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WWUS51 KPBZ 032249
SVSPBZ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
649 PM EDT THU SEP 3 2026
PAC129-032300-
/O.CON.KPBZ.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-260903T2300Z/
WESTMORELAND PA-
649 PM EDT THU SEP 3 2026
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
WESTMORELAND COUNTY...
AT 649 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER LATROBE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LATROBE, MCCHESNEYTOWN-LOYALHANNA, DERRY, LAWSON HEIGHTS, NEW
ALEXANDRIA, YOUNGSTOWN AND CRABTREE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A WELL-BUILT BUILDING
AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE HOME, OR IN A
VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF
FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL IS HIDING THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
LAT...LON 4034 7952 4041 7940 4030 7923 4022 7940
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 317DEG 48KT 4040 7950
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
AK
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