Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
218 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008

.SYNOPSIS...

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION THIS
EVENING...PROMPTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. A MUCH
COOLER AIR MASS WILL FOLLOW THIS BOUNDARY...WITH A SERIES OF
DISTURBANCES PASSING ACROSS THROUGH MID WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...

SURFACE COLD FRONT SHOULD CLEAR EASTERN COUNTIES AROUND 3Z. A VERY
UNSTABLE AIRMASS IS IN PLACE AHEAD OF THIS BOUNDARY. STORMS WILL
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS BOUNDARY THIS AFTERNOON.

WEAK RIDGE PUSHES EAST ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...

A MID LEVEL TROUGH WILL REMAIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH A SERIES
OF DISTURBANCES MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE
FLOW. A MUCH COOLER AIRMASS WILL SINK SOUTH UNDER THIS TROUGH.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...

MID LEVEL TROUGHING WILL LINGER THROUGH THE ENTIRE PERIOD...WITH
SOME FLATTENING OF THE TROUGH OVER THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN BELOW CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMALS THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH SOME
MODERATION IN TEMPS TOWARD THE WEEKEND. WITH THE LINGERING
TROUGH...LOW POPS POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...

A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION
THIS AFTERNOON...INTO THIS EVENING. THE BOUNDARY SHOULD CLEAR
EASTERN TERMINALS AROUND 03Z. STORMS WHICH FORM ALONG AND AHEAD
OF THIS BOUNDARY COULD PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS
OF 60 KNOTS...IN ADDITION TO IFR CONDITIONS. PREVAILING VFR
CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED OVERNIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT. A SERIES
OF DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TUESDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY. WHILE CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT VFR TUESDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY...A FEW PERIODS OF IFR TO MVFR WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND
NEAR SHOWERS AND STORMS.

&&

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

&&

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.

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

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

0345 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N FREEPORT            40.71N 79.68W
06/16/2008                   ARMSTRONG          PA   NWS EMPLOYEE

            7 TO 8 TREES REPORT DOWN

&&

JDARNLEY

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
646 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008

WVZ012-021-022-162330-
MARION WV-MONONGALIA WV-WETZEL WV-
646 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008

...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH WETZEL...MARION AND MONONGALIA
   COUNTIES...

AT 645 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH
INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR KNOB FORK...MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  ANTHEM...BRINK...BURCHFIELD...BURTON AND COBURN

SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772.

INTENSE LIGHTNING IS REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID
USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
MONDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.