Thousands without power in Westmoreland, Fayette counties

Channel 11 is monitoring how power outages are impacting surrounding areas.

UPDATE 3/6/23 8:55 a.m.

West Penn Power says they are making progress and power has been restored to about 94% of affected customers.

UPDATE 3/6/23 5:45 a.m.

Westmoreland County still has about 1,925 power outages while Fayette has 481, according to the West Penn Power website.

Washington has 24 while Indiana has about 17.

UPDATE 3/5/23 11:50 p.m.

Power outages have dropped drastically since they first started during Friday night’s wind storms. Indiana County is primarily back to normal, with only 25 reported power outages remaining.

According to the West Penn Power website, there are still 538 power outages in Fayette County.

Westmoreland County currently sits with the highest amount of power outages. 2,013 customers still do not have power in Westmoreland County.

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UPDATE 3/4/23 11:50 p.m.

Outages have reduced since Friday night but thousands are still without power in Fayette, Indiana and Westmoreland counties.

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Here are the power outage numbers at last check, according to the West Penn Power website:

Fayette County: 3,123

Indiana County: 781

Westmoreland County: 4,857

As of 11:30 p.m., Fayette, Indiana and Westmoreland counties continue to report thousands of outages.

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Here are the power outage numbers at last check, according to the West Penn Power website:

Fayette County: 20,882

Indiana County: 2,736

Westmoreland County: 11,912

There is no estimated time of restoration at this time. The power company plans to have crews working extended shifts to restore power.

We’ve learned that more than 80% of Connellsville is without power.

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