Storm causes widespread power outages, closed roads
PECO’s outage map shows thousands of Chester County locations without power, following Tuesday’s storm.
Tuesday’s storm caused flooding and widespread downed trees and utilities poles across Chester County.
PECO reported Wednesday morning that more than 30,000 customers in Chester County were without power — and some locations may take days before power is restored. The high...
Sudden storm rips through county
Thousands left without power, trees downed
A powerful line of thunderstorms raced through Chester County at midday, leaving more than 10,000 people without power some of whom may not see restoration until Thursday — and various trees and branches down on local roadways.
The morning’s bright sunshine and clear skies suddenly gave way to blackened skies and strong winds, gusting up to 45 MPH as...
Roads hazardous, as storm blankets Chester County
Many area roads hazardous, officials ask folks to stay home
Snow continued to fall throughout all of Chester County with as much as 30 inches now forecast before the storm ends Early Sunday.
It’s a bit of a good news, bad news scenario.
The bad news — it looks like a lot more snow than the originally forecast 12 to 18 inches of snow will fall over much of Chester County. By late Saturday afternoon,...
Blizzard bearing down on Chester County
Chester County is bracing for what looks to be a massive snowstorm and blizzard-like conditions starting Friday night — with most of the county looking at 12 to 18 inches of snow and high winds into Sunday morning.
The National Weather Service issued a Blizzard Warning for the eastern side of Chester County, with a Winter Storm Warning for the remaining portions of the county. While most of the county...
Thousands still without power after Tuesday storm
Utility and local officials continue to work to restore power to thousands of residents in Chester County still without power after Tuesday’s “macroburst” storm wrecked havoc around the region, particularly in southeastern Chester County and western Delaware County.
The National Weather Service said that the storm did not appear to spawn any tornados, but did have sudden winds of as high as 80...
Storms knock out power, down trees
Storm damage in the immediate aftermath in Pocopson, just minutes after township workers cleared this residential road, which had been blocked by a downed tree. Scenes like this were common around Chester County Tuesday evening.
A powerful line of thunderstorms and high winds Tuesday afternoon knocked out power to nearly 100,000 PECO customers in Chester County — with more than half that amount...
Sandy: 30,000 in Chesco without power
Schools, government offices reopen; life slowly returning to normal
PECO repair crews at work, Tuesday in Pocopson, working to restore power in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
Updated: 3:10 p.m.
Slowly, Chester County is returning to normal in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. While the county got off fairly easily compared with parts of New Jersey and New York City, cleanup crews continue to work to remove...
Sandy poised for direct hit on Chester County
Virtually all schools and public offices closed, residents advised to stay home
Updated: 3:21p.m.
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Make no mistake, Hurricane Sandy is coming — headed directly at Chester County, sometime late Monday.
The short form is this: if you can stay home, stay home. Travel is expected to become extremely hazardous as the day wears on, as winds rise and objects become airborne.
The...
