Two tornadoes touch down in Pennsylvania, several hurt
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One of the twisters hit in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, collapsing the roof of a car dealership building.
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PENNSYLVANIA (REUTERS) - Two tornadoes touched down in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on Thursday (July 29), collapsing the roof of a car dealership and injuring several people, a county spokesman said.
One of the twisters hit in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, after 5pm local time, said Mr 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, Mr O'Malley said.
Bucks County is north-east of Philadelphia, on the New Jersey state line.
Mr O'Malley said the 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 (2.5cm and 5cm) 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 in 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.
