Schuylkill County · Pennsylvania
Tree removal in Hometown, PA
Hometown: 2 National Weather Service storm reports near it that mention trees, 2016–2025, gusts up to 60 mph. Answers for a damaged or risky tree, and a free line to local tree services.
- storm reports with trees near Hometown
- 2
- strongest gust in them
- 60 mph
- with trees across Schuylkill County
- 71
The call is free and commits you to nothing. A provider prices the work after seeing the tree.
Storm record
Near Hometown, 2016–2025
| Reports that mention trees | 2 |
|---|---|
| Most recent | Jun 26, 2024 · Aug 19, 2017 |
| Strongest gust | 60 mph, estimated |
Source: NOAA Storm Events
Schuylkill County, 2016–2025
| Thunderstorm wind reports | 75 |
|---|---|
| Of those, mentioning trees | 71 |
| Tornado reports | 2 |
Full record for Schuylkill County
Source: NOAA Storm Events
FEMA risk ratings, Schuylkill County
| Hurricanes | Relatively moderate |
|---|---|
| Ice storms | Relatively moderate |
| Strong wind | Relatively high |
| Tornadoes | Relatively moderate |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index
Freezing nights, nearest station
| Nights at or below 32°F | 139 |
|---|---|
| At or below 20°F | 57 |
| Distance to the station | 8 mi |
Source: NOAA Climate Normals
Homes in Hometown
| Households | 610 |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | nearly all homes |
| Owner-occupied | nearly all occupied homes |
| Median year built | 1969 |
Source: Census ACS 2019–2023
If a tree is on a line
| Utilities serving the county | PPL Electric Utilities Corp |
|---|---|
| Borough of Schuylkill Haven | |
| Borough of St Clair |
Call the electric utility first and keep everyone away from the line.
Source: EIA-861, 2024
Questions for Hometown
- The neighbor’s treenearly all homes are detached houses
- Clearing a lota small place, about 610 households
- After-storm checkliststrong wind rated relatively high
- Warning signshalf the homes built by 1969, among older trees
- Calling the line
- Cables and braces
Rules in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania: no statewide tree-work license turned up in our research, so proof of liability insurance and workers’ compensation is the thing to ask for.
Claim complaints: Pennsylvania Insurance Department.
Map of Hometown
Close by
- Tamaqua 2 with trees
- Coaldale
- McAdoo
- Mahanoy City 3 with trees
- New Philadelphia
- Shenandoah
- Shenandoah Heights
- St. Clair
- Port Carbon 2 with trees
- Orwigsburg 3 with trees
- Frackville
- Pottsville 1 with trees