700 Without Power In LMT, Morrisville, Falls

LOWER MAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP, PA — About 700 residents in Lower Makefield, Morrisville and Falls were without power Thursday morning, mainly due to trees falling on power lines.

PECO's outage map Thursday showed outages scattered throughout that area, hours after strong storms blew through.

In a Facebook post, state Sen. Steve Santarsiero quoted PECO officials saying crews had been sent to all of the impacted areas to clear roads and repair power lines. The majority of residents should have power restored by 11 p.m. Thursday, the senator wrote.

Santarsiero was offering to forward outage information to PECO for anyone who contacts his office at senatorsantarsiero@pasenate.com.

The area was under a severe thunderstorm watch Wednesday night, with storms producing gusty winds, heavy rain and frequent lightning. And more of the same could be on the way.

The National Weather Service is calling for a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Thursday, with a 70% chance of rain. Thursday night, there's again a 50% chance of rain, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.