Thousands of House without Power Across The Region,West penn

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High winds and heavy rain caused the downed trees and without power across the region ,thousands of residents losing electricity    While Duquesne Light reported over 195,000 customers without power in Allegheny County, Efforts are underway to assess the damage and restore power to affected customers. ​

West Penn Power has been conducting proactive equipment inspections and maintenance across its service area

The company has also conducted storm-readiness exercises and drills to ensure prompt response to weather-related outages.            West Penn Power, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., serving western and central Pennsylvania:                                                               

West Penn Power’s website shows 32,084 customers are without power across region

West College Avenue and several College will keep close due to several downed utilities

with SCASD notifying families that there are power outages at six of its 12 schools,All State College Area schools are closed Wednesday.

 

if you are living affeted areas this will help you 

Road closures

    • West College Avenue between Whitehall Road and Bristol Avenue in Ferguson Township (PennDOT called this a “longer-term closure” due to several downed utilities)
    • Westerly Parkway at Sparks Street in State College
    • North Moshannon Avenue/Clarence Road between Moshannon Avenue, Olive Street and Thomas Street in Snow Shoe
    • Bell Hollow Lane/Fowler Hollow Road between S. Mountain Road and Bald Eagle Valley Road in Taylor Township
    •  State Route 144 between Upper Georges Valley Road and Short Road in Potter Township
    • Chestnut Grove Road/Bush Hollow Road between Ammerman Road and Spotts Road in Union Township
    • In downtown State College, a number of road sections are closed including the 100 block of South Pugh, 400 block of Orlando Avenue, 600 block of Berry Alley, and Nimitz and Penfield are closed. One lane is closed at 319 W. Fairmount Avenue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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