{"id":862283,"date":"2026-06-12T13:40:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/862283\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T13:40:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:40:28","slug":"storms-topple-trees-knock-out-power-in-philadelphias-mount-airy-neighborhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/862283\/","title":{"rendered":"Storms topple trees, knock out power in Philadelphia’s Mount Airy neighborhood"},"content":{"rendered":"

Strong storms swept through Philadelphia on Thursday night, with heavy winds, lightning and rain blowing through the city.<\/p>\n

The Mount Airy neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia suffered the brunt of the damage, with trees crashing down on parked cars and power lines.<\/p>\n

At Germantown Avenue and Sharpnack Street, heavy rain and gusty winds caused a tree to snap and crash down.<\/p>\n

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CBS News Philadelphia<\/p>\n

A homeowner said this is the second time in as many years that they’ve dealt with a downed tree.<\/p>\n

On Mt. Airy Avenue, we saw crews working to clear branches from power lines.<\/p>\n

At one point overnight, over 2,000 people were without power, mostly in Mt. Airy. By 7 a.m. there were less than 1,000 PECO customers without power in Philadelphia, according to PECO’s website.<\/p>\n

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CBS News Philadelphia<\/p>\n

“It sounded like the building was collapsing,” resident Bill Kull said. “I heard the trees coming down and … it sounded like a locomotive, you know like a train.”<\/p>\n

Some residents without power are relocating to areas with air conditioning with temperatures expected to feel like triple digits on Friday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There are no reports of injuries connected to the storms. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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