Some Without Power After Storms Roll Through

July 20, 2023 4:59 am

Strong storms rolled through Washington County late Thursday night but there are no major problems reported this morning.  Washington County 9-1-1 tells WJPA News that some trees and wires did come down and Coal Bluff Road at Route 837 is closed in Union Township.  There are also widespread power outages across the county. West Penn Power is reporting more than 560 without service as of 5 a.m.   According to their website, they expect to have most of those customers restored by 7 a.m.  In Greene County, there are more than 600 customers without power. In Fayette 177. Westmoreland County appears to be the hardest hit with more than 18-hundred customers without power.