{"id":237782,"date":"2026-07-07T20:19:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T20:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/237782\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T20:19:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T20:19:56","slug":"crews-clear-debris-and-repair-power-lines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/237782\/","title":{"rendered":"Crews clear debris and repair power lines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Crews clear debris and repair power lines from the storm that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  lazyautosizes lazyloading\" alt=\"Workers clear storm damage Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Alburtis. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused road closures and electricity outages throughout the region. Utilities said it could take until Thursday to fully restore power. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"6048\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-STORMDAMAGE07-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23583427\" \/>Workers clear storm damage Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Alburtis. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused road closures and electricity outages throughout the region. Utilities said it could take until Thursday to fully restore power. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  lazyautosizes lazyloading\" alt=\"Utility vehicles park on the side of the road near Victory Valley Camp to help clear storm damage on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Upper Milford Township. Utilities said it could take until Thursday to fully restore power. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"6048\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-STORMDAMAGE02-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23583428\" \/>Utility vehicles park on the side of the road near Victory Valley Camp to help clear storm damage on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Upper Milford Township. Utilities said it could take until Thursday to fully restore power. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  lazyautosizes lazyloading\" alt=\"Workers repair damaged power lines Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Alburtis. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused road closures and electricity outages throughout the region. Utilities said it could take until Thursday to fully restore power. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"6048\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-STORMDAMAGE12-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23583429\" \/>Workers repair damaged power lines Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Alburtis. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused road closures and electricity outages throughout the region. Utilities said it could take until Thursday to fully restore power.  (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  lazyautosizes lazyloading\" alt=\"Utility vehicles park on the side of the road to help clear storm damage on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Alburtis. Utilities said it could take until Thursday to fully restore power. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"6048\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-STORMDAMAGE13-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23583430\" \/>Utility vehicles park on the side of the road to help clear storm damage on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Alburtis. Utilities said it could take until Thursday to fully restore power. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Workers repair damaged power lines Tuesday, July 7, 2026, near Victory Valley Camp in Upper Milford Township. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused road closures and electricity outages throughout the region. Utilities said it could take until Thursday to fully restore power. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"2400\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-STORMDAMAGE05_2729ef.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23583431\" \/>Workers repair damaged power lines Tuesday, July 7, 2026, near Victory Valley Camp in Upper Milford Township. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused road closures and electricity outages throughout the region. Utilities said it could take until Thursday to fully restore power. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  lazyautosizes lazyloading\" alt=\"Trees lie overturned Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Alburtis. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused road closures and electricity outages throughout the region. Utilities said it could take until Thursday to fully restore power. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"6048\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-STORMDAMAGE11-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23583432\" \/>Trees lie overturned Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Alburtis. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused road closures and electricity outages throughout the region. Utilities said it could take until Thursday to fully restore power. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  lazyautosizes lazyloading\" alt=\"Workers clear storm damage Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Alburtis. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused road closures and electricity outages throughout the region. Utilities said it could take until Thursday to fully restore power. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"3989\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-STORMDAMAGE09-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23583433\" \/>Workers clear storm damage Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Alburtis. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused road closures and electricity outages throughout the region. Utilities said it could take until Thursday to fully restore power. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  lazyautosizes lazyloading\" alt=\"Utility vehicles park on the side of the road near Victory Valley Camp to help clear storm damage on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Upper Milford Township. Utilities said it could take until Thursday to fully restore power. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"6048\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-STORMDAMAGE01-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23583434\" \/>Utility vehicles park on the side of the road near Victory Valley Camp to help clear storm damage on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Upper Milford Township. Utilities said it could take until Thursday to fully restore power. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  lazyautosizes lazyloading\" alt=\"Workers repair damaged power lines Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Alburtis. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused road closures and electricity outages throughout the region. Utilities said it could take until Thursday to fully restore power. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"6048\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-STORMDAMAGE06-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23583435\" \/>Workers repair damaged power lines Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Alburtis. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused road closures and electricity outages throughout the region. Utilities said it could take until Thursday to fully restore power.  (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  lazyautosizes lazyloading\" alt=\"Trees lie overturned Tuesday, July 7, 2026, near Victory Valley Camp in Upper Milford Township. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused road closures and electricity outages throughout the region. Utilities said it could take until Thursday to fully restore power. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"6048\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-STORMDAMAGE03-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23583436\" \/>Trees lie overturned Tuesday, July 7, 2026, near Victory Valley Camp in Upper Milford Township. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused road closures and electricity outages throughout the region. Utilities said it could take until Thursday to fully restore power. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  lazyautosizes lazyloading\" alt=\"Workers clear storm damage Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Alburtis. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused road closures and electricity outages throughout the region. Utilities said it could take until Thursday to fully restore power. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"6048\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-STORMDAMAGE08-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23583442\" \/>Workers clear storm damage Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Alburtis. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused road closures and electricity outages throughout the region. Utilities said it could take until Thursday to fully restore power. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  lazyautosizes lazyloading\" alt=\"Workers clear storm damage Tuesday, July 7, 2026, near Victory Valley Camp in Upper Milford Township. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused road closures and electricity outages throughout the region. Utilities said it could take until Thursday to fully restore power. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"6048\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-STORMDAMAGE04-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"23583447\" \/>Workers clear storm damage Tuesday, July 7, 2026, near Victory Valley Camp in Upper Milford Township. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused road closures and electricity outages throughout the region. Utilities said it could take until Thursday to fully restore power. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  lazyautosizes lazyloading\" alt=\"Workers clear storm damage Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Alburtis. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused road closures and electricity outages throughout the region. Utilities said it could take until Thursday to fully restore power. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"6048\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TMC-L-STORMDAMAGE10.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"1546567\" \/>Workers clear storm damage Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Alburtis. Storms that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend caused road closures and electricity outages throughout the region. Utilities said it could take until Thursday to fully restore power. (Jon Chiu\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Crews clear debris and repair power lines from the storm that hit the Lehigh Valley over the weekend.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":237783,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154,139,28,727,729,728,1133],"class_list":["post-237782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news","tag-news","tag-pennsylvania","tag-photos-and-videos","tag-uncategorized","tag-vertical-photo-gallery","tag-weather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237782","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=237782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237782\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/237783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}