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WWUS51 KPBZ 052029
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
429 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
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ALLEGHENY PA-ARMSTRONG PA-BUTLER PA-CLARION PA-WESTMORELAND PA-
429 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN ALLEGHENY, NORTH CENTRAL WESTMORELAND, ARMSTRONG,
EASTERN BUTLER AND SOUTHERN CLARION COUNTIES...
AT 429 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM
OVER RIMERSBURG TO OVER LEECHBURG, OR ALONG A LINE FROM OVER
RIMERSBURG TO NEAR VANDERGRIFT, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
VANDERGRIFT, KITTANNING, APOLLO, RIMERSBURG, HARRISON TOWNSHIP,
NATRONA HEIGHTS, FORD CITY, LEECHBURG, SARVER, FREEPORT, NEW
BETHLEHEM, WEST KITTANNING, NORTH APOLLO, WEST LEECHBURG, ORCHARD
HILLS, EAST BRADY, RURAL VALLEY AND PARKER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 4064 7984 4084 7971 4117 7974 4117 7970
4118 7970 4114 7922 4076 7924 4054 7945
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 278DEG 21KT 4104 7958 4080 7956 4066 7966
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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