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State of emergency lifted in Liberty Borough

UPDATE 5 p.m.

A state of emergency has been lifted in Liberty Borough after strong storms caused some real damage to roads and homes.

The water level of the creek that runs along Glenn Avenue in Liberty Borough got so high, people living nearby said it took hours to clean-up the mud and debris.

"I've already got rid of a lot of mud here, but there is so much mud to be removed yet," Marlene Frye said. "In the house there was water through the basement, mud debris everywhere, it looked like a river going through here last night."

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On Wednesday, the water receded and the creek returned to its normal level, but Glenn Avenue was stained brown.

Liberty Borough is still dealing with power outages from Tuesday night. Channel 11 checked and Duquesne light was still reporting more than 700 outages in their coverage area.

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A substation fire knocked out power in Liberty Borough, leading to a state of emergency being declared just after 5 p.m. Tuesday.

The weather, combined with a substation catching on fire, downed wires, widespread power outages and some roads washing away, all prompted the declaration.

Chief Cory Derr is not sure when all power will be back on. The state of emergency was lifted after 6 a.m. Wednesday.

There is a shelter available at South Allegheny Early Childhood Center on Glendale Drive.

"It's been pretty crazy, a lot of traffic through here," said Alyssa Wiegel, of McKeesport.

Severe storms ripped through parts of  the Channel 11 viewing area causing damage, flooding and widespread power outages. Wiegel is one of the many working to clean up after rushing water streamed through her backyard, onto her porch, through her basement and eventually into the street.

"I came out here because I heard like rocks falling. It was pretty bad," Wiegel said.

Flood waters quickly rose at the corner of Palm Street and Eden Park Boulevard making driving nearly impossible.

The road was temporarily shut down in an effort to keep all drivers out of harms way; West Fifth Avenue and Mansfield Bridge in McKeesport were also impassable.

Storm drains bubbled over as crews worked to clean up the debris and wait for the water to recede.

The emergency shelter will close at 1 a.m. Wednesday.

Derr said power has been restored to some parts of town, but not all.

Stay with WPXI.com and Channel 11 News for more on this developing story.

 

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