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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
235 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024

PAZ021-022-073-077-230715-
Armstrong PA-Westmoreland PA-Allegheny PA-Indiana PA-
235 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHEASTERN ALLEGHENY...NORTHWESTERN WESTMORELAND AND SOUTHERN
ARMSTRONG COUNTIES THROUGH 315 AM EDT...

At 235 AM EDT, the public reported pea sized hail in a cluster of
strong thunderstorms near Lower Burrell, or near Vandergrift, moving
east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Public.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Indiana, Vandergrift, Apollo, Plum, New Kensington, Lower Burrell,
Harrison Township, Arnold, Tarentum, Natrona Heights, Springdale,
Brackenridge, Ford City, Leechburg, Freeport, North Apollo, West
Leechburg, Orchard Hills, Rural Valley, and Oklahoma.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 4051 7977 4061 7982 4067 7972 4067 7969
      4068 7969 4090 7932 4061 7915
TIME...MOT...LOC 0635Z 249DEG 29KT 4059 7966

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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