NWS Pittsburgh PASV.W 0334September 3, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Butler, Lawrence and Mercer, PA
The National Weather Service office in Pittsburgh issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Butler, Lawrence and Mercer in Pennsylvania, which was in force until 5:30 p.m. local time on September 3. It was the 334th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Pittsburgh issued in 2026. Pennsylvania had 159 severe thunderstorm warnings in September 2026, against 30 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Pennsylvania's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 35 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Pittsburgh PA
- Area
- Butler, Lawrence and Mercer
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:55 p.m. EDT, September 3, 2026
- Expires
- 5:30 p.m. EDT, September 3, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KPBZ SV.W 0334
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania since 2008Every warning type in Pennsylvania
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The notice as issued
SVRPBZ The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Mercer County in northwestern Pennsylvania... Northern Butler County in west central Pennsylvania... Central Lawrence County in western Pennsylvania... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 455 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 6 miles southwest of Grove City to over New Castle, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... New Castle, Grove City, Shanor-Northvue, Slippery Rock, New Wilmington, Oakwood, New Castle Northwest, Prospect, Plain Grove Township, South New Castle, West Liberty, Harlansburg, Portersville, West Sunbury, Volant, Cooper's Lake Campground, Rose Point Park, McConnells Mill and Moraine State Park.
What the agency told people to do
Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. These storms are capable of producing widespread damaging winds and dangerous hail. Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built structure.
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The record around this notice
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania since 2008523 a year
- Every warning type in Pennsylvania
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most20,005 a year
- NWS notices, September 20262,824 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels