Thousands of power outages in the Philadelphia area today as crews clean up downed trees, electrical lines

Thousands of people spent the night without electricity around the Philadelphia area after Monday’s storms.

The storms left widespread damage across the region from the Lehigh Valley to South Jersey, and knocked out power for over 40,000 people — though electricity was being restored for many Tuesday morning.

No further severe weather is expected Tuesday. The NEXT Weather team says the day will be blustery and cold with a drastic drop in temperatures following the storms.

National Weather Service to survey Kent County, Delaware, for possible tornado damage

The National Weather Service said it will send a survey team to investigate wind damage in parts of Kent County, Delaware, and areas west into Maryland. The team may determine it was caused by a tornado, but survey results aren’t expected until later today.

The local NWS office in Mount Holly, New Jersey, shared this map of the areas that will be surveyed. 

On Monday night, Dover Air Force Base ordered all personnel to take shelter and remain under cover for about 15 minutes after a tornado warning was issued for the area.

Power outage reports in the Philadelphia area

Here is a look at power outages around Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, as of about 10 a.m. Tuesday:

• PECO was reporting outages affecting over 9,300 customers, with over 4,900 in Chester County and 2,600 in Montgomery County.
• PPL was reporting outages affecting over 13,000 customers, including over 3,900 in Lehigh County and 2,900 in Northampton County.
• Atlantic City Electric reported outages affecting over 2,300 customers.
• PSE&G reported outages affecting over 1,400 people in Burlington County, 900 in Camden County and about 200 in Gloucester County.
• Delmarva reported outages affecting over 1,100 customers in Delaware, almost entirely in New Castle County.

Tree falls onto home in Woodbury Heights, New Jersey

A large tree fell onto a home in Woodbury Heights, New Jersey, Monday night, hitting the home’s roof and a car parked nearby.

The home is on 4th Street and the tree is also blocking the road. There are scattered power outages in the region as well.

Crews are looking to see if the home can be saved or will have to be torn down, but no injuries were reported.

Allentown, Pennsylvania, hit hard by storms

Several trees and power lines came down in Allentown, Pennsylvania, as the Lehigh Valley was one of the hardest-hit places Monday night.

We saw several power lines leaning and lights out around the city.

NJ Transit train damaged by storms

NJ Transit shared a photo of an Atlantic City Rail Line train that was damaged by a falling tree. The photo shared on social media showed a snapped tree limb and a broken glass window inside the engineer’s cab of the train.

“Thankfully, all passengers and the engineer were uninjured. The weather had a significant impact on multiple rail lines overnight, but all resumed service this morning with some residual delays,” NJ Transit said.

Downed tree blocking road in Brookhaven, Pennsylvania

A tree was blocking off Coebourn Boulevard in Brookhaven, Delaware County, Tuesday morning. The road is closed between Shepherd Street and Edgemont Avenue.

Lights are on in the area, but crews are asking drivers to stay away as the cleanup continues.

There is also an elementary school, Coebourn Elementary, along this road, outside of the closed section.

Drivers should use Dutton Mill Road, Chandler Drive, Brookhaven Road or Edgemont Avenue as alternate routes.

This is a developing story and will be updated.