Record winds are just one part of the extreme weather hitting the country this weekend, with some facing blizzard conditions and others preparing for triple-digit heat.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power Saturday after high winds raked eastward from the Great Lakes region, leaving trees down and substantial property damage in their wake.
Nearly 600,000 customers were still affected at midday in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan, according to PowerOutage.us, which tracks outages nationwide.
A top wind gust of 75 mph was recorded at Pittsburgh International Airport on Friday, a speed comparable to an EF-0 tornado or a Category 1 Hurricane, according to the National Weather Service. Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport saw winds hit 85 mph Friday afternoon.
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