Thousands without power in Philadelphia region following severe storms
The severe weather threat in the Philadelphia region is over, but the storms left behind plenty of damage and knocked out power for thousands in the Delaware Valley on Thursday night. Crews were out working right afterward, and thousands of people have since had their power restored.
Here's a list of outages across the Philly region as of Sunday.
PECO power outages
PECO customers were the hardest hit by Thursday's storms. On Thursday night, over 300,000 customers lost power in the Philadelphia area, and outage trackers showed about 120,000 still without power by Friday afternoon. Saturday afternoon, it was down to under 50,000.
Over 85% of customers' power had been restored as of Saturday afternoon, PECO said in a news release.
As of 6 a.m., Saturday, Delaware County had the most customers without power, with more than 16,000. Montgomery County was close behind with about 15,000, and Bucks County had just over 7,000 customers needing their electricity restored.
Right after the storms moved through, as many as 20-25% of customers served in the counties were affected by the outages. By Saturday, the percentages were down to the single digits.
"Wind gusts of up to 70 mph brought down trees, tree branches, damaged our electric equipment. We're going to work 24/7 to get everyone back on," PECO spokesperson Tom Brubaker said Friday.
By Sunday, the total number of customers affected was less than 21,000.
Delmarva power outages
Delmarva Power, which provides electricity and natural gas to residents in Delaware and Maryland, was down to under 200 customers affected on Saturday morning. The number of customers affected remained under 200 on Sunday afternoon, affecting less than 5% of customers served, according to Delmarva Power's website.
Thursday night in New Castle County, more than 6,000 customers had lost their power.
PSE&G power outages
PSE&G provides electricity to New Jersey residents, and outages numbered about 7,500 at their peak right after the storms. On Saturday, about 500 customers were without power. By Sunday, the number of affected customers was less than 500.
Atlantic City Electric power outages
Atlantic City Electric has rebounded after the storms, when the utility had more than 2,000 customers without power. Friday afternoon, fewer than 30 customers were without power. As of Sunday, 10 active outages were reported.
Storms knock out power at Abington Hospital
The storms on Thursday knocked out power at Jefferson Abington Hospital, according to Montgomery County dispatch.
The emergency room was closed for several hours due to the storms. The emergency room reopened Thursday night.
