PITTSBURGH — The National Weather Service has confirmed that a microburst moved through the Lawrenceville area Saturday evening.
Channel 11's Amy Hudak was in the area checking out the damage left behind.
A ton of power outages in Lawrenceville. Traffic lights are out - be safe! @WPXI
— Amy Hudak (@amy_hudak) August 18, 2019
There were hundreds of outages in the area, according to Duquesne Light's website. There were also outages in Millvale, Reserve and Shaler.
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Two buildings also partially collapsed, shutting down a portion of Butler Street.
Viewer Larry Gioia sent us this photo of damage to a building:
Pittsburgh officials said it's a miracle nobody was hurt given the nature of the damage.
"We have two building collapses – lots of debris and trees uprooted in Allegheny cemetery and one tree on a car about 4 blocks down from here," Pittsburgh Public Information Officer Cara Cruz said.
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