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Sewickley Township Emergency Management Agency
Wednesday May 8th, 2024 :: 01:39 a.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:15AM Wednesday

SVRPBZ The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Beaver County in western Pennsylvania... Northern Washington County in southwestern Pennsylvania... Southern Allegheny County in southwestern Pennsylvania... Southwestern Westmoreland County in southwestern Pennsylvania... North central Fayette County in southwestern Pennsylvania...

* Until 215 AM EDT.

* At 137 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Imperial, or 9 miles southwest of Moon Township, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Trees snapped and uprooted. Power outages can be expected.

* Locations impacted include... Pittsburgh, Mount Lebanon, Bethel Park, McMurray, McKeesport, Jeannette, Canonsburg, Gastonville, West Mifflin, Baldwin, Upper St. Clair, Scott Township, Whitehall, South Park Township, Robinson Township, Munhall, Cecil-Bishop, Jefferson Hills, North Versailles, and Brentwood. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 41 and 54. Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 66 and 72. Interstate 79 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 45 and 58. Interstate 376 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 65 and 66.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEGHENY, PA ... BEAVER, PA ... FAYETTE, PA ... WASHINGTON, PA ... WESTMORELAND, PA

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for western and southwestern Pennsylvania. Please report severe weather by calling 412-262-1988, posting to the NWS Pittsburgh Facebook page, or using Twitter @NWSPITTSBURGH.

Address/Location
Sewickley Township Emergency Management Agency
2288 Mars Hill Rd
Irwin, PA 15642

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 724-446-7202

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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