{"id":219240,"date":"2026-06-14T23:33:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T23:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/219240\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T23:33:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T23:33:18","slug":"severe-weather-tornado-watches-for-multiple-western-pa-counties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/219240\/","title":{"rendered":"Severe Weather: Tornado watches for multiple Western PA counties"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSEND IT OUT NOW TO FELICITY, WHO IS IN AMBRIDGE. YEAH, MIKE, WE\u2019RE ON OHIO RIVER BOULEVARD AND SIXTH STREET HERE IN AMBRIDGE. AND WE ACTUALLY JUST ROLLED UP ON THIS. I WANT TO SHOW YOU RIGHT HERE, YOU CAN SEE THIS MASSIVE TREE HAS GONE ALL THE WAY OVER ONE SIDE OF OHIO RIVER BOULEVARD AND THEN OVER THE BARRIER AND INTO THE OTHER. THIS ROAD HERE IS NOW ONE LANE. THE OTHER SIDE IS COMPLETELY BLOCKED OFF. AS WE WERE DRIVING HERE, WE SAW SOMEONE FROM THE RED CROSS. WE GOT HERE RIGHT ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS THE POLICE IN AMBRIDGE. AS THEY ARE SHUTTING DOWN THIS ROAD, AND IF NICK IS ABLE TO JUST TURN NOW FURTHER DOWN OHIO RIVER BOULEVARD, YOU SEE ANOTHER TREE THAT HAS FALLEN INTO THE ROAD. HERE WE HAVE CREWS GOING UP. YOU CAN SEE THERE\u2019S JUST PIECES OF BRANCHES AND LEAVES AND DEBRIS ALL UP AND DOWN THE ROAD. AND OF COURSE, THESE MASSIVE TREES THAT HAVE FALLEN IN. AND THEN I\u2019M JUST GOING TO POINT OVER THIS WAY. WE HAVEN\u2019T BEEN ABLE TO GET AS FAR, BUT THESE ARE HOMES HERE. AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE ONE OF THE TREES HAS COME DOWN. THERE IS SOME DAMAGE TO A HOME. WE\u2019RE STARTING TO SEE RESIDENTS COME OUT HERE. LOOK AT THE DAMAGE. NOW THAT THE RAIN HAS STOPPED HERE. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF DRIZZLE ON US RIGHT NOW, BUT THE DAMAGE IS VERY, VERY VAST AND WE\u2019RE NOW GOING TO GO TRY TO CHECK IN WITH THOSE PEOPLE AND SEE WHAT DAMAGE THEY HAVE. AGAIN, IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON OHIO RIVER BOULEVARD RIGHT NOW, YOU SHOULD BE WARY THAT THE LANES ARE PROBABLY GOING TO BE CLOSED FOR A WHILE AS THE POLICE AN\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Severe Weather: Tornado watches for multiple Western PA counties<\/p>\n

Damaging winds are the leading threat between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 7:17 PM EDT Jun 14, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMultiple counties are currently under a tornado watch as severe weather continues to move through the area. Tornado Watches across Western PAAllegheny County, Armstrong County, Butler County, Clarion County, Indiana County, Somerset County, Union County and Westmoreland County are all under a tornado watch until 10 p.m.Thunderstorm WarningA severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for Allegheny, Armstrong, Fayette, Washington, Westmoreland and Indiana counties until 8 p.m.Those storms are expected to bring 60 mph wind gusts and small hail. Areas that may be impacted by the storms include Greensburg, Indiana, Jeannette, Latrobe, Connellsville, Punxsutawney, Homer City, Murrysville, White Oak, Monessen, California, Donora, Mount Pleasant, Scottdale, Charleroi, Irwin, McChesneytown-Loyalhanna and Blairsville.Thunderstorm WatchA Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for all of Western Pennsylvania until 9 p.m. A line of storms is expected to bring strong winds and heavy downpours beginning at 4 p.m.More: Read current weather alerts for your countyInteractive radar: Track storms in your areaLearn how to enable automatic weather alerts on the WTAE mobile appImpact Day: Scattered afternoon stormsA break from spotty showers with some rays of sunshine comes early this afternoon. The lull will help to increase chances for strong to severe thunderstorms.The window for storms opens around 3 p.m. and continues through 8 p.m. The line of thunderstorms will work from west to east. Strong winds and downpours are expected. Some small hail and a non-zero risk for a tornado are also possible.Cooler and less humid to start the weekToday’s cold front will usher in a rather refreshing air mass to start next week. Highs will be in the 70s, lows will dip into the 50s. Clouds will gradually break Monday; Tuesday will feature all day sunshine.The next rain and storm chance ThursdayWe are watching another round of rain and storms for Thursday. The morning hours look a little busier for the Pittsburgh, potentially making it an Impact Day. Outside of the rain and storms, it will be a breezy day. Conditions will dry out on Juneteenth and stay quiet for Father’s Day weekend.TODAY – Impact Day: Morning showers, scattered PM thunderstorms. High: 80\u00b0.TONIGHT: Showers and storms end around sunset. Mostly cloudy with patchy fog. Low: 56\u00b0.MONDAY: Cooler with clouds and sun. High: 71\u00b0, low: 54\u00b0.TUESDAY: Delightful with more sunshine. High: 76\u00b0, low: 57\u00b0.WEDNESDAY: Increasing clouds with showers returning late. High: 80\u00b0, low: 64\u00b0.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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Multiple counties are currently under a tornado watch as severe weather continues to move through the area. <\/p>\n

Tornado Watches across Western PA<\/p>\n

Allegheny County, Armstrong County, Butler County, Clarion County, Indiana County, Somerset County, Union County and Westmoreland County are all under a tornado watch until 10 p.m.<\/p>\n

Thunderstorm Warning<\/p>\n

A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for Allegheny, Armstrong, Fayette, Washington, Westmoreland and Indiana counties until 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Those storms are expected to bring 60 mph wind gusts and small hail. <\/p>\n

Areas that may be impacted by the storms include Greensburg, Indiana, Jeannette, Latrobe, Connellsville, Punxsutawney, Homer City, Murrysville, White Oak, Monessen, California, Donora, Mount Pleasant, Scottdale, Charleroi, Irwin, McChesneytown-Loyalhanna and Blairsville.<\/p>\n

Thunderstorm Watch<\/p>\n

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for all of Western Pennsylvania until 9 p.m. A line of storms is expected to bring strong winds and heavy downpours beginning at 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

Impact Day: Scattered afternoon storms<\/p>\n

A break from spotty showers with some rays of sunshine comes early this afternoon. The lull will help to increase chances for strong to severe thunderstorms.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA line of thunderstorms will cut through western Pennsylvania between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The window for storms opens around 3 p.m. and continues through 8 p.m. The line of thunderstorms will work from west to east. Strong winds and downpours are expected. Some small hail and a non-zero risk for a tornado are also possible.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDamaging winds and downpours are the leading storm risks.<\/p>\n

Cooler and less humid to start the week<\/p>\n

Today’s cold front will usher in a rather refreshing air mass to start next week. Highs will be in the 70s, lows will dip into the 50s. Clouds will gradually break Monday; Tuesday will feature all day sunshine.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCooler and dry on Monday with clouds and sunshine around western PA.<\/p>\n

The next rain and storm chance Thursday<\/p>\n

We are watching another round of rain and storms for Thursday. The morning hours look a little busier for the Pittsburgh, potentially making it an Impact Day. Outside of the rain and storms, it will be a breezy day. Conditions will dry out on Juneteenth and stay quiet for Father’s Day weekend.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore refreshing air arrives after today\u2019s storms. Thursday will be another unsettled day for the Pittsburgh area.<\/p>\n

TODAY – Impact Day: Morning showers, scattered PM thunderstorms. High: 80\u00b0.
TONIGHT: Showers and storms end around sunset. Mostly cloudy with patchy fog. Low: 56\u00b0.
MONDAY: Cooler with clouds and sun. High: 71\u00b0, low: 54\u00b0.
TUESDAY: Delightful with more sunshine. High: 76\u00b0, low: 57\u00b0.
WEDNESDAY: Increasing clouds with showers returning late. High: 80\u00b0, low: 64\u00b0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SEND IT OUT NOW TO FELICITY, WHO IS IN AMBRIDGE. YEAH, MIKE, WE\u2019RE ON OHIO RIVER BOULEVARD AND…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":219241,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[95536,3570,2829,2828,61324,21884,66373,8077,15909,13706,11955,14003,460,95537,9997,4800,28,30,29,3510,3511,13458,1522,3512,95538,6740,13720,2825,16291,7214,6682,4328,3513,3514],"class_list":["post-219240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-afternoon-thunderstorm","tag-clouds","tag-cold-front","tag-cooler","tag-damaging-winds","tag-downpour","tag-downpours","tag-few-shower","tag-hail","tag-heavy-rain","tag-impact-day","tag-line","tag-morning","tag-next-rain","tag-next-week","tag-p-m","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news","tag-pittsburgh-forecast","tag-pittsburgh-weather","tag-refreshing","tag-severe-weather","tag-showers","tag-spotty-activity","tag-storm","tag-strong-wind","tag-sunshine","tag-thunderstorms","tag-today","tag-tornado","tag-western-pa","tag-western-pa-forecast","tag-western-pa-weather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219240\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}