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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 137, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2006, 6:46 PM EDT for Tucker County, West Virginia. It was in force for 44 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 2, 2006, 6:46 PM EDT (22:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2006, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Tucker County, WV
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 167 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 144 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -155 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1498 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
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 2, 2:20 PM EDT, 4 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 2:20 PM EDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 220 PM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)... IN THIS ZONAL FLOW, AS FRONT PUSHES SWD DURING THE FIRST PERIOD, WE FACE THE TYPICAL UNCERTAIN SVR WX PATTERN. ETA/NAM SHOWS GREATER CAPE S, BUT BETTER MOIST FLUX N EARLY THIS AFTN. BY 21Z, MOIST FLUX INCRESES NR MGW, WHERE CAPE IS 2400. AND BY 00Z, THINGS COULD BE DEVELOPING CNTRL AND SRN OH, WHERE FLUX GOES UP AND CAPE REACHES A SMALL AREA OF 4500. CAPE DROPS BY 03Z, BUT FLUXING CONTINUES FROM HLG SWD. WILL TRY TO MAXIMIZE POPS IN THAT REGION AT THAT TIME, CONSISTENT WITH NEIGHBORS. THINGS DROP S OF CWA BY 09Z MON. LIFTED INDEX -4 TO -5 DURING THE 1ST PERIOD. && .LONG TERM (MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)... FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHED ALONG THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY EXPECTED TO WANDER BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA AS SHORT WAVES MOVE THROUGH IN UPPER FLOW. KEPT CHANCE POPS FOR MONDAY NIGHT...LIKELY TUESDAY EXCEPT FAR SOUTHERN COUNTIES...THEN CHANCE AGAIN WEDNESDAY. SURFACE HIGH WILL FINALLY PUSH FRONT SOUTHWARD ON THURSDAY AND WILL PROVIDE DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK AND THE WEEKEND. .AVIATION... HARD TO TIME EXACT TIMING OF AFTN/EVE TSTMS, BUT TRIED TO FOLLOW UPPER VORT MAX AND MOIST FLUXES ARE MENTIONED IN SHORT TERM. THUNDER SHOULD LAST LESS THAN 3 HRS, FOLLOWED BY SOME LINGERING RAIN, THEN SOME CLEARING, AND A BIT OF DAWN FOG. MON AFT 15Z, SOME SCT CU BTWN 3 AND 5 THSD FT. && .PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. OH...NONE. PA...NONE. WV...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 3:14 AM EDT, 15 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 314 AM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006 MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016- 020>023-029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-030715- GARRETT-TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON- JEFFERSON OH-MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-MERCER- VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER- ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-WESTMORELAND-GREENE- FAYETTE-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA- PRESTON-TUCKER- 314 AM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN MARYLAND...EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY REGION. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF THAT SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT WILL BE FROM HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK WITH A STALLED FRONT STRETCHED ACROSS THE REGION. THROUGH TUESDAY...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF THAT SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT WILL BE FROM HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. 15
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 2, 5:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
534 PM EDT SUN JUL 02 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0345 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 S WOODSFIELD 39.68N 81.12W
07/02/2006 MONROE OH EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ON CR 16.
&&
TPARRISHLocal storm report, Jul 2, 5:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
535 PM EDT SUN JUL 02 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0348 PM TSTM WND DMG 10 SE WOODSFIELD 39.66N 80.98W
07/02/2006 MONROE OH EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN NEAR HANNIBAL.
&&
TPARRISHLocal storm report, Jul 2, 5:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:01 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 601 PM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006 OHZ057-022300- MUSKINGUM OH- 601 PM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTY... MUSKINGUM... AT 554 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER ZANESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... BRIDGEVILLE...CHANDLERSVILLE...DRAKE...DUNCAN FALLS...NEW CONCORD...NORWICH AND ZANESVILLE 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.
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:03 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 603 PM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006 OHZ069-022300- MONROE OH- 603 PM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTY... MONROE... AT 554 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF LEWISVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... CAMERON...CLARINGTON...LEWISVILLE...ROUND BOTTOM AND WOODSFIELD 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.
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:22 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 622 PM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006 OHZ048-057-022315- COSHOCTON OH-MUSKINGUM OH- 622 PM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... COSHOCTON AND MUSKINGUM... AT 615 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 8 MILES WEST OF COOPERDALE...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTH OF NEW GUILFORD...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... ADAMSVILLE...CONESVILLE...COOPERDALE...FERNCLIFF...OTSEGO AND PLAINFIELD 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.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Westmoreland | 65 min |
| Jul 2, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Fayette | 60 min |
| Jul 2, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Greene | 64 min |
| Jul 2, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Fayette | 65 min |
| Jul 2, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Fayette | 30 min |
| Jul 2, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Guernsey | 32 min |
| Jul 2, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Belmont | 60 min |
| Jul 2, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Monroe | 60 min |
| Jul 2, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Muskingum | 66 min |
| Jul 2, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Guernsey | 55 min |
| Jul 2, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Muskingum | 67 min |
| Jul 2, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Monongalia | 27 min |
| Jul 2, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marshall | 44 min |
| Jul 2, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Preston | 55 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 2006Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2006
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.