Over 17K power outages reported in Western Pennsylvania area

PITTSBURGH — Strong winds are causing power outages throughout the Western Pennsylvania area.

As of 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, Duquesne Light had nearly 8,500 power outages.

Of those, 7,444 power outages were in Allegheny County and 1,027 power outages were in Beaver County.

Click here to report a power outage to Duquesne Light.

West Penn Power reported nearly 9,000 power outages.

Locally, the following communities reported:

Armstrong County: 252 power outagesAllegheny County: 184 power outagesButler County: 2,090 power outagesFayette County: 304 power outagesGreene County: 122 power outagesMercer County: 125 power outagesWashington County: 511 power outagesWestmoreland County: 5,398 power outages

Click here to report a power outage to West Penn Power.

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