Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2003
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 90, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 2003, 6:14 PM EDT for Wetzel County, West Virginia. It was in force for 61 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2003, 6:14 PM EDT (22:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2003, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Wetzel County, WV
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:16 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 100 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
- 202 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -78 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 648 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
270
WUUS51 KPBZ 072214
SVRPBZ
WVC103-072315-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
614 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WETZEL COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA
* UNTIL 715 PM EDT
* AT 614 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTH OF PINE GROVE...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 35 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...
PINE GROVE...
<<CALL TO ACTION>>SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58
MILES AN HOUR AND LARGE HAIL GREATER THAN THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN
DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3965 8087 3972 8080 3972 8056 3965 8041
3956 8050 3949 8047 3944 8053What 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 Jul 7, 3:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 3:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 322 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003 FFA TIL 10 PM THIS EVENING AND SVR TSTM WATCH TIL 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR ENTIRE CWA. WE REMAIN IN SOUPY AIRMASS INTO THURSDAY. UPPER FLOW IS PRETTY MUCH ZONAL SO FLOODING WILL BE DUE TO TRAIN ECHOES. AS FAR AS SVR TSTM WATCH EHI 2-4 THIS EVENING AND HELICITY 270. CHC SHOWERS AND TSTMS INTO THURSDAY UNTIL FRONT FINALLY PASSES. PIT 69 88 69 79 / 50 40 50 40 HLG 69 86 69 78 / 50 40 50 40 MGW 69 86 69 78 / 50 40 50 40 ZZV 70 87 70 79 / 50 50 50 40 PHD 70 87 70 79 / 50 50 50 40 FKL 67 84 67 76 / 50 50 50 40 DUJ 67 84 67 76 / 50 50 50 40 LBE 69 86 69 78 / 50 40 50 40 BTP 67 84 67 76 / 50 50 50 40 IDI 67 84 67 76 / 50 50 50 40 ODM 65 83 65 76 / 50 40 50 40 .PBZ... MD...FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONE MDZ001. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONE MDZ001. OH...FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES OHZ039>041...OHZ048>050...OHZ057>059...OHZ068>069. 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...PAZ020>023...PAZ029>032. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES PAZ007>009...PAZ013>016...PAZ020>023...PAZ029>032. WV...FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES WVZ001>004...WVZ012...WVZ021>023...WVZ041. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES WVZ001>004...WVZ012...WVZ021>023...WVZ041.
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 3:09 PM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-080100- 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.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 7, 5:42 PM EDT, 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
542 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0527 PM CARROLLTON OH WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03 CARROLL LARGE TREES DOWN. 911
0535 PM ELLWOOD CITY PA WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03 BEAVER TREES DOWN IN BIG BEAVER BORO.
SPOTTER
0537 PM EAST LIVERPOOL OH WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03 COLUMBIANA LARGE TREES BRANCHES DOWN. PUBLICSpecial weather statement, Jul 7, 5:47 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
PAZ032-072245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 547 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING ALONG THE SOUTHERN BORDER OF FAYETTE COUNTY AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND BRIEFLY HEAVY RAINS. THE STORM WILL MOVE NEAR MARKLEYSBURG.
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 5:50 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-080100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 550 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN PENNSYLVANIA... FOREST, MERCER, VENANGO. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN PENNSYLVANIA... ALLEGHENY, ARMSTRONG, BEAVER, BUTLER, CLARION, FAYETTE, GREENE, INDIANA, JEFFERSON, LAWRENCE, 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. IN MARYLAND... GARRETT.
Local storm report, Jul 7, 5:58 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
558 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0540 PM CADIZ OH WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03 HARRISON LARGE TREE DOWN. 911
0551 PM EVANS CITY PA WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03 BUTLER LARGE TREES DOWN. PUBLIC
0558 PM MARS PA WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03 BUTLER LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN. PUBLICSpecial weather statement, Jul 7, 6:04 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ013>016-020>023-029>032- WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-080100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 604 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OHIO... COSHOCTON, MUSKINGUM, TUSCARAWAS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN PENNSYLVANIA... ALLEGHENY, ARMSTRONG, BEAVER, BUTLER, CLARION, FAYETTE, GREENE, INDIANA, JEFFERSON, LAWRENCE, WASHINGTON, WESTMORELAND. IN WEST VIRGINIA... BROOKE, HANCOCK, MARION, MARSHALL, MONONGALIA, OHIO, PRESTON, TUCKER, WETZEL. IN OHIO... BELMONT, CARROLL, COLUMBIANA, GUERNSEY, HARRISON, JEFFERSON MONROE, NOBLE. IN MARYLAND... GARRETT.
Local storm report, Jul 7, 6:11 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
611 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0545 PM SMITHFIELD OH WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03 JEFFERSON LARGE TREE DOWN. 911
0550 PM BARNESVILLE OH WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03 BELMONT LARGE TREES DOWN. 911
0600 PM NEW CUMBERLAND WV WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03 HANCOCK LARGE TREES DOWN. 911The office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 11:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Tucker | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Wetzel | 63 min |
| Jul 7, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Hancock | 47 min |
| Jul 7, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Ohio | 52 min |
| Jul 7, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marshall | 57 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 2003Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2003
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.