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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 46, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

June 16, 20084 counties in Ohio; Brooke County, Hancock County, West Virginia

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2008, 3:50 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio; Brooke County, Hancock County, West Virginia. It was in force for 40 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: Jun 16, 2008, 3:50 PM EDT (19:50 UTC)
Expired: Jun 16, 2008, 4:30 PM EDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Carroll County, OH, Columbiana County, OH, Harrison County, OH, Jefferson County, OH, Brooke County, WV, Hancock County, WV

The radar

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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
Jun 16, 9:09 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	12 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 Jun 16, 2:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 2:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 1:16 PM EDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
116 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008

OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-171730-
TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH-
MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL-
WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA-PRESTON-TUCKER-
116 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 549 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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.

...SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE TODAY...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. THE GREATEST THREAT WILL
BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

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-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029>032-171730-
GARRETT-MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-
BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-WESTMORELAND-GREENE-
FAYETTE-
116 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 550 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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.

...SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE TODAY...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. THE GREATEST THREAT WILL
BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUSE 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

Local storm report, Jun 16, 2:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 16, 2:53 PM EDT, 57 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 16, 2:58 PM EDT, 52 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 16, 3:07 PM EDT, 43 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 16, 3:23 PM EDT, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
323 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0310 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ROWLESBURG              39.35N 79.68W
06/16/2008                   PRESTON            WV   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TRAILER HOME DAMAGE BY STRONG WINDS...BLOWN OFF ITS
            FOUNDATION.

&&

JDARNLEY

Local storm report, Jun 16, 3:41 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 16, 1:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Clarion, Forest, Jefferson, Venango	43 min
Jun 16, 1:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Indiana, Jefferson	62 min
Jun 16, 2:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Clarion, Forest, Jefferson	31 min
Jun 16, 2:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Armstrong, Clarion, Indiana, Jefferson	49 min
Jun 16, 3:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Mercer, Venango	37 min
Jun 16, 3:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Westmoreland	48 min
Jun 16, 3:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Indiana, Jefferson	31 min
Jun 16, 3:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Allegheny, Beaver	49 min
Jun 16, 4:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Armstrong, Indiana, Westmoreland	44 min
Jun 16, 4:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Allegheny, Armstrong, Westmoreland	23 min
Jun 16, 4:37 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PBZ	Allegheny	3 hr
Jun 16, 4:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Fayette, Greene	40 min
Jun 16, 5:08 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PBZ	Allegheny	3 hr
Jun 16, 5:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PBZ	Armstrong, Indiana, Westmoreland	72 min
Jun 16, 5:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Jefferson	33 min
Jun 16, 6:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Washington	39 min
Jun 16, 7:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Allegheny, Washington	41 min
Jun 16, 7:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Fayette, Greene, Washington, Westmoreland	46 min
Jun 16, 7:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Fayette, Greene	42 min
Jun 16, 2:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Coshocton, Guernsey, Muskingum, Tuscarawas	25 min
Jun 16, 2:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Coshocton, Guernsey	44 min
Jun 16, 3:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Belmont, Guernsey, Monroe	64 min
Jun 16, 1:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Preston, Tucker	47 min
Jun 16, 3:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Preston, Tucker	31 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 2008 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 2008 Every 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.