Power outages continue in many parts of Butler County as a lingering reminder of Sunday's strong winds.

On Sunday, wind speeds of 46 mph were recorded in the mid afternoon at the Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport in Penn Township, and other parts of the county saw wind gusts that reached between 55 and 60 mph.

The strong winds brought trees and power lines down, and as of Monday afternoon, West Penn Power Co. reported 2,624 customers were without power, and about 317 Central Electric Cooperative members also had no electricity. The cooperative said that “individual power outage updates and estimated restoration times are currently unavailable” in a news release.

West Penn Power estimates most repair times between 6 p.m. Monday and 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. And Venango Township, with 24 powerless customers, is expected to get repairs Wednesday around 11:30 p.m.

“The crews are working around the shift until every customer gets power back on,” said Todd Meyers, a spokesman with West Penn Power. “Trees are sometimes twice as high as poles and outside our right-of-way zone where we can cut them. And when a 60- to 70-foot oak tree falls, it will do its damage.”

Meyers noted that West Penn Power will spend about $46 million to trim trees along 4,600 miles of power line corridors this year to help prevent power outages.

The weather also led to the closure of several roads, some of which remain closed Monday, according to the state's Department of Transportation.

Those that remain closed or reduced have lanes include:

- Three Degree Road in Adams Township has one lane closed due to trees and wires down.

- State Route 228 in Clinton Township, both lanes closed from trees and wires down.

- State Route 8 in Slippery Rock Township, both lanes closed due to trees and wires down.

- Sarver Road in Buffalo Township, both lanes closed due to trees and wires down.