NWS Pittsburgh PATO.W 0055August 16, 2026
Tornado Warning: Indiana County and Westmoreland, PA
The National Weather Service office in Pittsburgh issued a tornado warning for Indiana County and Westmoreland in Pennsylvania, which was in force until 5:00 p.m. local time on August 16. It was the 55th tornado warning the NWS office in Pittsburgh issued in 2026. Pennsylvania had 12 tornado warnings in August 2026, against 6 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Pennsylvania's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 26 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Pittsburgh PA
- Area
- Indiana County and Westmoreland
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:34 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KPBZ TO.W 0055
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Pennsylvania since 2008Every warning type in Pennsylvania
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The notice as issued
TORPBZ The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a * Tornado Warning for... East Central Westmoreland County in southwestern Pennsylvania... South Central Indiana County in west central Pennsylvania... * Until 500 PM EDT. * At 434 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Derry, or 7 miles northeast of Latrobe, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * Locations impacted include... Blairsville, Derry, Ligonier, New Florence, Seward, Bolivar and Loyalhanna Gorge.
What the agency told people to do
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built building away from windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.