Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Pittsburgh, PA

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
617 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

PAZ008-009-015-172230-
Forest PA-Clarion PA-Venango PA-
617 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN VENANGO...CENTRAL
CLARION AND SOUTHWESTERN FOREST COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...

At 616 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Clarion, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel 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, Sligo, Strattanville, Shippenville, Fryburg, and
Fisher.

This includes Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 53
and 64.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for northwestern
Pennsylvania.

&&

LAT...LON 4130 7921 4129 7921 4110 7946 4113 7954
      4126 7959 4142 7946
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 232DEG 31KT 4117 7945

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

$$

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