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Thousands experiencing power outages after severe storms in Pittsburgh area

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PITTSBURGH — Thousands of people are without electricity after severe storms rolled through the Pittsburgh area on Sunday.

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UPDATE 6:30 a.m. Monday:

Duquesne Light is reporting that 1,443 customers are still without power Monday morning. Beaver County is only at 7 outages.

Click here to report a power outage to Duquesne Light Company.

West Penn Power outages continue to drop as well, with Fayette and Westmoreland counties being the most impacted:

  • Allegheny County: 79 power outages
  • Armstrong County: 72 power outages
  • Fayette County: 6,058 power outages
  • Greene County: 1,178 power outages
  • Indiana County: 2,910 power outages
  • Somerset County: 427 power outages
  • Washington County: 277 power outages
  • Westmoreland County: 3,717 power outages

Click here to report a power outage to West Penn Power.

UPDATE 10:30 P.M.

Duquesne Light Company reported 2,690 outages as of 10:30 p.m. The number dropped to 2,573 out of Allegheny County. Beaver County remains at 120 outages.

In a statement shared with Channel 11, DLC said all customers are expected to have power restored by 6 p.m. on Monday. They have made 8,000 restorations since the storms began.

Click here to report a power outage to Duquesne Light Company.

West Penn Power outages have also dropped significantly. They are now reporting 62,327 power outages in Pennsylvania. Those outages now include:

  • Allegheny County: 434 power outages
  • Armstrong County: 322 power outages
  • Fayette County: 8,748 power outages
  • Greene County: 1,353 power outages
  • Indiana County: 2,910 power outages
  • Somerset County: 1,022 power outages
  • Washington County: 828 power outages
  • Westmoreland County: 6,904 power outages

As of 6:30 p.m., Duquesne Light Compay reports 5,070 power outages in the Pittsburgh area.

There are 4,597 power outages reported in Allegheny County and 120 in Beaver County.

Click here to report a power outage to Duquesne Light Company.

s of 6:30 p.m., West Penn Power says over 98,000 people are experiencing outages in Pennsylvania. In our area, those outages include:

  • Allegheny County: 1,250 power outages
  • Armstrong County: 620 power outages
  • Fayette County: 13,550 power outages
  • Greene County: 3,211 power outages
  • Indiana County: 4,387 power outages
  • Somerset County: 1,583 power outages
  • Washington County: 3,847 power outages
  • Westmoreland County: 7,590 power outages

Click here to report a power outage to West Penn Power.

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