Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Issued by NWS Pittsburgh, PA
817 WWUS81 KPBZ 051929 SPSPBZ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 329 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 PAZ007-013-052015- Lawrence PA-Mercer PA- 329 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN MERCER AND NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT... At 328 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near New Wilmington, or near Hermitage, moving east at 25 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, Grove City, New Wilmington, Mercer, Plain Grove Township, Clark, Jackson Center, and Volant. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 109 and 124. Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 5 and 27. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4130 8000 4117 8000 4107 8010 4113 8043 4129 8042 TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 276DEG 21KT 4120 8033 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ MLB