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Tuesday night’s powerful storm knocked out power to more than 425,000 customers in Pennsylvania and 40,000 in Ohio, according to. Neighboring states also reported thousands of outages. About 300,000 Pennsylvania customers and nearly 19,000 in Ohio were without power late Wednesday.
A spokesperson for Pittsburgh-based Duquesne Light called the storm’s damage “unprecedented” for knocking out electricity, toppling trees and snapping power poles.About 325,000 customers lost power and more than 150,000 were still in the dark in the evening, the company said on its website. The utility was bringing in about 400 people from neighboring utility contractors to help restore electricity.Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro surveyed damage in Allegheny County on Wednesday and stopped by Fiori’s, a popular pizzeria that had had its roof ripped off by the storm.
A Pennsylvania man was electrocuted on Tuesday evening while trying to extinguish a mulch fire near a utility pole as severe weather hit the State College area, police said. The 22-year-old man died at the scene. State College police said they believe the man’s death to be storm-related.In Pittsburgh, first responders were called to the South Side Slopes area for reports of a person electrocuted by live wires, and that person died on the scene, according to the Pittsburgh Public Safety Department. The department urged residents to use extreme caution when moving through the city, citing multiple hazards such as downed trees and possible live wires.
Allegheny County officials confirmed that a 67-year-old man was killed by a fallen tree at a home in Ross Township, just outside Pittsburgh.
The National Weather Service’s Pittsburgh office said destructive wind damage was seen across its region. Straight-line winds gusted over 80 mph to 90 mph (129 kph to 145 kph), which is stronger than many EF0 and EF1 tornadoes typically seen in the area, the weather service office said in a social media post.Williams threw for 20 touchdowns, was intercepted six times and took a franchise-record and league-leading 68 sacks as a rookie. The Bears lost 10 straight and finished last in the NFC North at 5-12. They fired Waldron after nine games and let coach Matt Eberflus go after a loss at Detroit on Thanksgiving.
“I think every single day he’s trying to get better,” safety Kevin Byard said. “He’s still a really good, talented young quarterback in this league and he’s trying to get better every day, and that’s all I see from him. Just working every single day, staying late, obviously meeting with Ben and all those guys. We’re trying to right the ship.”Chicago landed the top coaching candidate on the market in January when Johnson agreed to take the job after spending three seasons as the Lions’ offensive coordinator. Williams said at the time he was “insanely excited” when he found out.
The Bears also overhauled their offensive line in an effort to give their quarterback the protection he needs. The most notable move was a trade with Kansas City for two-time All-Pro guard Joe Thuney, who finalized a two-year, $35 million contract extension on Wednesday.“You can just feel from every position group — from offense, defense, special teams — just the desire, the push to keep working, keep getting better, keep improving,” he said.