I-79 North closed in Butler County on Tuesday afternoon
P.M. SO JUST A HEADS UP FOR YOU THERE. AND ALL THIS CALM AND QUIET FOR US THIS MORNING AND THROUGH WEDNESDAY, BUT A SEVERE WEATHER ALERT DAY FOR US ON THURSDAY AS RAIN AND STORMS WILL BE ROLLING IN. AND IT’S NOT SO MUCH THE SEVERITY OF THE STORMS, BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING IN SOME NEIGHBORHOODS. WE’LL GET THROUGH THAT AND INTO JUNETEENTH ON FRIDAY AND INTO FATHER’S DAY WEEKEND. SMOOTH SAILING, VERY COMFORTABLE AND DRY. WE’RE GOING TO TIME IT OUT HERE AS WE GET INTO EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AROUND 1 A.M., A PASSING SHOWER, A LOT OF US GOING TO GOING TO BE SLEEPING. IT’S GOING TO BE VERY ISOLATED. WEDNESDAY LOOKS GOOD THROUGH THE DAY, CLOUDS WILL BE THICKENING UP. THEN WE’LL START TO SEE SOME LIGHT SHOWERS DEVELOPING AROUND NINE 10:00. VERY SPOTTY INTO THE EVENING AND LATE NIGHT. BUT THE POCKETS OF HEAVIER RAIN REALLY COMING IN FOR THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE STOPPED HERE AROUND 5:00. YOU CAN SEE THAT HEAVY RAIN MOVING THROUGH BEAVER, ALLEGHENY, WASHINGTON, EXTENDING INTO WESTMORELAND, ARMSTRONG AND INDIANA ALL THE WAY DOWN INTO GREENE COUNTY. IT DOES MOVE QUICKLY. THAT IS SOME GOOD NEWS, BUT IT’S REALLY GOING TO PACK A PUNCH, ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING DRIVE. STOP HERE AROUND 7:00. MOST OF IT WILL BE EAST AND SOUTH OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH. THESE ARE THE AREAS THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP. WE COULD HAVE SOME DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. THE TORNADO RISK IS LOW, BUT IT’S BEEN LOW THE PAST COUPLE OF TIMES PAST COUPLE OF STORMS WE’VE HAD ROLL THROUGH. IT’S REALLY CAUSED SOME DAMAGE. IT’S MOVED OUT BY NINE 10:00. QUIET CONDITIONS AND THURSDAY THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY WILL BE BREEZY AND A BIT ON THE MUGGY SIDE WITH SOME SUNSHINE, BUT IT WILL QUIET DOWN JUST FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE WHERE THINGS ARE GOING TO BE A BIT DICEY. OUR THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK, LIKE I JUST SHOWED YOU WHERE THE YELLOW IS. THAT’S A SLIGHT RISK FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THOSE AREAS HAVE A HIGHER RISK FOR SOME DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. TORNADO THREAT IS LOW BUT STILL CANNOT RULE IT OUT. BUT THIS IS WHY I’VE REALLY UPGRADED THE FLASH FLOODING POTENTIAL AS WE GET INTO TOMORROW MORNING. IT’S GOING TO BE A LOT OF RAIN IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, SO FLASH FLOODING HAPPENS VERY QUICKLY. YOU SEE THE YELLOW HERE. THAT’S A POSSIBILITY. THAT INCLUDES PRETTY MUCH MOST OF ALLEGHENY AND WASHINGTON AND GREENE COUNTY EXTENDING INTO LAWRENCE AND BEAVER, PRETTY MUCH SLICING RIGHT THROUGH BUTLER COUNTY, ALL THE WAY UP INTO MERCER AND VENANGO WATCHING, THOUGH, WHERE THE GREEN IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME FLASH FLOODING. BUT THE RISK IS HIGHER, REALLY, FROM THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH ON WEST. WE’LL GET THROUGH OUR SEVERE WEATHER ALERT DAY. THEN THINGS DO QUIET DOWN NOT ONLY FOR JUNETEENTH, BUT AS WE EXTEND INTO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. JUST LIKE IT’S CALM NOW, JUST A LITTLE CHILLY WITH SOME SUN GLARE. 47 DEGREES RIGHT NOW IN PITTSBURGH AND CRANBERRY 46 IN GREENSBURG, 46 WASHINGTON AND NEW CASTLE. WAKING UP AT 49. WE’LL HAVE SOME SUN AND CLOUDS THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. VERY NICE. UP NEAR 76. LIGHT BREEZE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. JUMPING IN THE LOW 80S WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. AGAIN, WE HAVE A SEVERE WEATHER ALERT DAY FOR THE MORNING. RAIN AND STORMS WILL BE OUT OF HERE BY 9:0
I-79 North will be temporarily closed in Butler County on Tuesday afternoon.PennDOT says the closure between Exit 83 (Route 528/Evans City) and Exit 87 (Route 68/Zelienople) will start at 2 p.m. and is expected to last for about 30 minutes.Looking for more news in your area | Subscribe to the WTAE YouTube ChannelState police will be working on a crash reconstruction during the I-79 closure.Route 19 is a possible detour for northbound drivers.Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, Pa. —
I-79 North will be temporarily closed in Butler County on Tuesday afternoon.
PennDOT says the closure between Exit 83 (Route 528/Evans City) and Exit 87 (Route 68/Zelienople) will start at 2 p.m. and is expected to last for about 30 minutes.
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State police will be working on a crash reconstruction during the I-79 closure.
Route 19 is a possible detour for northbound drivers.
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