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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 124, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2008, 7:16 PM EDT for 5 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 59 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 8, 2008, 7:16 PM EDT (23:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2008, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Belmont County, OH, Guernsey County, OH, Monroe County, OH, Muskingum County, OH, Noble County, OH
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:20 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 8, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 2 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -84 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1156 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 8, 2:20 PM EDT, 4 hours 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 2:20 PM EDT, 4 hours 56 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 628 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008 MDZ001-PAZ016-023-030-032-WVZ012-021>023-041-092230- GARRETT-JEFFERSON PA-INDIANA-WESTMORELAND-FAYETTE-WETZEL-MARION- MONONGALIA-PRESTON-TUCKER- 628 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MARYLAND...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>015-020>022-029- 031-WVZ001>004-092230- TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH- MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST- LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-WASHINGTON-GREENE- HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL- 628 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 671 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT ANY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OR LARGE HAIL.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 1:46 PM EDT, 5 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 146 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008 OHZ048-057-081830- COSHOCTON OH-MUSKINGUM OH- 146 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... MUSKINGUM AND COSHOCTON... AT 137 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COOPERDALE...MOVING EAST AT 18 MPH. SMALL HAIL, HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED AS THE STORM PASSES. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... ADAMSVILLE...CONESVILLE...COOPERDALE...COSHOCTON...FERNCLIFF... NELLIE...NEW GUILFORD...OTSEGO...WARSAW...WEST LAFAYETTE...ADAMS MILLS...BACON...BLACK RUN...BLUE ROW AND BLUFF 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 8, 3:30 PM EDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 330 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008 OHZ039>041-049-050-058-059-068-082030- BELMONT OH-CARROLL OH-COLUMBIANA OH-GUERNSEY OH-HARRISON OH-JEFFERSON OH-NOBLE OH-TUSCARAWAS OH- 330 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... NOBLE...COLUMBIANA...BELMONT...GUERNSEY...HARRISON...JEFFERSON... TUSCARAWAS AND CARROLL... AT 325 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF DOVER TO 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF TIPPECANOE TO 2 MILES EAST OF BYESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... ADENA...ALLEDONIA...BARKCAMP STATE PARK...BARNESVILLE...BERGHOLZ... BETHESDA...BIRMINGHAM...BOWERSTON...BYESVILLE...CADIZ... CARROLLTON...CLENDENING...DELLROY...DENNISON AND DILLONVALE THESE STORMS WILL GENERATE RAINFALL AT THE RATE OF APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES PER HOUR AND MAY PRODUCE SOME WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. SOME STRENGTHENING TO SEVERE LEVELS 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 8, 4:20 PM EDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 420 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008 OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ013-020-021-029-WVZ001>004- 082115- ALLEGHENY PA-BEAVER PA-BELMONT OH-BROOKE WV-CARROLL OH-COLUMBIANA OH-COSHOCTON OH-GUERNSEY OH-HANCOCK WV-HARRISON OH-JEFFERSON OH-LAWRENCE PA-MARSHALL WV-MONROE OH-MUSKINGUM OH-NOBLE OH-OHIO WV-TUSCARAWAS OH-WASHINGTON PA- 420 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... MONROE...NOBLE...COLUMBIANA...MUSKINGUM...BELMONT...GUERNSEY... HARRISON...COSHOCTON...JEFFERSON...TUSCARAWAS...CARROLL... WASHINGTON...ALLEGHENY...BEAVER...LAWRENCE...MARSHALL...OHIO...BROOKE AND HANCOCK... AT 416 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE LEADING EDGE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MECHANICSTOWN TO 3 MILES NORTH OF HOPEDALE TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOMERTON...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MECHANICSTOWN TO 3 MILES NORTH OF HOPEDALE TO 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF SUMMERFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 28 MPH. OTHER STORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP BETWEEN ZANESVILLE AND CLEVELAND AS WELL AS WESTERN OHIO. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... ALIQUIPPA...AVELLA...BEAVER...BEAVER FALLS...BLACKHAWK... BURGETTSTOWN...ECONOMY BORO...ELLWOOD CITY...FLORENCE...FOMBELL... HARSHAVILLE...MOUNT WASHINGTON...PULASKI...RACCOON CREEK STATE PARK AND SHIPPINGPORT THESE STORMS WILL GENERATE RAINFALL AT THE RATE OF APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES PER HOUR AND MAY PRODUCE SOME WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. SOME STRENGTHENING TO SEVERE LEVELS 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
Local storm report, Jul 8, 5:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Butler, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango | 54 min |
| Jul 8, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence, Washington | 67 min |
| Jul 8, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Mercer, Venango | 62 min |
| Jul 8, 7:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Greene | 33 min |
| Jul 8, 7:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Fayette, Washington | 46 min |
| Jul 8, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Coshocton, Tuscarawas | 57 min |
| Jul 8, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Coshocton, Guernsey, Muskingum, Tuscarawas | 54 min |
| Jul 8, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Carroll, Coshocton, Tuscarawas | 62 min |
| Jul 8, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Carroll, Guernsey, Harrison, Tuscarawas | 60 min |
| Jul 8, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Coshocton, Guernsey, Monroe, Muskingum, Noble | 57 min |
| Jul 8, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Coshocton, Muskingum | 67 min |
| Jul 8, 6:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PBZ | Coshocton | 6 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 2008Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008
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.