Overnight storms cause damage, power outages throughout the Philadelphia region
Mar 17, 2026
After a severe storm brought strong winds and a downpour of rain to the region late Monday and overnight into Tuesday, neighbors were working to deal with the fallout from the storm in the morning.
In the early hours of Tuesday, just before 5 a.m., NBC10’s camera found a car along Sorrento Road
at Conshohocken Avenue in Philly’s Wynnefield Heights section that had been trapped after a tree uprooted in the high winds and crashed down overnight.
But, there were impacts from the storm felt across the region.
In Voorhees, New Jersey, a large tree fell on Cooper Road, blocking the roadway at Rollingwood and Eastwood drives early Tuesday.
And, in Deptford, New Jersey, power lines fell onto Highland Avenue in the high winds, sparking a fire.
NBC10’s camera captured shots of fire crews extinguishing that fire overnight.
And, in Lehigh County, the roof of a home along Devonshire Road in Allentown was blown off in the high winds.
Following last night’s storm, officials across the region were telling people to stay alert during their morning commute on Tuesday as there could be additional downed trees and wires all across the region.
Power outages due to storm
Also, thousands of residents throughout the region were without power on Tuesday morning because of the overnight storm.
Here’s a look at reported outages as of about 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday:
PECO
Total customers affected: 10,638
Bucks Co. – 1,412
Chester Co. – 5,266
Delaware Co. — 454
Montgomery Co. – 3,387
Philadelphia — 119
AC Electric
Total customers affected: 2,414
Atlantic Co. – 111
Burlington Co. – 35
Camden Co. – 478
Cape May Co. – less than 5
Cumberland Co. – 411
Gloucester Co. –989
Ocean Co. – 14
Salem Co. – 371
PSEG
Total customers affected: 3,193
Burlington Co. – 1,424
Camden Co. – 905
Gloucester Co. – 207
Mercer Co. – 657
Delmarva
Total customers affected throughout Delaware — 1,106
Met-Ed
Total customers affected: 17,627
Berks Co. — 12,068
Bucks Co. — 1,274
Chester Co. — 1,298
Montgomery Co. — 2,987
PPL
Total customers affected: 7,830
Berks Co. — 440
Bucks Co. — 2,641
Chester Co. — 768
Lehigh Co. — 3,981
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