As power crews continue to restore outages around southern Butler County and western and central Pennsylvania, food and water distribution is underway.

FirstEnergy Corporation, the parent company of West Penn Power and Penn Power, lists about 1,635 outages remaining in Butler County on Friday morning. Buffalo Township contains the majority of outages with 746, according to FirstEnergy outage maps.

Clinton Township is reported to have around 235 outages, followed by Clearfield Township with 220 outages. Middlesex Township is reported to have 85 remaining outages compared to Winfield Township’s 70 and Summit Township’s 67.

The remaining townships in southern Butler County have fewer than 40 outages remaining. Most outages are reportedly awaiting available crews or equipment repairs with power expected to be restored for most customers by 3 p.m. May 5 at the latest.

Central Electric Cooperative no longer lists any outages in the county.

Butler County Emergency Services announced FirstEnergy activated its Water and Ice Program, making customers without power eligible for two gallons of bottled water and two bags of ice. Only one supply per household will be provided.

Supplies can be retrieved from Giant Eagle distribution sites at 100 Buffalo Plaza in Sarver, 1521 N. Main St. Extension in Center Township, 700 Moraine Point Plaza in Butler Township, 20111 Route 19 in Cranberry Township and 206 Seven Fields Blvd. in Seven Fields.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program users may qualify to get one month’s benefits restored by completing a form within 10 days of the disaster with how much food was lost. The Butler County Assistance Office or Statewide Customer Service Center at 1-877-395-8930 must be contacted to process forms. Residents are also encouraged to dial 211 for resources.