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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this tornado warning at Jun 4, 2011, 7:16 PM EDT for Carroll County, Harrison County, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. It was in force for 44 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
- Jun 4, 2011, 7:16 PM EDT (23:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Carroll County, OH, Harrison County, OH, Tuscarawas County, OH
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 7:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | New Philadelphia, OH | TREES REPORTED DOWN IN THE CITY AND ALONG SR 416 JUST OUTSIDE OF THE CITY |
| Jun 4, 7:30 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Dover, OH | |
| Jun 4, 7:33 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | New Philadelphia, OH | |
| Jun 4, 7:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Uhrichsville, OH | TREES DOWN AND TRANSFORMER FIRE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 4, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 2779 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
194 WFUS51 KPBZ 042316 TORPBZ OHC019-067-157-050000- /O.NEW.KPBZ.TO.W.0007.110604T2316Z-110605T0000Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 716 PM EDT SAT JUN 4 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN HARRISON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO... TUSCARAWAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO... SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO... * UNTIL 800 PM EDT * AT 712 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR NEW PHILADELPHIA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NEW PHILADELPHIA... DOVER... GNADENHUTTEN... UHRICHSVILLE... DENNISON... GILMORE... TAPPAN... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE. 1-877-633-6772. WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE. 1-877-633-6772. WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. && LAT...LON 4036 8116 4021 8139 4052 8159 4061 8138 TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 332DEG 23KT 4048 8143 $$
2 follow-up statements
985 WWUS51 KPBZ 042339 SVSPBZ SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 739 PM EDT SAT JUN 4 2011 OHC019-042349- /O.CAN.KPBZ.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110605T0000Z/ CARROLL OH- 739 PM EDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CARROLL COUNTY IS CANCELLED... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. LAT...LON 4048 8138 4036 8116 4021 8139 4052 8159 TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 332DEG 23KT 4035 8134 $$ OHC067-157-050000- /O.CON.KPBZ.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110605T0000Z/ HARRISON OH-TUSCARAWAS OH- 739 PM EDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR TUSCARAWAS AND HARRISON COUNTIES... AT 735 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NEWPORT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO UHRICHSVILLE... NEW PHILADELPHIA... GNADENHUTTEN... DENNISON... GILMORE... TAPPAN... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE. 1-877-633-6772. WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. LAT...LON 4048 8138 4036 8116 4021 8139 4052 8159 TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 332DEG 23KT 4035 8134 $$
043 WWUS51 KPBZ 042355 SVSPBZ SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 755 PM EDT SAT JUN 4 2011 OHC067-157-050003- /O.EXP.KPBZ.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110605T0000Z/ HARRISON OH-TUSCARAWAS OH- 755 PM EDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR TUSCARAWAS AND HARRISON COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 800 PM EDT... ALTHOUGH THE TORNADO WARNING WILL EXPIRE, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT AS THIS STORM IS STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. LAT...LON 4048 8138 4036 8116 4021 8139 4052 8159 TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 332DEG 23KT 4027 8129 $$ WOODRUM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Carroll, Columbiana, Tuscarawas | 32 min |
| Jun 4, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Carroll, Tuscarawas | 61 min |
| Jun 4, 7:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Coshocton | 25 min |
| Jun 4, 7:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Coshocton, Guernsey, Muskingum, Tuscarawas | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 7:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Tuscarawas | 52 min |
| Jun 4, 7:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Coshocton, Guernsey, Muskingum, Tuscarawas | 47 min |
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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.