Severe Weather Alert Day: High winds, storms threaten
MURRYSVILLE, ARASH PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS JUST GETTING SET TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE CLOUDS OVER PITTSBURGH AND A CURRENT TEMPERATURE OF 77 DEGREES BEFORE THE CLOUDS AND THE RAIN IN THE AREA. HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 85 DEGREES. AND OUR DEW POINT NEAR 70 DEGREES. AS WE HAVE A LOT OF MOISTURE IN THE AIR RIGHT NOW AND A LOT MORE, WE SEE THOSE STORMS MOVE INTO THE REGION. 81 RIGHT NOW, GREENSBURG, AS WELL AS UNIONTOWN, 83, IN MORGANTOWN, WHERE THEY SAW MORE SUNSHINE, WHERE WE’VE ALREADY HAD RAIN. IT’S IN THE 60S, AND DUBOIS CLARION FRANKLIN AS WELL AS NEW CASTLE. HERE IS THAT RAIN ON THE WAY INTO TOWN AND YOU CAN SEE UP NORTH. THEY’VE HAD IT PRETTY MUCH FOR THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS. THE RAIN INITIALLY, SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING IN, AND NOW WE’RE GOING TO HAVE THIS BAND THAT IS GOING TO BE MOVING IN OUR DIRECTION. THAT LIKELY WILL HAVE SOME VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH IT, POSSIBLY SOME STRONG WIND GUSTS AS IT MOVES INTO THE REGION. LET’S GET A CLOSER LOOK HERE. I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY SEEING SOME OF THAT HEAVY RAIN MOVING IN TOWARDS THE ECONOMY AREA AND JUST TO THE SOUTH OF EAST LIVERPOOL, NORTH OF WEIRTON, WE HAVE SOME RAIN THAT IS MOVING INTO THE REGION THAT’S HEADING TOWARDS MOON. IT’S GOING TO BE A BRIEF HIT OF RAIN AND JUST GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT IS GOING TO BE MOVING IN A LITTLE BIT LATER. YOU CAN SEE THAT LINE OF STORMS THAT WILL BE DEALING WITH AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE NEXT FEW HOURS. SO HERE IT IS IN MOTION AND YOU SEE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH BOX. THAT’S UNTIL 10:00. AND THAT AGAIN IS FOR THAT BAND THAT’S MOVING THROUGH NEW PHILADELPHIA RIGHT NOW. AND I WANT TO WIDEN THIS OUT FOR YOU. AND SHOW YOU WHAT WILL BE COMING. OUR WAY. YOU CAN SEE THE HEAVY RAIN, THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT ARE MOVING THROUGH OHIO RIGHT NOW, JUST MOVING THROUGH COLUMBUS AND THAT’S GOING TO SWING AROUND RIGHT THROUGH WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AS WE GO THROUGH THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. WEST VIRGINIA ALSO SEEING SOME STRONG STORMS MOVING INTO YOUR LOCATION AS WELL. AND YOU CAN SEE EARLIER TODAY WE HAD THOSE STORMS THAT MOVED THROUGH, AND NOW HAVE QUICKLY MOVED OFF TOWARDS THE WILLIAMSPORT AREA. NOW THIS IS WHAT WE’RE LOOKING AT. WE’RE GOING TO SEE STORMS UP UNTIL ABOUT 10:00 EAST OF PITTSBURGH. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING THROUGH HEAVY DOWNPOURS, POSSIBLY SOME FLASH FLOODING. HIGH WIND GUSTS COULD HAVE SOME DAMAGING WINDS OUT THERE. ALREADY HAD A WIND GUST OF 66MPH IN DUBOIS, WITH THOSE STORMS MOVING THROUGH AND WE COULD SEE SOME HAIL AND CAN’T RULE OUT A TORNADO. HERE THEY ARE MOVING THROUGH ABOUT 8:00 TONIGHT. ONCE IT GETS THROUGH HERE, WON’T TAKE LONG FOR THEM TO MOVE THROUGH AND ON OUT BY THURSDAY WE’LL HAVE SOME FOG IN THE MORNING THAT WILL BURN OFF AS WE GO THROUGH THE DAY, AND IT WILL BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SECOND HALF OF THURSDAY, AND THEN JUST MOSTLY SUNNY AS WE GO THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. SHOULD BE A NICE DAY IF YOU DON’T LIKE IT A LITTLE WARM, IT’S, UH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S AS WE HEAD THROUGH FRIDAY, AND THEN WE GO INTO SATURDAY. THIS IS WHEN WE’LL SEE OUR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL BE RETURNING TO THE AREA. WON’T BE ALL DAY LONG, BUT IT WILL BE OFF AND ON. WE’LL GET POCKETS OF THIS MOVING THROUGH. YOU CAN SEE AT 2:00 WITH SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE AREA. SO FOR TOMORROW, LOW TEMPERATURE 63 DEGREES. AREAS OF FOG, SOME CLOUDS IN THE MORNING THAT WILL BURN OFF 80 DEGREES FOR YOUR HIGH TEMPERATURE. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. AND THEN WE GO INTO FRIDAY. IT WILL BE WARM 87, BUT SUNSHINE THROUGH THE DAY. RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY 88 DEGREES. WE WILL DRY OUT TO FINISH OUT TH
Wednesday is a Severe Weather Alert Day in the Pittsburgh area. The National Weather Service has issued severe thunderstorm watches across the Pittsburgh region until 10 p.m. Counties under the watch include Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Washington, Westmoreland, Greene, Fayette, Armstrong, Indiana and Clarion. Heavy rain and damaging winds are the top threats, and slow-moving thunderstorms could lead to localized flooding. Isolated large hail is also possible with these severe storms. A tornado cannot be ruled out, but it is the lowest threat level. The severe weather threat will diminish as the sun sets. The Laurel Highlands could have potential for heavy rain through 10 p.m. After the storms, fog will form overnight. The forecast stays dry until Saturday, which is an Impact Day for showers and afternoon storms. Wednesday night: Evening storms and heavy rain, fog late. Low: 63°. Thursday: AM clouds, PM sun. Less humid, high: 80°, low: 57°.
PITTSBURGH —
Wednesday is a Severe Weather Alert Day in the Pittsburgh area.
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The National Weather Service has issued severe thunderstorm watches across the Pittsburgh region until 10 p.m. Counties under the watch include Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Washington, Westmoreland, Greene, Fayette, Armstrong, Indiana and Clarion.
Heavy rain and damaging winds are the top threats, and slow-moving thunderstorms could lead to localized flooding. Isolated large hail is also possible with these severe storms. A tornado cannot be ruled out, but it is the lowest threat level.
The severe weather threat will diminish as the sun sets. The Laurel Highlands could have potential for heavy rain through 10 p.m. After the storms, fog will form overnight.
The forecast stays dry until Saturday, which is an Impact Day for showers and afternoon storms.
Wednesday night: Evening storms and heavy rain, fog late. Low: 63°.
Thursday: AM clouds, PM sun. Less humid, high: 80°, low: 57°.
