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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
1237 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024

PAZ007-251730-
Mercer PA-
1237 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MERCER COUNTY
THROUGH 130 PM EDT...

At 1237 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Farrell, or over Hermitage, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Hermitage, Sharon, Sharpsville, Farrell, Mercer, West Middlesex,
Clark, Wheatland, and Fredonia.

This includes the following highways...
  Interstate 79 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 116 and 119.
  Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 20.
  Interstate 376 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 3.

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.

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LAT...LON 4136 8026 4118 8013 4113 8044 4112 8052
      4124 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 1637Z 246DEG 17KT 4119 8046

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

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