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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 155, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

July 30, 2006Carroll County, Ohio

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 30, 2006, 1:52 PM EDT for Carroll County, Ohio. 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
Jul 30, 2006, 1:52 PM EDT (17:52 UTC)
Expired
Jul 30, 2006, 2:45 PM EDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Carroll County, OH

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:52 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 30, 12:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 86 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2006-07-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1787 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2006-07-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 71 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1787 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
641 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
2.9

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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 30, 3:00 AM EDT, 10 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 3:00 AM EDT, 10 hours 52 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 30, 4:06 AM EDT, 9 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
406 AM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006

OHZ041-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-030-310815-
COLUMBIANA-MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-
JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WESTMORELAND-
406 AM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
OHIO...NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND WEST
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AS WEAK
DISTURBANCES MOVE ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEAR THE REGION. THE MAIN
THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

IT WILL BE HOT AND VERY HUMID MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH THE HEAT
INDEX REACHING THE MID AND UPPER 90S FOR A TIME IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY MAY BE THE MOST OPPRESSIVE DAY. IF TEMPERATURES TUESDAY ARE
SLIGHTLY WARMER THE HEAT INDEX MAY BREAK 100 AND A HEAT ADVISORY
WOULD BE NEEDED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY.

MDZ001-OHZ039-040-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ029-031-032-
WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-310815-
GARRETT-TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH-
MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-WASHINGTON-GREENE-FAYETTE-
HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA-PRESTON-
TUCKER-
406 AM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN
MARYLAND...EAST CENTRAL OHIO...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN
WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

IT WILL BE HOT AND VERY HUMID MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH THE HEAT
INDEX REACHING THE MID AND UPPER 90S FOR A TIME IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY MAY BE THE MOST OPPRESSIVE DAY. IF TEMPERATURES TUESDAY ARE
SLIGHTLY WARMER THE HEAT INDEX MAY BREAK 100 AND A HEAT ADVISORY
WOULD BE NEEDED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 30, 1:06 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
106 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006

OHZ039-040-301800-
CARROLL OH-TUSCARAWAS OH-
106 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006

...THUNDERSTORMS...

THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
CARROLL AND TUSCARAWAS...

AT 101 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH
INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF BOLIVAR...MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH.

ALTHOUGH THIS STORM REMAINS NORTH OF TUSCARAWAS COUNTY...WIND GUSTS
OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN COMMUNITIES. FURTHER
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS LIKELY OVER THIS AREA.

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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA.

15
Special weather statement, Jul 30, 1:33 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
133 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006

PAZ020-301830-
BEAVER PA-
133 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006

...THUNDERSTORMS...

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

AT 131 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH
INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF FOMBELL...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  FOMBELL

THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE SOME SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
BE AWARE THAT SOME STRENGHTENING IS POSSIBLE.

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.

15
Special weather statement, Jul 30, 1:42 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
142 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006

PAZ014-301845-
BUTLER PA-
142 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006

...THUNDERSTORMS...

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

AT 139 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH
INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 2 MILES WEST OF ZELIENOPLE...OR
ABOUT OVER FOMBELL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  EVANS CITY AND ZELIENOPLE

THIS STORM WILL GENERATE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...WIND GUSTS TO 40
MPH...AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL.

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.

15
Special weather statement, Jul 30, 1:47 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
147 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006

OHZ039-040-301845-
CARROLL OH-TUSCARAWAS OH-
147 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006

...THUNDERSTORMS...

THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
CARROLL AND TUSCARAWAS...

AT 143 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH
INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES
NORTHWEST OF SHERRODSVILLE TO 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MALVERN...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL GENERATE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO
50 MPH...AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
CARROLLTON...DELLROY...KILGORE...LEESVILLE LAKE PARK...AND MALVERN.

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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA.

15

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 30, 1:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZLawrence60 min
Jul 30, 2:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBeaver, Butler26 min
Jul 30, 2:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny61 min
Jul 30, 3:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny40 min
Jul 30, 4:21 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZAllegheny114 min
Jul 30, 4:47 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZClarion118 min
Jul 30, 5:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZLawrence23 min
Jul 30, 5:39 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZJefferson3 hr
Jul 30, 5:46 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZVenango3 hr
Jul 30, 6:15 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZLawrence3 hr
Jul 30, 6:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBeaver58 min
Jul 30, 6:46 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZClarion119 min
Jul 30, 7:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZCarroll55 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.