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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

October 28, 20126 counties in West Virginia; 14 counties in Pennsylvania; 11 counties in Ohio

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this high wind warning at Oct 28, 2012, 4:21 PM EDT for 6 counties in West Virginia; 14 counties in Pennsylvania; 11 counties in Ohio. It took effect at Oct 29, 2012, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 18 hr. 60 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
Oct 28, 2012, 4:21 PM EDT (20:21 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 29, 2012, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired
Oct 30, 2012, 5:41 AM EDT
In force
18 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 20:24 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
Oct 29, 3:55 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMG2 Se Butler, PATREE DOWN
Oct 29, 4:10 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMG1 Se Fernway, PATREE DOWN
Oct 29, 4:36 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 1.5Greensburg, PATOTAL SINCE LAST NIGHT
Oct 29, 4:55 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGCabot, PATREE DOWN ON STONY HOLLOW ROAD. ROAD IS CLOSED
Oct 29, 5:00 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 1.27West Newton, PA
Oct 29, 5:45 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGCross Creek, PAMULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON STOLZE RD
Oct 29, 5:46 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 1.15Fairmont, WVTOTAL SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING
Oct 29, 6:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGMarienville, PATREES DOWN ON LOLETTA ROAD
Oct 29, 6:00 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 1.2Greensburg, PAFROM 9 AM TO 6PM
Oct 29, 6:30 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGNew Castle, PATREES AND POWER LINES DOWN COUNTY WIDE
Oct 29, 6:30 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGSandy Lake, PATREE DOWN ON LAKE STREET
Oct 29, 6:35 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGHermitage, PATREE DOWN ON NORTH WATER AVE
Oct 29, 6:43 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGBloomfield, PATREES DOWN NEAR THE BLOOMFIELD BRIDGE
Oct 29, 8:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGWellsville, OHTREES DOWN ON STATE ROUTE 27
Oct 29, 8:30 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 2Donora, PATOTAL FROM THIS MORNING
Oct 29, 8:34 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGWest Middlesex, PA
Oct 29, 8:38 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMG1 Ne Mcdonald, PATREE DOWN ON OAKRIDGE RD
Oct 29, 8:39 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGEdgebrook, PATREE DOWN ON TIMBERLAND AVE
Oct 29, 8:44 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGStrabane, PATREES DOWN ON BROWNLEE RD
Oct 29, 8:49 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGCurllsville, PATREE DOWN
Oct 29, 8:50 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGLeeper, PATREE DOWN ON LENCER DR.
Oct 29, 9:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGChester, WVTREES DOWN
Oct 29, 9:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGDallas, WVTREES DOWN
Oct 29, 9:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGKittanning, PATREES DOWN
Oct 29, 9:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGWeirton, WVTREES DOWN
Oct 29, 9:30 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMG2 E Kilgore, OHTREES DOWN ON STATE ROUTE 164
Oct 29, 9:30 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGLigonier, PATREES DOWN
Oct 29, 9:35 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMG1 E Cadiz, OHONE TREE AND A LARGE LIMB DOWN ON COUNTY RD 13
Oct 29, 9:45 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 2.15Irwin, PA24 HOUR TOTAL.
Oct 29, 10:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGBeaver, PATREES DOWN SCATTERED ACROSS COUNTY
Oct 29, 10:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGBrockway, PATREES DOWN
Oct 29, 10:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGLisbon, OHTREES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY
Oct 29, 10:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGOhiopyle, PATREES DOWN
Oct 29, 10:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGRuff Creek, PATREES DOWN
Oct 29, 10:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGUniontown, OHTREES DOWN SCATTERED ACROSS THE COUNTY
Oct 29, 10:03 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 2.4Greensburg, PATOTAL RAINFALL SINCE 9AM
Oct 29, 10:04 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGFranklin, PA20 TREES DOWN IN THE COUNTY...POWER OUTAGES REPORTED.
Oct 29, 10:07 PM EDTSNOW 1Laurel Mountain, PA
Oct 29, 10:22 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 2.5Luxor, PA
Oct 29, 10:24 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 1.7Uniontown, PA1.7 INCHES OF RAINFALL...CREEKS AND STREAMS BANKFULL.
Oct 29, 10:34 PM EDTSNOW 1Derry, PAON THE RIDGE IN DERRY.
Oct 29, 10:37 PM EDTSNOW 0Mount Pleasant, PATHUNDERSNOW REPORTED
Oct 29, 11:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGCaldwell, OHTREES DOWN
Oct 29, 11:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGCambridge, OHTREES DOWN
Oct 29, 11:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGColliers, WVTREES DOWN
Oct 29, 11:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGNew Philadelphia, OHTREES DOWN SCATTERED ACROSS COUNTY
Oct 29, 11:38 PM EDTSNOW 3.4Farmington, PATHUNDERSNOW REPORTED
Oct 29, 11:52 PM EDTFLOODWorthington, WVROCK SLIDE
Oct 30, 12:00 AM EDTFLOODArmbrust, PASEVERAL AREAS OF HEAVY PONDING. SOME ROADS BETWEEN ARMBRUST AND GREENSBURG FLOODED. 2 BRIDGES FLOODED
Oct 30, 12:00 AM EDTFLOODGreensburg, PAEAST HILLIS ROAD AND ROADS NEAR THE AREA FLOODED
Oct 30, 12:00 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGWest Hickory, PATREES DOWN ON TRUNKEYDILLE ROAD
Oct 30, 12:05 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGBrave, PALARGE TREE BLOWN DOWN.
Oct 30, 12:19 AM EDTHEAVY RAIN 1.64St. Clairsville, OH2-HOUR TOTAL FROM 10PM TO MIDNIGHT
Oct 30, 12:30 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMG4 W Washington, PAPOWER LINES DOWN BLOCKING A ROADWAY
Oct 30, 12:30 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGColerain, OHTREES DOWN
Oct 30, 12:30 AM EDTHEAVY RAIN 3.02Baldwin, PA
Oct 30, 1:00 AM EDTHEAVY RAIN 1.4Butler, PAFROM 5PM TO 11AM THIS MORNING
Oct 30, 1:46 AM EDTFLOODYoungwood, PAHILL STREET FLOODED BY ROUTE 119
Oct 30, 2:00 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGPenn Hills, PATREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
Oct 30, 2:00 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGWheeling, WVTREES DOWN ALONG THE FOLLOWING ROADS...COUNTY RD 15 03... COUNTY RD 31... COUNTY ROAD 39... US40 AND COUNTY RD 13

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 12:00Z, 8.4 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 2012-10-28Temperature 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 2012-10-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 194 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
545 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
194 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
207 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.

498 
WWUS71 KPBZ 282021
NPWPBZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
421 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...HIGH WIND EXPECTED FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY...

.POST TROPICAL STORM SANDY WILL INTERACT WITH A COLD UPPER LOW
AND RESULT IN HIGH WIND ACROSS THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY.

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-
020>023-029-031-073>076-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-290430-
/O.UPG.KPBZ.HW.A.0002.121029T1600Z-121030T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KPBZ.HW.W.0002.121029T1600Z-121030T1600Z/
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...WEIRTON...BETHANY...WHEELING...
MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE...FAIRMONT...MORGANTOWN...
KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA...PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS
421 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO NOON EDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO NOON EDT
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
  THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE MONDAY EVENING
  INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF TUESDAY. WINDS WILL THEN BEGIN
  TO DIMINISH DURING THE DAYTIME ON TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...HIGH WIND WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. LIGHT
  WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...DECK FURNITURE...AND
  HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED. USE EXTREME CAUTION
  WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY WHEN CROSSING BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN DOWN
TREES...DAMAGE PROPERTY AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
531 
WWUS71 KPBZ 290209
NPWPBZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1009 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...HIGH WIND EXPECTED FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY...

.POST TROPICAL STORM SANDY WILL INTERACT WITH A COLD UPPER LOW
AND RESULT IN HIGH WIND ACROSS THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY.

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-
020>023-029-031-073>076-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-291015-
/O.CON.KPBZ.HW.W.0002.121029T1600Z-121030T1600Z/
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...WEIRTON...BETHANY...WHEELING...
MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE...FAIRMONT...MORGANTOWN...
KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA...PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS
1009 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO NOON
EDT TUESDAY...

* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
  THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE MONDAY EVENING
  INTO TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH DURING THE
  DAYTIME ON TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...HIGH WIND WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. LIGHT
  WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...DECK FURNITURE...AND
  ANYTHING ELSE SHOULD BE SECURED. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE
  DRIVING...ESPECIALLY WHEN CROSSING BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN DOWN
TREES...DAMAGE PROPERTY AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.

&&

$$
237 
WWUS71 KPBZ 290811
NPWPBZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
411 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...HIGH WIND EXPECTED FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY...

.POST TROPICAL STORM SANDY WILL BRING HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE
UPPER OHIO VALLEY.

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-
020>023-029-031-073>076-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-291615-
/O.CON.KPBZ.HW.W.0002.121029T1600Z-121030T1600Z/
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...WEIRTON...BETHANY...WHEELING...
MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE...FAIRMONT...MORGANTOWN...
KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA...PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS
411 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON
EDT TUESDAY...

* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE
  STRONGEST WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE THIS EVENING INTO
  TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH DURING THE
  DAYTIME ON TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...HIGH WIND WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. 
  LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...DECK FURNITURE...AND 
  ANYTHING ELSE SHOULD BE SECURED. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE 
  DRIVING...ESPECIALLY WHEN CROSSING BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN DOWN
TREES...DAMAGE PROPERTY AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.

&&

$$
908 
WWUS71 KPBZ 291430
NPWPBZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1030 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...HIGH WIND EXPECTED FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY...

.POST TROPICAL STORM SANDY WILL BRING HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE UPPER
OHIO VALLEY.

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-
020>023-029-031-073>076-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-292230-
/O.CON.KPBZ.HW.W.0002.121029T1600Z-121030T1600Z/
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...WEIRTON...BETHANY...WHEELING...
MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE...FAIRMONT...MORGANTOWN...
KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA...PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS
1030 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY...

* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH 
  THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE THIS EVENING 
  INTO TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH DURING 
  THE DAYTIME ON TUESDAY. 

* IMPACTS...HIGH WIND WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. 
  LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...DECK FURNITURE...AND 
  ANYTHING ELSE SHOULD BE SECURED. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE 
  DRIVING...ESPECIALLY WHEN CROSSING BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN DOWN
TREES...DAMAGE PROPERTY AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.

&&

$$
945 
WWUS71 KPBZ 292032
NPWPBZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
432 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...HIGH WIND EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY...

.POST-TROPICAL STORM SANDY WILL BRING HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE UPPER
OHIO VALLEY.

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-
020>023-029-031-073>076-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-300445-
/O.CON.KPBZ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121030T1600Z/
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...WEIRTON...BETHANY...WHEELING...
MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE...FAIRMONT...MORGANTOWN...
KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA...PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS
432 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR LATE THIS EVENING
  THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES. POOR DRIVING
  CONDITIONS IN CROSSWIND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
OR GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN
DOWN TREES...DAMAGE PROPERTY AND MAKE DRIVING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.

SECURE ANY LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR FURNITURE THAT COULD BE BLOWN AWAY
BY STRONG WIND. TRY TO REMAIN INDOORS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AND AWAY
FROM EXTERIOR WALLS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FALLING TREES.

&&

$$

KRAMAR
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1218 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...HIGH WIND EXPECTED INTO TUESDAY...

.POST-TROPICAL STORM SANDY WILL BRING HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE UPPER
OHIO VALLEY.

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-
020>023-029-031-073>076-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-301230-
/O.CON.KPBZ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121030T1600Z/
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...WEIRTON...BETHANY...WHEELING...
MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE...FAIRMONT...MORGANTOWN...
KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA...PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS
1218 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL THROUGH DAYBREAK. WINDS
  WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES. POOR DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS IN CROSSWIND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
OR GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN
DOWN TREES...DAMAGE PROPERTY AND MAKE DRIVING EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT.

SECURE ANY LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR FURNITURE THAT COULD BE BLOWN AWAY
BY STRONG WIND. TRY TO REMAIN INDOORS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AND
AWAY FROM EXTERIOR WALLS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FALLING TREES.

&&

$$
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
541 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012


MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-
020>023-029-031-073>076-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-301045-
/O.CAN.KPBZ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121030T1600Z/
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...WEIRTON...BETHANY...WHEELING...
MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE...FAIRMONT...MORGANTOWN...
KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA...PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS
541 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

WINDS HAVE QUICKLY DIMINISHED THIS MORNING AND THE HIGH WIND
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE STILL
POSSIBLE MAINLY EARLY THIS MORNING. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 28, 3:55 AM EDTWinter Storm WatchPBZ13 hr
Oct 28, 4:33 PM EDTBlizzard WarningPBZ60 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2012High Wind Warnings in Ohio, 2012High Wind Warnings in West Virginia, 2012Every high wind warning in 2012

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.