Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Issued by NWS Pittsburgh, PA
859 WWUS81 KPBZ 251745 SPSPBZ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 145 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 PAZ008-009-015-251830- Forest PA-Clarion PA-Venango PA- 145 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN VENANGO...CENTRAL CLARION AND SOUTHWESTERN FOREST COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM EDT... At 145 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles west of Knox, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Clarion, Knox, Seneca, Emlenton, Strattanville, Shippenville, Kennerdell, Fryburg, Cherry Valley, and Cranberry Township. This includes Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 37 and 42, and between mile markers 45 and 62. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 4148 7939 4119 7926 4117 7979 4117 7983 4135 7988 TIME...MOT...LOC 1745Z 249DEG 25KT 4128 7969 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ MLB