Overview
- Scottdale Mayor Lindy House issued a disaster emergency to speed use of relief services and allow faster coordination of borough cleanup and repairs.
- High winds and heavy rain knocked down and uprooted large trees, closed roads, and damaged homes, businesses and vehicles across the region.
- West Penn Power reported widespread outages with more than 19,000 customers without power in Fayette County and about 12,000 in Washington County while crews work on staged restorations.
- A large event tent was blown across Randy’s Ridge near the WVU Super Regional game, injuring five spectators who were taken to local hospitals and prompting immediate EMS, police and fire response.
- Eyewitnesses reported a possible funnel cloud and concentrated tree fall patterns but no official tornado confirmation yet, and the emergency declaration aims to speed cleanup while officials and utilities assess infrastructure damage.