Possible downburst falls trees, power lines in northern Butler County
A fast-moving storm that rained hail and toppled trees and power lines in northern Butler County Thursday might have been a downburst.
The storm uprooted trees that knocked down power lines, but didn’t damage houses in a narrow swath through the area of McKee Road in Allegheny Township, said Rusty Karnes of Parker.
He said he helped volunteer firefighter cut the fallen trees that blocked McKee Road, where his father lives, and commended firefighters for quickly responding. Power was restored to most residents Thursday night, he added.
The storm, which skimmed Cherry Valley, Eau Claire and continued east into Armstrong County, collapsed and possibly resulted in a downburst, said Colton Milcarek, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh.
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