789  
WWUS51 KPBZ 222215  
SVSPBZ  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA  
615 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
 
PAC005-063-129-222230-  
/O.CON.KPBZ.SV.W.0298.000000T0000Z-260822T2230Z/  
ARMSTRONG PA-INDIANA PA-WESTMORELAND PA-  
615 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
 
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR  
NORTH CENTRAL WESTMORELAND, SOUTHWESTERN ARMSTRONG AND SOUTHWESTERN  
INDIANA COUNTIES...  
 
AT 615 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM  
NEAR FORD CITY TO 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF APOLLO, OR ALONG A LINE FROM 7  
MILES NORTH OF VANDERGRIFT TO 8 MILES SOUTHEAST 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, LEECHBURG, NORTH APOLLO, WEST LEECHBURG,  
AVONMORE, ORCHARD HILLS, SALTSBURG, OKLAHOMA, WEST LEBANON, EAST  
VANDERGRIFT, NORTH VANDERGRIFT, HYDE PARK, SLICKVILLE, CROOKED  
CREEK LAKE PARK AND NORTH WASHINGTON.  
 
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  
4042 7955 4045 7955 4045 7956 4048 7957  
4048 7958 4049 7959 4050 7959 4052 7961  
4053 7961 4054 7963 4056 7964 4056 7965  
4058 7965 4058 7966 4060 7966 4064 7969  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 255DEG 27KT 4069 7962 4059 7954 4048 7955  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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