Tuesday, February 13, 2024

10,000+ Homes Without Power in Schuylkill County

 

Over 10,000 homes are without power early Tuesday morning in Schuylkill County.

Snow began to fall around 1:00am-2:00am in Schuylkill County and it didn't let up overnight.  The snow is a heavy wet sticky snow and its sticking to everything including trees and power lines which is knocking out power.

As of 6:45am, Tuesday, 10, 159 homes are in the dark.  The 4 largest areas impacted are Ashland/Butler Township with 4,649, Pine Grove Township 1,867, and Tremont Township with 1,110.

Other outages include:

  • Auburn - 50
  • Blythe Township - 161
  • Branch Township - 155
  • Cass Township - 140
  • Cressona - 41
  • East Brunswick Township - 203
  • East Norwegian Township - 414
  • East Union Township - 109
  • Hegins Township - 57
  • North Manheim Township - 124
  • North Union Township - 127
  • Norwegian Township - 10
  • Port Carbon - 14
  • Porter Township - 133
  • Pottsville - 32
  • Rush Township - 14
  • South Manheim Township - 37
  • Union Township - 63
  • Upper Mahantongo Township - 26
  • Walker Township - 19
  • Washington Township - 396
  • Wayne Township - 21
  • West Brunswick Township - 159
  • West Penn Township - 26
These numbers may include surrounding areas of the municipalities listed.