Whipping Winds Batter Philadelphia, Surrounding Counties

Matt Petrillo reports.

GAS STATION TO COLLAPSE.LUCKILY, THERE ARE NO REPORTSOF ANY INJURIES THERE.THIS SEVERE WEATHER, AND,ACROSS OUR REGION."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERMATT PETRILLO IS LIVE IN THECBS-3 MOBILE WEATHER WATCHERIN SOUTH PHILLY.WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN.BIG GUSTS OF WIND WE HAVE BEENBATTLING WITH ALL DAY, IT ISGORGEOUS OUTSIDE, WE'RETRAVELING DOWN SOUTH BROADSTREET HERE IN SOUTHPHILADELPHIA, WE CAN SEE THETOWER OF CITY HALL, AND, AND,AND, JUST GORGEOUS RIGHT NOW.AND, LETS TAKE A LOOK ATVIEWER VIDEO WE HAVE.YOU CAN KIND OF TELL THESTRENGTH OF THOSE, WHIPPINGWINDS, AS A CRANE, HERE RIGHTIN CENTER CITY WAS SEENWEIGHING ALL AROUND.AND, IT CANNOT TOPPLE OVER.IN DELAWARE COUNTY, JOHN FARLYSHARES PHOTO OF THE TREE THATDID TOPPLE.IT CRASHED HARD ON TO A CAR.THE BACK WINDSHIELD ISSMASHED, FARLY SAYS THATFORTUNATELY EVERYONE WAS,INSIDE OF THAT ARE HOUSE.THEY WERE NOT IN THE CAR ATTHE TIME.OFFICIALS TELL US ENDURINGTHIS SOCIALLY DISTANT TIME, ITIS IMPORTANT TO CHECK ONNEIGHBORS, WITH POWER OUTAGES.IF YOU ARE WITHOUT POWERYOUR NEIGHBOR MAY BE WITHOUTPOWER.SO, YOU KNOW, RESPONSIBLYWE'RE ASKING YOU TO CHECK WITHYOUR NEIGHBORS BUT USE YOURSOCIAL DISTANCE.SO MANY PEOPLE ARE AT HOME.SO MANY PEOPLE WITH NEEDS, BUTACCESS AND FUNCTIONAL NEEDSARE HOME.CHECK ON YOUR NEIGHBORS MORESO AND IMPORTANT THEN EVER BUTALWAYS BE COULD GO IS IN SENT,MAYBE A TAP ON THE WINDOW ISBETTER THAN RINGING THE DOORBELL ABE OPENING IT UP.SO IMPORTANT, GREAT ADVICETHERE.ALWAYS CHECK ON YOURNEIGHBORS.JUST MAKE SURE YOU ARE BEINGDISTANT.BACK HERE, ONE LAST LIVE LOOK,DOWN SOUTH BROAD STREET, ANDJUST A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFULDAY.IS THERE A COUPLE PEOPLEOUTSIDE ON THE SIDEWALKS YOUCAN SEE JUST TRYING TO ENERGYNICE WEATHER BUT STAYING AWAYFROM EACH OTHER.WE WILL HAVE MORE COMING UP ON"EYEWITNESS NEWS" AT 6:00.REPORTING LIVE FROM THE MOBILE