LATEST: Thousands without power after severe storms move through western Pennsylvania

PITTSBURGH — A few early morning showers will end around sunrise Wednesday, but patchy fog may last through mid-morning, so watch for reduced visibility in spots as you hit the roads.

It will be cooler with highs in the 70s but humidity levels will still be running high. Most of Thursday will also be dry, but Severe Weather Team 11 is tracking the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby which could bring steady rain back into the area Friday.

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Right now, showers are forecast to return late Thursday and early Friday, with periods of steady rain possible during the day Friday. The heaviest rain is still expected east of Pittsburgh but some areas could see higher rain totals by Friday afternoon.

Severe Weather moved through the area Tuesday. Latest updates below:

UPDATE 10:30 p.m.:

Thousands of people are still without power after severe storms moved through the area.

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UPDATE 7:50 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland counties until 8:30 p.m.

UPDATE 7:40 p.m.

A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for part of Allegheny and Beaver counties until 10:30 p.m.

UPDATE 7:10 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of Allegheny County, including Pittsburgh, and parts of Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland counties until 7:45 p.m.

UPDATE 6:55 p.m.

More than 16,000 people are without power as another round of storms move through.

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UPDATE 6:50 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for parts of Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Indiana and Westmoreland counties until 7:45 p.m.

UPDATE 6:30 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of Armstrong, Butler, Jefferson, Mercer and Venango counties until 7:30 p.m.

UPDATE 6:20 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of Allegheny, Beaver and Butler counties until 7 p.m.

UPDATE 6:10 p.m.

The NWS extended a Flash Flood Warning for parts of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Armstrong and Westmoreland counties until 9:15 p.m.

UPDATE 6 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Clarion, Lawrence and Mercer counties until 6:45 p.m.

UPDATE 5:55 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of Allegheny and Beaver counties until 6:45 p.m.

UPDATE 5:50 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of Mercer, Venango, Lawrence, Butler, Armstrong and Clarion counties until 6:30 p.m.

UPDATE 5:55 p.m.

The Tornado Warning in Mercer County has expired.

UPDATE 5:40 p.m.

A Tornado Warning has been issued for part of Mercer County until 6 p.m.

UPDATE 5:25 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for part of Beaver, Lawrence and Mercer counties until 6:15 p.m.

UPDATE 5:20 p.m.

A Tornado Warning has been issued for part of Mercer County until 5:45 p.m.

UPDATE 5:15 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for part of Mercer County until 5:45 p.m.

UPDATE 4:15 p.m.

As of 4:15, around 20,000 people are without power across western Pennsylvania.

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UPDATE 3:55 p.m.

All Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in western Pennsylvania have expired. Flash Flood Warnings remain in effect.

UPDATE 3:45 p.m.

A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for part of Indiana County until 6:45 p.m.

UPDATE 3:30 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of Armstrong, Indiana and Westmoreland counties until 4:15 p.m.

UPDATE 3:20 p.m.

A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for parts of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Armstrong and Westmoreland counties until 6:15 p.m.

UPDATE 3:10 p.m.

As of 3 p.m., several thousand people are without power in western Pennsylvania as storms move through the region.

Click here to see Duquesne Light outages.

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UPDATE 2:55 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of Indiana, Allegheny, Westmoreland and Armstrong counties until 3:30 p.m.

UPDATE 2:50 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Westmoreland and Armstrong counties until 3:30 p.m.

UPDATE 2:45 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of Beaver County until 3:15 p.m.

UPDATE 2:40 p.m.

A Flash Flood warning has been issued for parts of Armstrong, Indiana and Jefferson counties until 5:30 p.m.

UPDATE 2:31 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for northeastern Indiana and south central Jefferson counties until 2:45 p.m.

UPDATE 2:22 p.m.

The Tornado Warning for Mercer and Venango counties has been allowed to expire.

UPDATE 2:19 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for northeastern Beaver County, northwestern Butler County and southeastern Lawrence County until 2:45 p.m.

Another Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for west central Indiana County and southeastern Armstrong County until 2:45 p.m.

UPDATE 2:02 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for northeastern Butler County, northwestern Armstrong County, northeastern Mercer County, northwestern Clarion County, southern Venango County and southwestern Forest County until 2:45 p.m.

A Flash Flood Warning has also been issued for parts of Butler, Lawrence and Mercer counties until 5 p.m.

UPDATE 1:52 p.m.

A Tornado Warning has been issued for parts of Mercer and Venango counties until 2:15 p.m.

UPDATE 1:41 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for northeastern Indiana County, east central Armstrong County and southwestern Jefferson County until 2:30 p.m.

Another Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for northeastern Beaver County, northwestern Butler County and southeastern Lawrence County until 2:15 p.m.

Another Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for northeastern Mercer County and northwestern Venango County until 2 p.m.

UPDATE 1:21 p.m.

Another Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of Lawrence and Mercer counties until 1:45 p.m. This warning affects northwestern Lawrence and southwestern Mercer.

UPDATE 1:15 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of Butler, Lawrence and Mercer counties until 1:45 p.m.

UPDATE 12:58 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of Armstrong, Indiana, Clarion and Jefferson counties until 1:45 p.m.

UPDATE 12:53 p.m.

The National Weather Service said the storm in Butler and Clarion counties has been upgraded. Ping-pong sized hail is possible.

UPDATE 12:34 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for parts of Butler, Armstrong, Venango and Clarion counties until 1 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has also been issued for parts of Butler, Lawrence, Mercer and Venango counties until 1:15 p.m.

Original story: The strongest storms will roll across the area during the afternoon. Localized flooding will be possible in any prolonged periods of heavy rain. The strongest storms will have wind gusts topping 45 mph.

Showers and storms cut off quickly this evening with most of the area being dry after 7 p.m.

Cooler air will move in for the middle of the week, but we will have to watch the track of Debby to see how it will impact our chances of rain for later in the week.

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