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Photo gallery: Storms whip through Pittsburgh region knocking out trees, wires, power

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1 Min Read • April 29, 2025 | 8 months Ago
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Zac Gibson | TribLive
Toppled trees and storm damage seen on Logan Ferry Road in Murrysville on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
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Zac Gibson | TribLive
Toppled trees and storm damage seen on Logan Ferry Road in Murrysville on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
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Zac Gibson | TribLive
Toppled trees and storm damage seen on Logan Ferry Road in Murrysville on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
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Zac Gibson | TribLive
Toppled trees and storm damage seen on Logan Ferry Road in Murrysville on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
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Zac Gibson | TribLive
Toppled trees and storm damage seen on Logan Ferry Road in Murrysville on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
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Brian C. Rittmeyer | TribLive
A fallen tree, with a utility pole in the middle of it, blocks Drexel Drive, a dead-end culdesac, in Monroeville following storms with destructive winds on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
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Brian C. Rittmeyer | TribLive
Neighbors work to clear a fallen pear tree from the front of Mike DeDomenic’s home on College Park Drive in Monroeville on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. The tree DeDomenic planted in front of his home 35 years ago was destroyed in a storm that brought destructive winds through the Pittsburgh region.
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Haley Daugherty | TribLive
A large pine tree was knocked down across Ninth Street in Oakmont during Tuesday night’s storm, downing wires and blocking residence from their homes
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Rob Amen | TribLive
Storm damage was reported throughout Oakmont.
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Rob Amen | TribLive
Storm damage was reported throughout Oakmont.
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Rob Amen | TribLive
Storm damage was reported throughout Oakmont.
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Haley Daugherty | TribLive
Storm damage was reported throughout Oakmont.
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Rob Amen | TribLive
The roof of a carport on Milltown Road in Plum was blown to the ground by Tuesday’s storms.
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Rob Amen | TribLive
The roof of a carport on Milltown Road in Plum was blown to the ground by Tuesday’s storms.
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Michael DiVittorio | TribLive
Power lines were knocked down by Valley High School off Stevenson Boulevard in New Kensington Tuesday evening.
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Michael DiVittorio | TribLive
More than just trees and power lines were knocked down by high winds at Valley High School off Stevenson Boulevard in New Kensington Tuesday evening.
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Michael DiVittorio | TribLive
Trees at Valley High School off Stevenson Boulevard in New Kensington were split nearly in half by Tuesday evening storms.
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Michael DiVittorio | TribLive
Multiple trees were damaged as a result of severe storms at Valley High School off Stevenson Boulevard in New Kensington Tuesday evening.
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Ben Schmitt | TribLive
Police cruiser stops traffic from using Allegheny River Blvd in Verona because of storm damage on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
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John Allison | TribLive
Trees fallen in Allegheny Commons near the National Aviary in Pittsburgh’s North Side, Tuesday, April 29
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John Allison | TribLive
Trees fallen in Allegheny Commons near the National Aviary in Pittsburgh’s North Side, Tuesday, April 29
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John Allison | TribLive
Trees fallen in Allegheny Commons near the National Aviary in Pittsburgh’s North Side, Tuesday, April 29
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Luis Fabregas | TribLive
A toppled tree lays across Lane Ave in Harrison on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
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Chris Darsie
A submitted photo shows an uprooted tree on Washington Ave. in Oakmont on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
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Chris Darsie
A submitted photo shows a toppled tree on Washington Ave. in Oakmont on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
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Chris Darsie
A submitted photo shows a toppled tree on Washington Ave. in Oakmont on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
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Alex Amen
Road blocked on Abers Creek Road in Plum.

Severe thunderstorms raced across Western Pennsylvania on Tuesday evening, downing trees, re-routing traffic and causing widespread power outages.

See photos from around the region.

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• Man electrocuted in South Side Slopes as storms with 70 mph wind down trees, wires, knock out power

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