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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 144, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

July 22, 2008Monroe County, Noble County, Ohio; Marshall County, Wetzel County, West Virginia

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 22, 2008, 5:07 AM EDT for Monroe County, Noble County, Ohio; Marshall County, Wetzel County, West Virginia. It was in force for 38 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 22, 2008, 5:07 AM EDT (09:07 UTC)
Expired
Jul 22, 2008, 5:45 AM EDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Monroe County, OH, Noble County, OH, Marshall County, WV, Wetzel County, WV

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:10 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 22, 3:27 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 104 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 00:00Z on 2008-07-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 489 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 00:00Z on 2008-07-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 73 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
489 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1419 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
130 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.6

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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 22, 3:56 AM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 3:56 AM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
356 AM EDT TUE JUL 22 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
A SLOW MOVING COLD FORNT WILL BRINGSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO
WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRIER AND COOLER CONDITIONS
FOR THE LAST HALF OF THE WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
CONVECTIVE COMPLEX WORKING EAST TOWARD SOUTHERHN CWA WITH WATCH IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP
ACROSS REMAINDER OF CWA DURING DAY AS UPPER TROF AND FRONT MOVE
EAST. AS UPPER LOW FORMS AND PIVOTS INTO REGION TONIGHT WENT WITH
LIKELY POPS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWRS AND STORMS. HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INTO THE REGION THURSDAY FOR DRY AND SEASONABLY COOL
CONDITIONS.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY WEATHER AND COOLER TEMPERATURES
THROUGH FRIDAY. ANOTHER SERIES OF VORTICITY MAXES ROTATE INTO THE
EASTERN LONG WAVE POSITION OVER THE WEEKEND. MODELS IN FAIR
AGREEMENT ON FRONTAL TIMING LATE SATURDAY WITH POSSIBILITY OF
SECONDARY IMPULSE ON SUNDAY. PREVIOUS FORECAST MOSTLY UNCHANGED.

&&

.AVIATION /08Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW AREAS OF IFR
FOG AND STRATUS TO FORM EARLY THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS SHOULD
IMPROVE TO VFR BY 15Z.

SHORTWAVE TROUGHS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS LATER
TODAY INTO TONIGHT. MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE
IN STORMS.

DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK WITH
PATCHY IFR CONDITIONS IN MORNING FOG WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THE
NEXT SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION SATURDAY WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
&&

.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...NONE.
OH...NONE.
PA...NONE.
WV...NONE.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 22, 4:28 AM EDT, 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
428 AM EDT TUE JUL 22 2008

OHZ039-040-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ029-031-032-WVZ001>004-012-
021>023-041-230830-
TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH-MUSKINGUM-
GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-WASHINGTON-GREENE-FAYETTE-HANCOCK-
BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA-PRESTON-TUCKER-
428 AM EDT TUE JUL 22 2008

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 723 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND 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.

A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORMS
WHICH MAY BE SEVERE TODAY INTO TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MDZ001-OHZ041-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-030-230830-
GARRETT-COLUMBIANA-MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-
JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WESTMORELAND-
428 AM EDT TUE JUL 22 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MARYLAND...EAST
CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND
WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORMS
WHICH MAY BE SEVERE TODAY INTO TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 21, 11:33 PM EDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 22, 4:13 AM EDT, 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
413 AM EDT TUE JUL 22 2008

OHZ057>059-068-069-220915-
BELMONT OH-GUERNSEY OH-MONROE OH-MUSKINGUM OH-NOBLE OH-
413 AM EDT TUE JUL 22 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...MONROE...NOBLE...MUSKINGUM...BELMONT AND GUERNSEY...

AT 410 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH
INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 3 MILES SOUTH OF EAST
FULTONHAM...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THESE STORMS CONTAIN NEARLY
CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND MAY PRODUCE WIND
GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  ALLEDONIA...ANTIOCH...BARKCAMP STATE PARK...BARNESVILLE...BELLE
  VALLEY...BENWOOD...BETHESDA...BLUE ROCK STATE PARK...BRIDGEVILLE...
  BYESVILLE...CALDWELL...CAMERON...CANNELVILLE...CHANDLERSVILLE AND
  CLARINGTON

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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM EDT
TUESDAY MORNING FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND
NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 21, 8:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Westmoreland63 min
Jul 21, 8:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Fayette, Washington, Westmoreland57 min
Jul 21, 8:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZFayette, Greene, Washington58 min
Jul 21, 9:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZFayette, Westmoreland55 min
Jul 22, 3:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZButler, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango66 min
Jul 22, 7:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZIndiana, Jefferson26 min
Jul 22, 7:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBeaver, Lawrence54 min
Jul 22, 7:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBeaver, Butler, Lawrence65 min
Jul 21, 10:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZPreston, Tucker67 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 2008Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 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.