Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Issued by NWS Pittsburgh, PA
335 WWUS81 KPBZ 172217 SPSPBZ 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 $$ Hefferan