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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 61, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

June 6, 2005Washington County, Pennsylvania

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 6, 2005, 4:37 PM EDT for Washington County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 53 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 6, 2005, 4:37 PM EDT (20:37 UTC)
Expired: Jun 6, 2005, 5:30 PM EDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Washington County, PA

The radar

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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 6, 1:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 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 6, 2:16 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 2:16 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 5:01 AM EDT, 11 hours 36 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
501 AM EDT MON JUN 6 2005

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-
029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-070900-
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-
501 AM EDT MON JUN 6 2005

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF THE UPPER OHIO
VALLEY...PARTICULARLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 79.

THE PRIME THREAT SHOULD BE DAMAGING WIND. HOWEVER LARGE HAIL CANNOT
BE RULED OUT.

.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, Jun 6, 2:37 PM EDT, 2 hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
237 PM EDT MON JUN 06 2005

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

0223 PM     HAIL             WASHINGTON              40.17N 80.25W
06/06/2005  0.75 INCH        WASHINGTON         PA   AMATEUR RADIO

            AMATEUR RADIO REPORTED 3/4 INCH HAIL IN WASHINGTON,
            PENNSYLVANIA.

&&

Local storm report, Jun 6, 2:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 6, 2:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 6, 2:54 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
254 PM EDT MON JUN 06 2005

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

0244 PM     HAIL             DUNBAR                  39.98N 79.61W
06/06/2005  0.75 INCH        FAYETTE            PA   SKYWARN SPOTTER

            SKYWARN OBSERVER REPORTED 3/4 INCH HAIL IN DUNBAR,
            FAYETTE COUNTY.

&&

Special weather statement, Jun 6, 2:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
257 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005

MDZ001-WVZ023-041-062100-
GARRETT MD-PRESTON WV-TUCKER WV-
257 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005

...THUNDERSTORMS...

THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
GARRETT...PRESTON AND TUCKER...

AT 256 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH
INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST CORNER OF PRESTON COUNTY.  THIS LINE WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 20 MPH, AND WILL MOVE ACROSS GARRETT...PRESTON AND TUCKER
COUNTIES THROUGH 5 PM.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  ACCIDENT...BIG RUN STATE PARK...BITTINGER...DEEP CREEK LAKE STATE
  PARK...FRIENDSVILLE...GORMAN...GRANTSVILLE...KEMPTON...MCCOMAS
  BEACH...MCHENRY...MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK...NEW GERMANY...OAKLAND...
  PINEY GROVE...REDHOUSE...SWALLOW FALLS STATE PARK...BLACKWATER
  FALLS...SILVER LAKE...BRUCETON MILLS...CANAAN VALLEY STATE PARK...
  CATHEDRAL STATE PARK...CLIFTON MILLS...CRANESVILLE...DAVISVILLE...
  ELK...FELLOWSVILLE...GATZMER...GLADESVILLE...HAMBLETON...
  HANNAHSVILLE...HAZELTON...HENDRICKS...KINGWOOD...LAUREL RUN...
  MASONTOWN...NEWBURG...PARSONS...ROWLESBURG...SAINT GEORGE...TERRA
  ALTA...THOMAS...TUNNELTON AND VALLEY POINT

KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF THUNDERSTORMS
APPROACH.

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

Local storm report, Jun 6, 4:07 PM EDT, 30 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
Jun 6, 8:00 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Lawrence	53 min
Jun 6, 8:02 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Armstrong	53 min
Jun 6, 8:05 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Mercer	55 min
Jun 6, 8:28 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Beaver	37 min
Jun 6, 8:33 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Indiana	36 min
Jun 6, 8:34 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Venango	39 min
Jun 6, 8:49 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Butler	48 min
Jun 6, 8:51 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Allegheny	54 min
Jun 6, 8:54 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Fayette, Westmoreland	62 min
Jun 6, 8:59 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Armstrong, Clarion	61 min
Jun 6, 9:03 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Forest	57 min
Jun 6, 9:26 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Jefferson	57 min
Jun 6, 9:53 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Allegheny	17 min
Jun 6, 10:02 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Indiana	44 min
Jun 6, 1:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Allegheny, Westmoreland	56 min
Jun 6, 1:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Greene	59 min
Jun 6, 1:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Armstrong	61 min
Jun 6, 2:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Indiana, Westmoreland	59 min
Jun 6, 2:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Washington	66 min
Jun 6, 2:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Fayette	54 min
Jun 6, 2:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Clarion	59 min
Jun 6, 2:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Jefferson	52 min
Jun 6, 2:58 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PBZ	Westmoreland	3 hr
Jun 6, 2:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Indiana	58 min
Jun 6, 3:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Washington	64 min
Jun 6, 3:51 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PBZ	Indiana	3 hr
Jun 6, 4:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Fayette	66 min
Jun 6, 5:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Fayette	55 min
Jun 6, 5:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Greene	61 min
Jun 6, 6:04 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PBZ	Washington	3 hr
Jun 6, 6:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Washington	62 min
Jun 6, 8:40 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Jefferson	33 min
Jun 6, 12:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Monroe	65 min
Jun 6, 1:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Marshall	48 min
Jun 6, 1:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Monongalia	53 min
Jun 6, 2:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Marion	56 min
Jun 6, 3:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Marion	19 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2005 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005

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.