ARKANSAS. REENA ROY, ABC NEWS, NEW YORK. AND ALL OF THOSE THREATS COMING INTO PLAY FOR OUR SEVERE WEATHER ALERT DAY HERE IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. ROUND TWO HITTING RIGHT NOW. STILL ONE MORE TO GO. THAT WILL BE THE STRONGEST AS WE APPROACH THE EVENING COMMUTE LEADING THE WAY. DAMAGING WINDS ARE PRIMARY CONCERN. WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN SOME CONSIDERABLE DOWNPOURS EARLY THIS MORNING. ANY EXTRA HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO THAT FLOODING THREAT. LARGE HAIL, EVEN A BRIEF ISOLATED TORNADO CAN’T BE OVERLOOKED. WITH THIS SCATTERED RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS. AS WE PROGRESS THROUGH YOUR WEDNESDAY, SOME MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. WORKING THROUGH MANY OF THE EASTERN NEIGHBORHOODS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY. AS WE LOOK FROM HARRISON TOWNSHIP BACK TOWARDS SPRINGDALE, ALSO BETWEEN PENN HILLS NORTH BRADDOCK, HEADING OVER TOWARDS MURRYSVILLE. RAIN IS A LITTLE BIT LIGHTER, AT LEAST FOR THE MOMENT IN DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH. IS THAT A BAND? MODERATE RAIN COMING OUT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY HAS BROKEN DOWN A LITTLE BIT, BUT EVEN STILL, SOME OF THAT STEADY LIGHT RAIN COULD CAUSE SOME ISSUES ON THE ROADS. RAIN THEN PICKS BACK UP AS WE APPROACH KITTANNING EXTENDS ALONG 422 INTO INDIANA. NOW ANY CONCERN FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS AS WE GO THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THIS AFTERNOON, IT’S PROBABLY GOING TO BE NORTH OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH. WE HAVE SEEN A COUPLE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ISSUED CLOSER TO CLEVELAND, ALSO AROUND ERIE, BUT WE WILL SEE SOME ACTION OF OUR OWN AS WE GO OVER THE NEXT COMING HOURS. TORNADO WATCH OUT JUST TO OUR WEST FOR PARTS OF OHIO AND ALSO THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COULD EXPAND THAT INTO OUR VIEWING AREA AS WE GO FORWARD INTO THE AFTERNOON. SO CERTAINLY BE MONITORING THAT AS WE CONTINUE THROUGH THE SEVERE WEATHER ALERT DAY, CERTAINLY A WARMER AFTERNOON, BUT WE’VE GOT A LOT OF STORMS COMING OUR WAY BEFORE THINGS REALLY CHANGE BEHIND THIS SYSTEM. SO AGAIN, HERE’S 130 THIS AFTERNOON. YOU CAN PICK OUT A FEW ISOLATED STORMS CLOSER TO NEW CASTLE FRANKLIN. AGAIN, ALL THIS IS NORTH OF I 80. A LITTLE BIT OF ACTION DROPPING CLOSER TO THE 422 CORRIDOR AS WE ROLL TOWARDS THE EVENING COMMUTE. BUT THAT’S REALLY GOING TO BE PRIME TIME IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH AS WE WORK THROUGH ABOUT 8:00 TONIGHT. AGAIN, ALL MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER ARE ON THE TABLE. A LOT OF THAT STORM ACTION WILL BE WRAPPING UP AS WE GET CLOSER TO 10 P.M. TEMPERATURES START TO DROP, AND YET EVEN A FEW SNOWFLAKES COULD MIX IN THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. NOT EXPECTING ANY OF THAT TO STICK THOUGH. AS WE CONTINUE THROUGH THE TAIL END OF THIS SYSTEM. TO YOUR 4-DAY PLUS 4 MORE FORECAST FROM 74 TODAY TO JUST 42 TOMORROW, THAT’S CERTAINLY GOING TO BE A SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM. QUICK REBOUND ON FRIDAY. SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS. THINGS ARE LOOKING QUIET AND DRY FOR SAINT PATRICK’S DAY WEEKEND. JUST A LITTLE CHILL IN THE AIR FOR THE PARADE DOWNTOW
Severe thunderstorm warning for western Pennsylvania on Wednesday
Updated: 2:36 PM EDT Mar 11, 2026
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning in Allegheny, Armstrong, Indiana and Westmoreland counties on Wednesday.The warning remains in effect until 3 p.m.More: Read the current weather alerts for your countyInteractive radar: Track storms moving through your areaSevere thunderstorms were located along a line from 8 miles southeast of Ford City to over Penn Hills, or along a line from 10 miles southeast of Kittanning to over Penn Hills, moving east at 55 mph.HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.SOURCE…Radar indicated.IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.Locations impacted include… Penn Hills, Monroeville, Indiana, Vandergrift, Homer City, Apollo, Plum, Murrysville, Wilkinsburg, New Kensington, Lower Burrell, Harrison Township, O’Hara Township, Oakmont, Arnold, Tarentum, Natrona Heights and Blairsville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds.A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 8 p.m. for portions of southwest and west central Pennsylvania.Severe thunderstorms were located along a line from over Coraopolis to near Avella, or along a line from over Moon Township to near Avella, moving east at 60 mph.HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.SOURCE…Radar indicated.IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and treesLocations impacted include Pittsburgh, Penn Hills, Ross Township, McCandless Township, Moon Township, Weirton, Franklin Park, Shaler Township, Plum, North Side Pittsburgh, Hampton Township, Scott Township, Wilkinsburg, Robinson Township, New Kensington, Lower Burrell and Harrison Township.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONSSeek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds.Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built structure.A severe thunderstorm was located over Moundsville, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and small hail.SOURCE…Radar indicated.IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.Locations impacted include… Moundsville, Bethlehem, Triadelphia, Valley Grove, Shadyside, McMechen, Powhatan Point, Glen Dale, Cameron, Benwood, Rogersville, West Finley, Claysville, West Alexander, Nineveh, Lone Oak, Beelers Station and Dallas. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds. Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built structure. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM EDT for portions of east central Ohio, southwest Pennsylvania, and the northern panhandle of West Virginia.
PITTSBURGH —
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning in Allegheny, Armstrong, Indiana and Westmoreland counties on Wednesday.
The warning remains in effect until 3 p.m.
Severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 8 miles southeast of Ford City to over Penn Hills, or along a line from 10 miles southeast of Kittanning to over Penn Hills, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include… Penn Hills, Monroeville, Indiana, Vandergrift, Homer City, Apollo, Plum, Murrysville, Wilkinsburg, New Kensington, Lower Burrell, Harrison Township, O’Hara Township, Oakmont, Arnold, Tarentum, Natrona Heights and Blairsville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 8 p.m. for portions of southwest and west central Pennsylvania.
Severe thunderstorms were located along a line from over Coraopolis to near Avella, or along a line from over Moon Township to near Avella, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
Locations impacted include Pittsburgh, Penn Hills, Ross Township, McCandless Township, Moon Township, Weirton, Franklin Park, Shaler Township, Plum, North Side Pittsburgh, Hampton Township, Scott Township, Wilkinsburg, Robinson Township, New Kensington, Lower Burrell and Harrison Township.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds.
Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built structure.
A severe thunderstorm was located over Moundsville, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and small hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include… Moundsville, Bethlehem, Triadelphia, Valley Grove, Shadyside, McMechen, Powhatan Point, Glen Dale, Cameron, Benwood, Rogersville, West Finley, Claysville, West Alexander, Nineveh, Lone Oak, Beelers Station and Dallas.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds. Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built structure.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM EDT for portions of east central Ohio, southwest Pennsylvania, and the northern panhandle of West Virginia.