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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Issued by NWS Pittsburgh, PA
858 WWUS81 KPBZ 182223 SPSPBZ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 623 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024 PAZ007-008-182300- Venango PA-Mercer PA- 623 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN MERCER AND NORTHWESTERN VENANGO COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT... At 622 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northwest of Franklin, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Oil City, Franklin, Sugarcreek, Stoneboro, Seneca, Polk, Sandy Lake, Cooperstown, Woodland Heights, Utica, New Lebanon, Maurice K Goddard State Park, Cranberry Township, and Oil Creek State Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 4162 7975 4136 7968 4127 8009 4148 8016 4149 8000 4150 8000 4150 7998 4151 7998 4151 7996 4154 7994 4154 7992 4156 7991 4156 7989 4157 7989 4157 7987 4158 7987 4160 7983 4162 7983 TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 255DEG 19KT 4145 7999 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ CL