Severe Storms Pound Southwest Pennsylvania

A severe storm system made its way through Washington, Allegheny, Westmoreland and Beaver counties Wednesday afternoon, causing massive power outages, down trees and other minor damages in its wake.  At the height of the storm, which included a severe thunderstorm warning for Washington County and a tornado warning for Allegheny and Westmoreland counties, more than thirty-eight-hundred West Penn Power customers were without power in Washington County and over seventeen-thousand were left in the dark in Allegheny County.  Crews were called out, but warned that the outages could rise as the winds continue to knock down trees and wires.  There were no reported injuries.