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WWUS51 KPBZ 152248
SVSPBZ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
648 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026
PAC085-121-152300-
/O.CON.KPBZ.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-260415T2300Z/
MERCER PA-VENANGO PA-
648 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL MERCER AND SOUTHWESTERN VENANGO COUNTIES...
AT 648 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
FRANKLIN, MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING UP TO 2 INCH
DIAMETER HAIL.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FRANKLIN, SUGARCREEK, STONEBORO, SENECA, POLK, SANDY LAKE,
KENNERDELL, JACKSON CENTER, UTICA, NEW LEBANON, CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP
AND MAURICE K GODDARD STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ANYONE OUTDOORS SHOULD MOVE TO SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE
AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DANGEROUS HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.
LAT...LON 4130 8018 4142 8009 4143 8001 4144 7987
4137 7961 4123 7971 4125 8010
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 281DEG 49KT 4137 8017
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
FRAZIER
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