BUCKS

128717 · 40.352, -75.260

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Event typeevent_type	Lightning
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id	128,717
Episode IDepisode_id	18,501
Begin UTCbegin_utc	2008-07-27T17:35:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc	2008-07-27T18:15:00+00:00
Statestate	PENNSYLVANIA
County/zone typecz_type	C
County/zone namecz_name	BUCKS
Latitudelat	40.352
Longitudelon	-75.260
End latitudeend_lat	40.363
End longitudeend_lon	-74.973
Deaths directdeaths_direct	0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect	0
Injuries directinjuries_direct	0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect	1
Damage propertydamage_property	100.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops	0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source	Newspaper
Episode narrativeepisode_narrative	A strong cold frontal passage triggered severe thunderstorms across Eastern Pennsylvania on the afternoon of the 27th. The combination of lightning and damaging winds caused about 62,000 homes and businesses to lose power. Most of the outages (about 49,000) were in PECO Energy's service area in southeast Pennsylvania.
Event narrativeevent_narrative	A series of lightning strikes caused a couple of house fires and other damage across central Bucks County. One firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion. In Hilltown, a home on Paige Trail was struck by lightning on its roof. Smoke spewed from the garage section of the home. Firefighters removed a three foot by three foot section of the roof to help battle the blaze. Five fire companies assisted. The fire was contained to the attic and the second floor master bedroom of the house. In Solebury Township, the chimney of a house on Brighton Way was struck by lightning. The lightning traveled down into the basement where a fire was ignited. Four fire companies battled the blaze for two and a half hours. The fire was contained to one area of the house, but caused heavy smoke damage throughout. The house was expected to be uninhabitable for a few days. Also in Solebury Township, a lightning strike caused a transformer fire. In Warrington Township, another lightning strike damaged a home's chimney. In New Britain Township, lightning struck a PECO Energy substation. U.S. Route 202 was closed as firefighters battled the blaze. One firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion. The combination of damaging winds and lightning strikes caused about 30,000 homes and businesses to lose power in Bucks and Montgomery Counties.
Yearyear	2,008

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