Damaging wind, large hail possible with midday storms

Damaging winds and large hail are possible with storms from mid-morning through midday Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

Severe weather is possible in the Pittsburgh area from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., meteorologist David Shallenberger said.

In Southwestern Pennsylvania, the main threat will be wind, he said.

“It is looking like we’ll see a few instances of large hail as well,” he said.

Some minor flooding is also possible.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected to move into the area this morning ahead of a cold front. With the daytime heating, instability will increase. Strong to severe storms will then be possible from mid-morning into the early afternoon. The main threat will be wind gusts. pic.twitter.com/6JxReTN4ro

— NWS Pittsburgh (@NWSPittsburgh) May 16, 2022

The potential for severe weather prompted New Kensington-Arnold School District to cancel a fishing event that had been scheduled for Monday morning at Valley High School, Principal Pat Nee said.

The risk of severe weather is higher in the central and eastern areas of the state, Shallenberger said.

Some sunshine is possible in the late afternoon. It’s expected to be about 10 degrees cooler than Sunday, with highs in the upper 60s to low 70s.

Shallenberger said Tuesday will be dry. Scattered to isolated showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast for Wednesday afternoon, but not expected to be severe.

Temperatures will be around the average for this time of year, which is a high of 72 and low at 50, he said.