Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Issued by NWS Pittsburgh, PA
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530 WWUS51 KPBZ 182244 SVSPBZ Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 644 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024 PAC019-073-085-182315- /O.CON.KPBZ.SV.W.0140.000000T0000Z-240618T2315Z/ Mercer PA-Lawrence PA-Butler PA- 644 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN MERCER...LAWRENCE AND WEST CENTRAL BUTLER COUNTIES... At 644 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near New Wilmington, or 7 miles northeast of New Castle, moving north at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines, resulting in some power outages. Locations impacted include... New Castle, Hermitage, Sharpsville, New Wilmington, Oakwood, New Castle Northwest, Mercer, New Beaver, Pulaski, West Middlesex, Plain Grove Township, Wampum, South New Castle, Harlansburg, Portersville, Jackson Center, Volant, McConnells Mill, Rose Point Park, and Cooper`s Lake Campground. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from windows. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Please report severe weather by calling 412-262-1988, posting to the NWS Pittsburgh Facebook page, or using Twitter @NWSPITTSBURGH. && LAT...LON 4089 8015 4089 8040 4126 8048 4127 8010 TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 183DEG 18KT 4107 8025 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ CL