Over 1,500 customers lose power in the Lehigh Valley

Over 1,500 customers were without power Sunday following a wind advisory for the Lehigh Valley.

Around 1,300 customers have been affected in Northampton County, according to the online map for FirstEnergy, the parent company of Lehigh Valley provider Met-Ed. Over 1,000 of those customers are in the Easton area.

PPL’s map for power outages reported that around 270 customers have been affected near Hamilton and South 13th streets in Allentown due to “tree limbs on wires.” The map added that on-site crews estimated power should be restored by 4 p.m.

The National Weather Service had the Lehigh Valley under a wind advisory through noon Sunday, predicting north winds of 10-15 mph and gusts up to 30 mph for the afternoon.

Much of the northeast was dealing with a powerful nor’easter that caused flooding in New Jersey and New York, and left tens of thousands without electricity in New England.