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High Winds Close Roads, Knock Out Power In Lehigh Valley
A cold front brought high winds and rain to greater Philadelphia on Wednesday night, Feb. 28, closing roads and leaving some residents without electricity.
The front brought wind gusts near 40 to 50 mph, downing trees and some power lines throughout the region as temperatures dipped into the 30s, said the National Weather Service and various local agencies.
Just under 2,000 PECO customers in Philly, lower Bucks, Montgomery, Chester, and Delaware counties are still without power as of midday Thursday, according to the utility company's outage map.
Outages are also still af…