Our October snowstorm left some people in the dark. The heavy snow on tree limbs caused power failures in several parts of our area.
In the Beaver Springs area it looks like a winter wonderland. Residents woke to an accumilation of snow that caused all sorts of problems.
"I didn't expect any of this snow. I figured a couple of snow showers and that would be it but nothing like this," said Mark Lamey of Beaver Springs.
Neighbors said they have about four inches of heavy, wet snow which brought down some trees.
Tree branches and limbs covered with snow knocked down some power lines along Route 235. Parts of the road on Shade Mountain were closed for most of the day.
PPL workers worked through the day to restore power in area.
"We were concerned because we have electric heat. My husband is also in an electric powered wheelchair. So that's always a concern for us. What are we going to do?" asked Diedre Hockenberry.
"I hear that thump thump noises and when I went out I said wow we did have some trees fall. I just built a new shed in the back it knocked the corner of it off," said Donald Pry.
Area schools such as West Beaver Elementary School and West Snyder Middle School dismissed early because of the power outage. Alexandra Hockenberry says she doesn't mind.
"It's a Friday and I don't want to go. It's snowing and I want to play out side and I don't want to go to school," said Hockenberry
PPL said about 340 customers were without power in the Beaver Springs area.
Along with dealing with the power failure, farmer Robert Stuck is worried the snow may have damaged his corn crop.
"It's kind of unbelievable for this time of the year. The corn you see that went down. It's depressing but i guess you have to deal with it," said Stuck.
They expect all of the power to be restored by the end of the day and Route 235 will be reopened.
In the Beaver Springs area it looks like a winter wonderland. Residents woke to an accumilation of snow that caused all sorts of problems.
"I didn't expect any of this snow. I figured a couple of snow showers and that would be it but nothing like this," said Mark Lamey of Beaver Springs.
Neighbors said they have about four inches of heavy, wet snow which brought down some trees.
Tree branches and limbs covered with snow knocked down some power lines along Route 235. Parts of the road on Shade Mountain were closed for most of the day.
PPL workers worked through the day to restore power in area.
"We were concerned because we have electric heat. My husband is also in an electric powered wheelchair. So that's always a concern for us. What are we going to do?" asked Diedre Hockenberry.
"I hear that thump thump noises and when I went out I said wow we did have some trees fall. I just built a new shed in the back it knocked the corner of it off," said Donald Pry.
Area schools such as West Beaver Elementary School and West Snyder Middle School dismissed early because of the power outage. Alexandra Hockenberry says she doesn't mind.
"It's a Friday and I don't want to go. It's snowing and I want to play out side and I don't want to go to school," said Hockenberry
PPL said about 340 customers were without power in the Beaver Springs area.
Along with dealing with the power failure, farmer Robert Stuck is worried the snow may have damaged his corn crop.
"It's kind of unbelievable for this time of the year. The corn you see that went down. It's depressing but i guess you have to deal with it," said Stuck.
They expect all of the power to be restored by the end of the day and Route 235 will be reopened.
