Nearly 180,000 West Penn Power and Duquesne Light customers in the Pittsburgh region continued to be without power Saturday, with full restoration not expected anytime soon.

Duquense Light said at noon Saturday that systemwide estimates of when power will be restored are not expected to be available until Sunday afternoon. The company said damage assessments continue and updates will be provided as soon as new information becomes available.

As of noon, Saturday, Duquesne Light was reporting about 98,000 customers without power. That is down from a peak of about 163,000. Among those still out are about 83,000 in Allegheny County and 11,200 in Beaver County.

West Penn Power was reporting about 56,000 customers out in Southwestern Pennsylvania — about 16,500 in Westmoreland County, 12,800 in Washington County, 8,800 in Butler County, 6,590 in Allegheny County, 5,500 in Armstrong County, 2,200 in Beaver County, 2,100 in Indiana County and 1,300 in Fayette County.

Duquesne Light asked for help from utility crews in neighboring states and Canada to support restoration efforts, a spokesperson said.

“More than 500 additional crews are expected to arrive today to assist with damage assessment and power restoration,” the spokesperson said.

Crews are traveling from the East Coast and Southeast, including Maine, Maryland, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama.

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Updates regarding West Penn Power will be available on the outage map at FirstEnergy Storm Center PA as they become available, spokeswoman Brittany Al Dawood said.

“Please keep in mind our crews cannot safely operate bucket trucks when wind speeds exceed 40 miles per hour, which could delay power restoration,” Dawood said.

It was unclear Saturday morning when power was expected to be fully restored to the Pittsburgh area.

“We did see a lot of damage basically everywhere,” said Kasey Reigner, spokeswoman for Allegheny County Emergency Services.

Reigner said effects from the high winds stretched across the entire county, but was unable to provide immediate details regarding what areas were hit the hardest or if any incidents resulted in injury as of 8:30 a.m.

Westmoreland County 911 received more than 1,500 calls within five hours, said Cassandra Kovatch, spokeswoman for Westmoreland County Department of Public Safety.

While there were reports of trees and wires down countywide, the hardest hit areas were Murrysville, Salem Township, Washington Township, and Delmont Borough, she said.

“There was a report of a tree into a house in Sewickley Township, a tree down on a vehicle with no injuries on Orme Road in Ligonier Township, and a tree down on a vehicle with reported injuries in Ligonier Township,” she said. “There were also two large brush fires reported, one on Athena Drive in Salem Township with a structure involved, and a second on North Washington Road in Washington Township. There were numerous other brush fires reported across the county.”

PennDOT was reporting the following roads were closed in the area due to downed power lines on the road:

Allegheny County

• Noblestown Road, between Walker Avenue and Columbia Avenue, in Collier Township

• Bull Creek Road, between Howes Run Road and Lardintown Road, in Fawn

• Bakerstown Road (Route 908) at Freeport Road in Fawn

Beaver County

• Green Garden Road, between Todd Road and Hunter Gaze Lane, in Hopewell and Raccoon townships

• Route 151 (Bocktown Road), between Independence Road and Stone Quarry Road, in Independence and Hopewell townships

• Brodhead Road, between Crestmont Drive and Circle Drive, in Hopewell Township

• Park Road, between Bradys Run Road and Bradys Ridge Road, in Brighton Township

• Park Road at Achortown Road in Chippewa Township

• 37th Street Extension,between McKinley Road and Route 551, in Chippewa Township

• Shenango Road, between Braun Road and Route 51, in Chippewa Township

• Dogwood Drive, between Harmony Road and Wises Grove Road, in Daugherty Township

• Harmony Road, between Dogwood Drive and Tulip Drive, in Daugherty Township

• Cherry Hill Road, between Lark Drive and Brown Road, in North Sewickley Township

• Route 18, between Weber Road and Century Farm Road, in Hanover Township

• Route 151, between Ridge Road and Route 18, in Raccoon Township

Drivers are reminded to reduce speed and remain alert for debris on the roadway, allow extra time for travel.

Never approach or drive over downed utility lines and avoid driving through areas where trees, limbs or wires are down.

A 66 mph wind gust was recorded at Pittsburgh International Airport, the National Weather Service said. It was the fourth strongest wind gust on record not caused by a thunderstorm.

The top gust ever was 83 mph on July 10, 1992, which the weather service said was from a thunderstorm.

The top wind gust from yesterday’s event was 75 mph recorded just before 6 p.m. at DuBois, which the weather service said was comparable to an EF-0 tornado or a Category 1 hurricane.

The forecast for Saturday is mostly cloudy with lows in the upper 30s and wind gusts up to 20 mph after midnight, according to the National Weather Service in Moon Township.

Severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts are possible with a strong cold front Monday morning and early afternoon, the weather service says.

This story will be updated.