732  
WWUS51 KPBZ 032303  
SVSPBZ  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA  
703 PM EDT THU SEP 3 2026  
 
PAC129-032330-  
/O.CON.KPBZ.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-260903T2330Z/  
WESTMORELAND PA-  
703 PM EDT THU SEP 3 2026  
 
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR  
SOUTHEASTERN WESTMORELAND COUNTY...  
 
AT 703 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED OVER LIGONIER, OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF 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...  
LIGONIER, LAUREL MOUNTAIN, LAUREL MOUNTAIN STATE PARK AND  
LOYALHANNA GORGE.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4022 7910 4022 7911 4021 7911 4020 7913  
4019 7912 4019 7913 4018 7913 4018 7914  
4016 7914 4016 7916 4013 7917 4022 7934  
4030 7928  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 297DEG 47KT 4028 7934  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN  
 

 
 
AK  
 
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