WIND, RAIN PUMMEL PITTSBURGH; MORE THAN 300000 IN REGION REMAINS WITHOUT POWER

A severe thunderstorm rolled through Western Pennsylvania early Tuesday evening that the Allegheny County Medical Examiner said contributed to the deaths of at least two individuals and left downed power lines, damaged roofs and felled trees across the region.

As of 6 a.m. Wednesday morning, Duquesne Light Company reported more than 195,000 customers without power in Allegheny County, as well as nearly 16,000 outages in Beaver County.

In addition, FirstEnergy Corp. — which operates locally as West Penn Power — reported more than 100,000 customers without power throughout Allegheny, Washington and Westmoreland counties.