Alert archive / West Virginia / Tornado Warnings in 1998
Tornado Warning 24, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this tornado warning at Jun 2, 1998, 9:31 PM EDT for Preston County, West Virginia. It was in force for 59 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
- Jun 2, 1998, 9:31 PM EDT (01:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 1998, 10:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Preston County, WV
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 9:45 PM EDT | Tornado F2 | Glade Farms, WV |
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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 4:15 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 111 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
- 1770 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1107 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 352 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 383 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 4.1
- Supercell composite
- 19.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
507 WFUS1 KPIT 030130 RRA TORPIT WVC077-030230- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 931 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... PRESTON COUNTY IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. * UNTIL 1030 PM EDT. * AT 928 PM... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO IN FAYETTE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA THAT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN PRESTON COUNTY AROUND 945 PM...THE TORNADO IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AROUND 40 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... TERRA ALTA AND KINGWOOD BY AROUND 1000 PM. <<CALL-TO-ACTION>>GO TO THE BASEMENT OR A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR .END/MURPHY/PALKO
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
Local storm report, Jun 2, 8:43 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA
843 PM EDT TUE JUN 02 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0425 PM NORTH GEORGETOWN OH 1 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 COLUMBIANA
0435 PM SALEM OH .88 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 COLUMBIANA
0437 PM SHARPSVILLE PA .88 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 MERCER
0442 PM SALEM OH 1.13 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 COLUMBIANA
0450 PM SALEM OH FLOODING
06/02/98 COLUMBIANA STREET FLOODING
0505 PM OIL CITY PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 VENANGO
0508 PM COOPERSTOWN PA 1 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 VENANGO
0517 PM FREDERICKTOWN OH 1 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 COLUMBIANA
0525 PM MONACA PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 BEAVER
0525 PM SHIPPINGPORT PA WIND DAMAGE
06/02/98 BEAVER LARGE TREES KNOCKED DOWN.
0528 PM CONWAY PA 1 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 BEAVER
0530 PM GREEN GARDEN PA TORNADO
06/02/98 BEAVER ALSO RACCOON TWP. MANY
LARGE TREES AND POWER
LINES KNOCKED DOWN.
0542 PM SHIPPINGPORT PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 BEAVER
0542 PM MONACA PA WIND DAMAGE
06/02/98 BEAVER LARGE TREE KNOCKED DOWN.
0547 PM INGOMAR PA 1 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 ALLEGHENY
0550 PM WEXFORD PA 1 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 ALLEGHENY
0555 PM WILDWOOD PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 ALLEGHENY
0556 PM ETNA PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 ALLEGHENY
0605 PM PITTSBURGH PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 ALLEGHENY EAST LIBERTY SECTION.
0605 PM PITTSBURGH PA TORNADO
06/02/98 ALLEGHENY MOUNT WASHINGTON SECTION.
ROOF OFF BUILDING. LARGE
TREES AND POWER LINES
KNOCKED DOWN.
0610 PM IRWIN PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 WESTMORELAND
0610 PM VERONA PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 ALLEGHENY
0615 PM TURTLE CREEK PA WIND DAMAGE
06/02/98 ALLEGHENY LARGE TREES KNOCKED DOWN.
0615 PM PLEASANT HILLS PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 ALLEGHENY
0620 PM ARONA PA 1 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 WESTMORELAND
0628 PM IRWIN PA TORNADO
06/02/98 WESTMORELAND EOC SIGHTING ON GROUND.
0630 PM CHARLESTON PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 MERCER
0640 PM TRAFFORD PA WIND DAMAGE
06/02/98 WESTMORELAND LARGE TREES KNOCKED DOWN.
0640 PM BESSEMER PA 2 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 LAWRENCE ALSO MOUNT JACKSON AREA.
0640 PM CHAMPION PA 2 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 FAYETTE
0640 PM WORTHVILLE PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 JEFFERSON
0642 PM NORVELT PA 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 WESTMORELAND ALSO MOUNT PLEASANT.
0645 PM NEW STANTON PA 1 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 WESTMORELAND
0645 PM HILLSVILLE PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 LAWRENCE
0646 PM IRWIN PA 1 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 WESTMORELAND
0652 PM DONEGAL PA 1 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 WESTMORELAND
0654 PM CHAMPION PA 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 FAYETTE
0655 PM COLUMBIANA OH 3 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 COLUMBIANA ALSO NEAR LETONIA.
0655 PM PERRYSVILLE PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 ALLEGHENY
0655 PM COULTER PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 JEFFERSON
0700 PM DONEGAL PA WIND DAMAGE
06/02/98 WESTMORELAND LARGE TREES KNOCKED DOWN
ACROSS THE PA TURNPIKE.
0700 PM BROOKVILLE PA 1 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 JEFFERSON
0730 PM MONACA PA 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 BEAVER
0745 PM GREEN GARDEN PA 1 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 BEAVER ALSO NEAR HOPEWELL AND
ALIQUIPPA. ALSO STREET
FLOODING.
0750 PM RUSSELTON PA 1 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 ALLEGHENY
0756 PM WEST LEECHBURG PA TORNADO
06/02/98 WESTMORELAND SKYWARN SIGHTING ON THE
GROUND.
0801 PM PENN HILLS PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 ALLEGHENY
0813 PM MONROEVILLE PA TORNADO
06/02/98 ALLEGHENY EMA SIGHTING ON THE
GROUND.
0820 PM DELMONT PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 WESTMORELAND
0820 PM LATROBE PA TORNADO
06/02/98 WESTMORELAND EMA SIGHTING ON GROUND.Local storm report, Jun 2, 8:43 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA
843 PM EDT TUE JUN 02 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0425 PM NORTH GEORGETOWN OH 1 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 COLUMBIANA
0435 PM SALEM OH .88 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 COLUMBIANA
0437 PM SHARPSVILLE PA .88 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 MERCER
0442 PM SALEM OH 1.13 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 COLUMBIANA
0450 PM SALEM OH FLOODING
06/02/98 COLUMBIANA STREET FLOODING
0505 PM OIL CITY PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 VENANGO
0508 PM COOPERSTOWN PA 1 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 VENANGO
0517 PM FREDERICKTOWN OH 1 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 COLUMBIANA
0525 PM MONACA PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 BEAVER
0525 PM SHIPPINGPORT PA WIND DAMAGE
06/02/98 BEAVER LARGE TREES KNOCKED DOWN.
0528 PM CONWAY PA 1 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 BEAVER
0530 PM GREEN GARDEN PA TORNADO
06/02/98 BEAVER ALSO RACCOON TWP. MANY
LARGE TREES AND POWER
LINES KNOCKED DOWN.
0542 PM SHIPPINGPORT PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 BEAVER
0542 PM MONACA PA WIND DAMAGE
06/02/98 BEAVER LARGE TREE KNOCKED DOWN.
0547 PM INGOMAR PA 1 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 ALLEGHENY
0550 PM WEXFORD PA 1 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 ALLEGHENY
0555 PM WILDWOOD PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 ALLEGHENY
0556 PM ETNA PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 ALLEGHENY
0605 PM PITTSBURGH PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 ALLEGHENY EAST LIBERTY SECTION.
0605 PM PITTSBURGH PA TORNADO
06/02/98 ALLEGHENY MOUNT WASHINGTON SECTION.
ROOF OFF BUILDING. LARGE
TREES AND POWER LINES
KNOCKED DOWN.
0610 PM IRWIN PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 WESTMORELAND
0610 PM VERONA PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 ALLEGHENY
0615 PM TURTLE CREEK PA WIND DAMAGE
06/02/98 ALLEGHENY LARGE TREES KNOCKED DOWN.
0615 PM PLEASANT HILLS PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 ALLEGHENY
0620 PM ARONA PA 1 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 WESTMORELAND
0628 PM IRWIN PA TORNADO
06/02/98 WESTMORELAND EOC SIGHTING ON GROUND.
0630 PM CHARLESTON PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 MERCER
0640 PM TRAFFORD PA WIND DAMAGE
06/02/98 WESTMORELAND LARGE TREES KNOCKED DOWN.
0640 PM BESSEMER PA 2 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 LAWRENCE ALSO MOUNT JACKSON AREA.
0640 PM CHAMPION PA 2 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 FAYETTE
0640 PM WORTHVILLE PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 JEFFERSON
0642 PM NORVELT PA 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 WESTMORELAND ALSO MOUNT PLEASANT.
0645 PM NEW STANTON PA 1 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 WESTMORELAND
0645 PM HILLSVILLE PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 LAWRENCE
0646 PM IRWIN PA 1 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 WESTMORELAND
0652 PM DONEGAL PA 1 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 WESTMORELAND
0654 PM CHAMPION PA 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 FAYETTE
0655 PM COLUMBIANA OH 3 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 COLUMBIANA ALSO NEAR LETONIA.
0655 PM PERRYSVILLE PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 ALLEGHENY
0655 PM COULTER PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 JEFFERSON
0700 PM DONEGAL PA WIND DAMAGE
06/02/98 WESTMORELAND LARGE TREES KNOCKED DOWN
ACROSS THE PA TURNPIKE.
0700 PM BROOKVILLE PA 1 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 JEFFERSON
0730 PM MONACA PA 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 BEAVER
0745 PM GREEN GARDEN PA 1 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 BEAVER ALSO NEAR HOPEWELL AND
ALIQUIPPA. ALSO STREET
FLOODING.
0750 PM RUSSELTON PA 1 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 ALLEGHENY
0756 PM WEST LEECHBURG PA TORNADO
06/02/98 WESTMORELAND SKYWARN SIGHTING ON THE
GROUND.
0801 PM PENN HILLS PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 ALLEGHENY
0813 PM MONROEVILLE PA TORNADO
06/02/98 ALLEGHENY EMA SIGHTING ON THE
GROUND.
0820 PM DELMONT PA .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 WESTMORELAND
0820 PM LATROBE PA TORNADO
06/02/98 WESTMORELAND EMA SIGHTING ON GROUND.Local storm report, Jun 2, 8:58 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA
858 PM EDT TUE JUN 02 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0715 PM VERONA PA FLOODING
06/02/98 ALLEGHENY ALLEGHENY RIVER BLVD
FLOODED. 2 PEOPLE RESCUED
FROM VAN.
0810 PM DELMONT PA TORNADO
06/02/98 WESTMORELAND EMA SIGHTING ON GROUND.
0830 PM IRWIN PA 1.25 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 WESTMORELAND
0840 PM GREENSBURG PA TORNADO
06/02/98 WESTMORELAND EMA SIGHTING ON THE GROUND
BETWEEN GREENSBURG AND
LATROBE.
0850 PM CONNELLSVILLE PA TORNADO
06/02/98 FAYETTE SKYWARN SIGHTING ON THE
GROUND.Local storm report, Jun 2, 8:58 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA
858 PM EDT TUE JUN 02 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0715 PM VERONA PA FLOODING
06/02/98 ALLEGHENY ALLEGHENY RIVER BLVD
FLOODED. 2 PEOPLE RESCUED
FROM VAN.
0810 PM DELMONT PA TORNADO
06/02/98 WESTMORELAND EMA SIGHTING ON GROUND.
0830 PM IRWIN PA 1.25 INCH HAIL
06/02/98 WESTMORELAND
0840 PM GREENSBURG PA TORNADO
06/02/98 WESTMORELAND EMA SIGHTING ON THE GROUND
BETWEEN GREENSBURG AND
LATROBE.
0850 PM CONNELLSVILLE PA TORNADO
06/02/98 FAYETTE SKYWARN SIGHTING ON THE
GROUND.Special weather statement, Jun 2, 9:00 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-030200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - TORNADO WATCH CANCELLATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 900 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 1998 ...TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR ALLEGHENY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS CANCELED THE TORNADO WATCH FOR ALLEGHENY COUNTY WHICH INCLUDES THE GREATER PITTSBURGH AREA AND ITS SUBURBS. NO TORNADO WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME. THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALLEGHENY COUNTY TIL 10 PM. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS PUSHED EAST OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY. ALSO CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE... WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PIT STAIRS/SISK
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 9:00 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-030200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - TORNADO WATCH CANCELLATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 900 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 1998 ...TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR ALLEGHENY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS CANCELED THE TORNADO WATCH FOR ALLEGHENY COUNTY WHICH INCLUDES THE GREATER PITTSBURGH AREA AND ITS SUBURBS. NO TORNADO WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME. THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALLEGHENY COUNTY TIL 10 PM. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS PUSHED EAST OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY. ALSO CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE... WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PIT STAIRS/SISK
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.