UPDATE: In a statement released by BGE Tuesday evening, they announced that all power has been restored to customers impacted by the storm.
Here is the full statement:
As of 7:45 p.m., all BGE customers impacted by Winter Storm Elliott that began, December 23, 2022, have now been restored. BGE appreciates customers' patience as crews and contractors worked around the clock to restore service as safely and quickly as possible. The December 23 storm impacted more than 112,000 BGE customers, resulting in more than 1,500 repair jobs. Throughout the restoration of the storm, approximately 1000 additional external contractors assisted with restoration.
ORIGINAL STORY:
Reports of downed trees and widespread power outages were affecting central Maryland, as an arctic blast moved in on a windy and rainy Friday.
More than 112,000 BGE customers were without power on Friday afternoon, and the outage numbers appeared to be growing. The BGE outage map is available here.
Downed trees were blocking Philadelphia Road in Harford County's Joppa community, and Loch Raven Boulevard near Sherwood Avenue in north Baltimore.
MTA suspended light rail service in northern Baltimore due to downed trees on the overhead wires.
Light Rail Weather Related Service Advisory -- Due to the high winds and downed trees on the overhead wires just north of Falls Road station, Light Rail service between North Avenue and Falls Road is temporarily suspended. A bus b... https://t.co/vfDNlXGeu7
— MTA Maryland (@mtamaryland) December 23, 2022
A large tree fell on a car on Deepdene Road near Roland Avenue, in north Baltimore's Roland Park.
This is no joke, some HUGE trees are coming down. pic.twitter.com/6pdaI0dkDx
— Baltimore City DOT (@BmoreCityDOT) December 23, 2022
A tree fell on a house in Bel Air; no injuries were reported.
Meanwhile, in Westminster, part of a building collapsed on an unoccupied car in a shopping center off of Baltimore Boulevard.
It happened at about 11:07 a.m. at the Crossroads Square Shopping Center. The roof partly collapsed on top of a parked vehicle. No one was injured.
Westminster Fire Department spokesperson Kevin Dayhoff said he could not confirm if the wind caused the incident, but noted: "There were high winds occurring at the time of the incident."
The rough weather put a damper on Christmas festivities in parts of Maryland. A large Christmas tree was blown over this morning in downtown Cumberland, and unable to be safely put back up. And the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company noted that Santa was forced to cancel his visit to parts of Bel Air on Friday.
BGE said in a statement at 2:30 p.m.
Trees and tree limbs knocked down by strong, sustained winds on Friday have damaged electric distribution equipment throughout BGE’s service area. BGE crews and contractors are working to restore power for customers as safely and quickly as possible. In advance of adverse weather, BGE made plans to increase staffing and secured additional external crews. These extra resources are now fully deployed to assist in widespread restoration efforts.
As of 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 23, nearly 55,000 customers are without service, representing hundreds of restoration jobs in locations across central Maryland. The latest outage information, including total number and general locations, is available on the BGE.com outage map [nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com].
We appreciate customers' patience and understanding as we work to restore their service in the wake of this storm.
How customers can report outages
BGE asks all customers to report their outage [nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com] in any of the following ways:
- Online, at BGE.com [nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com]
- BGE's free mobile app, available at the Apple Store [nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com] or Google Play [nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com]
- Text message, to 69243
- Phone, by calling 877-778-2222 and using the automated system
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