523  
WWUS51 KPBZ 222106  
SVSPBZ  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA  
506 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
 
PAC019-085-222116-  
/O.CAN.KPBZ.SV.W.0295.000000T0000Z-260822T2115Z/  
BUTLER PA-MERCER PA-  
506 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
 
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EASTERN MERCER AND  
NORTHEASTERN BUTLER COUNTIES...  
 
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.  
THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER,  
CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL SEND YOUR  
REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.  
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT  
SATURDAY FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4149 8000 4151 7998 4153 7963 4133 7947  
4130 7951 4129 7965 4128 7966 4126 7973  
4125 7981 4139 7982 4139 7983 4142 7983  
4144 7986 4146 7986 4146 7988 4147 7988  
4147 7995 4148 7996 4148 7999 4149 7999  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 263DEG 37KT 4144 7989 4131 7977 4116 7993  
 
 
 
PAC031-121-222115-  
/O.CON.KPBZ.SV.W.0295.000000T0000Z-260822T2115Z/  
CLARION PA-VENANGO PA-  
506 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
 
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR  
CENTRAL VENANGO AND NORTHWESTERN CLARION COUNTIES...  
 
AT 506 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM 6  
MILES NORTH OF SUGARCREEK TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF OIL CITY, OR ALONG A  
LINE FROM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF OIL CITY TO 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF  
FRANKLIN, MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED TREES DOWN IN SPRINGFIELD.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO  
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
OIL CITY, SUGARCREEK, HASSON HEIGHTS, SENECA, ROUSEVILLE,  
COOPERSTOWN, KENNERDELL, WOODLAND HEIGHTS, CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP AND  
OIL CREEK STATE PARK.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM  
WINDOWS. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED DAMAGING WINDS AND ARE CAPABLE OF  
PRODUCING LARGE HAIL.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD  
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED  
ROADWAYS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4149 8000 4151 7998 4153 7963 4133 7947  
4130 7951 4129 7965 4128 7966 4126 7973  
4125 7981 4139 7982 4139 7983 4142 7983  
4144 7986 4146 7986 4146 7988 4147 7988  
4147 7995 4148 7996 4148 7999 4149 7999  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 249DEG 32KT 4149 7995 4138 7986 4125 7988  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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