Flash Flood Warning 149, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

000 
WGUS71 KPBZ 272305
FFSPBZ
OHC029-280000-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
657 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2003


THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR...COLUMBIANA COUNTY UNTIL 830 
PM. 

OVER TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN WESTERN COLUMBIANA COUNTY NEAR 
HOMEWORTH AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS MOVING OVER THE SAME 
AREA. RESIDENTS ALONG THE MIDDLE BRANCH OF SANDY FORK NEAR THE TOWN 
OF HOMEWORTH SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RISING STREAM LEVELS. 

THE AREA OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH 8 PM...PROVIDING 
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TO MUCH OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY.










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000 
WGUS71 KPBZ 272340
FFSPBZ
OHC029-280030-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
736 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2003

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES...


THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR COLUMBIANA COUNTY CONTINUES UNTIL 8:30 
PM.  PARTS OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY ARE FLOODED.  IN KNOX TOWNSHIP NEAR 
HOMEWORTH, MAJOR FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED BY THE HOMEWORTH FIRE 
DEPARTMENT.  ALL ROADS ARE FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
252 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2003

CDFNT WL SAG SWD ACRS CWA TNGT AND INTO NRN WV BY MON MRNG. SFC
DEWPTS AND PW QUITE HIGH ACRS RGN. HV ISSUED FFA FOR FAR NRN ZNS
THRU 10 PM...MAY NEED TO EXPAND WATCH AREA LTR ON.

WL GO WITH LKLY POPS ALL ZNS TNGT...AND KEEP CHC MON ACRS SRN HALF
CWA. FOR MON NGT...CHC ONLY IN FAR SERN ZNS. DRY TUE.

FCSTID =   14
PIT   64  77  59  79 /  60  30  10  10
HLG   65  78  60  80 /  60  30  10  10
MGW   66  78  60  80 /  60  40  30  20
ZZV   66  78  60  80 /  60  40  20  10
PHD   65  77  59  79 /  60  30  10  10
FKL   63  75  56  78 /  60  20  10  10
DUJ   63  75  56  78 /  60  20  10  10
LBE   64  77  59  79 /  60  30  10  10
BTP   63  76  57  79 /  60  20  10  10
IDI   64  76  58  79 /  60  30  10  10
ODM   64  77  55  78 /  60  50  30  20

.PBZ...
MD...NONE.
OH...FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONE OHZ041.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES
OHZ039>041...OHZ048>050...OHZ057>059...OHZ068>069.

PA...FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES
PAZ007>009...PAZ013>016.

WV...NONE.

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-
029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-271100-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
500 AM EDT SUN JUL 27 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND
GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT
ACROSS THE REGION.

THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS...OCCURRING FROM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT...WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES
ALONG WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. HAIL IS POSSIBLE.

A FLOOD WATCH MAY HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED LATER TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF
THE REGION. SOME LOCATIONS RECEIVING TWO INCHES OR MORE OF RAIN IN
LESS THAN THREE HOURS CAN GET FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER NETWORK ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PAZ007>009-272000-

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
307 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2003

...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE REGION...

AT 3:05 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF
MERCER...VENANGO...AND FOREST COUNTIES.  THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO
THE SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA BETWEEN 3:10
PM AND 4:00 PM.

LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE
GREENVILLE...BRADLEYTOWN...AND TIONESTA.

BE ALERT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH...AND DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING.  USE CAUTION IF YOU ARE DRIVING AS THERE WILL BE PONDING
OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.

IF YOU EXPERIENCE STORM-RELATED DAMAGE...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE TOLL-FREE AT 1-877-633-6772.

TYBURSKI

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-
029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-280000-

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
330 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2003

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT ACROSS THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY.  THE MAIN
THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND AND HEAVY RAIN.

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED ACROSS NORTHWESTERN
PENNSYLVANIA. THE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD SOUTHWARD INTO EAST
CENTRAL OHIO, SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA, AND
WESTERN MARYLAND THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN HAVE WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. HAIL CAN BE
BIGGER THAN THREE QUARTERS INCHES IN SIZE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
PITTSBURGH SAYS SOME STORMS CAN HAVE REPEATED HEAVY DOWNPOURS. RAIN
AMOUNTS THAT ARE MORE THAN TWO INCHES IN A COUPLE HOURS CAN CAUSE
FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

SO KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY FOR DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS. WHEN
THUNDERSTORMS THREATEN, GO INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING. WHEN FLOODING
THREATENS, GO TO HIGHER GROUND. THE SKYWARN NETWORK HAS BEEN
ACTIVATED. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES.

PAZ015-272045-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
349 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2003

...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA...

AT 3:50 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED
THUNDERSTORMS POISED TO MOVE INTO WESTERN CLARION COUNTY.  THESE
STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE COUNTY BETWEEN 4:00 PM AND 5:00 PM.

LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE TURKEY
CITY...TURNIP HOLE...AND CLARION.  THE STORMS WILL ALSO MOVE ALONG
INTERSTATE 80.

BE ALERT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH...AND DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING.  USE CAUTION IF YOU ARE DRIVING AS THERE WILL BE PONDING
OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.

IF YOU EXPERIENCE STORM-RELATED DAMAGE...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE TOLL-FREE AT 1-877-633-6772.

TYBURSKI

OHZ041-272130-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
433 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2003

...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA...

AT 4:30 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS POISED TO MOVE INTO COLUMBIANA COUNTY IN OHIO.  THESE
STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO
NORTHWEST COLUMBIANA COUNTY AROUND 4:50 PM. THESE STORMS HAVE A
HISTORY OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AS
THEY MOVED THROUGH THE CITY OF CANTON.

LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE
SALEM...HOMEWORTH...AND NORTH GEORGETOWN.

BE ALERT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH...AND DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING.  USE CAUTION IF YOU ARE DRIVING AS THERE WILL BE PONDING
OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.

IF YOU EXPERIENCE STORM-RELATED DAMAGE...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE TOLL-FREE AT 1-877-633-6772.

TYBURSKI

PAZ020-272230-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
518 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2003

...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE AREA...

AT 5:15 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN SECTION OF BEAVER COUNTY IN
PENNSYLVANIA. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IN COLUMBIANA COUNTY OHIO.  MOVEMENT OF
THE STORMS IS SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS BETWEEN
5:30 PM AND 6:30 PM...DARLINGTON...BEAVER FALLS...AND NEW BRIGHTON.
ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE LIKELY THIS EVENING.

BE ALERT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH...AND DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING.  USE CAUTION IF YOU ARE DRIVING AS THERE WILL BE PONDING
OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.

IF YOU EXPERIENCE STORM-RELATED DAMAGE...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE TOLL-FREE AT 1-877-633-6772.

TYBURSKI

OHZ041-272300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
532 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2003

...HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING THROUGH THE AREA...

AT 5:30 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY
RAINFALL MOVING OVER WESTERN COLUMBIANA COUNTY.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING.

BE ALERT FOR PONDING ON ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING.

LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE HOMEWORTH...NEW ALEXANDER AND HANOVERTON.

PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL-FREE 1-877-633-6772.

TYBURSKI