LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — A powerful storm ripped through Lackawanna County, causing damage and knocking out power.
There were over 7,000 PPL homes and businesses without power in Lackawanna County, about 500 in Wayne, and nearly 1,500 in Wyoming County.
Routes 6 and 11, near Dalton, are shut down after a tree fell onto the roadway.
"It came very, very fast, and we just heard a lot of big sticks. Obviously, they weren't just sticks. Some big trees went down," said Sue Kalnoskas of Waverly Township. "It was just very powerful, very quick and then quiet."
In South Abington Township, lightning struck a utility pole near Joseph Chermak Auto Sales causing part of North State Street to be shut down.
A tree fell down in front of a house in Clarks Summit.
In Wyoming County, Route 107 in Clinton Township near Factoryville is closed after trees brought down power lines. Factoryville fire crews responded to the scene but waited to clear the roadway once they received word that the power line was not active.
Crews in Simpson were busy with multiple calls coming in at the same time, with reports of a lightning strike hitting trees and a power line.
The power line snapped from the force of the bolt sending the line flying around, nearly striking a house on Reservoir Street and causing a tree to catch on fire between Reservoir Street and Morse Ave, but that fire was quickly extinguished.
Power was out across town.
No major damage to homes was reported.
The awning of Aaron's in Green Ridge Plaza fell off of the store due to the storm.
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