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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 67, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

July 18, 1997Fayette County, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 18, 1997, 8:44 PM EDT for Fayette County, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 46 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jul 18, 1997, 8:44 PM EDT (00:44 UTC)
Expired: Jul 18, 1997, 9:30 PM EDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area: Whole counties

Counties Fayette County, PA, Westmoreland County, PA

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 18, 8:48 PM EDT	Thunderstorm Wind	New Derry, PA	Large trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds. Fallen trees blocked Route 982.

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.

The text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 18, 4:20 PM EDT, 4 hours 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
420 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 1997

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0300 PM    CLAYSVILLE                PA   WIND DAMAGE
07/18/97   WASHINGTON                     NUMEROUS PINE TREES
                                          BLOWN DOWN BETWEEN
                                          CLAYSVILLE AND WASHINGTON.
                                          SOME BROKEN OFF HALF WAY
                                          UP.

0303 PM    WASHINGTON                PA   .88 INCH HAIL
07/18/97   WASHINGTON                     3 MILES SW WASHINGTON

0305 PM    3 SW WASHINGTON           PA   WIND DAMAGE
07/18/97   WASHINGHTON                    TREES DOWN.

0313 PM    PITTSBURGH INTL ARPT      PA   .88 INCH HAIL
07/18/97   ALLEGHENY                      3 MILES SW PITTSBURGH
                                          INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

0330 PM    MURRYSVILLE               PA   WIND DAMAGE
07/18/97   WESTMORELAND                   TREES DOWN.

Local storm report, Jul 18, 4:21 PM EDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
420 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 1997

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0300 PM    CLAYSVILLE                PA   WIND DAMAGE
07/18/97   WASHINGTON                     NUMEROUS PINE TREES
                                          BLOWN DOWN BETWEEN
                                          CLAYSVILLE AND WASHINGTON.
                                          SOME BROKEN OFF HALF WAY
                                          UP.

0303 PM    WASHINGTON                PA   .88 INCH HAIL
07/18/97   WASHINGTON                     3 MILES SW WASHINGTON

0305 PM    3 SW WASHINGTON           PA   WIND DAMAGE
07/18/97   WASHINGHTON                    TREES DOWN.

0313 PM    PITTSBURGH INTL ARPT      PA   .88 INCH HAIL
07/18/97   ALLEGHENY                      3 MILES SW PITTSBURGH
                                          INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

0330 PM    MURRYSVILLE               PA   WIND DAMAGE
07/18/97   WESTMORELAND                   TREES DOWN.

Special weather statement, Jul 18, 4:54 PM EDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - WATCH CANCELLATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
500 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 1997

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH SAYS...

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA NORTH OF
PITTSBURGH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WAS ISSUED FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

ONLY A FEW SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN THIS EVENING FOR EAST
CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

Special weather statement, Jul 18, 5:00 PM EDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before

PAZ007>009-013>016-022-190000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - WATCH CANCELLATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
500 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 1997

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH SAYS...

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA NORTH OF
PITTSBURGH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WAS ISSUED FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

ONLY A FEW SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN THIS EVENING FOR EAST
CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 18, 8:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Allegheny	49 min
Jul 18, 8:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Washington	52 min
Jul 18, 11:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Jefferson	59 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.