LAST CHECK AND 15 CANCELLATIONS MADE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND DAMAGE IS PLENTIFUL ACROSS OUR REGION. TONIGHT, MANY OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA WILL SPEND THEIR WEEKEND CLEANING UP FROM TONIGHT’S HIGH WINDS. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR REPORTER JORDAN CIOPPA HAS BEEN OUT THERE TRACKING THE DAMAGE FOR US TONIGHT. SHE JOINS US LIVE FROM PENN HILLS. AND JORDAN, YOU’RE MONITORING A BRUSH FIRE CAUSED BY TONIGHT’S STORM, RIGHT? YEAH. MIKE. WELL, THAT BRUSH FIRE IS NOW OUT IN THE DEPUTY FIRE. CHIEF HERE ON SCENE TELLS ME EVERYONE IS SAFE NOW. BUT EARLIER THIS EVENING, THE FIRE WAS ABLE TO CLIMB UP THIS HILL BEHIND ME, GETTING VERY CLOSE TO THAT APARTMENT COMPLEX. STRONG WINDS FRIDAY NIGHT FANNED THE FLAMES OF A MASSIVE BRUSH FIRE IN THE WOODS NEAR HUNTER AND SPRINGWOOD ROADS IN PENN HILLS. WHEN WE GOT TO IT, THERE WAS NO WAY FOR ANY OF US TO GET TO. THE WIND TOOK IT OFF AND IT STARTED RUNNING UP THE HILL AND WE HELD IT FROM CROSSING THE ROAD. DEPUTY CHIEF SHAWN SNYDER WITH PENN HILLS 224, ESTIMATED THE FIRE STRETCHED ABOUT 20 ACRES. SNYDER SAYS HE BELIEVES THE WIND MAY HAVE SNAPPED TWO HIGH TENSION WIRES, BUT CREWS COULDN’T REACH THE ORIGIN POINT TO KNOW FOR SURE. THE FIRE PROMPTED A PARTIAL EVACUATION OF THE HUNTER GARDEN COURT APARTMENTS BECAUSE OF HOW CLOSE THE FLAMES WERE, BUT WE HELD IT AND THERE WERE NO HOUSES OTHER THAN THIS APARTMENT BUILDING HERE. THE WIND WREAKED HAVOC ALL OVER WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, LIKE HERE ON INGOMAR ROAD IN NORTH PARK, WHERE IT BROUGHT DOWN A TREE AND WIRES. WE GOT REPORT OF A ROOF THAT BLEW COMPLETELY OFF OF A HOUSE. THIS HAPPENED ON MCNEELY AVENUE IN DORMONT, THE RUBBER MEMBRANE THAT COVERS THE ROOF COULD BE SEEN DRAPED OVER THE HOUSE. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS HURT. NO INJURIES. FORTUNATELY, THERE’S ONLY TWO. TWO OF THE FOUR PEOPLE WERE HOME AND THEY’RE ON THE SIDE, FURTHER DOWN FROM WHERE THE ROOF BLEW OFF. SO WE GOT THEM OUT. NOW FIRE CREWS ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO AVOID THIS AREA IF Y
Thousands of power outages amid high winds in Western Pennsylvania
Updated: 11:20 PM EDT Mar 13, 2026
Powerful wind gusts were moving through western Pennsylvania and causing damage in many areas Friday night.As of 11 p.m., Duquesne Light reported that over 150,000 customers were without power. The majority of that number — over 143,000 — were in Allegheny County, with about 13,000 in Beaver County. The city of Pittsburgh had about 94,000 of those reported outages.West Penn Power said it had 24,000 customers without power in Washington County, with another 21,000 in Westmoreland, 18,700 customers in Allegheny County and over 10,000 in Butler CountyThe National Weather Service issued a high wind warning until midnight. Gusts up to 65 mph were possible, according to the alert.SEE CURRENT OUTAGES: Duquesne Light | West Penn PowerPlease share your photos and videos (if it’s safe in your area):Share to WTAE.com/uploadEmail to ulocal@wtae.comShare to our u local Pittsburgh Facebook groupWESTERN PA WEATHER RESOURCES: INTERACTIVE RADAR | ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS | CURRENT CONDITIONS | HOURLY FORECAST | WEEKEND FORECAST | DOWNLOAD THE APP | WEATHER EMAILSDownload the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.
PITTSBURGH —
Powerful wind gusts were moving through western Pennsylvania and causing damage in many areas Friday night.
As of 11 p.m., Duquesne Light reported that over 150,000 customers were without power. The majority of that number — over 143,000 — were in Allegheny County, with about 13,000 in Beaver County. The city of Pittsburgh had about 94,000 of those reported outages.
West Penn Power said it had 24,000 customers without power in Washington County, with another 21,000 in Westmoreland, 18,700 customers in Allegheny County and over 10,000 in Butler County
The National Weather Service issued a high wind warning until midnight. Gusts up to 65 mph were possible, according to the alert.
SEE CURRENT OUTAGES: Duquesne Light | West Penn Power
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