At least 2 people who were killed in Pennsylvania for heavy storms

On Tuesday evening, heavy storms rolled through Pennsylvania, killed at least two people, knocked down trees and left hundreds of thousands without power.

A 22-year-old man on State College became electrically near a power supply rod when he tried to extinguish a mulch fire, the police said. The man came across an active electrical current and died at the scene.

“This tragic incident occurred during a storm event in which the State College area met, which was damaged for many trees and supply lines,” said the police in a press release.

The identity of the man is held back until the relatives are notified, the police said.

The 67 -year -old Raymond Gordon died in Ross Township after a tree hit him. The police said he was working outside and went back to his house when the tree hit him.

The gusts of wind were over 80 to 90 miles per hour during the storm, said the national weather service in Pittsburgh. Photos that were posted on social media showed up drained trees and broken power lines.

A team was traveling in Wilkinsburg in Allegheny County to examine “potential Tornado damage”, the National Weather Service said in one post on X.

According to Poweroutage, almost 430,000 customers remained in the early Wednesday afternoon almost 430,000 customers in the early Wednesday afternoon. Much of the failures are located in Allegheny County, where almost 231,000 customers are without power.

The Duquesne Light Company explained that the storm damage was “unprecedented” and that a complete assessment was only available on Thursday morning. John Hilderbrand II Vice President for Operations at Duquesne Light said at a press conference on Wednesday that they were expecting five to seven days of the restoration time.

“We understand how difficult and frustrating it is without being power, especially over a longer period of time,” said the company in one post on X.

The mayor of Pittsburgh, Ed Gainey, said it would take some time for power to be fully restored and the streets are deleted.

“We only ask the people in our city to deal with us a little,” he said at the press conference on Wednesday. “I know that it is an inconvenience, we recognize this, but we also recognize that security is of the greatest importance.”

The public schools in Pittsburgh were closed on Wednesday due to the widespread power outages. The district of Forest Hills in Allegheny County explained an emergency state after the storm led to fallen trees, depressed power lines and dangerous rubble.

Missouri also met storm on Tuesday. The city of Springfield, Missouri, reported that no deaths or injuries were known in Springfield or Greene County.

“We are currently evaluating damage – most of them are trees and rubble streets,” said Cora Scott, director of public information and civil commitment in the city of Springfield, in a statement on Wednesday.