PPL Electric Utilities crews worked through the night and into this morning (11/14) to restore power to customers who lost service resulting from a powerful wind storm that raked the Northeast.

Gusty winds in excess of 60 mph downed trees and limbs into power lines across a wide area, including the area served by PPL Electric Utilities. The sustained winds have caused continuing outages. PPL crews began their work before daybreak Thursday (11/13) and will continue working around the clock until all customers are back in service.

As of 6 a.m. today (11/14), about 27,000 customer remained without service.

Customers in the Lehigh Valley, the north-central counties of Pennsylvania and the Pocono region were the hardest hit. There are about 950 repair jobs pending.

Restoration work will likely extend into Saturday (11/15) in all areas except Lancaster. A few isolated outages may extend into Sunday (11/16).

As part of its outreach efforts, PPL is making personal calls to customers who will be without service for a prolonged period. These customers are being informed on where to go for free ice and water.

During storm emergencies, reporters can view updated PPL Electric Utilities storm information by visiting our news Web site at www.pplnewsroom.com. The StormOutage feature provides system-wide and regional information.