Damage, Power Outages Reported As Storms Move Through The Area
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Severe storms moved through the area Thursday night, causing damage and leaving thousands without power.
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As of Friday morning, PECO reports about 1,160 outages, with most of them in Bucks, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. PSE&G reports about 156 outages, Delmarva about 687 and PPL with 210.
Eyewitness News was in Philadelphia where a tree was down in Washington Square West.
"During the storm I got a text from my neighbor saying are you okay, and I said yeah, we're fine. And then 20 minutes later she rang our doorbell and said are you sure you're fine? And I said yeah and then she said why don't you look out the window, don't you know that a tree went against your house? And I had no idea, we were completely shocked," said a resident.
SEPTA says trains are bypassing Erie Station along SEPTA's Broad Street Line due to storm water entering into the station.
Delays were also reported at Philadelphia International Airport.
In Tilden Township, Berks County, the Blue Mountain SDA elementary school was reportedly destroyed around 6 p.m., according to Blue Mountain Academy High School's Facebook page.
Damage is also being reported in parts of Delaware. Eyewitness News was in New Castle where a building was reportedly torn apart in an industrial area.
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