
PPL Electric Utilities reports that significant progress has been made restoring power across Schuylkill County after strong winds left nearly 5,000 customers without electricity Wednesday night.

Thousands of PPL Electric Utilities customers across Schuylkill County are without power Wednesday night as strong winds continue to sweep across the region.
As of early Monday morning, more than 1,600 homes across Schuylkill County remain without power due to strong winds that downed trees and power lines throughout the area.
Wednesday evening's storms that pushed through Schuylkill County has left over 7,000 homes in the dark as of 9:15am Thursday morning.
Over 9,500 Schuylkill homes are without power on Wednesday evening after severe storms pushed through.
As Schuylkill County residents continue to return to normal after Tuesday's snowstorm, over 12,000 households are still without power as of midday Wednesday.