On Thursday, around 3:30 pm, a line of severe thunderstorms blew through the area, leaving mass destruction in its wake. The storms packed plenty of lightning, torrential rains, golfball-sized hail, and straight-line winds of 76 mph in Drexel Hill. It didn't take long after the storm's arrival for the volunteers to hit the street, but it would be several hours before crews were reunited at the station. Just a few minutes after the storm arrived, the tones dropped for an accident with entrapment on the Bishop Ave Bridge in Company 74's (Primos-Secane) local. However, as Rescue 20 was enroute, they were diverted to a more serious accident in Company 19's (Lansdowne) local, where 3 additional Rescue companies were requested at Ardmore and Greenwood Aves, as a large tree fell on an occupied vehicle, taking down power lines with it. Two occupants were trapped in the vehicle for about an hour as rescue crews used every tool imaginable to try and free them. Amazingly, they were removed with only minor injuries. As the storm clean-up began, Companies were dispatched to 10 W. Baltimore Ave, also in Lansdowne, for the report of a tree into a building with wires down, the roof collapsed, the building on fire, and subjects trapped inside. Companies arrived to find an apartment building with most of the roof ripped away, as well as trees and power lines down. Luckily, there was no fire or subjects injured in this incident. This trend would continue well into the weekend, as between the start of the storm on Thursday afternoon until Saturday evening, the Company would respond to nearly 40 emergencies. During the storm and the four hour period following it, the Company responded to 26 calls. These calls all ranged from trees and wires down to building fires, water rescues, and accidents with entrapment. In addition to Station 20 losing power for a time, approximately 330,000 area residents lost power during the storms, some not getting it back for days, as the heat and humidity continued to grip the region featuring temperatures near 100 degrees. Things finally began calming down for Station 20 on Saturday night.