Severe weather hit western Pennsylvania Tuesday evening as high winds tore through the region, ripping trees out of the rain-soaked soil and roofs off of several buildings. One person was killed in the storms.Wind speeds in some areas reached stronger than a low-level tornado. A man in Pittsburgh was electrocuted by live wires Tuesday, the city鈥檚 public safety department said.Videos and photos show the damage caused by the powerful storms: Video below: Severe storm tears off roofs, topples power line onto car in CarnegieVideo below: Tiki boat capsizes in Pittsburgh during severe stormsVideo below: Roof rips off Fiori's Pizza in BrooklineVideo below: Tree crashes onto road in front of car in Monroeville Video below: Wires come down, starting fire on side of road in Jefferson Video below: Damage at youth baseball field in Armstrong County
PITTSBURGH — Severe weather hit western Pennsylvania Tuesday evening as high winds tore through the region, ripping trees out of the rain-soaked soil and roofs off of several buildings. One person was killed in the storms.
Wind speeds in some areas reached stronger than a low-level tornado.
A man in Pittsburgh was electrocuted by live wires Tuesday, the city鈥檚 public safety department said.
Videos and photos show the damage caused by the powerful storms:
Video below: Severe storm tears off roofs, topples power line onto car in Carnegie
Video below: Tiki boat capsizes in Pittsburgh during severe storms
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Roof blown off Jordan’s Auto Body in North Versailles
Video below: Roof rips off Fiori's Pizza in Brookline
Video below: Tree crashes onto road in front of car in Monroeville
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McDonald’s sign damaged in Harrison Township
Video below: Wires come down, starting fire on side of road in Jefferson
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Roof of Perlora in South Side blown into street
Video below: Damage at youth baseball field in Armstrong County
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Tree down on McMonagle Avenue in Scott Township
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Bus stop damaged in Pittsburgh
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Tree down in Indiana Township, Allegheny County
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Swing set damaged in Plum
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Gateway High School damage
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Tree and power lines down in Churchill
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Tree down in Turtle Creek