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One
of the twisters hit in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, after 5 p.m. EDT,
said Jim O'Malley, deputy director of public information for
Bucks County. The car dealership building was struck there.
A second tornado is believed to have touched down in Solebury,
Pennsylvania, at around the same time, O'Malley said. Bucks
County is northeast of Philadelphia, on the New Jersey state
line.
O'Malley said authorities were responding to several reports of
injuries but could not give a total number of casualties.
The Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper reported that more than
8,000 homes and businesses were left without power by the storm.
Between 1 and 3 inches (2.5 and 5 cm) of rain had fallen across
the region during a short time on Thursday afternoon, according
to the National Weather Service (NWS), which issued flash flood
warnings parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
The weather service in a bulletin urged motorists to stay off
the roads until the heavy weather had passed.
"Turn around ... don't drown when encountering flooded roads.
Most flood deaths occur in vehicles," the NWS said.
(Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Sandra Maler)
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