Several rounds of strong storms brought heavy rain and gusty winds to the Levittown area Monday through early Tuesday.
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As of 11:45 p.m. Monday, PECO was reporting approximately 1,000 customers were in the dark following the storms. The outages were scattered, but the majority were in Middletown Township.
By Tuesday at 8 a.m., the outages were down to about 300 remaining.
The storms brought gusty winds, heavy rain, lightning strikes, and even reports of small hail in parts of Bucks County.
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LevittownNow.com readers reported limbs and even some trees down in the area, including in Bristol Township’s Levittown section.
A tree and limbs fell into the roadway along Maple Avenue in Middletown Township and caused the closure of a portion of nearby Bridgetown Pike in Lower Southampton Township.
The National Weather Service warned of strong thunderstorms Monday night and early Tuesday.
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The National Weather Service reported the storms brought just over 2.2 inches of rain to Langhorne and 1.4 inches to Bristol Township’s Croydon section.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey gauge along the Neshaminy Creek in Middletown Township, the creek was swollen, but not close to a flood stage.
The National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center said a risk of “showers and moderate to severe thunderstorms” will remain for the area on Tuesday through Wednesday morning.
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“The hazards associated with these thunderstorms are frequent lightning, severe thunderstorm wind gusts, hail, and a minimal threat of tornadoes,” forecasters said.
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