Severe weather swept through the Pittsburgh area on Tuesday, leaving thousands without power. According to the power outage map, more than 200,000 Duquesne Light Company customers were affected, with the majority of outages in Allegheny and Beaver counties.
Power outages across Pennsylvania by provider (as of 6p.m. EDT)
Duquesne Light Company: 199,959 customers out of 613,561 affected — highest number of outages statewide.
FirstEnergy: 79,978 out of 2,050,751 customers affected
Northwestern REC: 1,585 out of 19,687 customers affected
Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative: 262 out of 19,330 customers affected
Philadelphia Electric Company (PECO): 229 out of 1,689,178 customers affected
PPL Electric Utilities: 142 out of 1,930,598 customers affected
Central Electric Cooperative: 140 out of 2,828 customers affected
UGI Utilities: 1 out of 62,900 customers affected
United Electric Cooperative: 1 out of 19,154 customers affected
The following providers reported no outages:
Adams Electric Cooperative, Citizens' Electric, Claverack REC, REA Energy, Somerset Rural Electric Cooperative, Sullivan County REC, Warren Electric Cooperative, Wellsboro Electric Company.
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Duquesne Light Company outages in Pennsylvania:
The vast majority of power outages are concentrated in Allegheny and Beaver counties, according to data from Duquesne Light:
{{/usCountry}}The vast majority of power outages are concentrated in Allegheny and Beaver counties, according to data from Duquesne Light:
{{/usCountry}}Allegheny County: 175,227 out of 477,457 customers without power
Beaver County: 24,730 out of 129,126 customers affected
Butler County: No reported outages (959 customers tracked)
Washington County: No outages (18 customers tracked)
Westmoreland County: 2 outages among 939 customers
Pittsburgh Weather
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for the entire Pittsburgh area until 10 p.m. Tuesday, as powerful storms moved through the region. The storms left behind widespread damage and knocked out power to tens of thousands. The watch also extends to parts of Pennsylvania, New York, and West Virginia.