Severe weather sweeping through Philadelphia area

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PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A tornado warning for Philadelphia, Montgomery, Chester and Delaware counties expired at 7 p.m., but the severe weather continues to pound the Philadelphia region.

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At 6:51 p.m., a line of severe thunderstorms stretched from Spring Mount to Germantown to Alloway, moving northeast at 55 mph, according to the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey. Potential hazards include wind up to 70 mph and nickel-size hail.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 11 p.m. for areas of Pennsylvania and New Jersey and the entire state of Delaware.

Pennsylvania counties include:
—Berks
—Bucks
—Carbon
—Chester
—Delaware
—Lehigh
—Monroe
—Montgomery
—Northampton
—Philadelphia

South Jersey counties include:
—Atlantic
—Burlington
—Camden
—Cape May
—Cumberland
—Gloucester
—Salem

A severe thunderstorm warning continues for Philadelphia, Trenton and Camden until 7:30 p.m. This storm will contain wind gusts up to 70 mph.

As of 9:59 p.m., storms have wound down across the region. There are 869 reported power outages impacting around 76,408 people, according to PECO.

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