{"id":119374,"date":"2026-02-20T21:21:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/119374\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T21:21:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:21:20","slug":"thousands-without-power-amid-high-winds-in-pittsburgh-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/119374\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands without power amid high winds in Pittsburgh area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/6df75759d6a1430c7abfd808b589c3fd.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Channel 11 Meteorologist Adis Juklo just reported a wind gust of 54 mph in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At the same time, thousands of households are without electricity in our area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/isolated-showers-falling-temperatures-later-this-afternoon\/44BQMLC3OVFRZN5HDJOTEVHNAQ\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER COVERAGE;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER COVERAGE<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As of 3:20 p.m., Duquesne Light Co. reports more than 13,500 customers without power. More than 1,700 of those are in the 15214 area code alone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/duquesnelight.com\/outages-safety\/current-outages\/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=22429562639&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAByLiep3O3PPNUuBnPwi-pcrkToc6&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiAqeDMBhDcARIsAJEbU9TjTzlkqcKyupPl9ssDyK6jvo9T3UCIkVDVpyZFRo3j3fyAROpYRX8aAqYoEALw_wcB\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Click here<\/a> to see Duquesne Light\u2019s outage map.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Also, FirstEnergy reports just over 4,700 customers without power.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here are those numbers by county:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Westmoreland County &#8211; 543<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/outages-pa.firstenergycorp.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Click here<\/a> to view FirstEnergy\u2019s outage map.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Check back for updates on this developing story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FREE WPXI News app;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Twitter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Watch WPXI NOW;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Channel 11 Meteorologist Adis Juklo just reported a wind gust of 54 mph in Pittsburgh. 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