Thursday, August 27, 2020

Schuylkill County Communities Without Power After Storms Blow Through

Multiple Schuylkill County communities are without power after storms passed over.

According to PPL, as of 8:15pm, 2,856 homes are without power across Schuylkill County.

The municipality with most outages is Butler Township with 938 which is mainly in the Lavelle and Gordon areas.

Also reporting larger outages,

- Barry Township
- Cass Township
- East Union Township
- Pine Grove Township
- Porter Township
- portions of Pottsville
- South Manheim Township
- Union Township
- Upper Mahantango
- Washington Township
- West Brunswick Township

Smaller outages are also being reported that only affect 1 or 2 homes.

PPL is reporting that all power will be restored by 4:00am, if not earlier.