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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

February 11, 200911 counties in Ohio; 6 counties in West Virginia; 12 counties in Pennsylvania

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this high wind warning at Feb 11, 2009, 3:46 AM EST for 11 counties in Ohio; 6 counties in West Virginia; 12 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Feb 11, 2009, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 27 hr. 50 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Feb 11, 2009, 3:46 AM EST (08:46 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 11, 2009, 4:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 12, 2009, 7:00 PM EST
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS Pittsburgh, PA
All 29 counties

Belmont County, OH, Carroll County, OH, Columbiana County, OH, Coshocton County, OH, Guernsey County, OH, Harrison County, OH, Jefferson County, OH, Monroe County, OH, Muskingum County, OH, Noble County, OH, Tuscarawas County, OH, Allegheny County, PA, Armstrong County, PA, Beaver County, PA, Butler County, PA, Clarion County, PA, Forest County, PA, Greene County, PA, Jefferson County, PA, Lawrence County, PA, Mercer County, PA, Venango County, PA, Washington County, PA, Brooke County, WV, Hancock County, WV, Marion County, WV, Marshall County, WV, Ohio County, WV, Wetzel County, WV

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 11, 4:00 PM ESTFLOOD4 Ne Greenville, PASTATE ROAD 4019, ALSO KNOWN AS METHODIST RD, CLOSED FROM SALEM RD TO BEATTY SCHOOL RD DUE TO FLOODING FROM LITTLE SHENANGO CREEK.
Feb 11, 6:16 PM ESTTSTM WND GST 59Zanesville, OHGUST REPORTED AT ZANESVILLE AIRPORT
Feb 11, 6:35 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGWoodsfield, OHTREES DOWN WITH SEVERAL POWER OUTAGES.
Feb 11, 6:35 PM ESTTSTM WND GST 70Graysville, OH
Feb 11, 6:45 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGPort Washington, OHTREES DOWN
Feb 11, 7:10 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG8 Se Caldwell, OHTREES DOWN
Feb 11, 7:10 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGWest Finley, PAROOF BLOWN OFF MOBILE HOME.
Feb 11, 7:10 PM ESTTSTM WND GST 608 Ne Wheeling, WVMEASURED AT HLG
Feb 11, 7:15 PM ESTTSTM WND GST 60Monongah, WV
Feb 11, 7:25 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGCadiz, OHTREES DOWN
Feb 11, 7:30 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGWashington, PATREES DOWN
Feb 11, 7:30 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGMoundsville, WVWIDESPREAD TREES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY.
Feb 11, 7:37 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMG7 E Washington, PA77 MPH GUST WAS RECORDED WITH A DAVIS WEATHER UNIT IN NOTTINGHAM TOWNSHIP.
Feb 11, 7:50 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGPlum, PALARGE TREE BLOWN ONTO AND RUPTURING 10 INCH GAS LINE. 200 EVACUATED.
Feb 11, 7:53 PM ESTTSTM WND GST 92West Mifflin, PARECORDED AT KAGC
Feb 11, 8:00 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGPine Grove, WVWIDESPREAD TREES DOWN.
Feb 11, 8:15 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGGrove City, PATREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
Feb 11, 8:35 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGMercer, PATREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
Feb 11, 9:35 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGWellsburg, WV300-500 PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER...NUMEROUS TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT COUNTY.
Feb 11, 10:00 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGWeirton, WVWIDESPREAD TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY.
Feb 11, 10:20 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGFairmont, WVNUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY.
Feb 12, 12:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGCadiz, OHTREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE.
Feb 12, 12:40 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMG8 S New Castle, PAELWOOD CITY SPOTTER REPORTED DOWNED TREE AND POWER LINES.
Feb 12, 1:07 AM ESTTSTM WND DMGPenn Hills, PANEAR CRESCENT HILLS.NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
Feb 12, 1:07 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGGrove City, PATREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED.
Feb 12, 1:07 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGPenn Hills, PANEAR CRESCENT HILLS.NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
Feb 12, 1:18 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGWheeling, WV62 MPH GUST MEASURED.
Feb 12, 1:34 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMG5 Nw Falls Creek, PAKDUJ MEASURED 61 MPH GUST.
Feb 12, 1:45 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGEllwood City, PAMAHONING, SCOTT, AND UNION TOWNSHIPS ALL REPORTED NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
Feb 12, 1:53 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGFranklin, PAE.M. REPORTED TREES AND WIRES DOWN ACROSS SOUTHERN HALF OF COUNTY AND CARPORT BLOWN ONTO ROAD AT UNSPECIFIED LOCATION.
Feb 12, 2:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGCaldwell, OHFEW TREES DOWN.
Feb 12, 2:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGCambridge, OHNUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY.
Feb 12, 2:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGHarshaville, PATREES AND POWER LINES DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF ROUTES 18 AND 30.
Feb 12, 2:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGSt. Clairsville, OHNUMERUOS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY.
Feb 12, 2:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGWashington, PANUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY.
Feb 12, 2:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGWaynesburg, PANUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY.
Feb 12, 2:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGWoodsfield, OHNUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY.
Feb 12, 2:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGZanesville, OHNUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY.
Feb 12, 2:33 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGBeaver, PATREES AND WIRES DOWN COUNTY-WIDE.
Feb 12, 2:55 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMG5 W Chester, OHNUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES AND TREES DOWN ON STATE ROUTE 14 AND STATE ROUTE 344.
Feb 12, 2:55 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMG5 W Chester, OHTREES AND LARGE BRANCHES DOWN.
Feb 12, 6:05 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMG3 W Mars, PATREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP FROM OVERNIGHT WIND.
Feb 12, 8:10 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGKittanning, PANUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.
Feb 12, 8:15 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGCarrollton, OHNUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY.
Feb 12, 8:15 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGShippenville, PANUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY.
Feb 12, 8:15 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGTionesta, PANUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
Feb 12, 8:20 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGCoshocton, OHNUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY.
Feb 12, 8:30 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGWintersville, OHNUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY.
Feb 12, 8:40 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGNew Philadelphia, OHNUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY.
Feb 12, 9:15 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGOakland, PANUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 37 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 2009-02-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2009-02-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 270 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
566 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
270 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
248 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS71 KPBZ 110846
NPWPBZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
346 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009

OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-111700-
/O.UPG.KPBZ.HW.A.0001.090211T2100Z-090213T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPBZ.HW.W.0001.090211T2100Z-090213T0000Z/
TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH-
MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW PHILADELPHIA...DOVER...
UHRICHSVILLE...CARROLLTON...EAST LIVERPOOL...SALEM...COLUMBIANA...
EAST PALESTINE...WELLSVILLE...CALCUTTA...COSHOCTON...CADIZ...
HOPEDALE...STEUBENVILLE...ZANESVILLE...CAMBRIDGE...
MARTINS FERRY...ST. CLAIRSVILLE...BELLAIRE...BARNESVILLE...
SHADYSIDE...BRIDGEPORT...CALDWELL...WOODSFIELD
346 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST
THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

MDZ001-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-
041-111700-
/O.CON.KPBZ.HW.A.0001.090211T2100Z-090213T0000Z/
GARRETT-MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-
JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-
WESTMORELAND-GREENE-FAYETTE-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL-
MARION-MONONGALIA-PRESTON-TUCKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLAND MD...GRANTSVILLE...SHARON...
HERMITAGE...GROVE CITY...GREENVILLE...FARRELL...OIL CITY...
FRANKLIN...SUGARCREEK...TIONESTA...NEW CASTLE...ELLWOOD CITY...
BUTLER...ZELIENOPLE...CLARION...PUNXSUTAWNEY...BROOKVILLE...
REYNOLDSVILLE...BROCKWAY...ALIQUIPPA...BEAVER FALLS...AMBRIDGE...
MONACA...BEAVER...PITTSBURGH METRO AREA...KITTANNING...
FORD CITY...LEECHBURG...FREEPORT...APOLLO...INDIANA...
WASHINGTON...CANONSBURG...DONORA...CALIFORNIA...CHARLEROI...
MONONGAHELA...MCMURRAY...GREENSBURG...NEW KENSINGTON...
JEANNETTE...LATROBE...MONESSEN...WAYNESBURG...FAIRDALE...
UNIONTOWN...CONNELLSVILLE...OHIOPYLE...TORONTO...WEIRTON...
WHEELING...MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE...FAIRMONT...
MORGANTOWN...KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA...PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS
346 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING 
BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS. 

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KPBZ 111630
NPWPBZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1130 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009

MDZ001-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-
041-120030-
/O.UPG.KPBZ.HW.A.0001.090211T2100Z-090213T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KPBZ.HW.W.0001.090211T2200Z-090213T0000Z/
GARRETT-MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-
JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-
WESTMORELAND-GREENE-FAYETTE-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL-
MARION-MONONGALIA-PRESTON-TUCKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLAND MD...GRANTSVILLE...SHARON...
HERMITAGE...GROVE CITY...GREENVILLE...FARRELL...OIL CITY...
FRANKLIN...SUGARCREEK...TIONESTA...NEW CASTLE...ELLWOOD CITY...
BUTLER...ZELIENOPLE...CLARION...PUNXSUTAWNEY...BROOKVILLE...
REYNOLDSVILLE...BROCKWAY...ALIQUIPPA...BEAVER FALLS...AMBRIDGE...
MONACA...BEAVER...PITTSBURGH METRO AREA...KITTANNING...
FORD CITY...LEECHBURG...FREEPORT...APOLLO...INDIANA...
WASHINGTON...CANONSBURG...DONORA...CALIFORNIA...CHARLEROI...
MONONGAHELA...MCMURRAY...GREENSBURG...NEW KENSINGTON...
JEANNETTE...LATROBE...MONESSEN...WAYNESBURG...FAIRDALE...
UNIONTOWN...CONNELLSVILLE...OHIOPYLE...TORONTO...WEIRTON...
WHEELING...MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE...FAIRMONT...
MORGANTOWN...KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA...PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS
1130 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST
THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING
BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS. WINDS WILL BE
STRONGEST IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT FROM THE LATE EVENING
HOURS INTO THE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-120030-
/O.CON.KPBZ.HW.W.0001.090211T2100Z-090213T0000Z/
TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH-
MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW PHILADELPHIA...DOVER...
UHRICHSVILLE...CARROLLTON...EAST LIVERPOOL...SALEM...COLUMBIANA...
EAST PALESTINE...WELLSVILLE...CALCUTTA...COSHOCTON...CADIZ...
HOPEDALE...STEUBENVILLE...ZANESVILLE...CAMBRIDGE...
MARTINS FERRY...ST. CLAIRSVILLE...BELLAIRE...BARNESVILLE...
SHADYSIDE...BRIDGEPORT...CALDWELL...WOODSFIELD
1130 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM EST THURSDAY. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING BRINGING
THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. 

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KPBZ 112209
NPWPBZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
509 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-
020>023-029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-120615-
/O.CON.KPBZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090213T0000Z/
GARRETT-TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-
JEFFERSON OH-MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-MERCER-
VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-
ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-WESTMORELAND-GREENE-
FAYETTE-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA-
PRESTON-TUCKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLAND MD...GRANTSVILLE...
NEW PHILADELPHIA...DOVER...UHRICHSVILLE...CARROLLTON...
EAST LIVERPOOL...SALEM...COLUMBIANA...EAST PALESTINE...
WELLSVILLE...CALCUTTA...COSHOCTON...CADIZ...HOPEDALE...
STEUBENVILLE...ZANESVILLE...CAMBRIDGE...MARTINS FERRY...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE...BELLAIRE...BARNESVILLE...SHADYSIDE...
BRIDGEPORT...CALDWELL...WOODSFIELD...SHARON...HERMITAGE...
GROVE CITY...GREENVILLE...FARRELL...OIL CITY...FRANKLIN...
SUGARCREEK...TIONESTA...NEW CASTLE...ELLWOOD CITY...BUTLER...
ZELIENOPLE...CLARION...PUNXSUTAWNEY...BROOKVILLE...
REYNOLDSVILLE...BROCKWAY...ALIQUIPPA...BEAVER FALLS...AMBRIDGE...
MONACA...BEAVER...PITTSBURGH METRO AREA...KITTANNING...
FORD CITY...LEECHBURG...FREEPORT...APOLLO...INDIANA...
WASHINGTON...CANONSBURG...DONORA...CALIFORNIA...CHARLEROI...
MONONGAHELA...MCMURRAY...GREENSBURG...NEW KENSINGTON...
JEANNETTE...LATROBE...MONESSEN...WAYNESBURG...FAIRDALE...
UNIONTOWN...CONNELLSVILLE...OHIOPYLE...TORONTO...WEIRTON...
WHEELING...MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE...FAIRMONT...
MORGANTOWN...KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA...PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS
509 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING
BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KPBZ 120203
NPWPBZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
903 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-
020>023-029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-121015-
/O.CON.KPBZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090213T0000Z/
GARRETT-TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-
JEFFERSON OH-MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-MERCER-
VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-
ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-WESTMORELAND-GREENE-
FAYETTE-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA-
PRESTON-TUCKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLAND MD...GRANTSVILLE...
NEW PHILADELPHIA...DOVER...UHRICHSVILLE...CARROLLTON...
EAST LIVERPOOL...SALEM...COLUMBIANA...EAST PALESTINE...
WELLSVILLE...CALCUTTA...COSHOCTON...CADIZ...HOPEDALE...
STEUBENVILLE...ZANESVILLE...CAMBRIDGE...MARTINS FERRY...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE...BELLAIRE...BARNESVILLE...SHADYSIDE...
BRIDGEPORT...CALDWELL...WOODSFIELD...SHARON...HERMITAGE...
GROVE CITY...GREENVILLE...FARRELL...OIL CITY...FRANKLIN...
SUGARCREEK...TIONESTA...NEW CASTLE...ELLWOOD CITY...BUTLER...
ZELIENOPLE...CLARION...PUNXSUTAWNEY...BROOKVILLE...
REYNOLDSVILLE...BROCKWAY...ALIQUIPPA...BEAVER FALLS...AMBRIDGE...
MONACA...BEAVER...PITTSBURGH METRO AREA...KITTANNING...
FORD CITY...LEECHBURG...FREEPORT...APOLLO...INDIANA...
WASHINGTON...CANONSBURG...DONORA...CALIFORNIA...CHARLEROI...
MONONGAHELA...MCMURRAY...GREENSBURG...NEW KENSINGTON...
JEANNETTE...LATROBE...MONESSEN...WAYNESBURG...FAIRDALE...
UNIONTOWN...CONNELLSVILLE...OHIOPYLE...TORONTO...WEIRTON...
WHEELING...MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE...FAIRMONT...
MORGANTOWN...KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA...PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS
903 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT BRINGING
THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KPBZ 120915
NPWPBZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
415 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

OHZ048-057>059-068-069-PAZ031-WVZ004-012-021-022-121715-
/O.CAN.KPBZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090213T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPBZ.WI.Y.0001.090212T0915Z-090213T0000Z/
COSHOCTON-MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-GREENE-MARSHALL-
WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COSHOCTON...ZANESVILLE...CAMBRIDGE...
MARTINS FERRY...ST. CLAIRSVILLE...BELLAIRE...BARNESVILLE...
SHADYSIDE...BRIDGEPORT...CALDWELL...WOODSFIELD...WAYNESBURG...
FAIRDALE...MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE...FAIRMONT...MORGANTOWN
415 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-049-050-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029-030-032-
WVZ001>003-023-041-121715-
/O.CON.KPBZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090213T0000Z/
GARRETT-TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH-
MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-
ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-WESTMORELAND-FAYETTE-
HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-PRESTON-TUCKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLAND MD...GRANTSVILLE...
NEW PHILADELPHIA...DOVER...UHRICHSVILLE...CARROLLTON...
EAST LIVERPOOL...SALEM...COLUMBIANA...EAST PALESTINE...
WELLSVILLE...CALCUTTA...CADIZ...HOPEDALE...STEUBENVILLE...
SHARON...HERMITAGE...GROVE CITY...GREENVILLE...FARRELL...
OIL CITY...FRANKLIN...SUGARCREEK...TIONESTA...NEW CASTLE...
ELLWOOD CITY...BUTLER...ZELIENOPLE...CLARION...PUNXSUTAWNEY...
BROOKVILLE...REYNOLDSVILLE...BROCKWAY...ALIQUIPPA...
BEAVER FALLS...AMBRIDGE...MONACA...BEAVER...
PITTSBURGH METRO AREA...KITTANNING...FORD CITY...LEECHBURG...
FREEPORT...APOLLO...INDIANA...WASHINGTON...CANONSBURG...DONORA...
CALIFORNIA...CHARLEROI...MONONGAHELA...MCMURRAY...GREENSBURG...
NEW KENSINGTON...JEANNETTE...LATROBE...MONESSEN...UNIONTOWN...
CONNELLSVILLE...OHIOPYLE...TORONTO...WEIRTON...WHEELING...
KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA...PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS
415 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KPBZ 121647
NPWPBZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1147 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

OHZ039>041-049-050-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029-WVZ001>003-
130000-
/O.CAN.KPBZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090213T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KPBZ.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090213T0000Z/
TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH-MERCER-
VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-
ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW PHILADELPHIA...DOVER...
UHRICHSVILLE...CARROLLTON...EAST LIVERPOOL...SALEM...COLUMBIANA...
EAST PALESTINE...WELLSVILLE...CALCUTTA...CADIZ...HOPEDALE...
STEUBENVILLE...SHARON...HERMITAGE...GROVE CITY...GREENVILLE...
FARRELL...OIL CITY...FRANKLIN...SUGARCREEK...TIONESTA...
NEW CASTLE...ELLWOOD CITY...BUTLER...ZELIENOPLE...CLARION...
PUNXSUTAWNEY...BROOKVILLE...REYNOLDSVILLE...BROCKWAY...
ALIQUIPPA...BEAVER FALLS...AMBRIDGE...MONACA...BEAVER...
PITTSBURGH METRO AREA...KITTANNING...FORD CITY...LEECHBURG...
FREEPORT...APOLLO...INDIANA...WASHINGTON...CANONSBURG...DONORA...
CALIFORNIA...CHARLEROI...MONONGAHELA...MCMURRAY...TORONTO...
WEIRTON...WHEELING
1147 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...ALTHOUGH
WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DIMINISH BY THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS
SHOULD DROP OFF CONSIDERABLY TONIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

MDZ001-PAZ030-032-WVZ023-041-130000-
/O.CON.KPBZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090213T0000Z/
GARRETT-WESTMORELAND-FAYETTE-PRESTON-TUCKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLAND MD...GRANTSVILLE...GREENSBURG...
NEW KENSINGTON...JEANNETTE...LATROBE...MONESSEN...UNIONTOWN...
CONNELLSVILLE...OHIOPYLE...KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA...PARSONS...
DAVIS...THOMAS
1147 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING.

WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY GUSTY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ALTHOUGH
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL ONLY BE 20 TO 30 MPH...EXPECT VERY STRONG
GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

OHZ048-057>059-068-069-PAZ031-WVZ004-012-021-022-130000-
/O.CON.KPBZ.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090213T0000Z/
COSHOCTON-MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-GREENE-MARSHALL-
WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COSHOCTON...ZANESVILLE...CAMBRIDGE...
MARTINS FERRY...ST. CLAIRSVILLE...BELLAIRE...BARNESVILLE...
SHADYSIDE...BRIDGEPORT...CALDWELL...WOODSFIELD...WAYNESBURG...
FAIRDALE...MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE...FAIRMONT...MORGANTOWN
1147 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...ALTHOUGH
WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DIMINISH BY THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS
SHOULD DROP OFF CONSIDERABLY TONIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

33

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind 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 high wind warning went out at Feb 10, 6:19 PM EST, 9 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 10, 6:19 PM EST, 9 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
619 PM EST TUE FEB 10 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE DISTRICT WEDNESDAY
NIGHT WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND
STRONG GUSTY SYNOPTIC WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BRING CLEARING FOR THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. A WEAK STORM
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE DISTRICT SATURDAY BRINGING MORE RAIN.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
HAVE ISSUED FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTHERN HALF OF PA. MADE SOME
ADJUSTMENTS TO POPS TONIGHT AND WED. LOOKS LIKE FIRST WAVE MOVES
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT/TOM MORN AND THEN THERE IS A BREAK IN THE
WARM SECTOR.

THE COLD FRONT SOUTH OF PITTSBURGH HAS BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS
NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. SHOWERS WILL REMAIN LIKELY NEAR THE
MASON-DIXON LINE OVERNIGHT WITH JUST A CHANCE OF SHOWERS FROM
PITTSBURGH AND NORTH. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT NORTH AS A WARM FRONT
DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY WITH MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA BREAKING
INTO THE WARM SECTOR. THE RISK OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL INCREASE INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON. ICE JAM TROUBLES WILL
CONTINUE ON A COUPLE OF MAJOR STREAMS AND THE WARM AIR AND
SHOWERS MAY DISLODGE SOME ICE ON THE MAJOR RIVERS.
WINDS GUSTS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BY LATE AFTERNOON
AS STRONGER WINDS ALOFT BEGIN TO MIX DOWN WITH THE ONSET
OF CONVECTION.

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE FORECAST AREA BY THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS LIKELY BEHIND THE SYNOPTIC
FRONT. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
THROUGH THE THURSDAY MORNING AND BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM THE
WEST THURSDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWER COVERAGE WILL BE REDUCED
VERY QUICKLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AS DRIER AIR MOVES IN.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
RESIDUAL RAIN/SNOW SHWRS WILL END THURSDAY NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE
EXITS THE REGION. MAINLY DRY AND SEASONABLE CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE CROSSES THE AREA. A
REINFORCING FRONTAL SYSTEM IS PROGGED TO CROSS THE AREA SATURDAY
BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS ALONG WITH COOLER
TEMPERATURES. MAINLY DRY AND SEASONABLY COOL CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL
FOR SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /23Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
EXPECT MVFR CEILINGS TO PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE REGION.
RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EASTWARD ALONG SURFACE BOUNDARY
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL OCCASIONALLY BE REDUCED TO AROUND 3SM IN
PRECIPITATION AND FOG AT KZZV...KHLG...KMGW AND KLBE FOR THE REST OF
THE AFTERNOON. INCLUDED MENTION OF LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR FOR ALL
TERMINALS THROUGH TONIGHT.

NEXT SHORTWAVE WILL KICK OUT OF UPPER TROUGH IN THE WEST WITH
ASSOCIATED DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTHEAST TOWARD
THE GREAT LAKES. WARM FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH BACK NORTHWARD
ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH RAIN SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE
IFR RESTRICTIONS RETURNING WITH FRONT.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY
WEDNESDAY EVENING. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS
OVER 40KT.

STRONG WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST IN STRONG PRESSURE
GRADIENT BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THURSDAY WITH GUSTS OVER 40 KT
POSSIBLE.

PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THURSDAY, WITH VFR CONDITIONS
DEVELOPING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN.

NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE
MVFR/IFR RESTRICTIONS FOR SATURDAY.

GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
RETURNS.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN WELL ABOVE FREEZING UNTIL
THURSDAY NIGHT...THUS SNOW MELT WILL CONTINUE. WATER EQUIVALENT
IN THE SNOW PACK ALONG THE I-80 CORRIDOR AND IN THE RIDGES IS
STILL ON THE ORDER OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS
REMAINING ON THE RIDGES. IN ADDITION, APPROXIMATELY AN INCH OF
RAINFALL IS PROJECTED OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS.

SO...ADDITIONAL RISES ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY BE EXPECTED
THIS WEEK WITH CONTINUED ICE MOVEMENT AND POSSIBLE ICE JAMS. AREA
WATERWAYS AND ACTUAL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL HAVE TO BE
MONITORED CLOSELY THIS WEEK.

&&

.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
     EVENING FOR MDZ001.
OH...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
     EVENING FOR OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069.
     FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR OHZ059.
PA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
     EVENING FOR PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029>032.
     FLOOD WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
     FOR PAZ007>009-014>016-022-023.
     FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR PAZ013-020.
WV...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
     EVENING FOR WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 10, 3:51 PM EST, 11 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
351 PM EST TUE FEB 10 2009

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057-058-068-069-PAZ007>009-014>016-021>023-
029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-112100-
GARRETT-TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-
JEFFERSON OH-MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-NOBLE-MONROE-MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-
BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-
WESTMORELAND-GREENE-FAYETTE-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL-
MARION-MONONGALIA-PRESTON-TUCKER-
351 PM EST TUE FEB 10 2009

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WATCH.

THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THIS IS DUE TO AN UNSEASONABLY WARM AND
UNSTABLE AIRMASS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...WHICH WILL PASS WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. IN ADDITION WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST FOR A PERIOD
FOLLOWING THE FRONT FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS WELL.

SHARPER RISES AND ICE MOVEMENTS WILL BE MORE PROBABLE ON ALL AREA
RIVERS STARTING WEDNESDAY DEPENDING ON THE EXTENT OF THE RUNOFF
FROM SNOW MELT AND RAINFALL. SO RIVER LEVELS WILL NEED TO BE
MONITORED ACCORDINGLY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

OHZ059-PAZ013-020-112100-
BELMONT-LAWRENCE-BEAVER-
351 PM EST TUE FEB 10 2009

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO...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.

   FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.
   HIGH WIND WATCH.

THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THIS IS DUE TO AN UNSEASONABLY WARM AND
UNSTABLE AIRMASS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...WHICH WILL PASS WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. IN ADDITION WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST FOR A PERIOD
FOLLOWING THE FRONT FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS WELL.

SHARPER RISES AND ICE MOVEMENTS WILL BE MORE PROBABLE ON ALL AREA
RIVERS STARTING WEDNESDAY DEPENDING ON THE EXTENT OF THE RUNOFF
FROM SNOW MELT AND RAINFALL. SO RIVER LEVELS WILL NEED TO BE
MONITORED ACCORDINGLY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 11, 6:52 AM ESTRiver Flood WatchPBZCoshocton24 hr
Feb 11, 5:51 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZCoshocton, Guernsey, Muskingum, Noble54 min
Feb 11, 6:23 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBelmont, Guernsey, Monroe, Noble22 min
Feb 11, 6:33 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBelmont, Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Tuscarawas27 min
Feb 11, 6:44 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBelmont, Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson, Monroe, Noble46 min
Feb 11, 6:54 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBelmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson and 1 more36 min
Feb 11, 6:59 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZMarion, Monongalia, Wetzel31 min
Feb 10, 9:26 PM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryPBZAllegheny3 days
Feb 11, 12:24 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPBZArmstrong, Clarion, Forest, Jefferson, Mercer, Venango24 hr

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.