Power outages continue to disrupt Southwestern Pennsylvania after Friday storms with high winds took down power lines.
More than 48,400 households in the Pittsburgh area had power outages Sunday morning.
Duquesne Light reported more than 29,200 customers without power as of 9:30 a.m., with about 26,300 in Allegheny County and about 3,000 in Beaver County.
West Penn Power still had more than 19,200 customers without power on Sunday as well. Westmoreland County had about 4,000, Butler County about 2,900, Washington County about 2,700, Allegheny County about 2,200, Armstrong County about 1,900 and Beaver County 1,200. Fayette was at 192 outages Sunday morning.
Both electric companies had customer alerts on their websites Sunday morning.
“We are continuing to safely respond to power outages across our service territory following Friday’s high-wind event,” Duquesne Light’s website said. “Safety remains our top priority, and several factors affect the pace of our restoration efforts, including damage assessment. When storms impact thousands of circuits, it takes longer for troubleshooters to identify causes, locate damaged equipment and determine what materials and crews are needed.”
A Duquesne Light spokesperson on Saturday said the company asked for help from utility crews in neighboring states and Canada to support restoration efforts.
“Due to the extent of the damage and ongoing windy conditions in some areas, restoration work is expected to continue over the next few days,” West Penn Power said on its website.
West Penn Power, Duquesne Light and Westmoreland officials could not be reached for immediate comment.
Roads slowly reopening
As of 10 a.m. almost all of District 12’s roads had reopened.
PennDOT spokeswoman Melissa Maczko said she was waiting for information regarding the status of four roads, including Route 231, which was closed between Route 221 Buck Run Road/Camp Buffalo Road, in Blaine and Donegal townships in Washington County; Route 2011 between Meadow Run Road and Ohiopyle Road in Stewart Township in Fayette County; and Route 119 between Barnhart Road and Hannastown Road, as well as Route 819, which is closed between Evergreen Road and Route 22 in Salem Township in Westmoreland County.
District 11 PennDOT spokeswoman Nicole Haney said all road restrictions from downed trees and wires remained in place, including:
• Noblestown Road, between Walker Avenue and Columbia Avenue, in Collier in Allegheny County
• Bull Creek Road, between Howes Run Road and Lardintown Road, in Fawn in Allegheny County
• Bakerstown Road at Freeport Road in Fawn, Allegheny County
• Green Garden Road, between Todd Road and Hunter Gaze Lane, in Hopewell and Raccoon townships in Beaver County
• Route 151 (Bocktown Road), between Independence Road and Stone Quarry Road, in Independence and Hopewell townships in Beaver County
• Brodhead Road, between Crestmont Drive and Circle Drive, in Hopewell Township in Beaver County
• Park Road, between Bradys Run Road and Bradys Ridge Road, in Brighton Township in Beaver County
• Park Road at Achortown Road in Chippewa Township in Beaver County
• 37th Street Extension between McKinley Road and Route 551 in Chippewa Township in Beaver County
• Shenango Road, between Braun Road and Route 51, in Chippewa Township in Beaver County
• Dogwood Drive, between Harmony Road and Wises Grove Road, in Daugherty Township in Beaver County
• Harmony Road, between Dogwood Drive and Tulip Drive, in Daugherty Township in Beaver County
• Cherry Hill Road, between Lark Drive and Brown Road, in North Sewickley Township in Beaver County
• Route 18, between Weber Road and Century Farm Road, in Hanover Township in Beaver County
• Route 151, between Ridge Road and Route 18, in Raccoon Township in Beaver County
This is a developing story.