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More Than 1,200 Montgomery Co. PECO Customers Without Power
Breaking: The snowstorm led to hundreds of power outages in Montgomery County as of early Thursday afternoon.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — More than 1,200 PECO customers are without power in Montgomery County, according to outage maps at 2:15 p.m. Thursday.
Heavy snow around the region caused heavy traffic, "hundreds" of accidents, and at least 1,288 outages across Montgomery County.
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Restoration times vary from 4:30 p.m. to 6:40 p.m. or much later. Some outages give a specific cause, which is usually downed trees or tree limbs.
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Municipalities with significant totals include:
- Upper Dublin: 526
- Abington: 380
- Springfield: 282
- Cheltenham: 96
Nearby Bucks, Chester, and Delaware counties have combined for a total of 20 outages, thus far.
This is a breaking story. More information will be provided as it becomes available.
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