A deadly storm system that brought severe weather to the central U.S. on Sunday and Monday continued its eastward trek Tuesday, with over 2,000 miles of the country under threat of severe weather.
At least two people in Pennsylvania were killed as a result of the storms. According to Pittsburgh Public Safety, units were sent to the 1000 block of St. Martin Street on Tuesday to respond to reports of a man who was electrocuted by live wires. That man, who hasn’t been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene.
In a news release, Allegheny County Emergency Services said a second storm-related death was reported, but details have not yet been released.
NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center received hundreds of reports of severe weather, which included downed trees and power lines and even some roofs that were damaged by near-hurricane-force wind gusts.
Data from FindEnergy.com indicated that half a million customers throughout the region were without power from the severe storms as of Wednesday morning, with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania being the hardest hit.
Most outages were reported around the Pittsburgh metro, which reported a wind gust to 71 mph. Doppler radar indicated wind gusts could have topped 80 mph, with isolated, embedded tornadoes.
