2/6/2010 
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Allegheny County declares emergency due to storm



Allegheny County has declared a state of emergency as snow blankets the area, bringing down power lines and shutting roadways.

Emergency officials are urging all nonessential vehicles to stay off the roads to clear the way for emergency workers.

Forecasters say 23.5 inches of snow has been recorded in Leechburg and 22 inches in East McKeesport in the county.

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesman Jim Struzzi says several interstates were shut down overnight as stuck tractor-trailers or downed power lines blocked roads — and I-376 leading out of Pittsburgh toward Ohio remained closed Saturday. Emergency workers say secondary roads are pretty much impassable.

Allegheny Power reports nearly 87,000 customers without power in western Pennsylvania.







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