June 30

Thunderstorm damages areas of Clarks Summit

A thunderstorm which occurred on Friday, June 26, damaged areas of Clarks Summit Borough and also Baptist Bible College in Clarks Summit. The thunderstorm, which occurred around 3:30 p.m. Friday, uprooted several trees, falling on area homes.

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Brian McDonnell of 228 Claremont Avenue in Clarks Summit stands in front of a tee which took pavement up from the road and leaned on his house. Abington Journal/Nathan Urie

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A young boy investigates the underside of a tree blown over during Friday's thunderstorm on the campus of Baptist Bible College in Clarks Summit. Abington Journal/Christy Clarke

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Many trees surrounding the pondon the campus of Baptist Bible College in Clarks Summit were blown over during Friday's thunderstorm. Abington Journal/Christy Clarke

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A tree on 223 Claremont Avenue in Clarks Summit hit the roof of a house owned by Clar-Anne Lyon as it fell. Abington Journal/Nathan Urie

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Houses on 228 and 223 Claremont Avenue in Clarks Summit were damaged during the storm. Areas of Clarks Green and South Abington also saw damage from the storm.

On the campus of Baptist Bible College in Clarks Summit, trees along the pond were uprooted and snapped in half from heavy winds. No damage to any of the buildings or personal injuries were reported on the campus. For the full story, see this Wednesday's edition of the Abington Journal.

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