The strong winds this weekend have kept firefighters extremely busy, so busy in fact that Indiana County 911 couldn’t keep up with them on the public information report. Dispatchers instead reported at 3 PM on Saturday “Numerous county-wide incidents occurred 03-13/03-14.”
There were three subsequent reports of utility lines down along with a couple of carbon monoxide alarm and automatic fire alarms.
Wind gusts across western Pennsylvania measured as high as 66 miles per hour on Saturday.
The extreme windy conditions have led to another wind advisory by the National Weather Service, in effect for wind gusts as high as 50 miles per hour from 9 AM today to 8 AM tomorrow.
Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 155 AM EDT Sun Mar 15 2026 PAZ073>078-151800- /O.NEW.KPBZ.WI.Y.0007.260315T1300Z-260316T1200Z/ Westmoreland-Higher Elevations of Westmoreland-Fayette-Higher Elevations of Fayette-Indiana-Higher Elevations of Indiana- Including the cities of Latrobe, Donegal, Murrysville, Lower Burrell, Champion, Armagh, Monessen, Ligonier, New Kensington, Greensburg, Ohiopyle, Uniontown, and Indiana 155 AM EDT Sun Mar 15 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Fayette, Higher Elevations of Fayette, Higher Elevations of Westmoreland, Higher Elevations of Indiana, Indiana, and Westmoreland Counties. * WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 8 AM EDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Secure outdoor objects. Please report downed trees, power lines or large branches by calling 412-262-1988, posting to the NWS Pittsburgh Facebook page, or using X @NWSPittsburgh.
