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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 161, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

July 13, 2005Carroll County, Jefferson County, Ohio

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2005, 7:06 PM EDT for Carroll County, Jefferson County, Ohio. It was in force for 54 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: Jul 13, 2005, 7:06 PM EDT (23:06 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 2005, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Carroll County, OH, Jefferson County, OH

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 70 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 441 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -83 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1206 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 4 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 12 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Jul 13, 2:46 PM EDT, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 2:46 PM EDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
246 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT)...

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING AS TROPICAL
MOISTURE HAS COMBINED WITH DAYTIME HEATING. WEAK FLOW ALOFT AND
SOME CONVERGENCE IN LOWER LAYERS SETTING OFF SLOW MOVING TSTMS
WITH HEAVY RAINS AND OCNL SVR HAIL. WILL BE KEEPING LIKELY
POPS IN WATCH AREAS WITH HIGH CHANCE POPS REMAINDER. WILL ALSO
MENTION GUSTY WINDS IN ZONE WORDING EARLY TONIGHT AND PATCHY FOG
LATE.

SIMILAR SETUP FOR THURSDAY WITH STILL HIGH CHANCE POPS FOR THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPS A BLEND OF FWC AND NAM NOS.

&&

.LONG TERM (FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...
STILL UNCHANGED IN THE EARLY PORTION OF THE EXTENDED UNTIL
REMAINS OF DENNIS MOVE NORTH AND EAST INTO CANADA SUNDAY NIGHT. WILL KEEP IN
HIGH CHCS EARLY THIS PERIOD THEN LOWER CHANCES TO SLIGHT MONDAY
AND TUESDAY. CAN BE SOME LATE DAY CHCS TUESDAY AS NEXT TROF DROPS OUT OF
NORTHWEST. PERHAPS SOME DRYING MID WEEK AS SFC RIDGE BUILDS IN
FROM THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES.

&&

.AVIATION...
CIRCULATION FROM DENNIS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER LOWER OHIO VALLEY
THROUGH THE PERIOD. ATMOSPHERE REMAINS QUITE MOIST ESPECIALLY AT LOW
LEVELS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO POP UP ESPECIALLY ALONG
THE RIDGES AND SHOULD BECOME MORE NUMEROUS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
EXPECT GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS BUT LOWERING TO MVFR IN
THUNDERSTORMS AND AREAS OF HAZE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

&&

.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MDZ001 FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM
     WEDNESDAY.
OH...NONE.
PA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PAZ007-PAZ008-PAZ009-PAZ013-PAZ014-
     PAZ015-PAZ016-PAZ020-PAZ021-PAZ022-PAZ023-PAZ029-PAZ030-
     PAZ031-PAZ032 FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM WEDNESDAY.
WV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR WVZ023-WVZ041 FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10
     PM WEDNESDAY.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 4:38 AM EDT, 14 hours 28 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
438 AM EDT WED JUL 13 2005

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-
029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-140837-
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-
438 AM EDT WED JUL 13 2005

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...ALTHOUGH SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THESE
MAY GENERATE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LIMB CRACKING WIND GUSTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.  SCATTERED AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  ISOLATED
WIND GUSTS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE
STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

15

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 13, 4:44 PM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
444 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005

MDZ001-132145-
GARRETT MD-
444 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005

...THUNDERSTORMS...

THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
GARRETT...

AT 438 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH
INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 2 MILES EAST OF REDHOUSE....MOVING
NORTH AT 15 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  ACCIDENT...DEEP CREEK LAKE STATE PARK...FRIENDSVILLE...GORMAN...
  MCCOMAS BEACH...MCHENRY...MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK...OAKLAND...REDHOUSE
  AND SWALLOW FALLS STATE PARK

KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF THUNDERSTORMS
APPROACH. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL OCCUR AS THE STORM SLOWLY PASSES.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772.

IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES.
MOVE INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND
DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO
UNPLUG UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM
APPROACHES.

Local storm report, Jul 13, 6:14 PM EDT, 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
614 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005

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

0530 PM     FLASH FLOOD      10 S OAKLAND            40.85N 80.37W
07/13/2005                   BEAVER             PA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A FOOT OF WATER ACROSS ROADS IN
            THE REDHOUSE AREA.

&&

RSMITH

Local storm report, Jul 13, 6:26 PM EDT, 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
626 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005

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

0530 PM     FLASH FLOOD      20 S FRIENDSVILLE       39.37N 79.41W
07/13/2005                   GARRETT            MD   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A FOOT OF WATER ACROSS ROADS IN
            THE REDHOUSE AREA.

&&

RSMITH

Local storm report, Jul 13, 6:39 PM EDT, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
639 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005

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

0625 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 E BENWOOD             40.01N 80.66W
07/13/2005                   MARSHALL           WV   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN NEAR SHERROD.

&&

RSMITH

Local storm report, Jul 13, 6:48 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 12:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Clarion	56 min
Jul 13, 1:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Westmoreland	60 min
Jul 13, 1:17 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PBZ	Westmoreland	118 min
Jul 13, 1:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Mercer, Venango	59 min
Jul 13, 2:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Allegheny	59 min
Jul 13, 2:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Westmoreland	66 min
Jul 13, 2:40 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PBZ	Allegheny	3 hr
Jul 13, 2:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Butler	63 min
Jul 13, 3:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Lawrence	59 min
Jul 13, 3:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Washington	59 min
Jul 13, 3:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Lawrence	66 min
Jul 13, 6:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Harrison	65 min
Jul 13, 6:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Tuscarawas	62 min
Jul 13, 6:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Belmont	56 min
Jul 13, 12:56 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PBZ	Preston	2 hr
Jul 13, 6:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Marshall	55 min

Nearby

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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.