Power knocked out as more storms move through area

Downed trees and utility lines were reported in parts of the region.

By PATRICK VARINE and BRIAN RITTMEYER TribLive

Thousands of Duquesne Light and West Penn Power customers are without power after a line of storms moved through the Pittsburgh area Sunday evening.

The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh had issued severe thunderstorm warnings along with tornado watches and warnings throughout the day. Westmoreland and Indiana counties were on a tornado watch until about 8:30 p.m. Sunday.

A meteorologist said the office had reports of downed trees and utility lines, but no injuries.

As of about 8:45 p.m., Duquesne Light was reporting just over 15,700 of its customers without power, with about 11,000 of those in Allegheny County and under 5,000 in Beaver County.

West Penn Power was reporting just over 17,400 out in Allegheny, Washington, Westmoreland, Butler, Armstrong, and Beaver counties.

As of about 7:30 p.m., the weather service said that thunderstorms had moved southeast of the Pittsburgh metro area.

The weather service had earlier issued a tornado watch for eight counties in Pennsylvania including Allegheny, Westmoreland, Armstrong, Butler and Indiana.

Impacted cities included Butler, Ford City, Greensburg, Indiana, Kittanning, Latrobe, Murrysville, New Kensington, and the Pittsburgh Metro area.

A tornado warning was issued after a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Clairton, or near McKeesport, that was moving east. The warning covered southeastern Allegheny County and west central Westmoreland County.

Locations affected included Greensburg, McKeesport, Jeannette, Jefferson Hills, White Oak, Clairton, Glassport, Irwin, Manor, Youngwood, Liberty, New Stanton, Versailles, Elizabeth, Lincoln and North Irwin.

There were preliminary reports of tornadoes on the ground in Jefferson County.