Derecho brings power lines down on cars, trapping people inside for hours in Pennsylvania

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The powerful storm brought down trees and power lines in State College, Pennsylvania, on April 29. The airport in State College clocked a gust of 62 mph, but other weather stations across the region measured winds of 70-80 mph.

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00:00okay all the way down and then my lovely new friend here is trapped in her vehicle

00:09wires hanging over it and then it goes all the way down

00:15all of these people are stuck in their vehicles i probably actually shouldn't even be under these

00:25power lines but they're all stuck in their vehicles um and they can't get out and the police have told

00:33them that other areas are worse so they're um focusing on the other areas while all these people

00:42are just stuck sitting in cars with power lines draped over them the woman in the car

00:51up there said it just crashed right in front of her and then this one ripped down right behind her

01:02and she was terrified and she tried to call 911 couldn't get through and the wind was shaking

01:09her car and now she's stuck in there wild our power is out they say it won't be on

01:19until at least 10 30 o'clock tonight but i just don't even think we're gonna have power for a while

01:25you

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