Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Status
New Event ExpiredStart Time
Tue 08/06/2024 11:13 AM EDTEnd Time
Tue 08/06/2024 12:00 PM EDTSignificance
WarningStorm Location
5 mi SW of Mercer, PAStorm Motion
Moving E at 32 mphImpacts
High impact
Hail threat | radar indicated |
Max hail size | <.75 in |
Wind threat | radar indicated |
Max wind gust | 60 mph |
Locations Affected
New Wilmington, PA ∙ Clintonville, PA ∙ Farrell, PA ∙ Jackson Center, PA ∙ Hermitage, PA ∙ Forestville, PA ∙ Wheatland, PA ∙ Lake Latonka, PA ∙ Boyers, PA ∙ West Middlesex, PAFull Alert Message
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 1113 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024 The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Mercer County in northwestern Pennsylvania... Southwestern Venango County in northwestern Pennsylvania... Northeastern Lawrence County in western Pennsylvania... Northwestern Butler County in west central Pennsylvania... * Until noon EDT. * At 1113 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hermitage, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines, resulting in some power outages. * Locations impacted include... Hermitage, Sharon, Grove City, Sharpsville, Farrell, Slippery Rock, New Wilmington, Mercer, Harrisville, West Middlesex, Plain Grove Township, Clark, Wheatland, Clintonville, Kennerdell, Jackson Center, Barkeyville, Volant, and Boyers. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 109 and 124. Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 34. Interstate 376 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 3. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Please report severe weather by calling 412-262-1988, posting to the NWS Pittsburgh Facebook page, or using Twitter @NWSPITTSBURGH. && LAT...LON 4132 7983 4103 7991 4116 8052 4128 8052 TIME...MOT...LOC 1513Z 278DEG 28KT 4124 8033 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH