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Update: Damaging winds and penny-sized hail forecast with thunderstorms to hit Southeast Pa. Tuesday
The National Weather Service issued an updated severe thunderstorm warning at 5:04 p.m. on Tuesday valid until 5:30 p.m. for Berks, Chester, Lehigh and Montgomery counties. Prepare for penny-sized hail (0.75 inches) and wind gusts of up to 60 mph. "At 5:04 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located over Bechtelsville,...
Update: Storms move through Lehigh Valley, prompting flash flood warning
Thunderstorms and heavy rain moved through the Lehigh Valley again Wednesday evening, bringing more power outages and leading to flash flooding. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning until 11:30 p.m. for northeastern Lehigh, northern Northampton, southeastern Carbon and southern Monroe counties. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain fell across those areas, according to the ...
Lehigh Valley weather: Hottest day of week expected Tuesday, with severe storms possible
Tuesday could be the warmest day of the week as the Lehigh Valley remains under an excessive heat warning through Wednesday night. The National Weather Service is expecting a high of 97, with heat index values reaching 104, for Tuesday. Wednesday is expected to be a little cooler, with an anticipated high of 93. Temperatures have reached into the 90s eight times this month, roughly half of the ...
'We heard a loud crash': Storm leaves trail of damage in parts of Lehigh Valley
S. WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. - Dave Billowitch said he was at his daughter's field hockey game when a storm quickly moved through his South Whitehall Township neighborhood at Chew and Adams streets Tuesday night. "I got a call from my son saying a huge tree just fell down, knocked down...
Lehigh Valley builders are trying to keep up with housing demand. How are they doing?
Coming into this year, the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission estimated that the area had a housing shortage of about 9,000 units. Midway into 2024, the LVPC reported that of the new development in the Valley, there were 3,512 housing units, including 1,042 single-family homes, 373 townhouse units, 1,953 apartments and 66 manufactured homes. When compared to 2023, it looks like the region is on ...
Section of Route 143 in Lehigh County renamed to honor 2 fallen firefighters
LYNN TOWNSHIP, Pa. - A section of State Route 143 in Lehigh County has been renamed in honor of two New Tripoli fallen firefighters. "We still miss him so much. And we always will," said Karen Gruber, wife of Marvin Gruber. "They would be so proud and honored, as are we to see this extraordinary dedication."
What to know about the West Nile virus' return to the Lehigh Valley
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- West Nile virus spreading in mosquitoes across the Keystone State again. Trexler Park and the West End Theatre District are among the places the City of Allentown sprayed this week in an effort to limit the mosquitoes with West Nile buzzing through Lehigh County. The state says...
Teen killed after falling from truck in Lehigh County
Editor’s note: The original version of this story had the incorrect date of the incident. It has been updated to reflect the correct date. A 16-year-old died Tuesday from injuries he suffered from falling out of a moving truck last month in Lehigh County, according to authorities. Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said Tucker Wessner, of Heidelberg Township, was sitting on the back ...
Philly man falsified documents
A Philadelphia man is facing charges for tampering with official records on a vehicle. Jesus Manuel Rucci, 43, was also charged with tampering and falsifying documents. According to Pennsylvania State Police Pocono Patrol Unit, on July 15, troopers observed an unattended vehicle parked on the shoulder of Interstate 476 northbound at mile marker 70.4 in Washington Township, Lehigh County.
WV woman dies week after Monroe Co. golf cart accident
MIDDLE SMITH TWP., Pa. -- A 35-year-old from West Virginia is dead following a golf cart accident in Monroe Co. that happened a week earlier. The Lehigh County Coroner's Office reports Brenna Abbinanti, of Mount Clare, WV, was pronounced dead Friday, July 12. The incident happened on July 6. The...
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