A storm system rolled through Warren County at the same time as a mix of pressures hit the region with high winds.

The National Weather Service had been calling for severe thunderstorms in advance of the storm.

At about the same time as those storms, a pressure system brought high winds.

“Across the area there was a big difference between areas of high and low pressure that created the strong winds,” National Weather Service Meteorologist Joe Bauco said Monday.

Times Observer photo by Brian Ferry Downed trees and parts of trees – like this one in North Warren – caused damages Saturday to property throughout Warren County.

The storm was not limited to Warren County.

“Currently, Penelec has 11,000 customers out of power,” Senior Communications Representative Todd Meyers said. “That’s down from 121,000 Saturday night after the winds blew through.”

“In Warren County, 4,400 Penelec customers lost power Saturday afternoon and evening,” Meyers said. “By Sunday at 8 p.m., power was restored to all but 360 customers.”

As of Monday afternoon, “power remains out to 160 customers right now, with 80 of those in Southwest Township and 46 in Deerfield Township,” he said. “The rest are widely scattered.”

“Just about everyone without power now should have their lights back on by tomorrow — Tuesday — at 11 p.m.,” Meyers said. “Damage in hundreds of areas included broken poles and wires down everywhere caused by trees uprooting or breaking – toppled by high winds – and falling into our lines.”

The extent of the storms puts stress on agencies’ ability to respond.

“Between line workers from Penelec and other FirstEnergy companies — FirstEnergy owns Penelec and three other electric utilities in PA – and contract line workers, there are more than 430 line workers restoring power across Penelec, including in Warren County,” he said.

According to PennDOT, there were still roads closed throughout the region Sunday night.

In addition to the calls for electrical emergencies, the Warren County 911 center received numerous public service calls as trees fell on homes and other structures.

According to Bauco, there could be more storms on the way.

“It looks like there could be potential for strong to severe thunderstorms on Wednesday,” he said.