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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Severe Thunderstorm Possible Wednesday Afternoon in Baldwin, Whitehall

The primary threat would be from damaging wind gusts.

There is a small chance that thunderstorms may become severe on Wednesday afternoon in Baldwin Borough, Baldwin Township and Whitehall Borough, according to a hazardous outlook issued by the National Weather Service in Moon Township. "The primary threat would be from damaging wind gusts, but large hail is also possible," according to the weather service. Here is a more detailed look at the forecast for Wednesday and Thursday: Lightning, hail, wind damage—we want to see your weather photos. Be sure to upload them to the media box above. Then, come back and see the photos that your neighbors uploaded. Join Patch for more community news or join us on Facebook and Twitter.

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NE12Ukid

8:50 am on Thursday, May 16, 2013

We had a few brief light showers in the morning hours, after that it clouded up later and of course the wind was definitely strong yesterday, but nothing as severe as these predictions say. I believe they always err on the side of caution, no one really complains much if the weather turns out to be BETTER than the prediction, but they get all upset if it's WORSE than what was expected.   more ›

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

UPDATES: Severe Thunderstorms Heading Through Pittsburgh Region

Quarter-sized hail and wind gusts of up to 60 mph are possible with these storms.

Most of the Pittsburgh region, including Baldwin-Whitehall, can expect to be hit with a series of strong thunderstorms moving through the area on Tuesday. The National Weather Service in Moon Township has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts eastern Ohio, northern West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania effective until 4:15 p.m. Thunderstorms are expected to affect west-central Allegheny, northern Washington and southwestern Beaver counties.  Quarter-sized hail and wind gusts of up to 60 mph are possible with these storms, according to the weather service. Highways that will be impacted by the storms are:     In addition to large hail and damaging winds, continuous cloud to ground lightning is occuring with this storm, …

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