Severe Thunderstorm Warning 29, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
303 PM EDT MON MAY 17 2004

WARM FRONT WILL PUSH BACK NEWD EARLY TNGT ALONG WITH INCREASING
DWPNTS AND CHC POPS AS WEAK DISTURBANCE SWINGS THRU. HAVE ADDED
PATCHY FOG LATE. TUES STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SEWD TWD REGION
WITH GFS MDL FASTER THAN ETA...BUT IN GNL THE FRONT WILL SLOW TUES
NGT ACROSS SRN SXNS AS IT MOVES TWD M/D LINE BY 12Z/19.
CWA IN SLGT RISK TUES/TUES NGT WITH SUFFICIENT FORCING AND SHEAR
TO GENERATE TSTM POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS/HAIL. ACROSS SRN SXNS
TUES NGT AS FRONT SAGS SLOWLY TWD M/D LINE...PWS INCREASE TO AOA 1.5
AND RAISES THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING THERE. ACTIVE WX DAY TUES
AFTN-NGT EXPECTED FOR THE AREA. HAVE KEPT CHC POPS I70 ALL DAY WED
AS FRONT SITUATED ALONG/S OF M/D LINE,WILL BE FOCUSING MECHANISM FOR
PRECIP. IN XNTD, CONTD SERIES OF WX SYSTEMS TO AFFECT AREA IN
UNSTABLE AIRMASS...SO ABV NORMAL TEMPS AND CHC POPS TO CONT.

.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...NONE.
OH...NONE.
WV...NONE.
MD...NONE.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
432 AM EDT MON MAY 17 2004

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-
029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-171631-
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-
432 AM EDT MON MAY 17 2004

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY

PATCHES OF FOG THIS MORNING CAN HAVE VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

FOR DAY 2...TUESDAY...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL...MAINLY DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND AT NIGHT. THESE STORMS ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE
HEAVY RAINFALL. FLOODING COULD OCCUR IN LOCATIONS GETTING MORE THAN
1.5 INCHES OF RAIN IN A COUPLE HOURS.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER NET ACTIVATION IS UNLIKELY TODAY.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
626 PM EDT MON MAY 17 2004

OHZ057-172322-
MUSKINGUM OH-
626 PM EDT MON MAY 17 2004

...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO MUSKINGUM COUNTY...

THUNDERSTORMS FORMING NEAR THE WESTERN BORDER OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY
WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE COUNTY THROUGH 7:30PM. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL
CONTAIN HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND WIND GUSTS
TO 45 MPH. THE HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROAD
SURFACES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
722 PM EDT MON MAY 17 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0703 PM     HAIL             COSHOCTON               40.26N 81.85W
05/17/2004  0.75 INCH        COSHOCTON          OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

0715 PM     HAIL             SCENERY HILL            40.08N 80.07W
05/17/2004  1.00 INCH        WASHINGTON         PA   PUBLIC

0717 PM     HAIL             ELLSWORTH               40.11N 80.02W
05/17/2004  1.00 INCH        WASHINGTON         PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

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