Some Duquesne Light, West Penn Power customers without power

Paul Guggenheimer
Saturday, July 11, 2020 8:47 p.m. | Saturday, July 11, 2020 8:47 p.m.

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In this file photo, a Greensburg street is shown during a downpour in late May.

The power is coming back on for thousands of customers in Southwestern Pennsylvania who lost electricity as a result of a severe thunderstorm Friday night.

As of 6 p.m. Saturday, Duquesne Light said it had 779 customers still without power as a result of 20 outages.

West Penn Power reported 399 customers still without power as a result of 79 outages in Allegheny, Armstrong, Westmoreland and Fayette counties.

The storm hit late Friday and knocked out power to some 17,600 West Penn Power customers, spokesman Todd Meyers said.

Meyers said power should be restored to the majority of customers by 11:30 p.m. Saturday.