Pittsburgh Severe Storms Knocked Out Power To More Than 100,000

PITTSBURGH, PA — Duquesne Light and West Penn Power companies in Southwestern Pennsylvania still were working to restore electrical service to tens of thousands of people Tuesday after yesterday's severe storms.

Shortly before 8 a.m., Duquesne Light was reporting more than 26,000 customers were without power. West Penn Power, which has a smaller customer base in the region, was reporting more than 300 outages.

Those numbers represent considerable progress made from Monday night, when more than 100,000 Duquesne Light and West Penn Power customers were still in the dark. That number actually could have been higher, as customers temporarily were unable to report outages to Duquesne Light.

As for Tuesday, there again will be the potential for strong to severe thunderstorms this afternoon and into the evening. According to the National Weather Service, the main threat again will be damaging wind.

The heat is still a factor and will be a major ingredient in the storm development. The region again likely will experience heat index values topping 100 degrees between storm development. The expected high temperature Tuesday in Pittsburgh is 93 with a heat index value reaching 103.

There is little relief from the high temperatures in sight. The high is expected to reach 96 for the Juneteenth holiday on Wednesday and then jump to 98 on Thursday and Friday.

A heat advisory remains in effect for the region until 8 p.m. on Friday.