Power Outage in Coplay, PA

A strong microburst caused wind damage in Whitehall Township in and near the Stiles section of the township. Because of the wind damage, a township state of emergency was declared. Numerous trees were knocked down and many roads were impassable due to the downed trees. The downed trees damaged twenty-nine homes and buildings. One building sustained major damage. The township advised residents to stay off the roads. Around 600 Pennsylvania, Power and Light customers within the township were still without power late in the evening on the 30th. Some of the most significant crop damage occurred along Columbia Street where large sections of corn fields were flattened.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous trees and wires in Whitehall Township and caused power outages. A wind gust of 56 mph was measured at nearby Lehigh Valley International Airport.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees and caused low hanging wires in Whitehall Township. Pennsylvania Power and Light reported about 500 of its customers lost power in Lehigh County.

Lightning struck the Whitehall Township municipal building on the afternoon of the 28th. The thunderstorm produced several strikes that hit township buildings on MacArthur Road and a propane tank at the public works building which caused an underground tank fire. The municipal building was struck, but suffered no apparent damage. The building was evacuated as a precaution. Another lightning strike caused a loss of power to a fuel pump on the township building's property. No injuries were reported.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous trees and tree limbs in eastern Lehigh County from Coplay Borough and Whitehall and South Whitehall Townships southward into Allentown. A concentration of downed trees was reported near the Whitehall High School. Four homes were damaged by downed trees in Whitehall Township and one in Coplay Borough. Trees were knocked down along Cedar Crest Boulevard in South Whitehall Township. In North Catasauqua, numerous large limbs were knocked down within the borough park. Tree damage occurred on the property of Saint Andrew's Roman Catholic Church and a roadway sign was flipped along Grove Street. About 2,900 Pennsylvania Power and Light customers lost power in the county.

A line of severe thunderstorms knocked down a few trees in Whitehall Township and Allentown. About 1,000 homes and businesses lost power throughout Lehigh County.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees and wires across eastern Lehigh County from Coplay Borough south. In Lower Saucon Township on Seidersville Road, a downed tree limb that tore down a wire caught on fire. About 140 homes and businesses lost power in the township.