Storm causes power outages in area

From staff reports

According to the Penelec website, storms that rolled through the area on Sunday resulted in, at one point, more than 2,000 power outages throughout the area, the bulk of which were in Venango County.

At 5:20 p.m., the number of customers affected were 2,148 in Venango County, 22 in Forest County and six in Clarion County.

The majority of those outages in Venango County at that time were in Oil City, 989; Sugarcreek Borough, 353; Franklin, 295; Frenchcreek Township, 200; Cranberry Township, 106.

By 9 p.m., the number of customers affected in the area was down to fewer than 1,000. Those included 940 in Venango County, 44 in Forest County and fewer than five in Clarion County.

The majority of outages in Venango County at that time were in Franklin, 295; Sugarcreek Borough, 206; Frenchcreek Township, 197. Oil City had fallen to 32 and Cranberry Township to 35.

 

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