With a heavy wind advisory in effect through Sunday across southwestern Pennsylvania, plenty residents are waking up to news of a downed tree in their area. As of 7:55 a.m., PennDOT officials in Westmoreland County are reporting several downed trees either blocking the road or laying on utility wires along
Flooding and downed utility lines caused closure of several roads in the Ligonier Valley Tuesday afternoon as a storm pounded areas of Westmoreland County with rain and high winds. Firefighters from Ligonier and Waterford were dispatched shortly before 4:30 p.m. to assist a motorist from a vehicle in a flooded
Sections of two roads in Ligonier Township were closed to traffic Tuesday afternoon after trees fell on utility wires, according to PennDOT. The closures were in place on Nature Run Road, between Hall Road and Kissell Springs Road, and on Linn Run Road/Darlington-Rector Road, between Byers Lane and Sunningwell Drive
Thousands still remained without power in Westmoreland and Fayette counties Sunday morning in the wake of high winds that toppled trees and damaged structures Friday and Saturday. West Penn Power reported close to 4,000 customer outages in Westmoreland County and about 2,300 in Fayette County at about 11:30 a.m. Sunday.