Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Western Pennsylvania

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Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Western Pennsylvania

Patrick Varine | Saturday, March 28, 2020 2:59 p.m.

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.

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