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PHILADELPHIA — More than 175,000 customers remain without power across the Greater Philadelphia area and parts of Delaware following severe storms that swept through the region, according to PECO Energy Company.

The widespread outages, reported early Thursday morning, are attributed to strong winds and heavy rain that downed power lines and caused damage across multiple counties. PECO’s outage map shows the hardest-hit areas in Pennsylvania include:

Delaware County – 72,155 outages
Bucks County – 71,893 outages
Montgomery County – 70,422 outages
Chester County – 40,786 outages
Philadelphia County – 20,791 outages
York County – 218 outages

Power outages were also reported in Newark, Delaware, though exact figures were not provided.

A notification on PECO’s website urged caution around damaged electrical infrastructure: “Do not touch or move downed wires and consider all downed wires as energized and dangerous.” The company warned that due to the high volume of outage reports, customers may experience delays in receiving updated information.

Restoration timeline unclear as PECO works to assess damage

As of Thursday morning, PECO has not issued an updated restoration timeline, stating only that customers may expect service to return within one to three days. The company is directing residents to call 1-800-841-4141 or use the PECO mobile app to report outages and check restoration updates.

In addition to power outages, traffic signals remain out in parts of the region, and Warminster Road between County Line Road and Corinthian Avenue is closed due to storm damage.

Thousands across southeastern Pennsylvania and parts of Delaware remain in the dark as cleanup and restoration efforts continue following damaging storms.

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