Hundreds of Lehigh Valley residents are without power Friday afternoon as winds picked up.
At about 1 p.m., PPL reported about 420 Lehigh County residents and about 120 Northampton County residents without power. At one point Friday morning, over 2,500 were without power.
PPL estimated power should be restored in the afternoon. Dana Burns, a PPL spokesperson, said strong winds caused damage to PPL’s system. Strong winds and gusts are expected through the day and into the overnight hours, which could cause more outages, she said.
Field crews are working around the clock to restore power as quickly and safely as possible, Burns said.
Met-Ed reports about 220 customers in Northampton County are without power.
The outages come while the Lehigh Valley is under a wind advisory. Winds between 20 and 30 mph, with gusts of up to 45 mph, are expected. Additionally, rain should continue through the morning and possibly into the afternoon. The National Weather Service said up to an inch and a half of rain could fall.
Check back later for updates.
Rain and gusty winds will continue for our region for much of the morning. These are the expected rainfall amounts today. pic.twitter.com/3JCJ9EQsr2
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