Overview
- PPL reported tens of thousands of customers without power after evening thunderstorms, listing outages by county including Lancaster 37,894 and Cumberland 30,136.
- Meteorologists issued severe thunderstorm warnings and a watch for the valley with storms capable of producing damaging straight-line winds estimated at 60 to 80 miles per hour.
- The severe thunderstorm watch was in effect into the late evening with scattered storms expected to continue through about 10 to 11 p.m. and additional rounds forecast for Sunday and Monday.
- An excessive rainfall outlook rated level 2 of 4 signals a meaningful chance of localized flash flooding in poor-drainage areas if storms train or drop heavy rain.
- Restoration timelines were not provided and tens of thousands remain without power, which could disrupt cooling needs, holiday plans and recovery work as the region cools after a heat-and-humidity episode.