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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 140, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 10, 2006, 1:59 PM EDT for Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 61 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 10, 2006, 1:59 PM EDT (17:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2006, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Lawrence County, PA
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 10, 11:36 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 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 Jul 10, 11:51 AM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 11:51 AM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 1151 AM EDT MON JUL 10 2006 .SHORT TERM (REST OF TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT)... ZONE UPDATE DUE TO ISSUANCE OF SVR TSTM WATCH 590 UNTIL 6PM THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF OUR CWA. INCREASED POPS AND ADDED SEVERE TO GRIDS...OTHERWISE REST UNCHANGED. && .PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... (ISSUED 315 AM EDT MON JUL 10 2006) SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT)... COLD FRONT PUSHING ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE DISTRICT. AS THE FRONT STALLS ACROSS PA TONIGHT A WAVE MOVING UP THE FRONT WILL KEEP A RISK OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE DISTRICT FOR TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)... A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING SLOWLY ACROSS THE DISTRICT WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING DRY WEATHER FOR FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY WITH SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES. AVIATION... SPREADS GENERALLY 3-6 DEG SO HAVE INCLUDED SOME FOG FOR THE MORNING HOURS WITH ONLY SOME SCT MID DECK TO HOLD OFF RADIATIONAL COOLING. TIMING OF LINE OF CONVECTION IN SE MICH COULD BRING IN SOME TRW TOWARD MID MORNING IN NW TIER TERMINALS WITH MID DAY FURTHER SOUTH AS WEAK FRONT MOVES TOWARD THE AREA. SOME DECREASE IN CONVECTION IN THE EVENING HOURS WITH LOSS OF HEATING. SFC WNDS SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KTS AND GUSTY IN TSTMS. && .PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. OH...NONE. PA...NONE. WV...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 10, 4:58 AM EDT, 9 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 458 AM EDT MON JUL 10 2006 OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-110900- 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- 458 AM EDT MON JUL 10 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR THE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. MDZ001-WVZ012-021>023-041-110900- GARRETT-WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA-PRESTON-TUCKER- 458 AM EDT MON JUL 10 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN MARYLAND AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 11:37 AM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 1137 AM EDT MON JUL 10 2006 PAZ007-008-101630- MERCER PA-VENANGO PA- 1137 AM EDT MON JUL 10 2006 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS VENANGO AND MERCER COUNTIES... AT 1135 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 21 MILES WEST OF MAURICE K GODDARD STATE PARK...OR ABOUT 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF FREDONIA...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... MAURICE K GODDARD STATE PARK...OIL CITY...OIL CREEK STATE PARK... POLK...SENECA...STONEBORO AND SUGARCREEK THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH.PAY ATTENTION FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING FOR OHIO AND THE PANHANDLE OF PENNSYLVANIA AND WEST VIRGINIA.
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 12:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 1217 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2006 PAZ008-009-101815- FOREST PA-VENANGO PA- 1217 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2006 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... VENANGO AND FOREST... AT 1213 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 16 MILES WEST OF OIL CREEK STATE PARK...OR ABOUT 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF SUGARCREEK...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... BALLTOWN...KELLETTVILLE...LYNCH...OIL CREEK STATE PARK... TIONESTA...WEST HICKORY...BLUE JAY...BROOKSTON...BYROMTOWN... CRYSTAL SPRINGS...DAWSON RUN...DUNRING...EAST HICKORY...ENDEAVOR... HASTINGS...JAMISON...KISER CORNERS...LITTLE HICKORY...MAYBURG... MCCRAYS...MINISTER...NEILLTOWN...PENOKE...PIGEON...PORKEY... QUEEN...SHEFFIELD JUNCTION...STARR...STEWART RUN...TRUEMANS... TRUNKEYVILLE...WHIG HILL AND YELLOW HAMMER THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. PAY ATTENTION FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA UNTIL 600 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING.
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 12:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 1240 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2006 PAZ007-101745- MERCER PA- 1240 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2006 ...POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS... INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS MERCER COUNTY... AT 1239 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 13 MILES WEST OF SHARON...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... FARRELL...FREDONIA...GROVE CITY...HERMITAGE...MERCER...SHARON AND STONEBORO THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. PAY ATTENTION FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS. PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING FOR OHIO AND THE PANHANDLE OF PENNSYLVANIA AND WEST VIRGINIA.
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 1:34 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 134 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2006 PAZ013-101830- LAWRENCE PA- 134 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2006 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS... INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS LAWRENCE COUNTY... AT 134 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 19 MILES WEST OF NEW WILMINGTON...OR ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FARRELL...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... HARLANSBURG...NEW CASTLE AND NEW WILMINGTON THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. PAY ATTENTION FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING FOR OHIO AND THE PANHANDLE OF PENNSYLVANIA AND WEST VIRGINIA.
Local storm report, Jul 10, 1:50 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
150 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0120 PM TSTM WND DMG SHARON 41.23N 80.50W
07/10/2006 MERCER PA EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN IN SHARON.
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TPARRISHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 12:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Mercer | 54 min |
| Jul 10, 1:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Mercer | 28 min |
| Jul 10, 1:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Mercer | 66 min |
| Jul 10, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Armstrong | 56 min |
| Jul 10, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Columbiana | 55 min |
| Jul 10, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Carroll | 56 min |
| Jul 10, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Coshocton | 60 min |
| Jul 10, 5:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Coshocton | 4 hr |
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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.