ALLENTOWN, Pa. – There are currently over 40,000 customers throughout Pennsylvania without power due to gusty winds affecting our area.
Our region is under a Wind Advisory until 1 a.m. on Saturday, affecting portions of central and northern Delaware, northeast Maryland, central, northern, northwest, and southern New Jersey, and east central and southeast Pennsylvania.
More than 9,700 customers are without power in Lehigh County as of 2:30 p.m. Friday, while more than 2,2000 customers are without power in Northampton County, according to PPL.
In Schuylkill County, more than 2,700 customers are experiencing power outages.
PPL
Berks County 304
Bucks County 1,131
Lehigh County 9,371
Monroe County 299
Northampton County 2,275
Schuylkill County 2,731
Met-Ed
Berks County 4,343
Bucks County 124
Lehigh County 0
Monroe County 166
Northampton County 223
In an X post Friday morning, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Nathan Branosky advised people to drive carefully. Troopers responded to trees blocking the road throughout the area, including on South 5 Street in Upper Milford Township in Lehigh County, Branosky said.
Part of East Rock Road in Salisbury Township was closed Friday.
WFMZ-TV | Jenny McCain
Wires were down on Route 662.
WFMZ-TV | Jace Codi
Rain in our area will subside by midday Friday which could result in some minor urban/roadway flooding.
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Wind chills will be in the 20s and teens later Friday, possibly dropping to the single digits Friday night.