LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — PPL crews say hundreds of homes and businesses in this region are affected by the power outages.
Here in Roaring Brook Township crews had to block off Route 435.
Nearby Gardner Road was also closed.
Numerous trees were knocked down by the storm.
Parts of Route 435 are impassable and the downed trees are also blamed for the power outages.
Fire crews were the first on the scene.
Crews were out through the night to get the lights back on.
See the PP&L power outage map here.
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