Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued
From
Cheswick
Sent
Sat, Aug 17 @ 4:20pm
Description
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 4:19PM EDT until August 17 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA
SVRPBZ
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Allegheny County in southwestern Pennsylvania...
Central Westmoreland County in southwestern Pennsylvania...
Southern Armstrong County in west central Pennsylvania...
Southeastern Butler County in west central Pennsylvania...
Southwestern Indiana County in west central Pennsylvania...
* Until 500 PM EDT.
* At 419 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Wilkins
Township, or over Monroeville, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Pittsburgh, Penn Hills, Monroeville, Greensburg, McKeesport,
Jeannette, Latrobe, Vandergrift, Kittanning, Apollo, Shaler
Township, Plum, West Mifflin, Baldwin, Murrysville, Hampton
Township, Wilkinsburg, Whitehall, South Park Township and New
Kensington.
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large
hail.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
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