{"id":149521,"date":"2026-03-26T22:31:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T22:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/149521\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T22:31:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T22:31:20","slug":"tornado-watch-issued-for-western-pennsylvania-communities-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/149521\/","title":{"rendered":"Tornado Watch issued for Western Pennsylvania communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/a1e999038b7bad0c897fa974e247cac3.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A Tornado Watch has been issued for Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Clarion, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango, Washington and Westmoreland counties until 11 p.m. tonight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Isolated tornadoes will be possible, along with the threat for damaging winds, frequent lightning and downpours. 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