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More than 1,000 PPL customers in Lancaster County were without power Monday.

PPL's outage map showed 1,144 customers without power in Manheim Township due to weather. Other weather-related outages were scattered across the county.

Dana Burns, director of communications at PPL, said the outage in Manheim Township happened around 3 p.m. The outages were caused by strong winds over the past few hours.

PPL listed an estimated repair time of 11 p.m., and the area was clear around 9 p.m.

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