The Dexes / Lightning Report (Storm Events) / 241401
Eventdex · Lightning Report (Storm Events)
BUCKS
241401 · 40.145, -74.875
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Lightning |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 241,401 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 39,183 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2010-06-24T19:30:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2010-06-24T19:30:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | PENNSYLVANIA |
| County/zone typecz_type | C |
| County/zone namecz_name | BUCKS |
| Latitudelat | 40.145 |
| Longitudelon | -74.875 |
| End latitudeend_lat | 40.145 |
| End longitudeend_lon | -74.875 |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 5.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Newspaper |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Severe thunderstorms caused considerable tree damage and two injuries during the afternoon of the 24th across southeastern Pennsylvania. PECO Energy reported about 215,000 customers lost power, the 11th worst outage in company history. Chester and Delaware Counties were hit the hardest. as of 1201 a.m. EDT on the 25th, 190,000 customers were without power. That number dropped to 152,000 at Noon EDT on the 25th and 75,000 at 11 p.m. EDT on the 25th. Power was not fully restored until the 28th. The utility had to replace 140 poles, 140 pole top transformers, 900 pole cross arms and twenty miles of electrical cable. Regional rail lines were affected as downed trees blocked some routes. SEPTA delayed or suspended train service south of Philadelphia. All train service was not fully restored until the evening of the 25th. Downed trees also blocked lanes of the Schuylkill Expressway in Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Chester County. Philadelphia International's 75 mph wind gust was the third highest on record. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | A lightning strike created a foot wide hole in the roof of a house on Jasmine Road in Lower Southampton Township. It ignited a wire within the attic and started a fire. Six different municipal responders assisted with the fire which was contained within 20 minutes. |
| Yearyear | 2,010 |
Provenance
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