Thousands without power after severe storms in Philadelphia region

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Thousands of people are without power across the Philadelphia region as severe storms are moving through Monday night. 

The entire Delaware Valley is under a Tornado Watch until 11 p.m. on Monday after severe storms prompted Tornado Warnings, which have since been canceled. 

In Chester County, PECO says 37,429 customers are without power. 

In total, about 73,000 PECO customers are being affected by outages. 

Below are the power outage numbers from PECO across southeastern Pennsylvania: 

• Bucks County: 3,823
• Delaware County: 16,537
• Montgomery County: 9,768
• Philadelphia: 10,656

PPL Electric says 3,564 customers in Bucks County are without power, 19, 358 in Lehigh County and 13, 804 in Southampton County.

In Delaware, New Castle County got hit the worst. Delmarva says 21,744 customers are without power. 

Meanwhile, in New Jersey, thousands of other customers are without power. 

PSEG says 1,754 customers in Camden County are without power, 2,888 in Burlington County and 588 in Gloucester County. 

In Salem County, 466 customers are without power, Atlantic City Electric says. 

If you currently don’t have power, it’s best to keep your refrigerator shut in order to preserve your food for as long as possible.