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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
214 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024

PAZ016-022-077-078-080700-
Armstrong PA-Jefferson PA-Higher Elevations of Indiana PA-Indiana PA-
214 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT INDIANA...JEFFERSON AND
SOUTHEASTERN ARMSTRONG COUNTIES THROUGH 300 AM EDT...

At 213 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 9 miles east of Kittanning to near Homer City.
Movement was northeast at 45 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...
Indiana, Punxsutawney, Homer City, Reynoldsville, Brockway, Clymer,
Sykesville, Falls Creek, Rural Valley, Big Run, Dayton, Chevy Chase
Heights, Rossiter, Ernest, Marion Center, Cherry Tree, Elderton,
Creekside, Plumville, and Glen Campbell.

This includes Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 83
and 96.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for west central
Pennsylvania.

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LAT...LON 4120 7877 4113 7880 4072 7880 4070 7882
      4045 7929 4087 7941 4131 7884 4126 7874
      4123 7874 4123 7871 4120 7871
TIME...MOT...LOC 0613Z 229DEG 40KT 4084 7933 4056 7925

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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