{"id":96639,"date":"2026-01-25T22:26:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T22:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/96639\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T22:26:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T22:26:06","slug":"nearly-2-dozen-municipalities-declare-state-of-emergency-in-allegheny-county-amid-winter-storm-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/96639\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly 2 dozen municipalities declare state of emergency in Allegheny County amid winter storm \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Multiple municipalities in Allegheny County have declared a state of emergency as the region experiences heavy snowfall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The county currently has 16 disaster declarations, including 20 municipalities, according to Kasey Reigner, Department of Emergency Services public information officer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Here\u2019s the list of municipalities so far:<\/p>\n<p>BraddockCastle ShannonBraddock HillsEtnaNorth BraddockJefferson HillsHeidelbergScott TownshipPitcairnClairtonTarentumPenn HillsHarrisonReserveAllegheny Valley: Cheswick, Harmar, Springdale Borough, Springdale TownshipAwaiting Verona and Lincoln<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">All of the declarations have been entered into the county\u2019s Web Emergency Operations Center to the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cThis primarily provides them with additional purchasing and emergency options if needed, as well as puts everyone on notice that the municipality is dealing with a potential emergency situation,\u201d Reigner said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Multiple municipalities in Allegheny County have declared a state of emergency as the region experiences heavy snowfall. 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