First Alert Weather: Power outages reported after severe thunderstorms roll through Southwestern Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) —Thursday's severe weather knocked out power to many in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
Strong winds ripped through the area, bringing down trees and power lines. Two trees fell at the corner of Gross Street and Friendship Avenue in Pittsburgh, damaging two cars and a minivan.
As of 6:30 a.m. Friday, Duquesne Light reports just under 50 active outages in the region. FirstEnergy says more than 1,600 customers in Allegheny County are without power and just under 300 in Indiana County are without power.
Duquesne Light said in a release that, "Extra crews are onsite to assess damages and will be working around the clock to safely restore power as quickly as possible."
Friday will be warm with highs in the mid-80s with partly cloudy skies. There could be a stray shower or storm especially in West Virginia/Maryland.
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Saturday will remain mostly dry with highs in the mid to upper 80s and muggy conditions. However, overnight into Sunday, there is going to be a line of storms to watch out for. These will start moving in from the west between 8 p.m. to midnight then they'll move out of the region by the morning. The rest of Sunday is looking dry with slightly lower humidity levels and highs in the low to mid 80s.
Another round of scattered storms move in for Monday, but they will clear out by Tuesday. Then we have a couple of sunny days to follow with lower humidity levels and highs in the low 80s. Thursday could feature some isolated storms, and humidity levels rise.
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