Thunderstorms Moving Into Allegheny, Butler Counties

Strong thunderstorms will affect parts of Allegheny County—including Wexford, Sewickley, Moon, Franklin Park, Perrysville and Pittsburgh's North Side—as well as Cranberry Township in Butler County this afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

It issued a Special Weather Statement at 1:11 p.m. warning of the storms in which wind gusts up to 50 mph and dime-size hail are possible, the service said.

"Heavy rain will pond water on roads and quickly fill ditches and small streams," The National Weather Service website states.

The storm will affect the following roads:

I-279 between Mile Markers 1 and 13.

I-579 between Mile Markers 0 and 1.

Route 43 IN Pennsylvania between Mile Markers 45 and 53.

I-376 between Mile Makers 31 and 74.

I-79 in Pennsylvania between Mile Markers 50 and 49.

I-76 between Mile Markers 14 and 33.