The Erie County 9-1-1 center spent from Sunday afternoon to late Sunday night dispatching emergency calls non-stop, all due to the high wind gusts whipping through the region.
The calls came in municipalities all across Erie County, including one at Valley and Lake Pleasant Roads, and another at Routes 8 and 89, where wires down sparked a grass fire.
In Lawrence Park, a large tree came crashing down on a garage and a car, bringing a live wire down at 3207 Main Street.
Where volunteer fire crews could clear away trees and branches they did. If larger trees were blocking area roadways they called in township crews with heavy equipment to handle things.
Fire crews were securing locations where wires were down, waiting for Penelec repair crews to arrive, but dispatchers frequently notified them it may be a long wait, as the utility crews were slammed with back to back call for wires down.
At last word as many as 10-thousand customers in Erie County were without electricity, with some service not expected to be restored until Monday. Forecasters expect the high winds to continue through Wednesday.