Updated · The Delaware County Daily Times · Jul 13
PECO Outages Fall Below 1,200 After 70 mph Microbursts Knock Out 13,000
Updated
Updated · The Delaware County Daily Times · Jul 13
PECO Outages Fall Below 1,200 After 70 mph Microbursts Knock Out 13,000
3 articles · Updated · The Delaware County Daily Times · Jul 13
Summary
Under 1,200 PECO customers were still without power by Sunday morning after outages in Delaware County peaked above 13,000 Saturday afternoon.
The National Weather Service said at least four microbursts with 60 to 70 mph winds tore through a 4- to 5-mile-wide corridor, downing limbs and wires and causing straight-line wind damage.
Dispatches surged after 3 p.m. with lightning-strike calls, numerous alarm activations and a water rescue in Haverford, where police found a vehicle half underwater but the driver had escaped safely.
Rainfall reached 0.71 inch in less than 45 minutes in St. Davids, contributing to flash flooding in low-lying areas as the severe thunderstorm warning expired at 3:30 p.m.
The storm system also hit Philadelphia, where officials later declared a disaster emergency after widespread structural damage and resident displacement.