Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2000
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 80, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2000, 3:19 PM EDT for Butler County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 61 min. 2 reports 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, 2000, 3:19 PM EDT (19:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2000, 4:20 PM EDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Butler County, PA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 3:30 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Evans City, PA | Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees. |
| Jun 2, 4:15 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Saxonburg, PA | Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree. |
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, 12:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 58 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
- 798 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -92 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 996 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 269 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
756 WUUS51 KPBZ 021919 SVRPIT PAC019-022015- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 319 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... BUTLER COUNTY IN PENNSYLVANIA * UNTIL 420 PM EDT * AT 319 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES EAST OF SHANOR-NORTHVUE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... OAK HILLS AT 325 PM EDT. NIXON AT 330 PM EDT. SAXONBURG AT 335 PM EDT. <<CALL TO ACTION>>SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MILES AN HOUR AND LARGE HAIL GREATER THAN THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH.
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.
NWS Pittsburgh, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 2, 3:05 PM EDT, 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 3:05 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 305 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 2000 RADAR SHOWS PREFRONTAL SQUALL LINE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 KNOTS THROUGH THE OHIO HEADWATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORMS SHOULD BE EXITING THE SOUTHERNMOST COUNTIES IN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH BY THE 6-7 PM EXPIRATION TIME. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATER THIS EVENING WITH DRIER AIR BEHIND IT. THE ONLY LINGERING CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING WILL BE IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN MARYLAND. SATURDAY LOOKS NICE AND SUNNY. THE NEXT SHORT WAVE TROUGH FROM THE WEST WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD CLOUDS ACROSS THE OHIO HEADWATERS SUNDAY WITH THE FIRST CHANCE OF RAIN SUNDAY NIGHT. THE BULK OF THE RAIN WILL BE MONDAY WITH THE LOW CENTER PASSAGE. SHOWERS MAY LINGER INTO TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. GUIDANCE TEMPERATURES LOOKED REASONABLE. .PBZ .SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FROM 100 PM EDT FRIDAY UNTIL 700 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR ZONES OHZ039>041...OHZ048>050...OHZ057>059...OHZ068-069. PA...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 600 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR ZONES PAZ007>009...PAZ013>016...PAZ020>023...PAZ029>032. WV...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FROM 100 PM EDT FRIDAY UNTIL 700 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR ZONES WVZ001>004...WVZ012...WVZ021>022.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 12:01 PM EDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 1201 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 2000 PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029>032-022200- ALLEGHENY PA-ARMSTRONG PA-BEAVER PA-BUTLER PA-CLARION PA-FAYETTE PA- FOREST PA-GREENE PA-INDIANA PA-JEFFERSON PA-LAWRENCE PA-MERCER PA- VENANGO PA-WASHINGTON PA-WESTMORELAND PA- ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR THE WESTERN HALF OF PENNSYLVANIA... IN PENNSYLVANIA 15 COUNTIES INCLUDE... ARMSTRONG BEAVER BUTLER CLARION FAYETTE FOREST GREENE ALLEGHENY INDIANA JEFFERSON LAWRENCE MERCER VENANGO WASHINGTON WESTMORELAND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. IF THEY BECOME IMMINENT...WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 1:02 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 102 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 2000 OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-WVZ001>004-012-021-022-022300- BELMONT OH-BROOKE WV-CARROLL OH-COLUMBIANA OH-COSHOCTON OH- GUERNSEY OH-HANCOCK WV-HARRISON OH-JEFFERSON OH-MARION WV- MARSHALL WV-MONONGALIA WV-MONROE OH-MUSKINGUM OH-NOBLE OH-OHIO WV- TUSCARAWAS OH-WETZEL WV- 102 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 2000 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR EAST-CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 700 PM FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN EAST-CENTRAL OHIO... BELMONT COLUMBIANA COSHOCTON GUERNSEY HARRISON JEFFERSON MUSKINGUM NOBLE TUSCARAWAS MONROE CARROLL IN WEST VIRGINIA... BROOKE HANCOCK OHIO MARSHALL WETZEL MARION MONONGALIA REMEMBER...A SEVER THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT SEVCERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. IF THEY BECOME CERTAIN...WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED.
Local storm report, Jun 2, 2:21 PM EDT, 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA
221 PM EDT FRI JUN 02 2000
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0204 PM COOPERSTOWN PA .5 INCH HAIL
06/02/00 VENANGO
0220 PM OIL CITY PA WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00 VENANGO TREES DOWN
NLocal storm report, Jun 2, 2:42 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA
242 PM EDT FRI JUN 02 2000
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0230 PM GREENVILLE PA WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00 MERCER TREES DOWN
0230 PM CARROLLTON OH WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00 CARROLL TREES DOWN
NLocal storm report, Jun 2, 3:02 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA
302 PM EDT FRI JUN 02 2000
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0244 PM COLUMBIANA OH WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00 COLUMBIANA POWER LINES DOWN
0300 PM NEW PHILADELPHIA OH WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00 TUSCARAWAS TREES DOWN
NLocal storm report, Jun 2, 3:08 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA
308 PM EDT FRI JUN 02 2000
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0300 PM ELLWOOD CITY PA WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00 LAWRENCE TREES DOWN
0300 PM ELLWOOD CITY PA WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00 BEAVER TREES DOWN
NThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Venango | 58 min |
| Jun 2, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Mercer | 59 min |
| Jun 2, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Lawrence | 57 min |
| Jun 2, 2:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Beaver | 57 min |
| Jun 2, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny | 64 min |
| Jun 2, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Jefferson | 65 min |
| Jun 2, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Westmoreland | 60 min |
| Jun 2, 4:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Armstrong | 56 min |
| Jun 2, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Indiana | 63 min |
| Jun 2, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny | 27 min |
| Jun 2, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Clarion, Venango | 57 min |
| Jun 2, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Westmoreland | 64 min |
| Jun 2, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Fayette | 59 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2000Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2000
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.