Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Pittsburgh, PA

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
613 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024

PAZ014-021-022-073-112245-
Armstrong PA-Butler PA-Westmoreland PA-Allegheny PA-
613 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BUTLER...
NORTHEASTERN ALLEGHENY...NORTHWESTERN WESTMORELAND AND SOUTHWESTERN
ARMSTRONG COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT...

At 613 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Sarver to 6 miles northwest of Tarentum to
near McCandless Township. Movement was east at 30 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...
Penn Hills, McCandless Township, Franklin Park, Vandergrift, Apollo,
Shaler Township, Plum, Murrysville, Hampton Township, New Kensington,
Lower Burrell, Harrison Township, O`hara Township, Wexford, Oakmont,
Fox Chapel, Arnold, Tarentum, Natrona Heights, and Springdale.

This includes Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 34 and 51.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4071 7934 4059 7950 4047 7970 4059 8009
      4070 7995 4082 7969
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 285DEG 27KT 4077 7967 4067 7984 4057 7999

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

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