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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 92, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

June 2, 2000Clarion County, Venango County, Pennsylvania

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2000, 5:03 PM EDT for Clarion County, Venango County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 57 min. 3 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, 5:03 PM EDT (21:03 UTC)
Expired: Jun 2, 2000, 6:00 PM EDT
In force: 57 min
Issued by: NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area: Whole counties

Counties Clarion County, PA, Venango County, PA

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 2, 5:13 PM EDT	Thunderstorm Wind	Kaneville, PA	Thunderstorm winds downed a few large trees.
Jun 2, 5:20 PM EDT	Hail 0.88	Nickleville, PA
Jun 2, 5:25 PM EDT	Thunderstorm Wind	Tylersburg, PA	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.

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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 108 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS51 KPBZ 022104
SVRPIT
PAC031-121-022200-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
503 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  VENANGO COUNTY IN PENNSYLVANIA
  CLARION COUNTY IN PENNSYLVANIA

* UNTIL 600 PM EDT

* AT 503 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES WEST OF KNOX...OR ABOUT 12 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF FRANKLIN...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  KNOX AT 525 PM EDT.
  CLARION AT 540 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, 1 hour 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 3:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 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

Local storm report, Jun 2, 3:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA
326 PM EDT FRI JUN 02 2000

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

0325 PM    COLUMBIANA                OH   WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00   COLUMBIANA                     TREES DOWN

N

Local storm report, Jun 2, 3:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA
344 PM EDT FRI JUN 02 2000

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

0324 PM    NEW BRIGHTON              PA   WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00   BEAVER                         TREE DOWN

N

Local storm report, Jun 2, 3:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA
357 PM EDT FRI JUN 02 2000

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

0340 PM    DRESDEN                   OH   WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00   MUSKINGUM                      TREES DOWN

0345 PM    JEWETT                    OH   WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00   HARRISON                       TREE DOWN

0355 PM    WEST VIEW                 PA   .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/00   ALLEGHENY

N

Local storm report, Jun 2, 4:06 PM EDT, 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA
406 PM EDT FRI JUN 02 2000

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

0330 PM    EVANS CITY                PA   WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00   BUTLER                         TREES DOWN

0357 PM    ALLISON PARK              PA   .5 INCH HAIL
06/02/00   ALLEGHENY

0402 PM    IMPERIAL                  PA   .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/00   ALLEGHENY

0402 PM    FROSTBURG                 PA   .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/00   JEFFERSON

N

Local storm report, Jun 2, 4:23 PM EDT, 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA
423 PM EDT FRI JUN 02 2000

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

0340 PM    CAMBRIDGE                 OH   WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00   GUERNSEY                       BILLBOARD DOWN

0415 PM    FORD CITY                 PA   WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00   ARMSTRONG                      TREES DOWN

0415 PM    SAXONBURG                 PA   WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00   BUTLER                         TREE DOWN

N

Local storm report, Jun 2, 4:31 PM EDT, 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA
431 PM EDT FRI JUN 02 2000

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

0415 PM    WELLSBURG                 WV   WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00   BROOKE                         TREES DOWN

0425 PM    PENN HILLS                PA   .88 INCH HAIL
06/02/00   ALLEGHENY

0430 PM    BELMONT                   OH   1 INCH HAIL
06/02/00   BELMONT

0432 PM    INDIANA                   PA   WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00   INDIANA                        TREES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY

N

The 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, 3:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Butler	61 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, 5:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Westmoreland	64 min
Jun 2, 5:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Fayette	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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.