Power outages continue in Butler County
Power outages continue in many parts of Butler County as a lingering reminder of the weekend's strong winds.
On Sunday, wind speeds of 46 mph were recorded in the mid-afternoon at the Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport in Penn Township and other parts of the county likely saw wind gusts that reached between 55 and 60 mph.
The strong winds brought trees and power lines down and as of Monday afternoon, West Penn Power Co. reported 2,624 customers were without power. And about 317 Central Electric Cooperative members also had no electricity. The cooperative said that “individual power outage updates and estimated restoration times are currently unavailable” in a news release.