Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Western Pennsylvania
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for parts of Western Pennsylvania until 8 p.m. Saturday night.
The service also issued a flood advisory for the Ohio River in the Pittsburgh area.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for the highlighted counties until 8 PM tonight. Large hail, damaging wind gusts and an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out.
You can check the radar anytime: https://t.co/tLinc37Qqx pic.twitter.com/1V58bsVEf4
— NWS Pittsburgh (@NWSPittsburgh) March 28, 2020
There is also a 60% chance of additional rain on Sunday, with chances tapering off on Monday.
The watch also extends to northern West Virginia and its panhandle.
For the latest, see Weather.gov.
Patrick Varine is a TribLive reporter covering Delmont, Export and Murrysville. He is a Western Pennsylvania native and joined the Trib in 2010 after working as a reporter and editor with the former Dover Post Co. in Delaware. He can be reached at pvarine@triblive.com.
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