Strong winds cause power outages, downed trees Friday throughout Centre County
More than 4,500 people were without power Friday afternoon as strong winds gusted throughout Centre County.
At 1:30 p.m., outages were reported in 29 of the county’s 35 municipalities. By 6:30 p.m., most of the outages had been restored.
For some, estimated restoration time was Saturday afternoon. For other areas, including nearly 500 customers in Rush Township, no estimated restoration time was given as of late Friday afternoon.
Centre County was under a wind advisory until 6 p.m. Friday. Winds were steady between 20-30 mph, with gusts approaching 55 mph at Beaver Stadium.
Downed tree limbs were responsible for at least some of the outages in Centre County. Several fire departments were dispatched throughout Friday morning and afternoon.
The strong winds also led to the Old Willow tree on Penn State’s campus falling down.
This story was originally published March 26, 2021 at 1:44 PM.