Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2004
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 278, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 19, 2004, 5:32 PM EDT for Hancock County, West Virginia. It was in force for 43 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
- Aug 19, 2004, 5:32 PM EDT (21:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2004, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Hancock County, WV
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:34 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.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 42 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
- 21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -234 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 963 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Aug 19, 5:26 PM EDT, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 5:26 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
526 PM EDT THU AUG 19 2004
.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT)...
UPDATING TO ISSUE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SW PA PANHANDLE OF W
VA AND PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL OHIO TIL 10 PM. TRAINING CELLS/ HI
PCBLE WATERS AND MOISTURE CONVERGENCE CAN CONTINUE INTO EVENING
UNTIL ATMOSPHERE STABILIZES
&&
.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...NONE.
OH...FLOOD WATCH FOR ZONES OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069 UNTIL
10 PM EDT.
PA...FLOOD WATCH FOR ZONES PAZ020-029>032 UNTIL 10 PM EDT.
WV...FLOOD WATCH FOR ZONES WVZ001>004 UNTIL 10 PM EDT.
OH...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ZONES OHZ039>041-048>050-
057>059-068-069 UNTIL 8 PM EDT.
PA...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ZONES PAZ014-016-020-022-023-
029>032 UNTIL 8 PM EDT.
WV...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ZONES WVZ001>004 UNTIL 8 PM EDT.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 19, 10:40 AM EDT, 6 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 1040 AM EDT THU AUG 19 2004 MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-200914- 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- 1040 AM EDT THU AUG 19 2004 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 CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. IN ADDITION THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 19, 4:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
415 PM EDT THU AUG 19 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0409 PM HAIL STRASBURG 40.60N 81.53W
08/19/2004 0.75 INCH TUSCARAWAS OH PUBLIC
&&
TPLocal storm report, Aug 19, 4:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
423 PM EDT THU AUG 19 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0410 PM HAIL DOVER 40.53N 81.48W
08/19/2004 1.00 INCH TUSCARAWAS OH PUBLIC
&&
TPLocal storm report, Aug 19, 4:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
431 PM EDT THU AUG 19 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0412 PM HAIL DOVER 40.53N 81.48W
08/19/2004 2.00 INCH TUSCARAWAS OH PUBLIC
&&
TPLocal storm report, Aug 19, 4:40 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
440 PM EDT THU AUG 19 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0440 PM HAIL 4 SE GREENSBURG 40.27N 79.49W
08/19/2004 1.00 INCH WESTMORELAND PA SKYWARN SPOTTER
&&
TPLocal storm report, Aug 19, 5:08 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
508 PM EDT THU AUG 19 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0449 PM HAIL WELLSVILLE 40.60N 80.66W
08/19/2004 1.25 INCH COLUMBIANA OH PUBLIC
0500 PM HAIL 3 N FRANKFORT SPRINGS 40.52N 80.45W
08/19/2004 0.75 INCH BEAVER PA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
TPLocal storm report, Aug 19, 5:24 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
524 PM EDT THU AUG 19 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0515 PM TSTM WND DMG HARSHAVILLE 40.55N 80.42W
08/19/2004 BEAVER PA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN.
&&
TPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 1:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Butler | 50 min |
| Aug 19, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Armstrong | 39 min |
| Aug 19, 2:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Armstrong | 33 min |
| Aug 19, 2:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Indiana | 34 min |
| Aug 19, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny | 59 min |
| Aug 19, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Westmoreland | 42 min |
| Aug 19, 3:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Indiana | 59 min |
| Aug 19, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Westmoreland | 60 min |
| Aug 19, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Westmoreland | 65 min |
| Aug 19, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Beaver | 55 min |
| Aug 19, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Washington | 62 min |
| Aug 19, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny | 55 min |
| Aug 19, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Fayette | 52 min |
| Aug 19, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Westmoreland | 67 min |
| Aug 19, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Washington | 63 min |
| Aug 18, 8:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Muskingum | 62 min |
| Aug 18, 9:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Noble | 27 min |
| Aug 18, 9:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Monroe | 65 min |
| Aug 19, 2:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Coshocton | 51 min |
| Aug 19, 3:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Tuscarawas | 63 min |
| Aug 19, 3:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Tuscarawas | 54 min |
| Aug 19, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Carroll | 60 min |
| Aug 19, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Coshocton | 55 min |
| Aug 19, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Jefferson | 56 min |
| Aug 19, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Belmont | 39 min |
| Aug 19, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Columbiana | 62 min |
| Aug 19, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Tuscarawas | 45 min |
| Aug 19, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Carroll | 66 min |
| Aug 19, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Coshocton | 64 min |
| Aug 19, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Jefferson | 65 min |
| Aug 19, 6:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Tuscarawas | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Ohio | 63 min |
| Aug 19, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Hancock | 50 min |
| Aug 19, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Brooke | 42 min |
| Aug 19, 6:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Brooke | 48 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.