Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 80, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2011, 4:15 PM EDT for Beaver County, Butler County, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 45 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 26, 2011, 4:15 PM EDT (20:15 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2011, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Beaver County, PA, Butler County, PA, Lawrence County, PA
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 4:27 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Beaver Falls, PA | LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN |
| May 26, 4:31 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Prospect, PA | LARGE TREES AND UTILITY LINE REPORTED DOWN |
| May 26, 4:41 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Prospect, PA | SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON MONROE ST AND DAVID ST. POSSIBLE MICROBURST. |
| May 26, 4:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | West Sunbury, PA | LARGE TREE ON BEAVER DAM ROAD |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 4 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 12 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 62 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1352 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
681
WUUS51 KPBZ 262015
SVRPBZ
PAC007-019-073-262100-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.SV.W.0080.110526T2015Z-110526T2100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
415 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN BEAVER COUNTY IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
BUTLER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
* UNTIL 500 PM EDT
* AT 410 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
BEAVER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BEAVER FALLS... BEAVER... ALIQUIPPA...
FOMBELL... ZELIENOPLE... EVANS CITY...
MCCONNELLS MILL... MORAINE STATE PARK... BUTLER...
HOOKER... CHICORA...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR
DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY
INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE. 1-877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN
DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 4098 7969 4097 7970 4062 8026 4075 8042
4117 7990 4117 7986
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 228DEG 39KT 4075 8025
$$2 follow-up statements
592
WWUS51 KPBZ 262025
SVSPBZ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
425 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
PAC007-019-073-262100-
/O.CON.KPBZ.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-110526T2100Z/
BEAVER PA-BUTLER PA-LAWRENCE PA-
425 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR LAWRENCE...BUTLER AND BEAVER COUNTIES...
AT 423 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR BRINTONS CORNERS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
SOME TREE DAMAGE WAS REPORTED WITH THIS STORM FROM BEAVER
FALLS.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ZELIENOPLE... FOMBELL... BEAVER FALLS...
BEAVER... EVANS CITY... MCCONNELLS MILL...
MORAINE STATE PARK... BUTLER... HOOKER...
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE. 1-877-633-6772. WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 4098 7969 4097 7970 4062 8026 4075 8042
4117 7990 4117 7986
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 226DEG 38KT 4084 8017
$$
15268
WWUS51 KPBZ 262040
SVSPBZ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
440 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
PAC073-262049-
/O.CAN.KPBZ.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-110526T2100Z/
LAWRENCE PA-
440 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR LAWRENCE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN MARYLAND AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 4098 7970 4062 8027 4086 8019 4086 8016
4096 8015 4117 7990 4117 7986
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 224DEG 40KT 4095 7999
$$
PAC007-019-262100-
/O.CON.KPBZ.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-110526T2100Z/
BEAVER PA-BUTLER PA-
440 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR BUTLER AND BEAVER COUNTIES...
AT 436 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HICKORY CORNER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH. SOME TREE DAMAGE WAS REPORTED WITH THIS STORM NEAR BEAVER
FALLS.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ZELIENOPLE... MORAINE STATE PARK... EVANS CITY...
BUTLER... HOOKER...
MOVE INDOORS WHEN THIS STORM APPROACHES.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE. 1-877-633-6772. WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 4098 7970 4062 8027 4086 8019 4086 8016
4096 8015 4117 7990 4117 7986
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 224DEG 40KT 4095 7999
$$
15What 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 May 26, 3:20 PM EDT, 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 3:20 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 320 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS... A LARGE SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT, AND PROVIDE PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE, COMING FROM THE SOUTH, WILL BRING DRY AND MUCH WARMER WEATHER THIS WEEKEND. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/... WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD FRONT. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE FRONT CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. SOME STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE MASON DIXON LINE. SHOWERS WILL WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE COLD FRONT WILL ALSO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES SLOWLY AND LIKELY BECOME DIFFUSE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INTO THE RIDGE TO THE EAST. THERE WILL STILL BE A RISK OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM FRIDAY AFTERNOON BUT LESS RISK OF ANY SEVERE STORMS. && .SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... BY LATE FRIDAY THE WEAK SURFACE LOW AND COLD FRONT WILL BE GONE WITH THE REMAINING TROF MERGING WITH THE WARM FRONT OF THE NEXT SYSTEM. THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM HAVE OPENED UP WITH JUST A WAKE SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER THE REGION. THIS TROUGH WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD AND SHOULD CLEAR THE REGION BY SAT MORNING. WILL STILL LEAVE IN A MENTION OF SHOWERS FOR A PORTION OF SATURDAY IN THE EAST. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE SHOWING AGREEMENT FOR AN EXTENDED DRY PERIOD BEGINNING SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY. INCREASING MOISTURE WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS BY WEDNESDAY. BUT A RETURN TO DRY WEATHER AS THE WEAK SHORT WAVE MOVES EAST OF THE DISTRICT. MUCH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE FORECAST PERIOD. && .AVIATION /19Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER INDIANA IS PROGGED TO MAKE ONLY VERY SLOW EASTWARD PROGRESS THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM AND SOUTHWEST FLOW BRINGS INCREASED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INTO THE REGION. MAINLY MVFR RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED IN STORMS...BUT BRIEF IFR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN STRONGER CELLS ALONG WITH GUSTS OVER 30 KT. OUTSIDE OF STORMS...SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 12 AND 22 KTS. AREAL COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL DECREASE LATER TONIGHT WITH GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS AND SURFACE WINDS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 10 KT. POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RESTRICTIONS IN AREAS OF SHOWERS AND SCATTERED STORMS AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RECENT ECMWF MODEL OUTPUT SHOWS RIDGING BUILDING INTO THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY REGION LATE IN THE WEEKEND. THIS FEATURE SHOULD PROVIDE DRY, MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS FOR SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. && .PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. OH...NONE. PA...NONE. WV...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 1:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 157 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011 OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029- 031-073>076-WVZ001>004-271800- 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-GREENE-WESTMORELAND-WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE- FAYETTE RIDGES-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL- 157 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MDZ001-WVZ012-021>023-041-271800- GARRETT-WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA-PRESTON-TUCKER- 157 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 381 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MARYLAND AND NORTHERN 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. SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 26, 2:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
226 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0130 AM TSTM WND DMG KENNARD 41.47N 80.34W
05/26/2011 MERCER PA 911 CALL CENTER
LARGE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES DOWN
&&
EVENT NUMBER PBZ1100772
098Special weather statement, May 26, 3:28 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
328 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
WVZ041-262000-
TUCKER WV-
328 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL TUCKER COUNTY...
AT 324 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER GATZMER...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3918 7948 3920 7945 3920 7940 3921 7938
3921 7936 3922 7935 3922 7930 3919 7929
3916 7932 3910 7934 3909 7931 3907 7929
3906 7930Special weather statement, May 26, 3:42 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 342 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011 OHZ041-050-PAZ013-014-020-029-WVZ001-262015- BEAVER PA-BUTLER PA-COLUMBIANA OH-HANCOCK WV-JEFFERSON OH-LAWRENCE PA- WASHINGTON PA- 342 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT BEAVER...EXTREME NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON...NORTHERN HANCOCK...SOUTHEASTERN COLUMBIANA...SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE AND WEST CENTRAL BUTLER COUNTIES... AT 336 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER NEW MANCHESTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR SHIPPINGPORT AROUND 350 PM...BEAVER AROUND 355 PM...BEAVER FALLS AROUND 400 PM...ELLWOOD CITY AROUND 405 PM... FOMBELL AROUND 410 PM AND MORAINE STATE PARK AROUND 415 PM. PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. LAT...LON 4102 8018 4086 7996 4045 8050 4057 8068
Special weather statement, May 26, 3:51 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
351 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
PAZ031-WVZ012-021-022-262030-
GREENE PA-MARION WV-MONONGALIA WV-WETZEL WV-
351 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN WETZEL...
NORTHWESTERN MONONGALIA...SOUTH CENTRAL GREENE AND WESTERN MARION
COUNTIES...
AT 349 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER GRANGEVILLE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR HOMEWOOD AROUND 400 PM...MCCLELLAN AROUND 405
PM...RAGTOWN AROUND 410 PM...DAYBROOK AROUND 415 PM...PENTRESS AROUND
420 PM AND KIRBY AROUND 425 PM.
PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3943 8029 3947 8048 3945 8051 3944 8051
3943 8052 3943 8053 3944 8055 3988 8022
3976 7997 3942 8028Special weather statement, May 26, 3:52 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
352 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
MDZ001-WVZ023-041-262045-
GARRETT MD-PRESTON WV-TUCKER WV-
352 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN PRESTON...
SOUTHWESTERN GARRETT AND TUCKER COUNTIES...
AT 349 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF PLEASANT RUN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR THOMAS AROUND 410 PM...KEMPTON AROUND 415
PM...SILVER LAKE AROUND 420 PM...REDHOUSE AROUND 425 PM AND GORMAN
AROUND 430 PM.
PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3903 7978 3906 7978 3941 7946 3931 7928
3929 7930 3929 7935 3921 7945 3921 7947
3919 7947 3920 7940 3921 7938 3921 7930
3897 7956Special weather statement, May 26, 4:09 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 409 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011 PAZ029-031-075-WVZ021-022-262045- FAYETTE PA-GREENE PA-MARION WV-MONONGALIA WV-WASHINGTON PA- 409 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT GREENE...NORTH CENTRAL MARION...NORTHWESTERN MONONGALIA...SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND WEST CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTIES... AT 406 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DAYBROOK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORM. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR BROCK...BLACKSVILLE...PENTRESS...AND WORLEY AROUND 415 PM...KIRBY...GUMP...BRANT HILL...AND FAIRCHANCE AROUND 420 PM...FORDYCE AND GARARDS FORT AROUND 425 PM. PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. LAT...LON 4021 8029 4003 7977 3953 8019 3963 8039
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 8:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Lawrence, Mercer, Venango | 51 min |
| May 25, 8:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Lawrence, Mercer | 63 min |
| May 25, 9:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Forest, Venango | 56 min |
| May 25, 9:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Beaver | 31 min |
| May 25, 9:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Clarion, Lawrence and 2 more | 63 min |
| May 25, 10:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Clarion, Forest, Jefferson | 35 min |
| May 25, 10:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Jefferson | 36 min |
| May 26, 12:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Mercer | 35 min |
| May 26, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Beaver | 33 min |
| May 26, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Greene | 39 min |
| May 26, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Greene | 36 min |
| May 26, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Fayette, Greene, Washington, Westmoreland | 40 min |
| May 26, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Fayette, Greene | 39 min |
| May 26, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Armstrong, Indiana, Westmoreland | 52 min |
| May 26, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Fayette, Indiana, Westmoreland | 50 min |
| May 26, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Clarion | 46 min |
| May 26, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Forest | 48 min |
| May 26, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Armstrong, Clarion, Indiana, Jefferson | 50 min |
| May 26, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Indiana, Jefferson, Westmoreland | 33 min |
| May 26, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Forest | 28 min |
Nearby
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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.