Severe Thunderstorm Warning in Washington County, Pennsylvania
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED8/25/2023 2:09:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ImmediateSeverity: SevereCertainty: Observed
8/25/2023 2:09:00 AM until 8/25/2023 2:30:00 AM
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Please report severe weather by calling 412-262-1988, posting to
the NWS Pittsburgh Facebook page, or using Twitter @NWSPITTSBURGH.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON...WASHINGTON...SOUTHERN ALLEGHENY...
NORTHWESTERN WESTMORELAND...NORTHWESTERN GREENE...NORTHWESTERN
FAYETTE...OHIO AND BROOKE COUNTIES...
At 209 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles east of Delmont to near Monessen to 9 miles
northwest of Waynesburg, moving southeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines, resulting in some
power outages.
Locations impacted include...
Pittsburgh, Penn Hills, Mount Lebanon, Bethel Park, Monroeville,
McMurray, Greensburg, McKeesport, Washington, Jeannette, Canonsburg,
Wellsburg, West Liberty, Avella, Valley Grove, Gastonville, Shaler
Township, Plum, West Mifflin, and North Side Pittsburgh.
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH