Evening of June 13, Wilkes-Barre township (Wilkes-Barre Township) in the northeast Pennsylvania has become the epicenter of a powerful cyclone. Tornado, ice storms, and severe thunderstorms did not spare the town, destroying almost all buildings and leaving its inhabitants without electricity.
Tornado Warning remains in effect in northeastern PA. Eyewitness News has a crew near the Arena Hub Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Township. There are several reports of severe weather damage, collapsed structures, and overturned vehicles. We will bring you the latest in EWN at 11. pic.twitter.com/Mn5MFebrsp
— Eyewitness News (@wbrewyou) June 14, 2018
Local media compared the Wilkes-Barr after bad weather with the «war zone». Many restaurants and shops in the business district on Mundy Street was «completely destroyed» and the water was dripping directly from the ceiling.
BREAKING: Wilkes-Barre township. Live wires down at this time. Parts of roofs everywhere. Police asking everyone to leave the area. Propane leaking. Dozens of fire, police. Stay tune at 11. Busy, busy, busy here. pic.twitter.com/v5xUTuAs77
— Cody Butler (@C0DYBUTLER) June 14, 2018
Captured on photos and video of the streets remind of films about the Apocalypse: broken Windows, overturned trucks, the roads are torn off the roofs of buildings, in Parking lots — piles of debris.
Here is the back of the U-Haul store. And if you look closely, there is a piece of the store or even a piece of a U-Haul truck INSIDE the Sneaker King, which is a few hundred yards away pic.twitter.com/DrFzrh0skJ
— Dave Skutnik (@DaveSkutnik) June 14, 2018
Looking at these pictures, I think that people have no chance to survive. But, surprisingly, there were no casualties.
A warning of an impending tornado were produced between 22.00 and 22.30 for Wilkes-Barre, Kingston and Plymouth (district of Lucerne).
Tornado Warning including Wilkes-Barre PA, Kingston PA, Plymouth PA until 10:30 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/nSILGRqnTo
— NWS Binghamton (@NWSBinghamton) June 14, 2018
«At first I didn’t take it [the warning] seriously, because it is believed that there are no tornadoes, told reporters Citizens’ Voice James Rohan, employee store J. C. Penney. But then a downpour started, lightning flashed. So I closed and locked the door, and then I thought I was in the movie “Twister” (American disaster film, 1996. — USA.one)».
From the violence of the disaster suffered at least 3 people. (In the Parking lot café Panera Bread has lost control of the car.)
More photos from our team on the ground in Wilkes-Barre Township after a probable tornado there on Wednesday evening. (Photos courtesy Steven Colon, American Red Cross) pic.twitter.com/ZLXFt8Qi4k
— RedCrossEasternPA (@RedCrossEastPA) June 14, 2018
In Wilkes-Barre-Township leaked natural gas, so the police should stay away from leakage points.
Huge damage cyclone struck the district , the Arena Hub Plaza, especially the affected boutique, Eddie Bauer Outlet and bookstore Barnes & Noble’s.
BREAKING: Some store fronts at the Arena Hub Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Township were shattered from tonight’s storm. Here’s a look at Eddie Bauer outlet and Barnes and Noble. It smells of gas here. Car parts are all over the parking lot. The Power is out. @WNEP pic.twitter.com/5xF7weDrmG
— Carolyn Blackburne (@cblackburne) June 14, 2018
