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A rainstorm that has been affecting the Lehigh Valley intensified as it moved closer to the area Wednesday, producing 40 to 50 mph wind gusts that brought down tree limbs and power lines.
The Lower Saucon Township Police Department issued an update shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday in which authorities said residents of Old Philadelphia Pike north of Seidersville Road no longer needed to shelter in place.
A line of severe thunderstorms that moved across the area Monday evening produced winds strong enough to topple a trailer in Hellertown borough and bring down power lines that plunged thousands into darkness.
Thousands of residents in southern Lehigh, southern Northampton and upper Bucks counties were without power Friday morning, after a powerful storm system producing wind gusts of 55 mph or greater, toppling trees and utility poles throughout the area.
There’s currently a statewide moratorium on utility shutoffs, though regulators have started to debate when it should come to an end.
A Lower Saucon Township resident lost nearly $500 in a scam involving someone who apparently impersonated an employee of PECO, which provides electricity to much of southeastern Pennsylvania.
Several hundred PPL customers in the Leithsville area of Lower Saucon Township were without power Wednesday afternoon, and the outage was apparently triggered by an accident on a main road in the area.
The same part of Lower Saucon Township that was affected by a power outage Wednesday--when a gas leak at a shopping center prompted PPL to cut electricity to hundreds of customers--is again without power Saturday morning.
A severe thunderstorm struck the Saucon Valley area at around 6:30 p.m. and caused power disruptions, without much warning except for darkening skies to the west.
