Three People Die After Severe Storms Move Through Montgomery County

Alecia Reid reports.

ARE LIFTED IF PEOPLE AREN'TCAREFUL.JESSICA?ALL RIGHT, STEPHANIE, THANKYOU.WELL IT HAS BEEN WILD DAY FORWEATHER AND WE AREN'T DONEJUST YET.HERE IS WHATTING IT TO LOOKEDLIKE AS THE STORMS BLEWTHROUGH CENTER CITY TODAY.YOU COULDN'T SEE THESKYSCRAPERS FROM THE ROOF OFOUR BUILDING A HAS THEDOWNPOURS SOAKED OUR CITY.AND HERE IS THE AFTERMATH OFTHE STORM T CAUSED THIS TREETO SNAP AND CRASH ONTO A KARAT16TH AND ARCH STREETS.THE TOPPLED TREE ALSO TOOK OUTA LIGHT POLE."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERALICIA READ IS IN LANSDOWNEMONTGOMERY COUNT WAY LOOK ATTHE STORM DAMAGE, THERE HI,ALICIA.JESS, THE STRONG WIND ANDHEAVY RAIN LASTED ONLY ACOUPLE OF MINUTES.BUT, THE DAMAGE LEFT BEHINDMAY ACTUALLY TAKE DAYS TOASSESS.HEAVY RAIN AND WICKED WINDSCAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE ACROSS THENORTHERN SUBURBS.LITTLE NERVE RACKING.MONTGOMERY COUNTYEXECUTIVES SAY THE SEVERESTORMED KILL THREE PEOPLE.IN LANSDALE?BEFORE I KNEW IT A GUST OFWIND CAME THROUGH T SHOOK, THEWHOLE ROOF RIPPED UP JUST WASIN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET.UTILITY CREWS WORK FORHOURS, TEND TO GO DOWNED POWERLINES, AND SECURED THE AREAEACH FAMILY IN THE 150 UNITBUILD SOMETHING BEINGEVACUATED.AMERICAN RED CROSS IS HERE,RELOCATING TENANTS, WE GOTBUCKETS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOLS,ASSESSING, AND WORKING.HIS CAR IS STUCK UNDER THERUBBLE AS HE LOOKS ON HEWONDERS HOW DIFFERENTLY THISCOULD HAVE TURNED OUT IF HEWALKED TO HIS CAR MOMENTSEARLIER.LAID ANY THERE SAID HEYCOME INSIDE.WAIT UNTIL THE STORM IS OVER.FIFTY-SECOND THAT FAR YOU SAWTHE ROOF FLY ON TOP OF MY CAR.FOR NOW HE IS COUNTING HISBLESSINGS.I'M JUST THANKFUL I'MALIVE.I THINK I SHOULD GO PLAY THELOTTERY TODAY.THE BUILDING STRUCTURE HASTO BE DEEMED SAFE BEFOREFAMILIES CAN RETURN, AND THATMAY TAKE DAYS.