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Heavy rain, strong winds topple trees, knock out power in several areas

Heavy rain and strong winds moved through western Pennsylvania overnight into Tuesday morning, leading to downed trees and power outages in several areas.

In Marshall Township, a large tree toppled over, coming to rest against a house on Warrendale Bakerstown Road and damaging the roof. An elderly woman who lives in the home was sleeping when the tree crashed onto the roof above her bedroom, allowing water to leak inside.

STORY: ‘A great big crash’: Large tree falls onto home’s roof as woman slept below

Another tree fell at a home along Penn Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Point Breeze neighborhood. It came close to hitting cars parked in a driveway.

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In Westmoreland County, a power outage left more than 1,000 people without electricity in Murrysville. Emergency dispatchers said wires fell onto a tree on Logan Ferry Road.

Meanwhile, more than 2,500 people were without power in Washington County and more than 900 in Allegheny County.