FirstEnergy Crews Preparing for Strong Winds on Friday
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Lower Windsor Township
Sent
Fri, Mar 13 @ 2:56pm
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FOR FIRST ENERGY (MET-ED) CUSTOMERS:
Please see the following Press Release from FirstEnergy, regarding the high winds we will experience today and tomorrow:
FirstEnergy Crews Preparing for Strong Winds on Friday; Offers Customers Tips to Prepare and Stay Safe
With a severe windstorm expected to move through FirstEnergy’s service area beginning early Friday and into early Saturday, the company is ready to respond to any outages and reminds customers to take steps now to stay safe in case of potential outages.
FirstEnergy is closely monitoring expected winds that could bring down trees and blow branches and debris into power lines. Based on current forecasts, the strongest winds are expected Friday afternoon into early evening, with the most severe conditions impacting Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company and Toledo Edison in Ohio and West Penn Power and Penn Power in Pennsylvania, where winds could exceed 50-75 mph in some areas. Peak gusts ranging from 35-60 mph are also expected to impact Met-Ed and Penelec in Pennsylvania, Mon Power and Potomac Edison in West Virginia and Maryland and Jersey Central Power & Light in New Jersey.
Strong winds can make it harder for crews to restore power and may slow restoration efforts. For safety reasons, crews cannot use bucket trucks when wind speeds are above 40 mph. Fallen trees and blocked roads can also delay crews as they travel to outage locations.
To help manage the weather safely and efficiently, we’ve activated our around-the-clock incident command structure so teams across our service area can coordinate restoration work, equipment needs and field support as conditions change.
We’re also in close contact with other utilities and outside contractors and bringing in additional support ahead of the winds in many areas as well as mobilizing internal FirstEnergy and contractor crews, forestry personnel, damage assessors, hazard responders and other support workers. This ensures we have the people and resources needed to respond as soon as outages occur.
This notification was posted by Lower Windsor Township. Lower Windsor Township is solely responsible for this notification and unless specifically indicated, no other community or individual utilizing Savvy Citizen is sponsoring, responsible for, or endorsing this notification.
