Severe Thunderstorm Warning 243, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

Issued

Aug 12, 2021, 1:05 PM EDT (17:05 UTC)

Expired

Aug 12, 2021, 1:30 PM EDT

In force

25 min

Issued by

NWS Pittsburgh, PA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Hail

1.0 in

Wind

60.0 mph

Counties Armstrong County, PA, Clarion County, PA, Indiana County, PA, Jefferson County, PA

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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769 
WUUS51 KPBZ 121705
SVRPBZ
PAC005-031-063-065-121730-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.SV.W.0243.210812T1705Z-210812T1730Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
105 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Indiana County in west central Pennsylvania...
  Southwestern Jefferson County in west central Pennsylvania...
  East central Armstrong County in west central Pennsylvania...
  Southeastern Clarion County in west central Pennsylvania...

* Until 130 PM EDT.

* At 105 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over New
  Bethlehem, or 11 miles southeast of Rimersburg, moving southeast at
  35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind 
           damage to trees and power lines, resulting in some power 
           outages.

* Locations impacted include...
  Punxsutawney, New Bethlehem, Dayton, Hawthorn, Plumville, Timblin,
  Worthville, Smicksburg, Rochester Mills, Mahoning Creek Lake,
  Anita, and Distant.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Please report severe weather by calling 412-262-1988, posting to 
the NWS Pittsburgh Facebook page, or using Twitter @NWSPITTSBURGH. 

&&

LAT...LON 4095 7944 4107 7935 4100 7894 4082 7898
      4075 7914
TIME...MOT...LOC 1705Z 295DEG 32KT 4097 7931 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

331 
WWUS51 KPBZ 121721
SVSPBZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
121 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

PAC005-031-063-065-121730-
/O.CON.KPBZ.SV.W.0243.000000T0000Z-210812T1730Z/
Indiana PA-Jefferson PA-Armstrong PA-Clarion PA-
121 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON...EAST CENTRAL
ARMSTRONG AND SOUTHEASTERN CLARION COUNTIES...

At 121 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of
Punxsutawney, moving southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind 
         damage to trees and power lines, resulting in some power 
         outages.

Locations impacted include...
Punxsutawney, Dayton, Hawthorn, Timblin, Worthville, Smicksburg,
Rochester Mills, Mahoning Creek Lake, and Anita.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Please report severe weather by calling 412-262-1988, posting to 
the NWS Pittsburgh Facebook page, or using Twitter @NWSPITTSBURGH. 

&&

LAT...LON 4094 7934 4106 7928 4100 7894 4082 7898
      4076 7911
TIME...MOT...LOC 1721Z 295DEG 32KT 4091 7913 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.