ALLENTOWN, Pa. – There are currently over 60,000 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.
The strongest winds are expected to occur during the second half of the afternoon into the early evening.
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 202
Bucks County 2,685
Lehigh County 4,180
Monroe County 2,933
Northampton County 3,824
Schuylkill County 2,776
Met-Ed
Berks County 6,087
Bucks County 695
Lehigh County 72
Monroe County 5,284
Montgomery County 215
Northampton County 1,154
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.