Advisory Message: Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:45PM

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Thursday June 16, 2016, 3:47 PM North Strabane Township EMA Advisory: Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:45PM Dear Nixle User, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN BEAVER COUNTY IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA... WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA... SOUTHERN ALLEGHENY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA... NORTHEASTERN OHIO COUNTY IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 445 PM EDT * AT 342 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR IMPERIAL TO NEAR WEST LIBERTY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PITTSBURGH...PENN HILLS...MOUNT LEBANON...BETHEL PARK... MONROEVILLE...MCMURRAY...MCKEESPORT...WASHINGTON...CANONSBURG... AVELLA...GASTONVILLE...PLUM...WEST MIFFLIN... NORTH SIDE PITTSBURGH...BALDWIN...UPPER ST. CLAIR...SCOTT TOWNSHIP...WILKINSBURG...WHITEHALL AND SOUTH PARK TOWNSHIP. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... INTERSTATE 70 IN PENNSYLVANIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 10 AND 40. PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 55 AND 57. INTERSTATE 79 IN PENNSYLVANIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 50 AND 61...AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 29 AND 49. INTERSTATE 279 IN PENNSYLVANIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 2. INTERSTATE 376 IN PENNSYLVANIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 55 AND 84. HAIL...1.00IN WIND...60MPH * AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEGHENY ... BEAVER ... WASHINGTON Instructions: FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE`S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY CALLING 4 1 2...2 6 2...1 9 8 8... POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH. For full details, view this message on the web. 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 Description: Severe Thunderstorm Warning TEXT-A-TIP Text TIP  NSTRABANE followed by your message, to 888777  or  Submit an anonymous web tip For help, reply HELP to 888777. To cancel, reply STOP to 888777. No charge but Message & Data rates may apply. 2 messages. More info at nixle.com. AT&T, T-Mobile®, Sprint, Verizon Wireless and most other carriers are supported. Contact customer support at support@nixle.com. Sent by North Strabane Township EMA 430 Johnson Road, Washington, PA 15301 To manage your email settings, click here. To update your account settings, login here. If you prefer not to receive future emails, unsubscribe here. Powered by . © 2016 Everbridge, Inc. All rights reserved.