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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
1232 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for.....
Greene County in southwestern Pennsylvania....
Northern Marion County in northern West Virginia...
Western Monongalia County in northern West Virginia...
Wetzel County in northern West Virginia...
* Until 115 AM EDT.
* At 1232 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southeast of Powhatan Point, or 9 miles northeast of New Martinsville, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Fairmont,
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.