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From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Fri May 31 2002 - 21:54:32 EDT

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Hundreds of reports of large hail and high winds, downing trees and power
lines, are on the NWS website from tonight:
http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/pa/public.html

Most of the AWS & NWS Gusts were in the 30s however AWS Sarver PA reported
56mph.
http://www.aws.com/wx.asp?id=SARVR

The following is a forward from the PA-Weather Email List.
http://wxmatrix-membersonly/group/PA-Weather

>...the most
>noticeable damage was in eastern Allegheny County.
>
>
>The area news stations are being swamped with reports...the biggest
>one being in Kennywood Park, where extremely strong winds (possibly a
>tornado) ripped the Roof right off of the ride, "The Whip" ...and the
>building collapsed. At least one casualty has been reported with that
>collapse.
>
>Below are the stories from the only two local media sources that I
>could find who were updating their web sites...
>
>WTAE-TV 4:
><http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/1491082/detail.html>http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/1491082/detail.html
>
>Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
><http://www.postgazette.com/breaking/20020531webkennywood0531ap1.asp>http://www.postgazette.com/breaking/20020531webkennywood0531ap1.asp
>
>If anyone is in Western PA, tune into KDKA or WTAE...they are
>continuing Live coverage all night long...just as they have been
>doing since 7pm...when everything "blew-up" with all these storms.
>
>

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