3,000 Remain Without Power In Montgomery Co. Wednesday Evening

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — The impacts of Tropical Storm Isaias continued to be felt across Montgomery County early Wednesday morning, as more than 11,000 PECO customers in the county remained without power. Around 3,000 were still without power by midnight.

Abington (524 customers impacted), Lower Merion (466), and Lower Providence (600) are among the hardest hit municipalities as of Wednesday evening.

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The powerful storm caused historic flooding along the Schuylkill River in Montgomery County, inundating flood prone areas in Norristown, Lower Merion, Bridgeport, and Conshohocken, as well as into Manayunk and parts of Philadelphia.

High winds, including the touch down of two tornadoes in the Philadelphia area, contributed to the power outages, bringing down trees and power lines throughout the region.

Restoration times varied from a few days to several days, with power not expected to return in some places in the county until Aug. 9.

All told, PECO reported that 121,062 customers were impacted by outages still on Wednesday at around 11 a.m. Over 300,000 outages were reported Tuesday afternoon.

PECO said its own workforce as well as 200 area contractors are working to restore power. PECO said an additional 500 contractors are "en route" to assist in the emergency.