Severe Thunderstorm Warning 110, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
405 AM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003

PER LATEST RADAR DATA, COUPLED WITH RUC, ETA, GFS, THUNDERSTORM
COMPLEXES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. IN THE SHORT TERM, THERE IS A CURRENT COMPLEX AFFECTING THE
AREA THIS MORNING, ANOTHER COMPLEX IS LIKELY TONIGHT, AND THURSDAY
NIGHT. ...GIORDANO

.PBZ...
MD...FLOOD WATCH TODAY AND TONIGHT.
OH...FLOOD WATCH TODAY AND TONIGHT.
     SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TIL 9 AM TODAY.
PA...FLOOD WATCH TODAY AND TONIGHT.
     SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TIL 9 AM TODAY.
WV...FLOOD WATCH TODAY AND TONIGHT.
     SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TIL 9 AM TODAY.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
309 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY

MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR
EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA.

SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR
EXTREME NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND GARRETT
COUNTY MARYLAND.

THE GREATEST THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS
AND HEAVY RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE AGAIN ON TUESDAY
FOR THE REGION.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
333 AM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN PENNSYLVANIA...

  ALLEGHENY       ARMSTRONG       BEAVER          BUTLER
  CLARION         FAYETTE         FOREST          GREENE
  INDIANA         JEFFERSON       LAWRENCE        MERCER
  VENANGO         WASHINGTON      WESTMORELAND

IN WEST VIRGINIA...

  BROOKE          HANCOCK         MARION          MARSHALL
  MONONGALIA      OHIO            PRESTON         TUCKER
  WETZEL

IN OHIO...

  BELMONT         CARROLL         COLUMBIANA      COSHOCTON
  GUERNSEY        HARRISON        JEFFERSON       MONROE
  MUSKINGUM       NOBLE           TUSCARAWAS

<<< CALL TO ACTION >>> A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA...PRODUCING
DAMAGING WINDS..LARGE HAIL..AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.

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SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
407 AM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH EXPECTS THUNDERSTORMS TO POSE
SEVERAL HAZARDS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN GO OVER 60
MPH AND CAUSE DAMAGE, HAIL CAN BE LARGER THAN 1 INCH, AND THERE CAN BE
PERIODS OF CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THUNDERSTORM RAINS
THAT CAN EXCEED 1.5 INCHES IN LESS THAN 2 HOURS WILL CAUSE FLOODING
ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

WHEN THUNDERSTORMS THREATEN, GO INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING. NEVER GO
THROUGH FLOOD WATERS TO GET TO HIGHER GROUND.

THE SKYWARN NET WILL BE ACTIVATED. LISTEN FOR UPDATES.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH, PA
507 AM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003

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

1201 AM    MARTINS FERRY             OHIO   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03   BELMONT                        TREES AND POWER LINES
                                          DOWN. REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT

0324 AM    WELLSVILLE                OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03   COLUMBIANA                     TRRES DOWN. REPORTED BY
                                          LAW ENFORCEMENT

0328 AM    EAST LIVERPOOL            OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03   COLUMBIANA                     LARGE BRANCHES DOWN.
                                          REPORTED BY PUBLIC

1000 PM    ZANESVILLE                OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03   MUSKINGUM                      TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
                                          LAW ENFORCEMENT

0324 AM    ARROYO                    WV   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03   HANCOCK                        TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
                                          PUBLIC

0335 AM    GREENSBURG                PA   FLASH FLOODS
07/08/03   WESTMORELAND                   STREEMS OUT OF BANKS.
                                          REPORTED BY PUBLIC

0410 AM    OHIOVILLE                 PA   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03   BEAVER                         TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
                                          LAW ENFORCEMENT

0340 AM    MIDLAND                   PA   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03   BEAVER                         TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
                                          EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT