Trees and wires were down all across Crawford County, from high wind gusts, and over 17,000 in the area lost power. The 911 dispatch call center, in Crawford County got a flood of calls from 3 p.m. to midnight on Saturday.

"950 active incidents between trees down, cars into down trees, fire alarms, burglar alarms, all from power outages, as well as medical alarms, on top of structural fires from power lines down, brush fires and things like that." Andrew Youngs, shift leader at Crawford Counties 911 call center said.

One big tree knocked out a main Penelec transmission line. Crews got that back up Sunday afternoon, but it will take until Tuesday to reconnect customers...And Penelec Spokesman Todd Meyers says they're getting extra help.

"So there are about . . . 30 line workers from the Med Ed area, there out there helping in addition to some contractors," Meyers said.

Youngs shared his appreciation for all the emergency responders, and to those working to restore the power.

"We all worked as a team, and I just urge the public to remain patient as best as you can, because we're all in the same boat. We're doing the best that we can. So are your lineman, your road crews cleaning the roads," Youngs said. 

Residents say that getting gas was difficult, as without power, gas stations were closed, and even traffic lights were down.

 "Its businesses. It's traffic signals. It's a lot of things that you take for granted, but without the power it just doesn't run," Meyers said.

Meyers also said be careful around any lines tangled in those fallen trees.

"And if you happen to actually see a wires on the ground . . they can look completely inert, and still kill you. So 30 feet at the minimum, you need to stay away," Meyers said.