Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Pittsburgh Area, Southwestern Pa.

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for the Pittsburgh region as well as part of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.

The watch was issued around 11:45 a.m. Monday and lasts until 6 p.m. tonight.

Lightning, wind gusts and possibly some hail are expected.

The counties affected include:

• Allegheny
• Armstrong
• Beaver
• Beford
• Blair
• Butler
• Cambria
• Cameron
• Centre
• Clarion
• Clearfield
• Clinton
• Elk
• Fayette
• Forest
• Fulton
• Greene
• Huntingdon
• Indiana
• Jefferson
• Lawerence
• Mifflin
• Somerset
• Venango
• Washington
• Westmoreland

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