Large brush fire breaks out in Penn Hills after power lines come down
STILL FOR ANOTHER ABOUT TWO HOURS OR SO. SO YEAH, THE WIND STAYS UP UNTIL WE GET PAST SUNSET. HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EVERYBODY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. THIS IS WHERE WE ARE SEEING OUR STRONGEST WIND GUSTS SO FAR. IN FACT, DUBOIS REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 75 MILES AN HOUR JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES AGO. EVERYBODY ELSE IN THE SOUTH OF 70 ARE UNDER A WIND ADVISORY THAT ALSO GOES UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AGAIN, IT IS BLUSTERY ACROSS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. WIND GUSTS ARE VERY STRONG. AGAIN, DUBOIS HIGHEST HAS BEEN 75 SO FAR. 59 MONROEVILLE. WE’VE ALSO HAD A 59 MILE PER HOUR WIND GUST AT PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL, 52 MILE AN HOUR WIND GUSTS IN GREENSBURG 36. THE WIND GUSTS IN NEW CASTLE. THESE WINDS WILL STAY UP AGAIN FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF HOURS. AFTER ABOUT EIGHT 9:00, THAT’S WHEN THE WINDS WILL REALLY START DYING DOWN AND THAT TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT. BY TOMORROW MORNING IT WILL BE BREEZY, BUT NOWHERE NEAR AS WINDY AS WHAT WE HAVE SEEN SO FAR TODAY. WE ALSO DO HAVE SOME RAIN FALLING NORTH OF US. THERE’S ACTUALLY A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING OFF TO OUR EAST WITH SOME LIGHT RAIN. SHOWERS ARE FALLING IN PORTIONS OF CLARION COUNTY, BASICALLY ALONG NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. THIS IS LIGHT AND SHOULD FIZZLE OUT AS WELL. AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. ALSO, 48 IS YOUR HIGH TEMPERATURE. TOMORROW WE WILL START AT 30. IF YOU ARE HEADING DOWNTOWN TOMORROW FOR THE SAINT PATRICK’S DAY PARADE, IT’S GOING TO BE COOL IN THE MORNING WILL BE ABOUT 37 WHEN THE PARADE STEPS OFF AT 10:00 41 BY THE TIME WE GET TO NOON TOMORROW. AGAIN, NOWHERE NEAR AS WINDY AS WHAT WE HAVE SEEN SO FAR TODAY. SUNDAY IS THE PICK OF THE WEEKEND AT 69. MONDAY WILL GO BACK ON IMPACT AS ANOTHER SYSTEM GETS HERE. THAT WILL BRING RAIN SHOWERS AT THE END OF THE MORNING COMMUTE. THE COLD FRONT PASSES AT LUNCHTIME AND THEN TEMPERATURES WILL DROP THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. AND AS OUR TEMPERATURES DROP, THOSE RAINDROPS WILL TRANSITION TO SNOWFLAKES. AT THIS POINT, WE’RE NOT EXPECTING ANY ACCUMULATION OUT OF THIS, BUT THERE WILL BE SOME FLAKES AS WE HEAD INTO MONDAY. THOSE FLURRIES WILL LINGER INTO TUESDAY. IT’S GOING TO BE CHILLY AT ONLY 28 FOR YOUR SAINT PATRICK’S DAY. THAT COOL DOWN, THOUGH, IS SHORT LIVED. WE’RE BACK TO 39 ON WEDNESDAY. 50 ON THURSDAY WILL HOLD IN THE LOW 50S AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS LOW TEMPERATURES HE
Large brush fire breaks out in Penn Hills after power lines come down
Updated: 9:01 PM EDT Mar 13, 2026
Penn Hills officials are asking the public to stay away from part of the Hunter Road area due to a major brush fire caused by downed power lines Friday evening.The fire is across from Friendship Park in the valley between the Forest Knoll plan and Hunter Gardens apartments.Hunter Road is closed in the area.Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.
PENN HILLS, Pa. —
Penn Hills officials are asking the public to stay away from part of the Hunter Road area due to a major brush fire caused by downed power lines Friday evening.
The fire is across from Friendship Park in the valley between the Forest Knoll plan and Hunter Gardens apartments.
Hunter Road is closed in the area.
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