{"id":237084,"date":"2026-07-06T23:31:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T23:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/237084\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T23:31:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T23:31:21","slug":"storms-damage-west-park-in-allentown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/237084\/","title":{"rendered":"Storms damage West Park in Allentown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused damage in West Park, as well as road closures and power outages throughout the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"City workers clean fallen trees, limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, at West Park in Allentown. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused damage in the park, as well as road closures and power outages throughout the region. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"3908\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-WestParkStormDamage01-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23512743\" \/>City workers clean fallen trees, limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, at West Park in Allentown. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused damage in the park, as well as road closures and power outages throughout the region. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"City workers clean fallen trees, limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, at West Park in Allentown. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused damage in the park, as well as road closures and power outages throughout the region. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"4200\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-WestParkStormDamage03-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23512746\" \/>City workers clean fallen trees, limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, at West Park in Allentown. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused damage in the park, as well as road closures and power outages throughout the region. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"West Park in Allentown is a mess with fallen trees limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, after storms hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend. The storms also caused road closures and power outages throughout the region (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"4005\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-WestParkStormDamage18-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23512751\" \/>West Park in Allentown is a mess with fallen trees limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, after storms hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend. The storms also caused road closures and power outages throughout the region (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"City workers clean fallen trees, limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, at West Park in Allentown. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused damage in the park, as well as road closures and power outages throughout the region. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"4200\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-WestParkStormDamage07-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23512759\" \/>City workers clean fallen trees, limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, at West Park in Allentown. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused damage in the park, as well as road closures and power outages throughout the region. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"City workers clean fallen trees, limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, at West Park in Allentown. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused damage in the park, as well as road closures and power outages throughout the region. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"2800\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-WestParkStormDamage06-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23512768\" \/>City workers clean fallen trees, limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, at West Park in Allentown. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused damage in the park, as well as road closures and power outages throughout the region. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Jamie Foster of Allentown, walks around fallen trees and limbs blocking the sidewalks Monday, July 6, 2026, at West Park in Allentown.\u00a0 Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused damage in the park, as well as road closures and power outages throughout the region. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"4200\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-WestParkStormDamage22-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23512769\" \/>Jamie Foster of Allentown, walks around fallen trees and limbs blocking the sidewalks Monday, July 6, 2026, at West Park in Allentown.\u00a0 Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused damage in the park, as well as road closures and power outages throughout the region. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Downed trees line West Park in Allentown on Sunday, July 5, 2026, a day after severe storms caused damage in the area. (Adam Bond\/West Park Civic Association)\" width=\"1500\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-WestParkStormDamage-0706-01-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23512770\" \/>Downed trees line West Park in Allentown on Sunday, July 5, 2026, a day after severe storms caused damage in the area. (Adam Bond\/West Park Civic Association)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Downed trees line West Park in Allentown on Sunday, July 5, 2026, a day after severe storms caused damage in the area. (Adam Bond\/West Park Civic Association)\" width=\"1500\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-WestParkStormDamage-0706-04-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23512771\" \/>Downed trees line West Park in Allentown on Sunday, July 5, 2026, a day after severe storms caused damage in the area. (Adam Bond\/West Park Civic Association)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"City workers clean fallen trees, limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, at West Park in Allentown. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused damage in the park, as well as road closures and power outages throughout the region. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"4149\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-WestParkStormDamage05-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23512774\" \/>City workers clean fallen trees, limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, at West Park in Allentown. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused damage in the park, as well as road closures and power outages throughout the region. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"People walk around fallen trees and limbs blocking the sidewalks Monday, July 6, 2026, at West Park in Allentown.\u00a0 Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused damage in the park, as well as road closures and power outages throughout the region. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"3749\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-WestParkStormDamage12-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23512777\" \/>People walk around fallen trees and limbs blocking the sidewalks Monday, July 6, 2026, at West Park in Allentown.\u00a0 Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused damage in the park, as well as road closures and power outages throughout the region. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"City workers clean fallen trees, limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, at West Park in Allentown. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused damage in the park, as well as road closures and power outages throughout the region. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"4200\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-WestParkStormDamage08-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23512780\" \/>City workers clean fallen trees, limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, at West Park in Allentown. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused damage in the park, as well as road closures and power outages throughout the region. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Downed trees line West Park in Allentown on Sunday, July 5, 2026, a day after severe storms caused damage in the area. (Adam Bond\/West Park Civic Association)\" width=\"1500\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-WestParkStormDamage-0706-03-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23473419\" \/>Downed trees line West Park in Allentown on Sunday, July 5, 2026, a day after severe storms caused damage in the area. (Adam Bond\/West Park Civic Association)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"People walk around fallen trees and limbs blocking the sidewalks Monday, July 6, 2026, at West Park in Allentown.\u00a0 Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused damage in the park, as well as road closures and power outages throughout the region. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"3926\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-WestParkStormDamage11-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23512781\" \/>People walk around fallen trees and limbs blocking the sidewalks Monday, July 6, 2026, at West Park in Allentown.\u00a0 Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused damage in the park, as well as road closures and power outages throughout the region. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"West Park in Allentown is a mess with fallen trees limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, after storms hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend. The storms also caused road closures and power outages throughout the region (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"4200\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-WestParkStormDamage16-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23512784\" \/>West Park in Allentown is a mess with fallen trees limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, after storms hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend. The storms also caused road closures and power outages throughout the region (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Jamie Foster of Allentown, walks around fallen trees and limbs blocking the sidewalks Monday, July 6, 2026, at West Park in Allentown.\u00a0 Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused damage in the park, as well as road closures and power outages throughout the region. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"4200\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-WestParkStormDamage21A-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23512788\" \/>Jamie Foster of Allentown, walks around fallen trees and limbs blocking the sidewalks Monday, July 6, 2026, at West Park in Allentown.\u00a0 Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused damage in the park, as well as road closures and power outages throughout the region. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"West Park in Allentown is a mess with fallen trees limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, after storms hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend. The storms also caused road closures and power outages throughout the region (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"3873\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-WestParkStormDamage15-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23512791\" \/>West Park in Allentown is a mess with fallen trees limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, after storms hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend. The storms also caused road closures and power outages throughout the region (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"People walk around fallen trees and limbs blocking the sidewalks Monday, July 6, 2026, at West Park in Allentown.\u00a0 Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused damage in the park, as well as road closures and power outages throughout the region. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"4200\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-WestParkStormDamage10-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23512794\" \/>People walk around fallen trees and limbs blocking the sidewalks Monday, July 6, 2026, at West Park in Allentown.\u00a0 Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused damage in the park, as well as road closures and power outages throughout the region. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"West Park in Allentown is a mess with fallen trees limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, after storms hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend. The storms also caused road closures and power outages throughout the region (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"4200\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-WestParkStormDamage13-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23512801\" \/>West Park in Allentown is a mess with fallen trees limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, after storms hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend. The storms also caused road closures and power outages throughout the region (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"West Park in Allentown is a mess with fallen trees limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, after storms hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend. The storms also caused road closures and power outages throughout the region (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"4200\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-WestParkStormDamage19-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23512806\" \/>West Park in Allentown is a mess with fallen trees limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, after storms hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend. The storms also caused road closures and power outages throughout the region (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"West Park in Allentown is a mess with fallen trees limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, after storms hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend. The storms also caused road closures and power outages throughout the region (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"4200\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-WestParkStormDamage14-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23512809\" \/>West Park in Allentown is a mess with fallen trees limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, after storms hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend. The storms also caused road closures and power outages throughout the region (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"West Park in Allentown is a mess with fallen trees limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, after storms hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend. The storms also caused road closures and power outages throughout the region (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"3770\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-WestParkStormDamage20-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23512813\" \/>West Park in Allentown is a mess with fallen trees limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, after storms hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend. The storms also caused road closures and power outages throughout the region (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"West Park in Allentown is a mess with fallen trees limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, after storms hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend. The storms also caused road closures and power outages throughout the region (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"4179\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-WestParkStormDamage17-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23512816\" \/>West Park in Allentown is a mess with fallen trees limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, after storms hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend. The storms also caused road closures and power outages throughout the region (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"People walk around fallen trees and limbs blocking the sidewalks Monday, July 6, 2026, at West Park in Allentown.\u00a0 Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused damage in the park, as well as road closures and power outages throughout the region. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"4200\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-WestParkStormDamage09-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23512819\" \/>People walk around fallen trees and limbs blocking the sidewalks Monday, July 6, 2026, at West Park in Allentown.\u00a0 Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused damage in the park, as well as road closures and power outages throughout the region. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"City workers clean fallen trees, limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, at West Park in Allentown. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused damage in the park, as well as road closures and power outages throughout the region. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"4200\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-WestParkStormDamage02-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23512820\" \/>City workers clean fallen trees, limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, at West Park in Allentown. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused damage in the park, as well as road closures and power outages throughout the region. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"City workers clean fallen trees, limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, at West Park in Allentown. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused damage in the park, as well as road closures and power outages throughout the region. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"4200\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-WestParkStormDamage04-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23512821\" \/>City workers clean fallen trees, limbs and debris Monday, July 6, 2026, at West Park in Allentown. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused damage in the park, as well as road closures and power outages throughout the region. (Monica Cabrera\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused damage in West Park, as well as road&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":237085,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154,182,139,727,728,1133],"class_list":["post-237084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news","tag-local-news","tag-news","tag-photos-and-videos","tag-vertical-photo-gallery","tag-weather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237084"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237084\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/237085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}