089  
WWUS51 KPBZ 162252  
SVSPBZ  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA  
652 PM EDT WED JUL 16 2025  
 
PAC003-005-129-162315-  
/O.CON.KPBZ.SV.W.0245.000000T0000Z-250716T2315Z/  
ALLEGHENY PA-WESTMORELAND PA-ARMSTRONG PA-  
652 PM EDT WED JUL 16 2025  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT  
FOR NORTHEASTERN ALLEGHENY...NORTHWESTERN WESTMORELAND AND  
SOUTHWESTERN ARMSTRONG COUNTIES...  
 
AT 652 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER LOWER BURRELL,  
OR 7 MILES WEST OF VANDERGRIFT, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES, RESULTING IN SOME  
POWER OUTAGES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
VANDERGRIFT, APOLLO, PLUM, MURRYSVILLE, NEW KENSINGTON, LOWER  
BURRELL, HARRISON TOWNSHIP, ARNOLD, TARENTUM, NATRONA HEIGHTS,  
SPRINGDALE, BRACKENRIDGE, LEECHBURG, FREEPORT, CHESWICK, RUSSELLTON,  
NORTH APOLLO, WEST LEECHBURG, AVONMORE, AND ORCHARD HILLS.  
 
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 X @NWSPITTSBURGH.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4043 7954 4056 7986 4062 7988 4067 7972  
4067 7969 4068 7969 4068 7947 4053 7945  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 282DEG 20KT 4059 7971  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
MILCAREK  
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