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Many residents in Tinicum Township, Bucks County lost power when severe thunderstorms moved through the area Wednesday night, causing widespread damage to trees and power lines.
A violent thunderstorm that thrashed the Lehigh Valley Wednesday night has left thousands of PPL customers in the Bethlehem and Saucon Valley areas without power.
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.
Under the bill, customers would be able to subscribe to a portion of a community solar facility with guaranteed savings.
Just two weeks after a large-scale power outage disrupted life for many Saucon Valley residents for days, another outage is affecting nearly 2,000 Hellertown area households.
As Tuesday morning turned to Tuesday afternoon, the magnitude of the damage to trees and properties in parts of Hellertown borough and Lower Saucon Township became more evident.
Numerous roads were closed in the Saucon Valley area and thousands of residents remained without power in the wake of a violent storm that bombarded the Lehigh Valley with high winds and torrential rain Monday evening. Among the roads that are closed are parts of Friedensville Road and Saucon Valley Road.
