Power Outage in Benton, PA
Last report: January 04, 2025
Here's How to Report Power Outage in Benton
To report a power outage in Benton, Pennsylvania, located in Columbia County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:
PPL Electric
Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 17814.
Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Columbia County
A sharp cold front plowed across central Pennsylvania during the early morning hours on the 30th. Very strong winds ahead/behind the front were observed with peak gusts around 50 mph. The strong winds caused isolated power outages and minor property damage. Strong wind gusts continued into the afternoon before subsiding by the evening.
January 31, 2013
Strong Wind. Strong to damaging non-thunderstorm winds associated with Hurricane Irene knocked down several trees and utility wires, causing widespread road closures and thousands of power outages.
August 28, 2011
High Wind. Non-thunderstorm wind gusts between 50 and 60 mph toppled numerous trees and power lines across Columbia County. The high winds caused numerous power outages.
February 12, 2009
Thunderstorm Wind. Thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees and power lines. Some areas of Benton were without power for 20 hours.
June 08, 2007
Thunderstorm Wind. Thunderstorm winds produced a swath of damage about 2 miles wide, either side of Route 487 extending from near Knobels Park to Berwick. Trees and power poles were knocked down along this path. A roof was also torn off a barn in Almedia.
December 01, 2006
Power Outage Related Posts on X from Benton, Pennsylvania
Winds will also pick up and sustained winds of 20-30 MPH with gusts of 50-55 MPH will be present. I do expect some… https://t.co/o8MoV2AjIl
@SimmersSynopsis - December 23, 2022 00:16
It's going to be cold as fuuuuuck in parts of the US this week so PLEASE check your heating devices, do some emerge… https://t.co/9ulBzF9yhP
@nomadixxx - December 21, 2022 10:40
Large power outage in the Patton Twp area. Avoid Atherton Street as many traffic lights are out!
@cremalerts - November 29, 2022 21:58
The report from Climate Central finds that 83% of reported outages across the US between 2000 and 2021 happened bec… https://t.co/qFa0LQgWto
@witfnews - September 20, 2022 12:00
After devastating floods, Kentucky residents now face high heat and power outages https://t.co/N8cbHX2aGO
@WPSU - August 02, 2022 17:43