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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
442 PM EDT Wed May 29 2024

PAZ022-073-077-292130-
Armstrong PA-Westmoreland PA-Indiana PA-
442 PM EDT Wed May 29 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA...CENTRAL
WESTMORELAND AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARMSTRONG COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM
EDT...

At 441 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Apollo, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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...
Homer City, Blairsville, Black Lick, North Apollo, Avonmore, Orchard
Hills, Saltsburg, West Lebanon, Slickville, Lucerne Mines, and
Jacksonville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel
clouds. This type of funnel cloud is harmless, but on rare occasions
they can briefly touch down, producing wind gusts over 50 mph. If a
funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your sighting to the
National Weather Service.

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LAT...LON 4057 7911 4056 7912 4048 7916 4045 7919
      4041 7921 4036 7926 4047 7959 4065 7953
      4060 7910
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 285DEG 19KT 4055 7947

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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