Power lines stretch over Lancaster in this Aug. 5, 2019, photo.
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Storms destroy homes, cut electricity across Pennsylvania
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The Associated Press
Ian Sterling for WITF
Power lines stretch over Lancaster in this Aug. 5, 2019, photo.
(Philadelphia) — Powerful winds have destroyed homes and downed trees as a cold front packing severe thunderstorms roared across the midstate and the entire state.
The town of Cheyney in Delaware County was one of the hardest hit. County Emergency Management Director Tim Boyce told WPVI-TV eight homes were destroyed, dozens were damaged and one person was injured in the community.
Officials were investigating whether a tornado had hit the town.
As of 5:00 a.m. in central Pennsylvania Friday, Luzerne County was hit hardest with more than 23,000 outages. Berks County is dealing with some 2,100 outages, while Dauphin and York counties are each facing more than 1,200 outages.
PECO reported more than 107,000 homes and businesses were without electricity in the Philadelphia suburbs.
There were about 10,000 customers without electricity in western Pennsylvania, where heavy rain caused flooding, caused mudslides and closed roads. Nearly 2 inches of rain was recorded.
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