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Weather Authority: 11 p.m. Tuesday forecast
FOX 29 Weather Authority 11 p.m. Tuesday forecast.
PHILADELPHIA - It was a very hot Tuesday, with severe weather rolling into the region.
Severe weather pushed west to east and from the northern reaches of the suburbs into Philadelphia and South Jersey.
Wind gusts up to 60 and 70 mph brought down trees and power lines, leaving thousands in the dark. Frequent lighting lit the night sky, almost creating a daytime effect.
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Ardmore, Delaware County before severe weather
The sky in Ardmore, Delaware County just before severe weather hit.
Philadelphia severe weather: Storms knock down trees, taking power lines, leaving thousands in dark
Storms began to form late in the afternoon, beginning in the Lehigh Valley and moving south and east, bringing damaging winds, frequent lightning and heavy rainfall.
When will the heat break?
A cold front will bring those scattered storms from Wednesday afternoon into Thursday morning as temperatures start to drop.
Wednesday will see a high of 96 degrees, while Thursday will finally dip back into the 80s with less hot and humid weather.
FOX 29's Sue Serio says we should start to see more normal highs for this time of year by the end of the week.