. >> it sounded like a railroad train was coming. >> i've been here -- i'm 88 1/2 years old, i've never seen anything like this before. >> we declared a state of emergency. >> the township's mayor says early storm warnings allowed residents to find sh
we begin with george spencer in whitehall township. authorities declared a state of emergency. we've seen some of the pictures you've been sharing on social media. you found extensive damage? >> jim, only one week after the last major disruptive storms there is more damage to report. this is one family's drive way currently unusable. they have begun cutting up some of the trees here obviously, and removing some of the debris but quite clearly this job will take days. >> it's a...
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power crews are working to get the lights back on and officials put whitehall township under a statef emergency tonight. >> there's just a lot going through my mind right now. >> reporter: but the most important thing going through jenny's mind is that she made it inside as soon as the sky began to turn. >> the winds were stronger so we just went in and ran down into the basement and few seconds later heard the loud crash of the roof coming down. >> reporter: to one wasout side when the roof crashed foo her backyard. >> all the stuff we have to fix and have the insurance company come out. >> reporter: she's not alone we found plenty of neighbors with roofs that looked like this, trees blew over and power outages at intersections caused delays. >> it's devastating. >> reporter: frank knopf moved into his home 43 years ago. >> this is was a complete whiteout with all the hail. >> reporter: he was inside with his wife when the storm hit. he found this tree toppled over. >> i planted this tree when i moved in here 43 years ago. >> reporter: down the street we found paul cunningham's sens
power crews are working to get the lights back on and officials put whitehall township under a statef emergency tonight. >> there's just a lot going through my mind right now. >> reporter: but the most important thing going through jenny's mind is that she made it inside as soon as the sky began to turn. >> the winds were stronger so we just went in and ran down into the basement and few seconds later heard the loud crash of the roof coming down. >> reporter: to one...
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now, this is the scene in whitehall township. downed trees and crushed back porches after a fast moving storm packed powerful winds and hail moved through the area. according to residents there the sky went dark and then a funnel cloud -- at least what they thought was a funnel cloud formed and that's when they took cover. >> peeled the roof right back. my siding is all dented up. my screens have holes in it. my shed back here has holes in it from it. so yeah, i got quite a bit of damage here. >> we went down in the basement and heard a loud color and it was the patio roof coming down. >> reporter: so again the national weather service will be out to these different areas today to determine if, in fact there was a tornado in honeybrook and again it may head out to the lehigh valley but residents certainly know that they have days of cleanup ahead and a memory of a very frightening experience. tam. >> thank you, erin. >>> and the frustrated residents of south jersey who went a week without power have finally gotten some relief. at
now, this is the scene in whitehall township. downed trees and crushed back porches after a fast moving storm packed powerful winds and hail moved through the area. according to residents there the sky went dark and then a funnel cloud -- at least what they thought was a funnel cloud formed and that's when they took cover. >> peeled the roof right back. my siding is all dented up. my screens have holes in it. my shed back here has holes in it from it. so yeah, i got quite a bit of damage...
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this is the scene in whitehall township. downed trees and crushed back porches after a fast moving storm packed powerful winds and hail moved through the area. according to residents there the sky went dark and then they ducked for cover. >> peeled the roof right back. my siding is all dented up. my screens have holes in it. my shed back here has holes in it from it. so, yeah, i got quite a bit of damage here. >> we went down in the basement and heard a loud crash and it was the patio roof coming down. >> reporter: again the national weather service will officially make the call on last night's weather today but there is no doubt residents have days of cleanup ahead of them and the memory of a very frightening experience, tam. >> thank you erin. >>> and the frustrated residents of south jersey who went a week without power have finally gotten some relief. atlantic city electric completed its restoration yesterday. the company reports last week's outages which reached 280,000 actually exceeded those that they had from super s
this is the scene in whitehall township. downed trees and crushed back porches after a fast moving storm packed powerful winds and hail moved through the area. according to residents there the sky went dark and then they ducked for cover. >> peeled the roof right back. my siding is all dented up. my screens have holes in it. my shed back here has holes in it from it. so, yeah, i got quite a bit of damage here. >> we went down in the basement and heard a loud crash and it was the...
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agency sent a team to whitehall township today to survey damage after yesterday's powerful storm stormthis mark the second tuesday in a row of severe weather for our area. and meteorologist kate bilo has more dough tails now about the damaging storms and also the chance for more wet weather over the next few days. kate. >> thank you jessica. let's hope next tuesday is quiet. we don't need to start a trend especially after the damage we've received with these storms. let's go more in detail with that confirmed tornado touchdown in honey brook chester county that was a 2:11 on tuesday. more than 10 minutes lead time on that with tornado warning issued around 2:00 p.m. it was an ef1 tornado. 95 miles per hour winds the path was 1.5 miles long and width of 100 yards pretty maze. zero confirmed injuries with that tornado touchdown. little further to the north and east in whitehall township in lehigh county, straight line winds with a micro burst. wind speed 80 miles per hour with a path length of about 440 yards. storm scan3 right now once again shows around of showers and storms that have
agency sent a team to whitehall township today to survey damage after yesterday's powerful storm stormthis mark the second tuesday in a row of severe weather for our area. and meteorologist kate bilo has more dough tails now about the damaging storms and also the chance for more wet weather over the next few days. kate. >> thank you jessica. let's hope next tuesday is quiet. we don't need to start a trend especially after the damage we've received with these storms. let's go more in...
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let's get to steve keeley live in whitehall township, one of the hardest hit areas steve?it is tough to recover when you can't get the kareem out of the garage, and get to work. soap another miss the day of earnings for people, and maybe not going to work to begin with. what's the first call you make? imagine there is tree could have felise, west, north or south, and of course it falls the one direction you don't want it to fall right on top of the house. and just crushes the house blocks the garage door, and most of the walk way up to the front door, and you can only imagine what it did to the inside of the house and the roof and everything else. so you got to call tree removal. before do you you got to get your pictures, maybe the insurance company first and then you come out here and you can see what the ground looked like before your house was built. you can do a little archeology, look under there wonder how will old this tree was, how long it stood before yesterday, got knocked down, knocked out. so this is just a typical scene here, and this community, that now feel
let's get to steve keeley live in whitehall township, one of the hardest hit areas steve?it is tough to recover when you can't get the kareem out of the garage, and get to work. soap another miss the day of earnings for people, and maybe not going to work to begin with. what's the first call you make? imagine there is tree could have felise, west, north or south, and of course it falls the one direction you don't want it to fall right on top of the house. and just crushes the house blocks the...
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the national weather service team is on their second stop in whitehall township and coplay, workers are working to clear trees and wires knocked over in the storm. >> i have been out here all morning since 6:30 this morning to get everything cleaned up and get it back to where it was. >> a state of emergency declared yesterday should help bring additional resources to help affected homeowners in whitehall township. >>> lets go over to meteorologist, adam joseph live at the big board to explain what made this storm system so damage itting. >> here is the latest from the national weather service for the tornado in honey brook an ef 1 rating it goes from ef 0 up to ef 5, those are the monster tornadoes we see in the midwest, it happened at 2:11 and the max sustained winds 95 miles per hour and the width was about a football field wide and a mile and a half damage with that particular tornado. here is the radar at the time the radar touched down near honey brook you can see the hook the hook we talked about yesterday, all the hail and heavy rain is north of the tornado and where you have th
the national weather service team is on their second stop in whitehall township and coplay, workers are working to clear trees and wires knocked over in the storm. >> i have been out here all morning since 6:30 this morning to get everything cleaned up and get it back to where it was. >> a state of emergency declared yesterday should help bring additional resources to help affected homeowners in whitehall township. >>> lets go over to meteorologist, adam joseph live at the...
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. >>> lets switch now to eva pilgram live in whitehall township, that is where the weather service is working to determine if another tornado touched down this one in the lehigh valley. hi eva. >> reporter: hey monica the cleanup continues today and people are are assess how bad the damage is this is where the national weather service was moments ago trying to determine if this was really a tornado in the lehigh valley or just a really bad storm. >> the work started early this morning it pick up what mother nature destroyed. >> cleaning up all morning been out here since 6:30 this morning trying to get everything cleaned up and get it back to where it was. >> i didn't think it would bring this tree down. >> i called the insurance and it's nerve-racking. >> trees and power lines snapped and golf ball-size hail crashed through siding and rooftops. >> it sounds like someone was hammering on the rooftops and windows. >> maria came out to clean up broken glass and noticed something odd. >> i couldn't get my car out. the wind was so strong it pushed her garage off square if you look at the
. >>> lets switch now to eva pilgram live in whitehall township, that is where the weather service is working to determine if another tornado touched down this one in the lehigh valley. hi eva. >> reporter: hey monica the cleanup continues today and people are are assess how bad the damage is this is where the national weather service was moments ago trying to determine if this was really a tornado in the lehigh valley or just a really bad storm. >> the work started early...
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reports still coming in but you can see sections in the lehigh valley hit pretty hard around the whitehall townships of funnel clouds earlier with the activity in chester county around the honeybrook area reports of trees and wires down and we have a flash flood watch in effect north and west until 3 a.m. we'll update this at if you want a paint with no harsh fumes. if you want a paint without harmful chemicals. if you want a paint that's safer for your family, and the environment... only this can. natura from benjamin moore. paint like no other. certified asthma and allergy friendly by the asthma and allergy foundation of america. >> announcer: the following is a paid advertisement for m&r real estate. have you ever wanted to flip houses like the pros you see on tv? are you tired of working endless hours for little pay? are you stressed out over car notes, mortgage payments, and credit-card debt? well, here's your opportunity to break free. the cast of the hit house-flipping reality show "reinas de realty" are bringing a free house-flipping live event to your area now. you've seen them on televisi
reports still coming in but you can see sections in the lehigh valley hit pretty hard around the whitehall townships of funnel clouds earlier with the activity in chester county around the honeybrook area reports of trees and wires down and we have a flash flood watch in effect north and west until 3 a.m. we'll update this at if you want a paint with no harsh fumes. if you want a paint without harmful chemicals. if you want a paint that's safer for your family, and the environment... only this...
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. >>> the 50-foot ash tree on birch street became a mini tour rest attraction in whitehall township. piece by piece branch by branch tree crews were methodically removing this massive tree that fell on a man's home during yesterday's storm. neighbors heard it come down. >> your first reaction when you saw that? >> oh, my god! >> reporter: the crew of 10 guys with witch tree service working around the clock since yesterday afternoon. this is their sixth job today. and will most likely have storm related work for the next month. >> you go to one neighborhood, you got to this neighborhood you got big stuff. >> at denise clark's house the cleanup has barely start. >> i was in shock when i saw this especially when i realized it was over the car. >> her nissan sports car and her cadillac both suffered major damage. you could see where the hail stones purged holes right through the vinyl siding. >> i'm from florida and we've been in hurricanes and this was worse than that. we were scared to death. >> reporter: oh, remember those tree removal guys. within an hour that 50-foot tree was gone.
. >>> the 50-foot ash tree on birch street became a mini tour rest attraction in whitehall township. piece by piece branch by branch tree crews were methodically removing this massive tree that fell on a man's home during yesterday's storm. neighbors heard it come down. >> your first reaction when you saw that? >> oh, my god! >> reporter: the crew of 10 guys with witch tree service working around the clock since yesterday afternoon. this is their sixth job today. and...
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she's streaming live tonight in whitehall township, lehigh county wreck the storm dawn, left a big mess. >> reporter: a huge mess, iain. i have to tell you. trees were just snapped in half. the cleanup is massive as well. residents tell me that the winds came from the north and just moved south takeing everything in its path. >> whatever it was that went through was strong, you know. broke all the trees down. >> reporter: dave, was upstairs in his west coply home yesterday afternoon when the wild weather blew through. he says it sounded like a freight train coming. >> just like a howl and when i stood up i couldn't then see even the trees and all of a sudden all of them came down in one shot like one second, boom. >> reporter: the wind so strong large trees just snapped in half along willow street. >> to see the power of the destruction that it did. >> reporter: do you think it was tornado. >> i think so because of the noise. the noise that it made. like that humming that loud humming sound. >> reporter: next door neighbor dorothy thinks it was tornado as well. her side and backyard tak
she's streaming live tonight in whitehall township, lehigh county wreck the storm dawn, left a big mess. >> reporter: a huge mess, iain. i have to tell you. trees were just snapped in half. the cleanup is massive as well. residents tell me that the winds came from the north and just moved south takeing everything in its path. >> whatever it was that went through was strong, you know. broke all the trees down. >> reporter: dave, was upstairs in his west coply home yesterday...
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officials expect full power restoration in the coming days, steve keeley now live in whitehall township, one of the areas officials say was the hardest hit steve? >> well, it is getting hit still. it is pouring out here. and i've been up since 1:15, at least. and i've been in rain since then. it hasn't stopped now. i went from new jersey to here we got caught in that horrific back up, and fatal crash on the schuylkill. and i had tweeted that probably we were hydroplaning, once we got out of there, it was powering out, there were thunderstorms, right before that accident, and right at the time of the accident. and i was telling people, two hand on the wheelment look how heavy it is raining. stay on the rain, greg, before you get to the scene of the tree here. just to gave you a idea, these are big raindrops so where ever you are driving today you got to go slower, because these big puddles on the side of the even highways, where all of the drains get clogged make you hydroplane. don't be surprised if you hear that was the cause that far accident, because in the middle of the night, not a
officials expect full power restoration in the coming days, steve keeley now live in whitehall township, one of the areas officials say was the hardest hit steve? >> well, it is getting hit still. it is pouring out here. and i've been up since 1:15, at least. and i've been in rain since then. it hasn't stopped now. i went from new jersey to here we got caught in that horrific back up, and fatal crash on the schuylkill. and i had tweeted that probably we were hydroplaning, once we got out...
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whitehall township sustained heavy damage. they're on the ground to figure out whether a tornado touched down there as well. >> a mudslide forced police to shut down part of a road in montgomery county crews are removing mud and debris from the road working to stabilize the slope to keep it from happening again. the road will be closed between front street and portland most for several weeks now. >> utility crews working to restore power to more than 3,000 homes and businesses tonight. the bulk of the outages in lehigh and northampton counties. there are more than 600 first energy customers who need electricity. >>> much calmer if you're venturing out tonight, beautiful night for baseball in fact. phillies taking on the brewers in about an hour after the game, xfinity puts on a fireworks show. sheena parveen is tracking conditions right now. >> much nicer right now than it was 24 hours ago. >> dry conditions across the area i don't expect anything in the way of rain tonight, maybe a stray sprinkle that's going to be about it t
whitehall township sustained heavy damage. they're on the ground to figure out whether a tornado touched down there as well. >> a mudslide forced police to shut down part of a road in montgomery county crews are removing mud and debris from the road working to stabilize the slope to keep it from happening again. the road will be closed between front street and portland most for several weeks now. >> utility crews working to restore power to more than 3,000 homes and businesses...
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. >>> meanwhile the same crew from the national weather service traveled to whitehall township in the lehigh valley to see if all that of damage was caused yesterday and less than five minutes ago they determined it was not a tornado but it was a micro burst. meanwhile meteorologist, cecily tynan, is at the "action news" big board. you made a point that a funnel cloud does not necessarily make a tornado, what is a micro burst and what is a tornado. >> we saw microrst is what we saw and last week a macro burst it can cause as much damage as a torn, and straight line winds and an ef 1 tornado in honey brook, the severe thunderstorm and the tornado warning was at 2:00, that is a lot of lead time with the tornado, maximum wind is 95 miles per hour, the path was as wide as a football field is long. that is 100 yards and it stayed on the ground for is1.5 miles the distinctive signature of a tornado, the southern hook of the flank of the storm to the south and east. people are asking me how does a tornado form, it is born out of a thunderstorm intense powerful towering thunderstorms, more th
. >>> meanwhile the same crew from the national weather service traveled to whitehall township in the lehigh valley to see if all that of damage was caused yesterday and less than five minutes ago they determined it was not a tornado but it was a micro burst. meanwhile meteorologist, cecily tynan, is at the "action news" big board. you made a point that a funnel cloud does not necessarily make a tornado, what is a micro burst and what is a tornado. >> we saw microrst is...
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winds gusted up to 80 miles per hour causing that damage in around the whitehall township area in partsf the lehigh valley. it's ban pretty seasonal day. the low this morning 69 degrees. the afternoon high 86. that's where we should be for this time of year but kit get pretty hot this time of year. july 1st you can see the record is 102 set back in 1901. sun sets this evening shortly after 8:00 their. 85 degrees right now. so looking pretty comfortable maybe you'll be in the garden or on the back patio. 43% humidity a nice breeze westerly winds at about 20 miles per hour. as we look at those temperatures across the area, we have low 80s in wilmington millville 83 degrees. 83 in trenton. we have 79 right now in pottstown and 80 in the pocono mountains. so warm and quiet if you're stepping outdoors a little muggy overnight. 76 degrees by 11:00 o'clock. but it look like it's going to stay dry tonight. however, last month the third wettest june on record for philadelphia almost 9-inches of rainfall so you can see that the drought situation it has pretty much ended across the entire area tha
winds gusted up to 80 miles per hour causing that damage in around the whitehall township area in partsf the lehigh valley. it's ban pretty seasonal day. the low this morning 69 degrees. the afternoon high 86. that's where we should be for this time of year but kit get pretty hot this time of year. july 1st you can see the record is 102 set back in 1901. sun sets this evening shortly after 8:00 their. 85 degrees right now. so looking pretty comfortable maybe you'll be in the garden or on the...
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this is whitehall township pennsylvania up north. jessica tweeting us that picture.ake a look at storm damage well, the biggest reports came out of chester county, delaware county and then parts of montgomery county and philadelphia. this is the possible tornado that's going to be investigated today out by honeybrook and western chester county, areas of lancaster county and maybe southern b-right in the confluence of that three county meetup there. we had a 64 miles per hour gust flash flooding quarter sized hail in some of these other spots. these are areas where you might see trees down as you're driving in today and up in lehigh county more of the same. lehigh into northampton in fact funnel clouds spotting. the weather service may be investigating this area today as well. golf ball sides hail. 61 miles per hour gusts recorded up here and some homes damaged. so, again, it's in the lehigh valley and in some of those central counties where we have the potential for some downed trees and slow going in spots this morning. as we take a look at future tracker, it looks
this is whitehall township pennsylvania up north. jessica tweeting us that picture.ake a look at storm damage well, the biggest reports came out of chester county, delaware county and then parts of montgomery county and philadelphia. this is the possible tornado that's going to be investigated today out by honeybrook and western chester county, areas of lancaster county and maybe southern b-right in the confluence of that three county meetup there. we had a 64 miles per hour gust flash flooding...
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the board of commissioners in south whitehall township is considering whether to restrict the numbersales a homeowner can have. the board is considering limiting the number of yard sales to four per year per household. the measure also includes limiting yard sales to daytime hours and limiting the signage. the board will vote on the measure a little bit later on this month. >>> let's take a live look at citizens bank park. it is quiet at this hour as the phillies hit the road for the holiday weekend. they'll be in atlanta taking on the braves. the phils lost to the milwaukee brewers last night, 8-7, in 11 innings. before the brewers left town one member of their organization made history with his appetite. >> i love this story. the team's bull pen catcher ate his way into history in the visitors clubhouse. teams keep track of the record for most cheese steaks eaten during a series. that's what teams do. marcus hannel decided to break that record which stood at 18 over four days. he did it in just three. >> they taste good in the gij. . >> if you're keeping track, that equals 22,000 c
the board of commissioners in south whitehall township is considering whether to restrict the numbersales a homeowner can have. the board is considering limiting the number of yard sales to four per year per household. the measure also includes limiting yard sales to daytime hours and limiting the signage. the board will vote on the measure a little bit later on this month. >>> let's take a live look at citizens bank park. it is quiet at this hour as the phillies hit the road for the...
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another hit whitehall township in pennsylvania, where jenny dannecker heard the storm gaght experg barely escaped. >> so we just went in and ran down to the basement and a few seconding later heard the loud crash of the roof coming down. >> reporter: in new jersey residents like paul marositz described rain and hail coming in sideways. >> the wind was worse than sandy. that's how loud it was. >> reporter: in washington, the storm created a spectacular light show but also forced a group of girl scouts camping out at the white house to seek shelter in the executive office building. this microburst storm was part of a weather pattern that forecasters call the ring of fire, the high pressure and hot air that's dominated the east and the south from new england to texas throughout the month of colder air slamming into the ring from all directions brought floods to texas and record rainfall in the east. washington in june got three times the normal amount of rain. >> reporter: i'm carter evans. here in the west it's another day of triple-digit temperatures from california to washington state whe
another hit whitehall township in pennsylvania, where jenny dannecker heard the storm gaght experg barely escaped. >> so we just went in and ran down to the basement and a few seconding later heard the loud crash of the roof coming down. >> reporter: in new jersey residents like paul marositz described rain and hail coming in sideways. >> the wind was worse than sandy. that's how loud it was. >> reporter: in washington, the storm created a spectacular light show but also...
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right now the issue is before the board of commissioners in south whitehall township. the township's manager says some residents are abusing yard sales, having them too often and creating too much congestion. the board is considering limiting the number of yard sales to four per quarter per household. the measure also includes limiting yard sales to daytime hours. they will vote on the measure later this month. >>> well today rainy day, especially in south jersey or delaware. we still do have some showers around for the rest of this evening. if you are heading out for your holiday weekend plans, you might run into a couple showers but it's all pretty light. weekend rain chances are still going to stay in the forecast and the big question with that is going to be if it clears out for fireworks time. i will show you the timing in just a minute. now we are at 77 in allentown, mid 70s reading, pottstown, philadelphia wilmington. some areas in south jersey that had heavy rain earlier today, you are in the upper 60s. 59 millville. 68 in atlantic city. locally, we are pretty g
right now the issue is before the board of commissioners in south whitehall township. the township's manager says some residents are abusing yard sales, having them too often and creating too much congestion. the board is considering limiting the number of yard sales to four per quarter per household. the measure also includes limiting yard sales to daytime hours. they will vote on the measure later this month. >>> well today rainy day, especially in south jersey or delaware. we still...
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townships including tredyffrin township, upper providence township in montgomery county and south whitehall townshipe, if you have any information you are being asked to call upper merion township police. dawn? >> thank you, brad. >>> well if it wasn't already inviting enough reading terminal market will soon be getting a facelift. the art place group investing $160,000 towards a streetscape project outside the market. work will begin near 11th and filbert streets officials say they're hoping to transform that dark underpass area into a hub that welcomes visitors to the market. the project will also feature the creation of an outdoor space that will be used for events and performances. >>> scott williams now with your weekend. sounds like it's shaping up to be be a weekend scorcher out there. >> it's going to be hazy, hot and humid not only will we deal with the heat but also some clouds around tomorrow as well as a few showers. but look at the temperature for today. we only made it into low 80s. it was comfortable folks were out and about just with a lot of smiles on their faces. the normal this ti
townships including tredyffrin township, upper providence township in montgomery county and south whitehall townshipe, if you have any information you are being asked to call upper merion township police. dawn? >> thank you, brad. >>> well if it wasn't already inviting enough reading terminal market will soon be getting a facelift. the art place group investing $160,000 towards a streetscape project outside the market. work will begin near 11th and filbert streets officials say...
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we're also getting a look at some of the damage in whitehall township. a ppl crew was on scene where a tree was knocked down. this is everhart road. another landed on a pickup truck in north catasauqua. the app is free for your cell phone or tablet. >>> it's a historic step and it's expected today in u.s./cuba relations. at any moment now president obama is said to announce that the countries have agreed to open embassies in each other's capitals. the two countries agreed to restart diplomatic relations. u.s. embassy in havana is expected to open later this month. nbc news will have a special report when president obama makes his announcement. we'll bring that to you live when it happens. three people were killed after this car crash. it burst into flames at the schuylkill expressway early this morning. our traffic camera shows you the fiery scene into the westbound lanes at montgomery avenue. this was the scene from the ground. right now police are still trying to figure out exactly what caused this crash. >>> this morning philadelphia police are trying
we're also getting a look at some of the damage in whitehall township. a ppl crew was on scene where a tree was knocked down. this is everhart road. another landed on a pickup truck in north catasauqua. the app is free for your cell phone or tablet. >>> it's a historic step and it's expected today in u.s./cuba relations. at any moment now president obama is said to announce that the countries have agreed to open embassies in each other's capitals. the two countries agreed to restart...
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they estimate the maximum wind speeds reached 80 miles per hour, whitehall township was left with widespread damage, fallen trees and hail damaged homes and cars. >> i was in shock when i saw this specially when it was over the cars. >> i'm from florida we've been in hurricanes, than was worse than that. we were scared to death. >> and it is scary. thousands lost power during the height of the storm in lehigh county, the ppl says power has since been restored. >> major us airlines being accused of teaming up to illegally raise prices. now, the justice department is investigating. coming up: we'll tell you what they allegedly did as a group to pull off the price hike. >> and, are your student safe when they go to school? new report find the unsafe and unsanitary conditions inside classrooms and bathrooms. what schools make the list. if you want a paint with no harsh fumes. if you want a paint without harmful chemicals. if you want a paint that's safer for your family, and the environment... only this can. natura from benjamin moore. paint like no other. certified asthma and allergy friendly b
they estimate the maximum wind speeds reached 80 miles per hour, whitehall township was left with widespread damage, fallen trees and hail damaged homes and cars. >> i was in shock when i saw this specially when it was over the cars. >> i'm from florida we've been in hurricanes, than was worse than that. we were scared to death. >> and it is scary. thousands lost power during the height of the storm in lehigh county, the ppl says power has since been restored. >> major...
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neighbors assess damage to their homes in the area of whitehall township. some of the streets look like war zones with trees toppled like toothpicks, and roads closed. high water stranded some motorists, one man says he helped rescue one of them. >> there was a lady between 70 to 80 years old in the car and knocked on the window and asked if she was okay, asked if she could swim. i grabbed one of my mechanics and the two of us went and rescued her out of her car. >> residents were told it may be several days before the power restored. for some the recovery will be even longer. heavy storms were another unwelcome site for people who live in delaware county are already recovering from severe weather just last week. this is in lansdowne, 300 block of east baltimore avenue virtually turned into small river there. people who live in that area say maybe feel beaten down at this point. >> i'm getting tired of t it is not safe. it is dangerous, you know i just want -- i just want my family out of, there take them out, not safe. >> i drive a small suv ford escape. i
neighbors assess damage to their homes in the area of whitehall township. some of the streets look like war zones with trees toppled like toothpicks, and roads closed. high water stranded some motorists, one man says he helped rescue one of them. >> there was a lady between 70 to 80 years old in the car and knocked on the window and asked if she was okay, asked if she could swim. i grabbed one of my mechanics and the two of us went and rescued her out of her car. >> residents were...
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based on the investigation they estimate the maximum win speeds reached 308 miles per hour, whitehall township hit the hardest, and was left with widespread damage, as you can see in this video which included fallen trees and a lot of hail damaged homes and cars. >> developing now, ferry in the philippines capsized leaving 36 dead and 19 other missing. officials say the ferry caring 173 passengers, and it was headed to island about 30 miles away when lashed by strong waves. survivors say the front of the boat came out of the water before the ship completely flipped over, and then began to signing. at least 118 passengers rescued by nearby fishing both. officials though are still searching for those who are missing. >> 6:07. fireworks can be lot of fun to look at out july 4th, but could be bad for some of our nation's heroes. why the men and women who fought for our freedom may not want to go to any fireworks displays. we snap it. we stack it. we smoosh it. we love it. hershey's makes it a s'more... you make it special. hershey's is mine, yours our chocolate. i saw a commercial that said you ca
based on the investigation they estimate the maximum win speeds reached 308 miles per hour, whitehall township hit the hardest, and was left with widespread damage, as you can see in this video which included fallen trees and a lot of hail damaged homes and cars. >> developing now, ferry in the philippines capsized leaving 36 dead and 19 other missing. officials say the ferry caring 173 passengers, and it was headed to island about 30 miles away when lashed by strong waves. survivors say...
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they estimate the maximum winds speeds reached about 80 miles per hour, whitehall township was left with widespread damage, fallen trees, and hail, damaged homes and cars. >>> i was in shock when i saw this, and specially when i realize it was over the cars. >> i'm from florida we've been in hurricanes, and this was worse than. that will we were scared to death. >> thousands lost power during the height of the storm in lehigh county, but ppl says power has since been restored. >> 4:12, major us airlines being accused of teaming up to illegally raise prices? now the justice department is investigating. coming up we'll tell you what they allegedly did as a group to pull off the price hikes. >> and are your students safe when they go to school? new report finds the unsafe, and unsanitary conditions, inside classrooms and barmes. which schools make the list. we'll tell you. barmes >> dave warren, bob said it, everyone heading down the shore. so what kind of weekend weather are we in for when it comes to the fourth? >> before we get to the shore can't forget the poconos too, anyway going nort
they estimate the maximum winds speeds reached about 80 miles per hour, whitehall township was left with widespread damage, fallen trees, and hail, damaged homes and cars. >>> i was in shock when i saw this, and specially when i realize it was over the cars. >> i'm from florida we've been in hurricanes, and this was worse than. that will we were scared to death. >> thousands lost power during the height of the storm in lehigh county, but ppl says power has since been...
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the estimate, mack mum wind speeds, about 80 miles per hour, whitehall township hit the hardest with widespread damage, as you can sigh, from this video, which included fallen trees, and then hail damage homes after cars, and realize it is over the cars being i am free florida, we've been in hurricanes, than was worse than. that will we were scared to death. >> thousands without electricity, ppl says power has since been restored. >> divers searched massive right at property in gloucester county yesterday. >> first, first responder hoping to find a teen missing tar went swim with friend. to sabina, the search about to begin this morning. >> daybreak here this morning, weaver seen crews, back here on the scene, we have seen state police, as well as emergency crews showing up back to the scene it, have skyfox up little earlier what it look like they hadn't end earth the water just yet, but look like they were gearing up. we have video to show from yesterday's intense search for this missing teenager. now the call came in at about 4:00 yesterday to police for a possible drowning. >> tee
the estimate, mack mum wind speeds, about 80 miles per hour, whitehall township hit the hardest with widespread damage, as you can sigh, from this video, which included fallen trees, and then hail damage homes after cars, and realize it is over the cars being i am free florida, we've been in hurricanes, than was worse than. that will we were scared to death. >> thousands without electricity, ppl says power has since been restored. >> divers searched massive right at property in...
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super cell thunderstorm brought down trees and power lines, steve keeley there live now in whitehall township to show us more, steve? >> well, after about 14 hours, the rain has finally stopped, and the big thank you we get for that is hazy, humid conditions out here, as the sun peaks through the clouds, and it starts to get real sticky and it is extra sticky if you're indoors without power and no air-conditioning and no fans running. unfortunately, the people here, can't even get any relief by going to work today because the car is jammed in the car. jammo before they even leave their house, bob kelly, big jam with the insurance company for sure now that this tree fell in the worse spot possible right on to the house. some summer tv known for re once, but usually not the same show on consecutive tuesdays. our viewers waking up for the second done second tiff wednesday with scenes like this on their television, just in a different son on the other side of the viewing area, out west here, in the allentown area. just power finally restored to all of those atlantic city electric customers late y
super cell thunderstorm brought down trees and power lines, steve keeley there live now in whitehall township to show us more, steve? >> well, after about 14 hours, the rain has finally stopped, and the big thank you we get for that is hazy, humid conditions out here, as the sun peaks through the clouds, and it starts to get real sticky and it is extra sticky if you're indoors without power and no air-conditioning and no fans running. unfortunately, the people here, can't even get any...
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that came through the central part of the township. >> the damage is pretty bad. >> the damage is extensive. >> even with all of the damage here on this whitehall farm i started talking with the national weather service, at this point there's no evidence of a tornado coming through here it's not as clear cut of a case as it was in chester county randy gyllenhaal nbc10 news. >> sheena parveen is here. >> do we have to worry about any more storms? >> no, not tonight. tomorrow we have rain 340e6shing through the area. as far as the severe threat we're not going to seeing that around. we have very quiet conditions on satellite and radar. very different from yesterday at this time. and locally we're still seeing plenty of sunshine outside. here's a live look at citizens bank park. we've been dry pretty much all day today, i expect we stay dry as we go through tonight. temperatures not too bad, we're in the mid-80s up along the i-95 corridor. 84 degrees right now, philadelphia. areas north and west right around 80 degrees, low 80s closer to the shore. temperature coming in around 82 degrees. as we go into tomorrow we'll see a change. i don't think it
that came through the central part of the township. >> the damage is pretty bad. >> the damage is extensive. >> even with all of the damage here on this whitehall farm i started talking with the national weather service, at this point there's no evidence of a tornado coming through here it's not as clear cut of a case as it was in chester county randy gyllenhaal nbc10 news. >> sheena parveen is here. >> do we have to worry about any more storms? >> no, not...