DELMARVA– The peninsula's biggest utility companies reported thousands of household power outages as storms rolled across the peninsula March 16.
Many remained without power as of 8:45 a.m. on March 17.
Delaware Electric Co-Op's outage center listed 269 customers without power, down from nearly 1,600 at 7:45 a.m. The company said crews had restored addressed outages for over 6,000 homes by 5:15 a.m., with approximately 15 power poles broken in the storm.
Delmarva Power reported over 2,200 custotmers affected across the peninsula as of 8:45 a.m.
Choptank Electric Cooperative's outage map showed only two customers reporting outages, down from approximately 400 around 6:45 a.m.
Customers are urged to report outages to their utility companies as soon as possible.
This article will be periodically updated as outage reporting changes.
