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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 22 at 5:04PM EDT until March 22 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA

AREAS AFFECTED: Belmont, OH; Harrison, OH; Jefferson, OH; Monroe, OH; Allegheny, PA; Armstrong, PA; Beaver, PA; Butler, PA; Fayette, PA; Greene, PA; Indiana, PA; Washington, PA; Westmoreland, PA; Brooke, WV; Hancock, WV; Marion, WV; Marshall, WV; Monongalia, WV; Ohio, WV; Preston, WV; Wetzel, WV

DESCRIPTION: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 72 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO BELMONT HARRISON JEFFERSON OH MONROE IN PENNSYLVANIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA ALLEGHENY FAYETTE GREENE WASHINGTON WESTMORELAND IN WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA ARMSTRONG BUTLER INDIANA IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA BEAVER IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA PRESTON IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA MARION MONONGALIA WETZEL IN THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA BROOKE HANCOCK MARSHALL OHIO THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALIQUIPPA, AMBRIDGE, BEAVER FALLS, BUTLER, CADIZ, CANONSBURG, CONNELLSVILLE, FAIRMONT, FOLLANSBEE, FORD CITY, GREENSBURG, INDIANA, KINGWOOD, KITTANNING, LATROBE, MARTINS FERRY, MASONTOWN, MONACA, MORGANTOWN, MOUNDSVILLE, MURRYSVILLE, NEW KENSINGTON, NEW MARTINSVILLE, PITTSBURGH METRO AREA, ST. CLAIRSVILLE, STEUBENVILLE, TERRA ALTA, UNIONTOWN, WASHINGTON, WAYNESBURG, WEIRTON, WELLSBURG, WHEELING, AND WOODSFIELD.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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Nimbostratus Clouds Next Topic: Precipitation

A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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