Special Weather Statement Issued
From
Centerville Borough
Sent
Fri, Aug 25 @ 2:11am
Description
Special Weather Statement issued August 25 at 2:06AM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA
At 204 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Latrobe to near Monessen to 8 miles
northwest of Waynesburg. Movement was southeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Greensburg, Uniontown, Jeannette, Latrobe, Connellsville, Waynesburg,
Monessen, California, Donora, Mount Pleasant, Scottdale, Charleroi,
Masontown, McChesneytown-Loyalhanna, Youngwood, Derry, West Newton,
Bentleyville, Lawson Heights, and Brownsville.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 35 and 57.
Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 68 and 99.
Interstate 79 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 6 and 25.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
This notification was posted by Centerville Borough. Centerville Borough is solely responsible for this notification and unless specifically indicated, no other community or individual utilizing Savvy Citizen is sponsoring, responsible for, or endorsing this notification.
