Severe thunderstorms, strong winds roll through Pittsburgh region Saturday

PITTSBURGH — Severe thunderstorms and strong winds rolled through the Pittsburgh area on Saturday.

Channel 11 is providing the latest details on the storms as they come in.

PHOTOS: Pittsburgh region battered by severe thunderstorms on Saturday

UPDATE SUNDAY 1:25 p.m.

The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down in Beaver County near Raccoon Creek State Park on Saturday. Surveyors gave it a preliminary rating of EF-0. Click here to read more.

UPDATE 11:00 p.m.

Crews have spent hours working on restoring power to areas that experienced hundreds of outages during storms on Saturday.

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UPDATE 9:20 p.m.

Strong winds in Beaver County left a busy road closed in both directions Saturday afternoon after trees and wires were knocked over. Crews worked for hours but have been able to reopen the road with some restrictions in place.

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UPDATE 7:20 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of Allegheny, Beaver and Washington counties. The warning is expected to last until at least 7:45 p.m.

UPDATE 7:10 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of Fayette, and Green counties. The warning is expected to last until at least 7:45 p.m.

UPDATE: 6:45 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of Fayette, Washington and Greene counties. The warning is expected to end at 7:00 p.m.

UPDATE: 6:00 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of Allegheny, Washington and Westmoreland counties.

UPDATE: 5:30 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of Fayette County.

UPDATE 5:20 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of Allegheny, Beaver and Washington counties. The warning is expected to last until at least 6:00 p.m.

UPDATE 5:00 p.m.

The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Warning for parts of Allegheny, Beaver and Washington counties. The warning is expected to be in place until at least 5:30 p.m. People living in the area should seek shelter at this time.

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UPDATE 4:50 p.m.

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of Fayette, Greene and Washington counties.

UPDATE 4:45 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of Fayette, Indiana and Westmoreland Counties. The warning is expected to be in place until at least 5:15 p.m.

UPDATE 4:40 p.m.

Hundreds of power outages have been reported in our area as thunderstorms continue to roll in.

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UPDATE 4:30 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of Washington, Fayette and Greene counties. The warning is expected to be in place until at least 5:00 p.m.

UPDATE 4:10 p.m.

A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for parts of Allegheny, Armstrong, Indiana and Westmoreland counties. The warning is expected to be in place until at least 7:15 p.m.

UPDATE - 4:05 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of Allegheny, Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland counties. The warning is expected to last until at least 4:45 p.m.

UPDATE - 3:45 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of Beaver and Lawrence counties. The warning is expected to last until at least 4:30 p.m.

UPDATE — 3:28 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for parts of Allegheny County and Westmoreland County until 4:15 p.m.

UPDATE — 3:25 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for parts of Allegheny County and Washington County until 4 p.m.

UPDATE — 3:15 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for parts of Allegheny County, Butler County, Westmoreland County and Armstrong County until 4 p.m.

UPDATE — 3:08 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for parts of Allegheny County and Westmoreland County until 3:45 p.m.

ORIGINAL STORY

Saturday will be another warm day, with temperatures pushing into the low 80s in the afternoon. A shower or storm could pop up as early as 1 or 2 p.m., with storms capable of producing strong wind gusts and small hail.

Another round of storms will develop this evening before exiting after sunset. It will be quiet overnight, but watch for areas of fog first thing Sunday morning. We’ll see plenty of sunshine tomorrow, making it a great pool or grill-out day!

A vigorous upper air system will move across the area Monday, bringing one round of heavy rain and possible storms Sunday night, with more storms possible Monday afternoon. Depending on how things play out, isolated severe weather will again be possible. But we should also see a fair amount of dry time.

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