WWUS51 KPBZ 152227 SVSPBZ Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 627 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026 PAC085-121-152300- /O.CON.KPBZ.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-260415T2300Z/ Mercer PA-Venango PA- 627 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN MERCER AND SOUTHWESTERN VENANGO COUNTIES... At 627 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of Greenville, or 14 miles northeast of Hermitage, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Oil City, Franklin, Greenville, Sugarcreek, Stoneboro, Seneca, Polk, Sandy Lake, Fredonia, Cooperstown, Kennerdell, Jackson Center, Barkeyville, Woodland Heights, Utica, New Lebanon, Sheakleyville, Maurice K Goddard State Park and Cranberry Township. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing dangerous hail and damaging winds. Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built structure. && LAT...LON 4141 8043 4148 8035 4148 8013 4149 8013 4149 8000 4151 7986 4137 7961 4123 7971 4120 8008 4131 8045 TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 279DEG 49KT 4140 8050 TORNADO...POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Frazier