A round of severe thunderstorms have knocked out power to thousands in Schuylkill County Friday evening.
According to PPL Electric, about 2,700 homes and businesses are without electricity as a result of those storms. Power outages were first reported shortly before 6:30 p.m. as National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for central Schuylkill County.
Downed trees and power lines caused by strong winds are the primary reason for the widespread outages.
“There’s so many now, I can’t keep track,” a 9-1-1 dispatcher told a firefighter shortly after 6:30 p.m. regarding the flood of calls received after storms started impacting the area.
Here’s a look at the updated list of outages in Schuylkill County (as of 9:45 p.m.):
Blythe Twp: 19
Butler Twp: 47
Cass Twp: 1,030
East Brunswick Twp: 636
East Norwegian Twp: 6
Mechanicsville Boro: 30
Minersville Boro: 14
North Manheim Twp: 37
North Union Twp: 9
Pottsville: 786
Tamaqua Boro: 18
Wayne Twp: 1
West Penn Twp: 108
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