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CBS News
7 hours ago
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- CBS News
Where did Thursday's storms hit the hardest in Pennsylvania? Here's a look at the damage we've seen.
Insulation, water all over Montco home after roof collapse during strong storms Insulation, water all over Montco home after roof collapse during strong storms Insulation, water all over Montco home after roof collapse during strong storms After strong storms moved through the Philadelphia area on Thursday night, many residents awoke to find trees down in their yards, on their cars or blocking major roads. Several buildings suffered damage to their roofs due to the storms, which packed wind gusts up to 70 mph. WMMR Radio's building in Bala Cynwyd was among those with roof damage — another was an apartment building in the Wissahickon section of Philadelphia and a home in Montgomery County. Crews were working to remove trees blocking roads and restore power throughout the day on Friday. A spokesperson for PECO, by far the most impacted by the storms, said workers would be restoring power "24/7." Around the region, we saw neighbors helping neighbors, people trying to clean up and many grateful for their safety but trying to replace damaged property. Here's a look at how the storms impacted the region. Storm caves in roof at Plymouth Township, Pennsylvania home A Plymouth Township, Pennsylvania woman says her home's roof was destroyed, caving in on her roommate while both of them were inside during strong storms that hit the Philly region on Thursday night and knocked out power for thousands of customers. Paula Jordan returned home for the first time Friday morning for her first look at the home in daylight. There is insulation everywhere, hanging from the ceiling and all over the floor. She said she felt wet before realizing what had happened. "I felt like I was in a mist blowing around me. Then I heard a crash and a boom and a bang, and water everywhere. There's water top to bottom, my mattress is a total sponge." She is insured and Servpro is already at work on the roof. Jordan expects she will have to stay in a hotel for several weeks while the repairs are completed. "It's just going to be a rebuild, we're going to get through it," Jordan said. This is a developing story and will be updated.
CBS News
19 hours ago
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- CBS News
Home of Philadelphia's WMMR radio station damaged in severe storms
At One Bala Plaza in Bala Cynwyd, which is home to the Philadelphia radio station WMMR, part of the roof fell into a back parking lot during severe storms on Thursday night, leaving behind chunks of roofing, insulation and even some wood beams. Fortunately, no one was injured. "We heard this big crash and people started calling us, saying, 'Hey the roof just blew off,'" said Beasley Media Group's chief engineer Rodney Byrd. "We lost the roofing of the upper part of our building here." Several cars were damaged, including a station vehicle whose back window shattered. Byrd said despite the damage, he's grateful it wasn't any worse. "Everyone is OK, that's all that matters," Byrd said. In Philadelphia's East Oak Lane neighborhood, a child was injured Thursday after they were trapped under a tree during the storm. The child was rescued and taken to Einstein Medical Center. Another person was hurt after a tree fell on a car in Overbrook. The storm knocked out power for thousands of households in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware and even left Jefferson Abington Hospital in Montgomery County without electricity for hours. The threat of severe storms has passed for the Philadelphia area, but the NEXT Weather Team is tracking a heat wave that moves in this weekend and could bring multiple days of temperatures in the upper 90s or higher.
