Snowstorm cleanup winds down
Montgomery County Department of Transportation is scheduled to wind up its snowstorm clean up as of 6 p.m. Monday. The heavy snow turned landscapes into winter wonderlands before the higher… Read More
power outages
Power Restored for Most Customers Following Recent High Winds
About 23,000 Pepco customers were without power sometime between Sunday evening and Monday due to the winds that swept through Montgomery County. The Pepco Emergency Response Organization restored power to… Read More
High Winds Cause Trees to Topple, Power Outages
High winds have caused havoc in the area. As of 3:30 p.m. Monday, 1,051 Pepco customers were without power. One day earlier, about 6,000 Montgomery County residents were without power.… Read More
Pepco Strives To Keep Electricity Running During Any Weather
Whether a power outage is due to a storm, balloon, downed airplane, lightning strike, chewing animal or fallen tree, Pepco’s emergency preparedness team and line crews stand ready to restore… Read More
Montgomery County Recovering From Weekend Storms
Strong storms on Friday and Saturday left damage across Montgomery County. The thunderstorms came with high gusts of wind and lowered temperatures during a heat wave in the region. Storm… Read More
Aftermath of Wednesday Evening Storm: Downed Trees, Power Outages
A severe storm swept across Montgomery County on Wednesday evening, causing a significant amount of lightning—leaving lots of downed trees and hundreds of homes without power. There were several downed… Read More
Stormy Weather Causes Chaos: Firefighters Respond to Lightning, Fires, Power Outages
Wednesday afternoon’s turbulent weather wreaked havoc on the region and kept Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services quite busy. Pete Piringer, a spokesperson for MCFRS, tweeted that firefighters responded to… Read More
Severe Storms Cause Mass Power Outages
More than 1,000 homes are without power in Montgomery County thanks to severe weather early Tuesday morning. The announcement, by Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer on… Read More