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Newsweek
a day ago
- Climate
- Newsweek
Thousands Without Power in One State Amid Life-Threatening Heat
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Thousands of Met-Ed customers in Adams County, Pennsylvania, remain without power on Tuesday amid a life-threatening extreme heat warning that could push heat index values up to 105 degrees Fahrenheit. Newsweek reached out to Met-Ed by phone for comment. Why It Matters A dangerous heat wave has moved across the central and northeastern U.S. this week, prompting National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists in many states to warn of life-threatening temperatures. People are urged to stay cool, but that's proving difficult for thousands in Adams County who have been without power since Sunday night, WGAL reported. A stock photo shows hot temperatures. A stock photo shows hot temperatures. Iamyai/Getty What To Know The heat index, or feels-like temperature, is expected to surge into the triple digits on Tuesday in southern Pennsylvania, including Adams County, which is home to more than 100,000 people. As of Tuesday afternoon, more than 7,000 people in Adams County remain without power after a Met-Ed power supply outage on Sunday night. Then, on Monday, a fire broke out at a Met-Ed substation. The repairs could take until mid-week, WGAL reported. "We know that it is very hot today and are committed to restoring power as quickly and safely as possible," Met-Ed said in a statement, according to WGAL. In the meantime, Met-Ed has set up several sites to provide water and ice to customers. They are at 44 Natural Springs Road in Gettysburg, 455 Eisenhower Drive in Hanover and 801 Baltimore Street in Hanover. The extreme heat warning is expected to last until mid-week, with the one in place for Adams County set to expire at 8 p.m. Wednesday. What People Are Saying Adams Electric Cooperative, in a Facebook post on Tuesday morning: "We are asking all members to reduce their energy use over the next several days. The extreme heat is impacting our ability to fully maintain power flow by bypassing this Met-Ed equipment failure. An extended power outage is possible if the energy loads get too high. Adjust your thermostats to a higher but manageable level, and hold off on running your major appliances until after 10 p.m." NWS State College, in an extreme heat warning: "Drink plenty of fluids, stay out of the sun, and stay in an air-conditioned room. Check up on relatives and neighbors, and provide pets with adequate water and shelter from the sun. Extreme Heat can be life-threatening among at-risk populations, such as children, the elderly, and those with pre-existing health conditions. In addition to the daytime heat, overnight low temperatures will also be very warm and oppressively muggy." What Happens Next Temperatures will begin to trend downward for the Adams County forecast area beginning on Wednesday.
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
6,000 Berks customers remain without power day after damaging windstorm
A powerful windstorm with gusts of more than 60 mph uprooted trees, toppled light standards, snapped utility poles and knocked out power for over 15,000 customers Tuesday afternoon in Berks County. Unlike some storms that leave a defined well-defined path of destruction, Tuesday's windstorm, which included a few brief showers without thunder and lightning, was selective in its damage. On Wednesday morning, it was hard to tell in some neighborhoods that wind strong enough to uproot a full-grown tree occurred only 12 hours earlier. But you didn't have to venture far in any direction to find examples of the destructive power of the gusts. STEVEN HENSHAW - READING EAGLE A tree service crew removes a tree Wednesday morning after it was topped by onto a vehicle in the 3100 block of Merritt Parkway in Spring Township during Tuesday's windstorm. (STEVEN HENSHAW – READING EAGLE) The National Weather Service, Mount Holly, N.J., issued a wind advisory Tuesday afternoon for portions of east central, northeast, and southeast Pennsylvania, as well as parts of Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey, from 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. The advisory warned of winds of 15 to 30 miles per hour, with gusts of up to 50 miles per hour. According to National Weather Service data, those predictions were exceeded when the winds tore through Berks starting shortly before 4 p.m. The highest wind speed (average wind speed measured for a duration of 2 minutes or more) was measured at 47 mph, and the highest wind gust (a sudden increase in windspeed) was 62 mph. You probably felt that gust. STEVEN HENSHAW - READING EAGLE A toppled light standard along Village Drive in Spring Ridge on Wednesday testified to the power of the windstorm that passed through Berks County a day earlier. (STEVEN HENSHAW – READING EAGLE) Several light stands were toppled along Village Drive in Spring Ridge. In Reading, a utility pole snapped along the 1600 block of South 16th Street and knocked out power for nearly 1,600 residents throughout the eastern section of the city in the afternoon. Nearly 13,000 Met-Ed customers in Berks were without service initially.A torrent of calls to the Berks County 911 center poured in for downed utility poles and wires and trees toppled onto roads, vehicles and buildings. 'We are now handling hundreds of calls of a fairly minor (but important) nature,' the Berks Department of Emergency Services said late Tuesday afternoon in a Facebook post. 'Fire resources are very busy throughout the county, with some jurisdictions having dozens of calls pending the availability of field resources to handle them.' About 2,700 PPL Electric Utilities customers in southwestern Berks County were without power Tuesday afternoon, with 954 outages in Wyomissing, 627 in Spring Township, 540 in South Heidelberg Township, and 500 in Cumru Township. Outage figures declined throughout the night as crews made repairs and/or rerouted power. By 11 a.m. Wednesday, PPL was reporting just under 400 Berks customers out of service, mostly in South Heidelberg Township. Met-Ed reported a little more than 5,600 customers without electricity, scattered across much of the county.
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
FirstEnergy upgrading York County electric grid
YORK, Pa. (WHTM) — FirstEnergy just announced that it is completing a major upgrade to its electric grid in York County. According to FirstEnergy Corp., they are currently completing work to upgrade its energy delivery system in northwestern York County to help prevent or minimize the length of service disruptions; specifically, during cold or hot weather. FirstEnergy says this project will center on replacing more than a mile of older copper wire on a neighborhood power line, with larger-diameter aluminum wire. This change should both enhance electric service reliability for about 300 Met-Ed customers in the Dillsburg area and meet the community's growing electrical needs. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now 'This proactive investment will help position our electric network to accommodate steady growth in York County, which has experienced an 8% increase in population since 2010,' John Hawkins, FirstEnergy President, Pennsylvania said. Altogether, crews will be replacing 1.3 miles of wire, 32 wooden poles, numerous cross arms, 40 fuses, and 149 porcelain insulators along a portion of a 13.2-kilovolt power line that runs through Dillsburg. Crews will also be installing 49 wildlife guards along the line to help prevent climbing animals from contacting the transformers, fuses, and switches. This upgrade project is expected to be completed in April. According to FirstEnergy, this project is part of Pennsylvania's Long Term Infrastructure Improvement Plan, which includes a $382 million initiative to accelerate capital investments to the Met-Ed electric distribution system over five years. abc27 news will keep you updated as more information becomes available. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
