By 6abc Digital Staff, Walter Perez, Annie McCormick, and Sharifa Jackson
Severe storms hit the Delaware Valley on Monday evening, knocking down powerlines and trees.
Glen Mills in Delaware County Pennsylvania was the hardest hit area by wind and rain.
According to the National Weather Service, the National Weather Service, the National Weather Service, the damage was caused by straight-line wind, and not tornadoes.
Many residents claimed that the weather was brisk, while others stated the conditions were tense.
‘Clap! Bam,'” said Glen Mills resident Andrew Thorp-King.
Thorp King had to navigate a mixture of wires and tree branches in order to reach the Wendy Lane house.
The back of the house was severely damaged by a passing storm.
Thorp King said, “Trees felling on my roof damaged my roof and hot tub.”
A tree fell through the roof of a house on Winding Way.
Some residents saw smoke rising from the ground and reported road closures caused by trees that fell on powerlines.
This is the worst thing I have ever seen. Bill, from Glen Mills said: “I have no trees remaining. They’re all dead.”
The cleanup will be massive, but it could have been much worse.
I had also planned to nap. “I’m glad I didn’t do it and had a tree crash into my bedroom,” said Thorp King.
No injuries reported yet in Delaware County.
Philadelphia streets were littered with branches and there was a lot of damage to trees.
A large tree has fallen near the Rocky statue, outside of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
A tree was blocking Kelly Drive near the Temple Boathouse.
A tree has fallen on Belmont Avenue, near the barracks of state police.
A massive tree on Wigard Avenue, Roxborough knocked out wires during the storm.
Many motorists were forced to turn back for safety after a police blockade.
According to the officials, there were also live wirings at the intersection between School House Lane and Henry Avenue.
Several homes were also affected by fallen branches.
A tornado tore off the tree tops from three homes across the street. Elmer Kingkiner, from Kingkiner Tree Service, said that the trees on the street fell onto their cars. Another neighbor’s uprooted tree fell on his house across the street.
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