Power outages across Pittsburgh area surpass 100,000 as high winds batter region

High winds are battering the Pittsburgh area, leaving greater than 100,000 properties with out energy on Friday night.

A high wind warning is in place for a lot of the Pittsburgh region till midnight, with the southernmost counties underneath a wind advisory. Wind gusts as much as 60 mph aren’t out of the query, inflicting the potential for widespread energy outages.

Duquesne Light energy outages

Duquesne Light, which covers elements of Allegheny and Beaver counties, was reporting practically 88,000 properties with out energy as of 6:45 pm on Friday.

An alert on Duquesne Light’s web site reads, “Due to the high winds that are impacting our area, we have extra crews to ensure we can safely respond to outages as quickly as possible. Because of potentially hazardous conditions, some response times may be delayed during the event.”

First Energy energy outages

First Energy was reporting about 20,000 energy outages within the Pittsburgh area as of 6:30 pm on Friday. The hardest hit counties embrace Allegheny, Butler, Mercer and Washington.

High winds trigger injury across Pittsburgh

Reports of harm are coming in from across the area. Several roads are closed due to downed timber and energy strains. In Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood, a tree fell on a house on Ingham Street.