(File Photo of Power Outages Sign)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Strong storms swept through the Pittsburgh area yesterday, leaving behind a trail of damage and temporarily knocking out power at Pittsburgh International Airport. Power went out around 3:30 p.m. 

Pittsburgh International Airport reported an outage after the storm produced what it described as an “extraordinary” power surge. In a social media post, airport officials said a lightning strike hit Duquesne Light’s electrical system. 

Despite the outage, the airfield and air traffic control tower were not affected, allowing flights to continue arriving and departing. No flights were canceled, according to an airport spokesperson. 

Airport officials said partial service was restored within about an hour, and full power was restored in less than 90 minutes. 

Duquesne Light, which serves Beaver and Allegheny counties, reported more than 4,000 customer outages as of 11:15 p.m. yesterday. At the height of the storm, more than 40,000 customers were without power. West Penn Power also reported thousands of outages across its service area. 

A message posted on Duquesne Light’s website said crews were actively responding to outages, assessing damage and working to provide estimated restoration times. 

You can access the Duquesne Light Power Outage Map by clicking here.