Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Issued by NWS Pittsburgh, PA
918 WWUS51 KPBZ 080606 SVSPBZ Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 206 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 PAC003-051-125-129-080615- /O.CON.KPBZ.SV.W.0061.000000T0000Z-240508T0615Z/ Washington PA-Allegheny PA-Westmoreland PA-Fayette PA- 206 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 AM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN ALLEGHENY...SOUTHWESTERN WESTMORELAND AND NORTH CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTIES... At 206 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pleasant Hills, or near Bethel Park, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines, resulting in some power outages. Locations impacted include... Pittsburgh, Bethel Park, McKeesport, Jeannette, Gastonville, West Mifflin, Baldwin, Upper St. Clair, Whitehall, South Park Township, Munhall, Jefferson Hills, North Versailles, Brentwood, Castle Shannon, Pleasant Hills, White Oak, Clairton, Duquesne, and Donora. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for southwestern Pennsylvania. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Please report severe weather by calling 412-262-1988, posting to the NWS Pittsburgh Facebook page, or using Twitter @NWSPITTSBURGH. && LAT...LON 4032 8007 4040 7999 4032 7960 4007 7973 TIME...MOT...LOC 0606Z 291DEG 33KT 4033 7998 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ WM