Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Issued by NWS Pittsburgh, PA
153 WWUS81 KPBZ 181723 SPSPBZ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 123 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024 PAZ007-013-181800- Lawrence PA-Mercer PA- 123 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MERCER AND NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM EDT... At 122 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Hubbard, or near Sharon. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. 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... Hermitage, Sharon, Sharpsville, Farrell, New Bedford, West Middlesex, Clark, and Wheatland. This includes the following highways... Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 7. Interstate 376 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 3. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4128 8037 4119 8037 4107 8051 4107 8052 4132 8052 4133 8051 TIME...MOT...LOC 1722Z 127DEG 0KT 4116 8052 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Hefferan