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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

April 16, 201111 counties in Ohio; 14 counties in Pennsylvania; 6 counties in West Virginia

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this wind advisory at Apr 16, 2011, 4:01 PM EDT for 11 counties in Ohio; 14 counties in Pennsylvania; 6 counties in West Virginia. It took effect at Apr 17, 2011, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 16, 2011, 4:01 PM EDT (20:01 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 17, 2011, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 17, 2011, 6:39 PM EDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Pittsburgh, PA
All 31 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, Fayette County, PA, Forest County, PA, Greene County, PA, Jefferson County, PA, Lawrence County, PA, Mercer County, PA, Venango County, PA, Washington County, PA, Westmoreland 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), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:00 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 32 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 12:00Z on 2011-04-16Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2011-04-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 876 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
511 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
876 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
1481 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.

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
401 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY DAYTIME...

.WINDS CAN GUST OVER 45 MPH DAYTIME SUNDAY AS FAST WINDS ALOFT
CAN MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE.

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-
020>023-029-031-073>076-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-170415-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.WI.Y.0008.110417T1200Z-110418T0000Z/
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-GREENE-WESTMORELAND-
WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE-FAYETTE RIDGES-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...WAYNESBURG...FAIRDALE...GREENSBURG...
NEW KENSINGTON...JEANNETTE...LATROBE...MONESSEN...LIGONIER...
DONEGAL...NEW FLORENCE...ACME...CHAMPION...UNIONTOWN...
CONNELLSVILLE...POINT MARION...NORMALVILLE...FARMINGTON...
OHIOPYLE...MARKLEYSBURG...TORONTO...WEIRTON...WHEELING...
MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE...FAIRMONT...MORGANTOWN...
KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA...PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS
401 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY. 

* HAZARDS...DAYTIME MIXING WILL HELP BRING FAST WINDS ALOFT DOWN
  TO THE GROUND.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WIND GUSTS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY AS VERTICAL
  MIXING INCREASES. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE WITH SUNSET. 

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES... LARGE BRANCHES...AND
  POWER LINES...MAKING POWER INTERRUPTIONS POSSIBLE. TREES...LINES
  AND PROPERTY ALREADY WEAKENED FROM SATURDAYS HIGH WINDS WILL BE
  PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE. CROSS GUSTS AND FLYING DEBRIS MAY
  HINDER MOTORISTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. POWER
INTERRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. 

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
566 
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
834 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.WINDS GUST OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE SUNDAY AS STRONG WINDS ALOFT MIX
DOWN TO THE SURFACE.

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-
020>023-029-031-073>076-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-170845-
/O.CON.KPBZ.WI.Y.0008.110417T1200Z-110418T0000Z/
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-GREENE-WESTMORELAND-
WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE-FAYETTE RIDGES-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...WAYNESBURG...FAIRDALE...GREENSBURG...
NEW KENSINGTON...JEANNETTE...LATROBE...MONESSEN...LIGONIER...
DONEGAL...NEW FLORENCE...ACME...CHAMPION...UNIONTOWN...
CONNELLSVILLE...POINT MARION...NORMALVILLE...FARMINGTON...
OHIOPYLE...MARKLEYSBURG...TORONTO...WEIRTON...WHEELING...
MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE...FAIRMONT...MORGANTOWN...
KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA...PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS
834 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY. 

* HAZARDS...COLD AIR ALOFT WILL SINK ON SUNDAY, BRINGING STRONG
  WINDS DOWN TO THE GROUND.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...WIND GUSTS WILL INCREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS.
  WINDS WILL SUBSIDE WITH SUNSET.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES... LARGE BRANCHES...AND 
  POWER LINES...MAKING POWER INTERRUPTIONS POSSIBLE. TREES...
  LINES AND PROPERTY ALREADY WEAKENED FROM SATURDAYS HIGH WINDS 
  WILL BE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE. CROSS GUSTS AND FLYING DEBRIS 
  MAY HINDER MOTORISTS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. POWER
INTERRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE.

&&

$$
350 
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
306 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.WINDS GUST OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE SUNDAY AS STRONG WINDS ALOFT MIX
DOWN TO THE SURFACE.

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-
020>023-029-031-073>076-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-171515-
/O.CON.KPBZ.WI.Y.0008.110417T1200Z-110418T0000Z/
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-GREENE-WESTMORELAND-
WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE-FAYETTE RIDGES-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...WAYNESBURG...FAIRDALE...GREENSBURG...
NEW KENSINGTON...JEANNETTE...LATROBE...MONESSEN...LIGONIER...
DONEGAL...NEW FLORENCE...ACME...CHAMPION...UNIONTOWN...
CONNELLSVILLE...POINT MARION...NORMALVILLE...FARMINGTON...
OHIOPYLE...MARKLEYSBURG...TORONTO...WEIRTON...WHEELING...
MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE...FAIRMONT...MORGANTOWN...
KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA...PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS
306 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING. 

* HAZARDS...WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH AND UP TO 55 MPH ON THE
  RIDGES.

* TIMING...WIND GUSTS WILL INCREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS.
  WIND WILL SUBSIDE WITH SUNSET.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES... LARGE BRANCHES...AND
  POWER LINES. CROSS GUSTS AND FLYING DEBRIS MAY HINDER MOTORISTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WIND THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. RESIDENTS SHOULD
SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON THEIR PROPERTY.

&&

$$

15
236 
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
951 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY THROUGH 8 PM...

.WINDS CAN GUST OVER 45 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING AS STRONG WINDS
ALOFT MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE.

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-
020>023-029-031-073>076-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-172200-
/O.CON.KPBZ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110418T0000Z/
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-GREENE-WESTMORELAND-
WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE-FAYETTE RIDGES-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...WAYNESBURG...FAIRDALE...GREENSBURG...
NEW KENSINGTON...JEANNETTE...LATROBE...MONESSEN...LIGONIER...
DONEGAL...NEW FLORENCE...ACME...CHAMPION...UNIONTOWN...
CONNELLSVILLE...POINT MARION...NORMALVILLE...FARMINGTON...
OHIOPYLE...MARKLEYSBURG...TORONTO...WEIRTON...WHEELING...
MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE...FAIRMONT...MORGANTOWN...
KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA...PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS
951 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS MAINTAINING A WIND ADVISORY
UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

* HAZARDS...WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH GENERALLY, AND UP TO 55 MPH
  ON THE RIDGES.

* TIMING...WIND GUSTS WILL INCREASE TO OVER 45 MPH AT TIMES THIS
  AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE WITH SUNSET.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES... LARGE BRANCHES...AND
  POWER LINES, PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE WOULD BE ANYTHING DAMAGED
  FROM THE HIGH WINDS OF SATURDAY. CROSS GUSTS AND FLYING DEBRIS MAY
  HINDER MOTORISTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WIND THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON THEIR PROPERTY.

&&

$$
713 
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
240 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY THROUGH 8 PM...

.WINDS CAN GUST OVER 45 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING AS STRONG WINDS
ALOFT MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE.

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-
020>023-029-031-073>076-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-180000-
/O.CON.KPBZ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110418T0000Z/
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-GREENE-WESTMORELAND-
WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE-FAYETTE RIDGES-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...WAYNESBURG...FAIRDALE...GREENSBURG...
NEW KENSINGTON...JEANNETTE...LATROBE...MONESSEN...LIGONIER...
DONEGAL...NEW FLORENCE...ACME...CHAMPION...UNIONTOWN...
CONNELLSVILLE...POINT MARION...NORMALVILLE...FARMINGTON...
OHIOPYLE...MARKLEYSBURG...TORONTO...WEIRTON...WHEELING...
MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE...FAIRMONT...MORGANTOWN...
KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA...PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS
240 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

* HAZARDS...WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH GENERALLY...AND UP TO 55 MPH ON
  THE RIDGES.

* TIMING...WIND GUSTS WILL PEAK LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN SUBSIDE
  WITH SUNSET.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES... LARGE BRANCHES...AND 
  POWER LINES... PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE WOULD BE ANYTHING 
  DAMAGED FROM THE HIGH WINDS OF SATURDAY. CROSS GUSTS AND 
  FLYING DEBRIS MAY HINDER MOTORISTS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WIND THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON THEIR PROPERTY.

&&

$$
666 
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NPWPBZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
639 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011





MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-
020>023-029-031-073>076-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-172345-
/O.CAN.KPBZ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110418T0000Z/
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-GREENE-WESTMORELAND-
WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE-FAYETTE RIDGES-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...WAYNESBURG...FAIRDALE...GREENSBURG...
NEW KENSINGTON...JEANNETTE...LATROBE...MONESSEN...LIGONIER...
DONEGAL...NEW FLORENCE...ACME...CHAMPION...UNIONTOWN...
CONNELLSVILLE...POINT MARION...NORMALVILLE...FARMINGTON...
OHIOPYLE...MARKLEYSBURG...TORONTO...WEIRTON...WHEELING...
MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE...FAIRMONT...MORGANTOWN...
KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA...PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS
639 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WIND GUSTS HAVE FALLEN BELOW CRITERIA LEVELS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
WEAKEN THROUGHOUT THE EVENING HOURS. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 16, 12:24 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZBelmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Guernsey, Harrison, Noble and 1 more6 hr
Apr 16, 12:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZCoshocton, Guernsey, Muskingum, Noble, Tuscarawas62 min
Apr 16, 9:32 AM EDTHigh Wind WarningPBZFayette, Westmoreland4 hr
Apr 16, 1:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZPreston, Tucker50 min
Apr 16, 2:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZTucker49 min

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Pennsylvania, 2011Wind Advisories in Ohio, 2011Wind Advisories in West Virginia, 2011Every wind advisory in 2011

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.