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Police & Fire
2K Central PA Residents Without Power As Fallen Trees Cause Outage: Police
Fallen trees have left nearly two thousand Central Pennsylvania residents without power, police announced on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 1. The outage was reported around 1 p.m. The fallen trees are in the 300 block of Swatara Street in Steelton, according to the police. "Residents and businesses are experiencing a power outage," the police said. Students are also being dismissed early due to the outage, according to the district. Roller Families, Due to a power outage in the area students riding buses and parent pick ups will be dismissed at noon today and …
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: Wires Fall On Excavator Along Harrisburg Pike, Officials Say
The power was knocked in part of Cumberland after an excavator knocked the wire down on itself, New Kingston Fire Company Chief Curtis Hall announced on Tuesday, Aug. 13. The operator of the excavator was still inside when crews arrived at the scene in the 1100 block of Harrisburg Pike on Tuesday morning, according to Chief Hall. PP&L soon arrived and "determined it was safe for the operator to get out," Hall said. PP&L remained in the area to restore power to those affected. The area where the excavator was working was being used for storage.
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Power Outages Reported Across Pennsylvania After Overnight Storms
Thousands of Pennsylvanians are still without power after severe thunderstorms downed trees across the region on Tuesday, July 16. The outages are mostly concentrated in the following areas, according to the PPL and Met-Ed outage maps: Fontaine Atglen Wyomissing Lanark Hanover Brogue/Collinsville Emigsville Tinicum (Bucks) Met-Ed offered no immediate timeline for the restoration of service to more than 17,000 customers without power. Meanwhile, PPL gave no total count of affected customers but said it expects to finish most repairs by 11 p.m. Wednesday, July 17. The …
Weather
Tracking Hurricane Beryl: Here's When Remnants Of Storm Will Arrive In NJ, PA
Hurricane Beryl, the powerful storm that has left three dead and millions without power in Texas, is working its way up north. After making landfall as a Category 1 hurricane, Beryl is expected to continue traveling across the country, bringing torrential rain and thunderstorms through Central US before reaching Pennsylvania and New Jersey mid-week, AccuWeather reports. According to the weather outlet, the Northwestern New Jersey and the northern-most portion of Pennsylvania will see one or two inches of rain from Beryl around 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10. AccuWeather is pred…
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Tornadoes Possible, Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For All Of NJ, Parts Of PA
The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for all of New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania to close out Memorial Day. The NWS said tornadoes, heavy rain, and wind gusts up to 65 mph were possible through 9 p.m. The first round of storms came early Monday morning, May 27. National Weather Service As of press time, more than 600 Bedminster, NJ residents were without power, according to JCP&L. It was not immediately clear if that outage was caused by the storm, though. The NWS says storms are expected to cease before 1 a.m. Tuesday, May 28. Temps will dip…
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High Winds Leave Thousands Without Power In Central PA
Almost 4,000 PPL customers are without power in Central Pennsylvania following a windy weekend. As of 10 a.m. on Monday, April 15, the majority of outages were approximately as follows, according to the outage map: Lockhaven 900. Bloomsburg 704. Selinsgrove 658. Mechanicsburg 1,103. The National Weather Service had warned the public of the potentially high winds at speeds of 35 to 50 mph, but the winds actually topped 60 mph according to an updated release. 🧢Hold on to your hats! 🌬️Winds will gust 35 to 50mph at times today. 📉Lighter winds expected this evening &…
Police & Fire
Power Knocked Out When Driver Crashes Into Utility Pole In Lititz: Police (
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Power should be restored by 5:30 p.m. after a SUV plowed into a utility pole in Lititz on April 4, 2023. The Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department responded to a call of a vehicle accident with injuries in the 400 bock of Owl Hill Road Tuesday afternoon. The driver left the road way for an unknown reason and struck a PPL power pole. The driver was hurt, but the extent of their injuries is unknown. PPL is in the area making repairs. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.
Weather
Potent Storm Nears: Here's When Damaging Wind Gusts Could Cause Power Outages
Damaging wind gusts that could cause power outages will be the main threat from a potent storm system that will sweep through the region. It's on track to arrive overnight Friday, March 31 into Saturday, April 1, with scattered thunderstorms at times through early Saturday evening before the system moves out, according to the National Weather Service. Wind gusts during the height of the storm will be as high as 50 to 60 miles per hour. (See the first image above from AccuWeather.com). Ahead of the storm, Friday, March 31 will be mostly cloudy with a chance of showers s…
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: Driver With Handgun Arrested, Police Say (
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UPDATE: Alrick Delroy Manning Jr., 28, of State College, was taken into Pennsylvania State Police custody according to a tweet by Troopers Christopher Fox and Jacob Rhymestine at 6:17 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, 2023. ORIGINAL: Pennsylvania State Police have made a shelter-in-place order in Lewistown for the 100 block of Main Street in Menno Township. The incident began with "a crash where a black non-Hispanic male brandished a handgun prior to fleeing the scene in an unknown direction," Troopers Christopher Fox and Jacob Rhymestine said in a tweet. That man has since been ide…
Weather
It's Time To 'Spring Forward,' But Storm Packed With Strong Winds Is Coming
We're just hours away from the start of Daylight saving time with clocks moving ahead one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 12. Though it's "Spring Forward" time, a potent storm that will be packed with a mix of snow, sleet, rain, and strong winds that could cause power outages is headed to the region. The time frame for the storm is Monday, March 13 into Tuesday, March 14, according to the National Weather Service. A look at projected snowfall totals from the early week Nor'easter.AccuWeather.com It will be the second winter storm in the span of days as the weekend is off to a messy storm…
Police & Fire
Police ID Pair Rescued From Maryland Small Plane Crash
A 66-year-old man and woman were rescued after being stranded 100 feet up for seven hours with serious injuries from a small plane that crashed into a power tower in Montgomery County Sunday, Nov. 27. The pilot, Patrick Merkle, 66, of Washington DC, and his passenger, Janet Williams, 66, of Marrero, LA, had apparently departed from Westchester County Airport in New York, in a Mooney Mike 20P single engine plane, before crashing in Gaithersburg around 6:45 p.m., officials said. Nearly 85,000 people were without power for about six hours, PEPCO records show. Update - Gaithersburg, Maryl…
Police & Fire
Thousands Lose Power When Drunk Scientist Plows Through Yards, Shearing Utility Pole: Police
A 23-year-old man— believed to have been drunk— caused a serious crash and wiped out the power to thousands of homes in Lancaster on Saturday, October 1, police say. George Benjamin Hetrick IV, 23, of Lancaster, was driving his 2013 BMW 535i when he "failed to negotiate a left-hand curve in the 300 block of East Roseville Road" around noon, according to the release by the Manheim Township police department. Hetrick's BMW flew off the roadway and plowed through "several front yards crashing into mailboxes and shrubbery. At one point Hetrick's vehicle traveled through a PPL u…
Weather
Tracking 'Hurricane-Like' Storm Expected To Slam Northeast
A powerful "hurricane like" storm is expected to bring gusty winds and heavy rain to the Northeast on Thursday night into Friday, forecasters say. “This will be a much different storm across the Northeast compared to what was seen recently,” AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dean DeVore said. “While the region has seen bouts of cold weather, snow and ice over the past month, southerly winds associated with this storm will bring springlike conditions later this week.” Powerful winds with gusts up to 60 miles an hour are likely to begin Thursday night and last into early Friday morning, Accu…
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School Closes, 3,400 Residents In Cumberland County Lose Power
Thousands of residences in Cumberland County are without electricity on Tuesday, according to a MetEd outage map. Approximately 3,400 customers have reported outages in Dickinson, Monroe, South Middleton and Upper Allen townships as of 10 a.m., according to the map. Cumberland Valley’s Monroe Elementary School has closed and will conduct closes remotely due to the outage, according to a post on the school's Facebook page. UPDATE (12.21.21, 9:35 A.M.) - MONROE IS CLOSED. Unfortunately, we have been informed that power to Monroe Elementary... Posted by Cumberland Valley School Distric…
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Thousands Lose Power As High Winds Hit Central PA
Thousands of Met-Ed and PPL customers lost power on Monday afternoon, according to company outage maps. High winds appear to be to blame for the outages, but Met-Ed and PPL did not immediately confirm when Daily Voice contacted them on Monday afternoon. Some areas only lost power for a few seconds to approximately 30 minutes, but others are still in the dark. Over 2,000 customers in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties remain without power as of 3 p.m., according to each companies outage maps. PPL outage map shows power is expected to be fully restored betwe…
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Thousands Without Power In York County Due To Fire
More than 1,660 Met-Ed customers were without power after a transformer fire in York County on Wednesday. The Met-Ed substation on Lombard Road in Windsor Township caught fire in the morning, according to Met-Ed. Outages have been reported throughout the Dallastown and Red Lion area, according to the company's website. The cause of the fire is unknown. No injuries have been reported. The power should be fully restored by 1 p.m.
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OUT: Thousands Of Pennsylvania Residents Remain Without Power
Thousands of Pennsylvania residents were still without power due to Tropical Depression Ida as of Friday. PPL's tracker showed 5,197 without power around the same time. Most of those outages were reported in Bucks, Lehigh, Perry and Schuylkill counties. According to Met-Ed's outage tracker, the following areas had the most outages as of 10:40 a.m. Friday: Berks County: 2,301 Bucks County: 533 York County: 1,340 Our thoughts are with NJ and PA communities affected by extreme weather conditions. The past few days have reminded us, again, of how important climate resiliency and infrastr…
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Here's How Many People In Central Pennsylvania Lost Power Due To Hurricane Ida
Thousands of people in central Pennsylvania are without power after Hurricane Ida blew through the region late Wednesday into early Thursday. Gov. Wolf urges people to stay away from flooded roadways and downed wires. Both PPL and MetEd are working to restore power in the region. Here’s a list of the number of customers without power from both providers by county: Adams: 117 Cumberland: 1,425 Dauphin: 1,443 Lancaster: 605 Lebanon: 653 York: 2,623 For more information on outrage and repair status go to PPL and MetEd’s websites.
Weather
Tornados Wreak Havoc In Bucks, Mercer Counties
Tornados touched down in Bucks and Mercer counties Thursday evening, downing trees, collapsing buildings and leaving thousands without power. One tornado was confirmed by the National Weather Service in Mercerville-Hamilton Square near Trenton at 6:34 p.m. Another was in Solebury and the second in Bensalem near the Neshaminy Mall just after 7 p.m. ** Have photos? Email clevine@dailyvoice.com ** A partial collapse was reported at the Faulkner Buick GMC Trevose, where a mass casualty was declared. Severe damage in Bensalem after tornado touches down @NBCPhiladelphia @deannadurante @Stev…
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Wind Knocks Power To More Than 20K Pennsylvania Residents
Thousands of central Pennsylvanians lost electricity on Friday afternoon due to high winds. Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster and York counties experienced over 20,000 customers without power according to Met-Ed and PPL outage maps. Down trees are a could be a contributing factor as warned by the National Weather Service. All of central Pennsylvania will remain under a wind warning until 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, with gusts of wind expected to 60 m.p.h. Outage maps by PPL showed over 19,000 customers impacted and Met-ED’s map showed approximately 1,000 outages as of Friday night. Custom…
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