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School closings, power outages, flooded roads across Philadelphia region after storms move through

Fast thunderstorms hit the Philadelphia region on Thursday night and Friday morning, causing damage.
Heavy rain, high winds, and pockets of large hail accompanied these strong storms in the area.
The storms toppled trees, scattered debris, flooded roads, and caused power outages across the region.
PECO reported 5,333 customers without power at 10 a.m., with 4,914 in Delaware County.
Delaware and Gloucester Counties saw school closures and road blockages due to damage and power loss.

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A powerful thunderstorm ripped through Camden County with hail and straight-line winds early Friday, downing trees and flooding roads, but stopped short of spawning a tornado, according to officials.

19 hours ago·New Jersey, United States

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School closings, power outages, flooded roads across Philadelphia region after storms move through

By Joe Brandt, Kyle Burton Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Fast-moving thunderstorms packing heavy rain, high winds and pockets of large hail swept through the Philadelphia region Thursday night and Friday morning. The storms toppled some trees and scattered branches and debris, flooded some roads and knocked out power to a few thousand across the area. Areas like Delaware County in Pennsylvania and Gloucester and C…

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Overnight storms knock out power, close schools in Delaware County

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Storms uproot trees, knock out power in Pa., NJ; force some schools to close

Strong storms that roared through the Philadelphia region overnight left trees down, power out for thousands and even forced a Delaware County school district to close Friday.

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SCRCA: More flooding possible

With even more rain in the forecast, the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority (SCRCA) has upgraded its flood watch to a flood warning for the watershed.

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