Pennsylvania Weather Alert: 60% Storm Risk by 6 PM Friday, Damaging Winds Target Pittsburgh Until Midnight

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Pittsburgh, PA – Drivers across western Pennsylvania could encounter sudden downpours and wind gusts topping 50 mph as early as 2 p.m. Friday, with storms intensifying during the evening commute and continuing into the night.

According to the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh, a passing cold front will trigger two rounds of thunderstorms, first between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., followed by a stronger line from 5 p.m. through midnight. The primary risk zone sits south of Interstate 80, where conditions support damaging wind, large hail, and a low-end tornado threat…

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