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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 135, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2004, 6:54 PM EDT for Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 14, 2004, 6:54 PM EDT (22:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2004, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Lawrence County, PA
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 14, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
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 14, 5:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 5:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 200 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2004 MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-150920- ALLEGHENY PA-ARMSTRONG PA-BEAVER PA-BELMONT OH-BROOKE WV-BUTLER PA- CARROLL OH-CLARION PA-COLUMBIANA OH-COSHOCTON OH-FAYETTE PA- FOREST PA-GARRETT MD-GREENE PA-GUERNSEY OH-HANCOCK WV-HARRISON OH- INDIANA PA-JEFFERSON PA-JEFFERSON OH-LAWRENCE PA-MARION WV- MARSHALL WV-MERCER PA-MONONGALIA WV-MONROE OH-MUSKINGUM OH-NOBLE OH- OHIO WV-PRESTON WV-TUCKER WV-TUSCARAWAS OH-VENANGO PA-WASHINGTON PA- WESTMORELAND PA-WETZEL WV- 520 AM EDT MON JUN 14 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT. NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THE PRIME THREAT IS DAMAGING WIND. LARGE HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE...AS IS SHORT PERIODS OF FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EXPECTS A SQUALL LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM INDIANA AND WESTERN OHIO TO BEGIN MOVING ACROSS EAST CENTRAL OHIO...WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN MARYLAND THIS EVENING...BETWEEN 6 PM AND 10 PM. ANOTHER IMPORTANT CONCERN IS HEAVY RAIN. NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS LOCATIONS GETTING MORE THAN 2 INCHES IN A COUPLE HOURS MAY HAVE FLOODING DEVELOP WHERE DRAINAGE IS POOR AND ALONG SMALL STREAMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... FOR DAY TWO...NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 15
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 1:58 PM EDT, 4 hours 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 158 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2004 MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-142200- ALLEGHENY PA-ARMSTRONG PA-BEAVER PA-BELMONT OH-BROOKE WV-BUTLER PA- CARROLL OH-CLARION PA-COLUMBIANA OH-COSHOCTON OH-FAYETTE PA- FOREST PA-GARRETT MD-GREENE PA-GUERNSEY OH-HANCOCK WV-HARRISON OH- INDIANA PA-JEFFERSON PA-JEFFERSON OH-LAWRENCE PA-MARION WV- MARSHALL WV-MERCER PA-MONONGALIA WV-MONROE OH-MUSKINGUM OH-NOBLE OH- OHIO WV-PRESTON WV-TUCKER WV-TUSCARAWAS OH-VENANGO PA-WASHINGTON PA- WESTMORELAND PA-WETZEL WV- 158 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2004 ...SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK UPDATE... NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT. NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THE PRIME THREAT IS DAMAGING WIND. LARGE HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE...AS IS SHORT PERIODS OF FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EXPECTS A SQUALL LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM INDIANA AND WESTERN OHIO TO BEGIN MOVING ACROSS EAST CENTRAL OHIO...WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN MARYLAND THIS EVENING...BETWEEN 6 PM AND 10 PM. ANOTHER IMPORTANT CONCERN IS HEAVY RAIN. NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS LOCATIONS GETTING MORE THAN 2 INCHES IN A COUPLE HOURS MAY HAVE FLOODING DEVELOP WHERE DRAINAGE IS POOR AND ALONG SMALL STREAMS. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS THREATEN...TAKE SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING. WHEN TRAVELING...AVOID FLOODED ROADS. THE MUDDY WATER CAN BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES FROM NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 4:16 PM EDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 12:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Beaver | 41 min |
| Jun 14, 1:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Butler | 49 min |
| Jun 14, 2:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Armstrong, Indiana | 59 min |
| Jun 14, 7:43 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Washington | 2 hr |
| Jun 14, 6:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Mercer | 62 min |
| Jun 14, 7:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Venango | 66 min |
| Jun 14, 7:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Butler | 86 min |
| Jun 14, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Beaver | 59 min |
| Jun 14, 7:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Clarion | 55 min |
| Jun 14, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Forest | 60 min |
| Jun 14, 7:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Washington | 54 min |
| Jun 13, 11:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Carroll, Tuscarawas | 65 min |
| Jun 13, 11:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Columbiana | 63 min |
| Jun 13, 11:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Coshocton, Tuscarawas | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 12:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Jefferson | 44 min |
| Jun 14, 12:33 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Carroll | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 12:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Columbiana | 34 min |
| Jun 14, 1:19 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Harrison | 56 min |
| Jun 14, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Coshocton | 66 min |
| Jun 14, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Tuscarawas | 94 min |
| Jun 14, 6:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Coshocton, Tuscarawas | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Columbiana | 94 min |
| Jun 14, 6:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Carroll | 57 min |
| Jun 14, 7:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Harrison | 58 min |
| Jun 14, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Coshocton | 31 min |
| Jun 14, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Jefferson | 64 min |
| Jun 14, 7:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Muskingum | 32 min |
| Jun 14, 7:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Brooke | 51 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2004Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2004
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.