Stanley P. Brozana Jr., 72 – Served 37 Years as Orwigsburg Police Chief
Electric service to about 1,200 homes and businesses in Schuylkill County remains out into late Monday morning.
Many of the outages, as of about 11:30 a.m. are in Pottsville and South Manheim and West Brunswick townships. New power outages have occurred since early Monday morning when the total for Schuylkill County was just in the hundreds.
Strong winds have moved into the area ahead of a cold front. These strong winds are expected to produce gusts up to 60 mph. A Wind Advisory is in effect until 4 p.m. today.
Across the entire area served by PPL Electric, there are about 13,000 power outages being reported.
Here’s a look at where power outages are currently being reported in Schuylkill County (as of 11:30 a.m. on Monday):
| Municipality | Outages | Total customers |
|---|---|---|
| Ashland Boro | 1 | 1,215 |
| Barry Twp | 3 | 297 |
| Branch Twp | 2 | 4,752 |
| East Norwegian Twp | 3 | 3,619 |
| Minersville Boro | 1 | 2,741 |
| North Manheim Twp | 3 | 1,688 |
| North Union Twp | 1 | 1,481 |
| Porter Twp | 11 | 1,302 |
| Pottsville | 652 | 9,160 |
| Rush Twp | 15 | 8,074 |
| South Manheim Twp | 266 | 2,041 |
| Wayne Twp | 1 | 2,163 |
| West Brunswick Twp | 273 | 2,498 |
If you experience a power outage, you can report it to PPL through the company’s website by following this link.
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