Thursday storms leave trail of damage for most of Western Pennsylvania

PITTSBURGH — Less than 24 hours ago storms ripped through western Pennsylvania, leaving behind signs of just how severe it was.

In Penn Hills, Karl Jones is beside himself with the mess he’s left to clean up.

“The gutters all bent up. That wasn’t like that. There’s branches,” he said. “It seems like when it storms, we have a tree fall, it’s frustrating because there is no one to contact to figure out who owns this property over here.”

When he got home last night, a tree covered his driveway. The tree took out part of his fence and even his dog kennel. This isn’t the first time trees have damaged Jones’ property.

“Second time that tree fell causing damage to my property” he explained. “My neighbor lost a car a couple of years ago, a tree fell again from this lot.”

Carnegie was hit pretty hard too. A viewer sent Channel 11 pictures of his flooded basement. He says it’s the third time his house has flooded.

More than 20,000 Duquesne Light customers now have power, but there are thousands who might have to wait until tomorrow night before power is restored to their homes.

Ruth Bougher lives in Dormant. She is just one of many who lost power Thursday night as strong storms hit.

“Lots of thunder. Lots of lightening. Very scary bursts,” Bougher said.

Since then Duquesne Light and West Penn Power have restored power to thousands of homes, but many neighborhoods are still left waiting.

“I went out looking for a plug to use my nebulizer machine and I found one down at the laundromat on banksville, 24 hours,” explained Bougher. “I’ve been looking for outlets off and on today to use my nebulizer machine”

Power should be restored to thousands of homes by tomorrow night, but Duquesne Light officials say it could be much sooner. Until then, Bougher is using the air conditioner in her car to keep her dog cool.

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