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A powerful thunderstorm with winds reportedly capable of reaching 80 miles per hour left damage and widespread power outages in its wake Tuesday afternoon.
The National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning just after 4 p.m., later recording winds of 70 miles per hour at the Wheeling-Ohio County Airport, and 71 miles per hour at Pittsburgh International.
According to reports from FirstEnergy, close to 80 percent of customers in Brooke County were without power at 6 p.m., with 9,298 of 11,622 customers reporting loss of electricty.
Hancock County reports indicated 7,127 of its 16,088 customers - or 44.4 percent - were without power, with the heaviest concentration being in Weirton.
In Jefferson County, AEP reported 130 outage cases, affecting 16,576 customers.