Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Tornado Warnings in 1994
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this tornado warning at Jun 11, 1994, 7:04 PM EDT for Clarion County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 41 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 11, 1994, 7:04 PM EDT (23:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 1994, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Clarion County, PA
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 104 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 442 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -89 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1002 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KPIT 112304 TORPIT PAC031-112345- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 704 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN WEST PENNSYLVANIA ...CLARION COUNTY DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO JUST SOUTHEAST EMLENTON IN CLARION COUNTY. THE TORNADO IS MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION. ACT QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. AVOID WINDOWS. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT. DMW/PAJ
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 4:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
PAZ001>036-WV001>004-120000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT -SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 435 PM EDT SAT JUNE 11 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA UNTIL 8 PM... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRINGIA UNTIL SATURDAY 8 PM EDT. ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOMERSET COUTNY UNTIL 630 PM... AT 430 PM...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. A TORNADO WAS REPORTED IN CRAWFORD COUNTY NEAR BLOOMING VALLEY. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN ELK...NORTHERN VENANAGO...NORTHERN SOMERSET...NORTHEN MERCER...AND IN ARMSTRONG COUNTY. A COUPLE OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE OVER NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WRE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...DAMAGING WINDS... FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND HAIL. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...MOVE INDOORS OR TAKE SHELTER BENEATH A STURDY STRUCTURE. NEVER TRY TO DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH FLOOD WATERS...YOU COULD BE SWEPT AWAY. REHAK
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 4:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
PAZ001>036-WV001>004-120000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT -SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 435 PM EDT SAT JUNE 11 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA UNTIL 8 PM... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRINGIA UNTIL SATURDAY 8 PM EDT. ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOMERSET COUTNY UNTIL 630 PM... AT 430 PM...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. A TORNADO WAS REPORTED IN CRAWFORD COUNTY NEAR BLOOMING VALLEY. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN ELK...NORTHERN VENANAGO...NORTHERN SOMERSET...NORTHEN MERCER...AND IN ARMSTRONG COUNTY. A COUPLE OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE OVER NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WRE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...DAMAGING WINDS... FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND HAIL. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...MOVE INDOORS OR TAKE SHELTER BENEATH A STURDY STRUCTURE. NEVER TRY TO DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH FLOOD WATERS...YOU COULD BE SWEPT AWAY. REHAK
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 5:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
PAZ001>036-WV001>004-120000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - DOPPLER RADAR UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 550 PM EDT SAT JUNE 11 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA UNTIL 8 PM... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRINGIA UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOMERSET COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM... AT 550 PM...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE IN MERCER COUNTY...JEFFERSON COUNTY...NORTHERN INDIANA COUNTY...IN THE MON VELLEY NEAR CHARLEROI...IN SOUTHERN WESTMORELAND COUTNY...AND SOUTHERN SOMERSET VALLEY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WRE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...DAMAGING WINDS... FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND HAIL. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...MOVE INDOORS OR TAKE SHELTER BENEATH A STURDY STRUCTURE. NEVER TRY TO DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH FLOOD WATERS...YOU COULD BE SWEPT AWAY. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING KILLS. REHAK
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 5:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
PAZ001>036-WV001>004-120000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - DOPPLER RADAR UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 550 PM EDT SAT JUNE 11 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA UNTIL 8 PM... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRINGIA UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOMERSET COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM... AT 550 PM...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE IN MERCER COUNTY...JEFFERSON COUNTY...NORTHERN INDIANA COUNTY...IN THE MON VELLEY NEAR CHARLEROI...IN SOUTHERN WESTMORELAND COUTNY...AND SOUTHERN SOMERSET VALLEY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WRE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...DAMAGING WINDS... FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND HAIL. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...MOVE INDOORS OR TAKE SHELTER BENEATH A STURDY STRUCTURE. NEVER TRY TO DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH FLOOD WATERS...YOU COULD BE SWEPT AWAY. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING KILLS. REHAK
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 6:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
PAZ001>036-WV001>004-120000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - DOPPLER RADAR UPDATE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 550 PM EDT SAT JUNE 11 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA UNTIL 8 PM... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRINGIA UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOMERSET COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM... AT 550 PM...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE IN MERCER COUNTY...JEFFERSON COUNTY...NORTHERN INDIANA COUNTY...IN THE MON VALLEY NEAR CHARLEROI...IN SOUTHERN WESTMORELAND COUNTY...AND SOUTHERN SOMERSET COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...DAMAGING WINDS... FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND HAIL. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...MOVE INDOORS OR TAKE SHELTER BENEATH A STURDY STRUCTURE. NEVER TRY TO DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH FLOOD WATERS...YOU COULD BE SWEPT AWAY. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING KILLS. REHAK
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 6:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
PAZ001>036-WV001>004-120000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - DOPPLER RADAR UPDATE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 550 PM EDT SAT JUNE 11 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA UNTIL 8 PM... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRINGIA UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOMERSET COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM... AT 550 PM...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE IN MERCER COUNTY...JEFFERSON COUNTY...NORTHERN INDIANA COUNTY...IN THE MON VALLEY NEAR CHARLEROI...IN SOUTHERN WESTMORELAND COUNTY...AND SOUTHERN SOMERSET COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...DAMAGING WINDS... FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND HAIL. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...MOVE INDOORS OR TAKE SHELTER BENEATH A STURDY STRUCTURE. NEVER TRY TO DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH FLOOD WATERS...YOU COULD BE SWEPT AWAY. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING KILLS. REHAK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Jefferson | 43 min |
| Jun 11, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Westmoreland | 40 min |
| Jun 11, 6:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Clarion | 54 min |
| Jun 11, 7:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Clarion | 39 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.