The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the Pittsburgh area on Sunday.
The watch is in effect until 9 p.m. on Sunday and includes Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Clarion, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Mercer, Washington and Westmoreland counties. The watch extends into Ohio and West Virginia. It includes more than 16 million people, the NWS said.
“We will be monitoring the tornado threat, and the issuance of a Tornado Watch cannot be ruled out as the event unfolds,” NWS Pittsburgh posted to X.
The timing for the storms is forecast to be from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. A cold front will move through our area, sliding through Pittsburgh between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. Strong upper-level winds, along with the front, will provide an environment conducive to a line of storms developing and rolling through, with strong winds being the main concern…