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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA

649 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024

 

PAZ021-029-052330-

Allegheny PA-Washington PA-

649 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024



...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND

SOUTHEASTERN ALLEGHENY COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM EDT...



At 649 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong

thunderstorms near Washington, moving northeast at 15 mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 

         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 

         possible.



Locations impacted include...

Bethel Park, McMurray, McKeesport, Washington, Canonsburg,

Gastonville, West Mifflin, Upper St. Clair, South Park Township,

Jefferson Hills, Pleasant Hills, White Oak, Monessen, Clairton,

California, Donora, Glassport, Monongahela, Charleroi, and Wolfdale.



This includes the following highways...

  Interstate 70 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 5 and 37.

  Interstate 79 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 24 and 48.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



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LAT...LON 4028 7980 4026 7979 4024 7981 4023 7978

      4020 7986 4018 7985 4016 7986 4016 7991

      4013 7989 4001 8010 4008 8048 4028 8032

      4035 7978 4030 7979 4029 7978

TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 235DEG 15KT 4010 8025 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH



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