Several Schools To Close Thursday Due To Power Outages After Strong Storms Hit Area
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Several schools across the region have announced they will be closed Thursday due to power outages after severe weather hit the area on Wednesday. Central Bucks School District has announced Buckingham, Doyle, Linden, Lenape, Pine Run, and CB West will be closed Thursday.
All other Central Bucks Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay.
Wednesday night's storms knocked power out across the region. Early Thursday morning, more than 7,000 customers in Montgomery County were without power. In Bucks County, that number is slightly less.
PECO reported fewer than 2,000 outages in Philadelphia and only scattered outages in Chester and Delaware Counties.
