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Delayed, unanswered 911 calls during Pittsburgh storms prompt reminder to only call for emergencies
Chief Brown called the devastating storms a natural disaster that should serve as a reminder to prepare for the next storm ...
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A perfect storm of storms behind widespread damage across Pittsburgh region
A perfect storm of storms swept across southwestern Pennsylvania Tuesday. It wasn’t a tornado. It wasn’t a microburst. It was ...
Pittsburgh broke a record for tornadoes in 2024. Is this the new normal?
Colton Milcarek is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh. Milcarek says 2024 was a busy season. “In ...
What we know about the victims of the Pittsburgh storms
At least three people were killed when severe storms smashed Western Pennsylvania on Tuesday, authorities said.
Violent storms, some with up to 90-mph gusts, tore across more than a dozen states Tuesday. Now, more storms are ramping up flood risks
Another day of extreme weather is brewing in the United States Wednesday after violent storms roared through more than a ...
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey details status of cleanup work following unprecedented storms
Three people in the Pittsburgh area died and hundreds of thousands lost power when severe storms moved through the region ...
Residents with oxygen equipment, electric wheelchairs dealing with power outage at Pittsburgh apartment
Concern is growing at a Pittsburgh apartment complex dealing with a downed tree and dangling power lines outside of its door.
Pittsburgh-area residents begins clean-up process after severe storms rip through region
Severe storms ripped through the Pittsburgh area on Tuesday evening, leaving a path of destruction in their wake.