Tree removal in Slatington, PA

From 2016 through 2025 the National Weather Service logged one storm report near Slatington that mention trees, limbs or branches. It is dated February 25, 2017. The strongest wind gust recorded in them was 60 mph, estimated by the reporter.

After a storm

Source: NOAA Storm Events

About 1,710 households live in Slatington. About four in ten homes are detached houses and about six in ten occupied homes are lived in by their owners. Half the homes were built before 1940.

Before you call

Source: Census ACS 2019–2023

The nearest NOAA climate normals station, about 7 miles from Slatington, averages 132 nights a year with a low at or below 32°F, and 44 at or below 20°F.

Ice, snow and broken limbs

Source: NOAA Climate Normals

Call the electric utility first and treat the line as live. EIA lists 2 electric utilities with service territory in Lehigh County, among them FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co and PPL Electric Utilities Corp.

A tree on a power line

Source: EIA-861, 2024