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Hail, Wind, Rain & Power Outages Come With Monday Storms

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Tom Sofield

The Levittown area was hit by hail, strong gusts, and heavy rain Monday afternoon.

Pop-up storms moved through the area around lunchtime and disrupted the afternoon. A chance for more strong storms exists through the rest of Monday afternoon and into the evening.

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Forecasters issued a Flood Watch, Severe Thunderstorm Warning, and Flash Food Warning for the area.

As of 2:15 p.m., about 3,900 PECO customers were without service across the area. The largest outages were in Bristol Township and Falls Township.

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Downed trees and wires were reported, including along busy New Falls Road.

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Firefighters responded to numerous downed wire calls.

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Power outages knocked out numerous traffic signals, including along West Trenton Avenue in Falls Township.

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The regional National Weather Service office in Mt. Holly, New Jersey, received a report of half-dollar sized hail around 12:30 p.m.

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Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.