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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 10:39 PM Jul. 16, 2025 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN BUTLER AND NORTHEASTERN ALLEGHENY COUNTIES... At 638 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gibsonia, or near McCandless Township, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar 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... Shaler Township, Plum, Hampton Township, O'hara Township, Oakmont, Fox Chapel, Tarentum, Cheswick, Russellton, and Curtisville. 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 X @NWSPITTSBURGH. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 10:37 PM Jul. 16, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Butler County in west central Pennsylvania... Northeastern Allegheny County in southwestern Pennsylvania... Northwestern Westmoreland County in southwestern Pennsylvania... Southwestern Armstrong County in west central Pennsylvania... * Until 715 PM EDT. * At 636 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Tarentum, or 9 miles north of Penn Hills, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar 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... Penn Hills, Vandergrift, Apollo, Shaler Township, Plum, Murrysville, Hampton Township, New Kensington, Lower Burrell, Harrison Township, O'hara Township, Oakmont, Fox Chapel, Arnold, Tarentum, Natrona Heights, Springdale, Brackenridge, Verona, and Leechburg. This includes Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 40 and 51. 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 X @NWSPITTSBURGH. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 10:21 PM Jul. 16, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Allegheny County in southwestern Pennsylvania... Northwestern Westmoreland County in southwestern Pennsylvania... Southwestern Armstrong County in west central Pennsylvania... Southeastern Butler County in west central Pennsylvania... * Until 815 PM EDT. * At 620 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Penn Hills, Ross Township, McCandless Township, Franklin Park, Vandergrift, Apollo, Shaler Township, Plum, Murrysville, Hampton Township, New Kensington, Lower Burrell, Harrison Township, O'hara Township, Wexford, Oakmont, Fox Chapel, Arnold, Tarentum and Natrona Heights. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
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