The combination of strong wind and heavy rain is taking its toll on Schuylkill County’s electric infrastructure.
As of 4 p.m. Wednesday, more than 1,600 homes and businesses served by PPL Electric are without electricity.
Both weather factors are expected to die down over the next 24 hours in the coal region. Wind gusts on Wednesday night are expected to max out at 30 mph.
Here’s a look at municipality-specific data on current PPL Electric outages:
| Location | Outages |
|---|---|
| Butler Twp | 79 |
| East Brunswick Twp | 18 |
| East Union Twp | 490 |
| Frackville Boro | 15 |
| Hegins Twp | 43 |
| North Manheim Twp | 2 |
| North Union Twp | 11 |
| Porter Twp | 16 |
| Rush Twp | 47 |
| Ryan Twp | 15 |
| South Manheim Twp | 19 |
| Tamaqua | 1 |
| Upper Mahantongo Twp | 1 |
| Washington Twp | 686 |
| Wayne Twp | 108 |
| West Brunswick Twp | 63 |
| West Penn Twp | 57 |
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Frank Rice
April 3, 2024 at 4:22 pm
First one submitted was wrong. It is Verizon not Verizon.