“We’re seeing a lot of damage similar to a severe thunderstorm. “We got about 52 mph winds at the Allegheny County Airport, and there was a roof blown off a gas station in Connellsville,” meteorologist Saturday, but not before they created severe damage across the region, meteorologists with the National Weather Service in Moon Township said. “There are a lot of trees that will have to be removed for our safe access,” he said. The day began with more than 30,000 customers in the dark. Estimated restoration times were not available late Saturday because Boye said crews were working to clear more than 30 utility poles that were discovered broken.
“We’ve made some progress, but there are a lot of broken and fallen trees that are hindering access for our crews,” utility company spokesman Will Boye said.Ĭrews were called in for 16-hour shifts and were assessing damages.
Thousands of homes remained without power Saturday evening in Westmoreland and Fayette counties as a result of high winds that began moving through the region Friday.Īs of 6:30 p.m., West Penn Power reported more than 8,200 outages in Fayette County and about 5,800 outages in Westmoreland County, among a total of about 20,700 in the region served by parent company First Energy.
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