
A powerful storm system rolled through Washington County early Tuesday morning. Emergency crews were busy dealing with fires, flooding and other issues. Fire crews were called to a house fire in the City of Washington just after the system rolled through. Fire was reported in the attic and behind the walls of a three-story, multi-family home in the 400 block of E. Maiden St. Everyone got out safely but there is no word on what sparked the fire. Washington County 9-1-1 dispatchers say fire fighters were also called to a lightning strike at a home in the 8-hundred block of S. Central Avenue in North Strabane. Firefighters also responded to a large shed fire behind a home along Valley View Dr. in Union Township. The heavy downpours also resulted in flooding. A portion of West Pike Street in Canonsburg flooded, as did some homes and businesses along Georgetown Rd. in Cecil Township. The storm also knocked out power to some 900 West Penn Power customers throughout Washington County.