WEATHER ALERT: Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Jefferson County

strong>JEFFERSON CO., Pa. (EYT) – A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Jefferson County and surrounding areas.

The National Weather Service issued the following weather update at 7:14 p.m. on Friday, September 21:

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 7:14 PM EDT FRI UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRI

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

SOUTHEASTERN MERCER COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA…
SOUTHEASTERN VENANGO COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA…
NORTHEASTERN BUTLER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA…
NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA…
NORTHWESTERN ARMSTRONG COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA…
CLARION COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA…
CENTRAL FOREST COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA…

* UNTIL 800 PM EDT.

* AT 713 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR OIL CITY TO NEAR SLIPPERY ROCK, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. HAZARD…WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

SOURCE…RADAR. IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES, RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE… OIL CITY… CLARION… MARIENVILLE… KNOX… RIMERSBURG… SUGARCREEK… TIONESTA… HASSON HEIGHTS… SENECA… EAST BRADY… HARRISVILLE… PARKER… THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN PENNSYLVANIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 28 AND 67.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY CALLING 412-262-1988, POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE, OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH.


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