Weather

Updated 1:12 p.m. Saturday, June 21. Potentially record-breaking temperatures and high humidity are expected as the first heat wave of the summer bears down on Centre County. The National Weather Service has upgraded an extreme heat watch to a heat advisory for central Pennsylvania from Sunday morning through Wednesday evening with highs in the 90s…

Emergency responders from throughout Centre County were praised this week for their efforts in the wake of the powerful April 29 storm that caused widespread damage, days-long power outages for thousands and one death. Centre County’s Board of Commissioners opened their meeting on Tuesday by recognizing 911 dispatchers, Emergency Management Agency staff, local police, fire…

More than 90% of Centre County homes and businesses that lost power in Tuesday night’s storms have had their electricity restored as of Friday afternoon. Thousands, however, were still waiting for the lights to come back on as restoration and cleanup efforts continued around the county. As of 3:45 p.m. on Friday, 3,310 West Penn…

Updated 12:04 a.m. May 2. Power outages and road closures persisted on Thursday in Centre County two days after a severe storm caused widespread damage, but progress is being made. About 6,000 West Penn Power customers in the county were without electricity as of 11:45 p.m. on Thursday, down from more than 36,000 homes and…

Updated 11:48 p.m. April 30. Widespread power outages and road closures continued on Wednesday in Centre County after a severe storm on Tuesday evening took down trees and power lines throughout the area. More than 24,000 West Penn Power customers in Centre County remained without power as of 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, down from more…

Updated 12:45 a.m. April 30. Tens of thousands of Centre County residents lost power on Tuesday evening after a line of severe thunderstorms moved through the area, taking down trees and utility lines. As of 11:15 p.m., 36,591 Centre County homes and businesses — 53% of West Penn Power customers in the county — were…

Parts of Centre County were still feeling the impacts of Sunday’s damaging storm more than 24 hours after it ended. Strong winds accompanying heavy rain took down trees and power lines in every corner of the county on Sunday afternoon and evening, causing power outages for more than 11,000 homes and businesses and leading to…

Updated 10:47 a.m. March 17 Thousands of West Penn Power customers in Centre County were without electricity on Sunday into Monday morning as heavy storms caused downed trees and power lines. At 5 p.m., during the peak of the outages, more than 11,000 homes and businesses were without power in the county, which was under…