UPDATE 6:25 p.m.: The NWS confirmed findings of two other tornadoes that touched down in the area on Saturday. One was confirmed in Centerville, Washington County. Another was confirmed in Beallsville, Washington County.

UPDATE 5:15 p.m.: NWS has now confirmed a fourth tornado, an EF1 that touched down briefly near Brownsville, in the Linn area.

UPDATE 4 p.m.: NWS confirmed a third tornado out of Saturday’s storms. This EF1 tornado was located in Fayette County, starting just east of Star Junction and ending just north of Vanderbilt. It had a maximum wind speed of 90 MPH.

UPDATE 2:50 p.m.: Damage near Scottdale, Westmoreland County, was due to straight-line wind in the 90-100 mph range, not a tornado, NWS confirms.

UPDATE 12:45 p.m.: NWS confirms a second tornado touched down over the weekend, this one near Boy Scout Camp Road near State Game Lands #296 in far southern Westmoreland County.

More details will be provided later as the survey remains ongoing.

UPDATE 8:44 a.m.: NWS confirms its first survey team confirmed a tornado touched down just southeast of Ellsworth near the intersection of Beallsville Road and Cherry Street.

The evaluation is ongoing, and more details will be released later.

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INITIAL COVERAGE:

After this weekend’s damaging storms in Western Pennsylvania, the National Weather Service confirmed that it will survey three of the hardest hit locations.

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The first team will begin in Ellsworth, Washington County, before traveling east toward south-central Westmoreland County.

The second and third teams will be examining a damage path from south of Washington County Airport to just east of Connellsville.

Early afternoon storms on Saturday ripped through Southwestern Pennsylvania, leaving behind a swath of damage in Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland counties.

As of Monday morning, over 19,000 customers are still without power in those areas.

Officials in California, Connellsville, Ellsworth and Scottdale, among others, warned residents to be prepared to be without power for days.

Many customers will have power restored sooner, depending on the level of damage. Restoration estimates will be updated on FirstEnergy’s outage map.

Westmoreland County left tattered by a tornado, strong winds

Officials with the National Weather Service spent the day studying storm damage in Westmoreland County on Monday.

Scattered widespread damage is the reason the National Weather Service believes a tornado did not touch down in Scottsdale.

Although they determined one tornado did touch down in Westmoreland County, near the wooded area of Boy Scout Road by Smithton.

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National Weather Service confirms storm damage in Scottdale was caused by straight-line winds Damage near Scottdale, Westmoreland County, was due to straight-line wind in the 90-100 mph range, not a tornado, NWS confirms.

Fast-moving storms create mess in Washington County, residents begin long cleanup

Forty-eight hours after a fast-moving but damaging storm tore through Washington County, the cleanup is far from over.

Utility crews and tree trimmers were working across the county Monday as residents continued to clear debris and assess damage. Dozens of roads remained closed and hundreds of customers were still without power.

One of the hardest-hit properties belongs to Tobie Rossell, owner of Rossell’s Maple Syrup. The road leading to his farm remains closed after the storm swept through the area.

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Fast-moving storms create mess in Washington County, residents begin long cleanup

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