951  
WWUS51 KPBZ 222207  
SVSPBZ  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA  
607 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
 
PAC005-063-129-222230-  
/O.CON.KPBZ.SV.W.0298.000000T0000Z-260822T2230Z/  
ARMSTRONG PA-INDIANA PA-WESTMORELAND PA-  
607 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
 
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR  
NORTHWESTERN WESTMORELAND, SOUTHWESTERN ARMSTRONG AND SOUTHWESTERN  
INDIANA COUNTIES...  
 
AT 607 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM  
NEAR LEECHBURG TO NEAR DELMONT, OR ALONG A LINE FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF  
VANDERGRIFT TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF APOLLO, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND SMALL HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED TREES DOWN NORTHEAST OF  
MURRYSVILLE.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
VANDERGRIFT, APOLLO, MURRYSVILLE, NEW KENSINGTON, LOWER BURRELL,  
ARNOLD, LEECHBURG, NORTH APOLLO, WEST LEECHBURG, AVONMORE, ORCHARD  
HILLS, EXPORT, SALTSBURG, OKLAHOMA, WEST LEBANON AND EAST  
VANDERGRIFT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM  
WINDOWS. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED DAMAGING WINDS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4065 7969 4072 7943 4064 7931 4045 7932  
4041 7966 4044 7969 4053 7970 4055 7974  
4055 7977 4057 7977 4059 7976 4061 7972  
4064 7969  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 255DEG 27KT 4068 7967 4058 7959 4047 7960  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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