More than 200,000 customers are without power in Pennsylvania after a storm brought destructive winds as strong as tornadoes to the Pittsburgh area.

The area experienced winds gusts of over 80 to 90 mph, which are more powerful that many of the EF0 and EF1 tornadoes the region typically faces, the National Weather Service confirmed on X. The weather shared downed trees and even a power pole that caught on fire.

More than 216,000 households and businesses were without power in Allegheny County, which encompasses Pittsburgh, according to USA TODAY’s power outage tracker.

Electric utility company Duquesne Light said it was working as fast as it could to assess the storm damage from the throughout the evening. The service encouraged customers to report any outages on its website or free mobile app. It also urged customers to avoid any downed wires or other hazards and to report them to its emergency number at (888) 393-7000.

“The severity of the weather and extensive nature of damage will likely delay assessments and estimated restoration times,” the provider wrote on X.

Pennsylvania power outage map

Severe weather to clear from Northeast by midweek

Severe thunderstorms bringing high winds and hail to the Northeast are expected to clear by the morning of April 30, the National Weather Service said.

Another weather storm will bring chilly and dry conditions to the region by the morning of May 1, the service forecasts.

After battering western Texas and southwest Oklahoma on April 29, strong to severe thunderstorms are then forecasted to reach parts of the Lower Mississippi Valley and the southern Plains by April 30.