{"id":65640,"date":"2025-12-19T22:42:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T22:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/65640\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T22:42:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T22:42:11","slug":"gusty-winds-cause-power-outages-for-over-60000-customers-in-pennsylvania-weather-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/65640\/","title":{"rendered":"Gusty winds cause power outages for over 60,000 customers in Pennsylvania | Weather"},"content":{"rendered":"

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – There are currently over 60,000 customers throughout Pennsylvania without power due to gusty winds affecting our area.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

The strongest winds are expected to occur during the second half of the afternoon into the early evening.<\/p>\n

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.<\/a><\/p>\n

In Schuylkill County, more than 2,700 customers are experiencing power outages.<\/p>\n

DOWNLOAD: 69News Weather App<\/a><\/p>\n

PPL<\/p>\n

Berks County\u00a0202<\/p>\n

Bucks County\u00a02,685<\/p>\n

Lehigh County\u00a04,180<\/p>\n

Monroe County\u00a02,933<\/p>\n

Northampton County\u00a03,824<\/p>\n

Schuylkill County\u00a02,776<\/p>\n

Met-Ed<\/p>\n

Berks County\u00a06,087<\/p>\n

Bucks County\u00a0695<\/p>\n

Lehigh County\u00a072<\/p>\n

Monroe County\u00a05,284<\/p>\n

Montgomery County\u00a0215<\/p>\n

Northampton County\u00a01,154<\/p>\n

In an X post<\/a> Friday morning, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Nathan Branosky advised people to drive carefully.\u00a0Troopers responded to trees blocking the road throughout the area, including on South 5 Street in Upper Milford Township in Lehigh County,\u00a0Branosky said.<\/p>\n

Part of East Rock Road in Salisbury Township was closed Friday.<\/p>\n

\"Part<\/p>\n

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WFMZ-TV | Jenny McCain<\/p>\n

Wires were down on Route 662.<\/p>\n

\"Wires<\/p>\n

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WFMZ-TV | Jace Codi<\/p>\n

Rain in our area will subside by midday Friday which could result in some minor urban\/roadway flooding.<\/p>\n

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