Daily Numbers for Wednesday, July 9

The Daily Numbers: 250,000 who were without power at one point last night after a serious storm blew through the region.

70,000 still in dark at 7 a.m., according to PECO.

44,710 in Delco.

19,000 as of 5 a.m. here in Delco.

39,000 out in Chester County, which took the biggest hit.

16,000 in Bucks County.

13,000 in Montgomery County.

1 downed tree that took down power lines on Lansdowne Avenue and Providence Road in Yeadon.

65 mph microburst reported by one person in Port Richmond section of Philly.

0 serious injuries reported in the storm so far.

90 mph winds in a tornado in Mercer County in northeast Pa. reported by National Weather Service.

Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.

Hey, Phillies fans take heart. We could all be Brazil soccer fans this morning.

I Don’t Get It: Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t recall this much weird weather in a period of months. Seems like something odd is going on. Maybe it’s global warming. Since when did we start having hurricanes on the 4th of July?

Today’s Upper: Kudos to the PECO crews who were out there working to bring power back to those in the dark this morning.

Quote Box: “Luckily nobody was in the backseat. Thank God.”

- Chris Lewis of Drexel Hill, after downed tree hit his car while he was waiting at traffic light in Yeadon.

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