Allegheny Power was dispatched to multiple power failures Friday night, said David Neurohr, Allegheny Power spokesman. The cutoffs affected 625 customers in Point of Rocks , 30 in Adamstown , two in Knoxville, seven in Brunswick , two in Jefferson , three in Ijamsville, eight in Frederick and five in Walkersville , Crews working to restore power Friday night, he said. A cluster of thunderstorms tore through Frederick County and downed trees and power lines on Friday evening, authorities said.
Power failures affecting nearly 700 customers were reported in Frederick County, said David Neurohr, Allegheny Power spokesman.
A tree fell on the eastbound side of Md. 28 at the Monocacy River, and power lines on both sides of the road went down with it at about 7:30 p.m., said Steve Shook, deputy chief of Carroll Manor Fire Co.
"It took down several hundred feet of power lines," Shook said. "We shut Md. 28 completely, but did not touch the trees because it's dangerous."
The firefighters closed Md. 28 from Park Mills Road to the Montgomery County line, he said.
"It'll be closed until sometime in the morning," Shook said.
Multiple trees fell at Pleasant View Road and Md. 28 near Point of Rocks , Shook said. A neighboring fire company was sent to deal with a fire in the woods on the Urbana side of Thurston Road, he said.
The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning in southeastern Frederick County from 7:16 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. after determining rotation from a storm could lead to a tornado, said Jared Klein, a National Weather Service meteorologist.
"We had reports of rotating clouds, no tornado," he said.
The thunderstorms dropped .31 inches of rain on Frederick County in about 50 minutes, AccuWeather meteorologist Josh Newhard said. The storm moved slowly east toward Washington and Baltimore, he said.
More thunderstorms are expected Saturday, especially in the afternoon, Newhard said.
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