Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 102, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 2012, 3:53 PM EDT for 4 counties in Pennsylvania. It was in force for 52 min. 5 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
- Jul 7, 2012, 3:53 PM EDT (19:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2012, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Allegheny County, PA, Armstrong County, PA, Butler County, PA, Westmoreland County, PA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 4:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Sarver, PA | TREES DOWN |
| Jul 7, 4:22 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nne Freeport, PA | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN...TREETOPS SHEARED OFF...SIGNS DOWN. TREE BLOWN ONTO TRAILER. LONG TRACK DOWNBURST THAT EXTENDED FROM ROUTE 28 AND IRON BRIDGE RD EASTWARD. |
| Jul 7, 4:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Sarver, PA | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN |
| Jul 7, 4:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Saxonburg, PA | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON BEREWER ROAD |
| Jul 7, 4:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Saxonburg, PA | TREES UPROOTED AT WEST MINISTER RD AND ECKESTOWN RD |
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 5 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 22 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 43 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
- 326 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -226 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1593 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
976 WUUS51 KPBZ 071953 SVRPBZ PAC003-005-019-129-072045- /O.NEW.KPBZ.SV.W.0102.120707T1953Z-120707T2045Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 353 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN ALLEGHENY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA... SOUTHWESTERN ARMSTRONG COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... SOUTHEASTERN BUTLER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... NORTHWESTERN WESTMORELAND COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA... * UNTIL 445 PM EDT * AT 351 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 MARS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MARS... GIBSONIA... SAXONBURG... RUSSELLTON... LERNERVILLE... SARVER... SPRINGDALE... NEW KENSINGTON... NATRONA HEIGHTS... PLUM... FREEPORT... LEECHBURG... THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAY... I-76 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 36 AND 55. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS A KILLER. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE. 1-877-633-6772. && LAT...LON 4071 7943 4042 7972 4068 8006 4079 7995 TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 283DEG 26KT 4070 7992 $$
2 follow-up statements
023 WWUS51 KPBZ 072015 SVSPBZ SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 415 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 PAC003-005-019-129-072045- /O.CON.KPBZ.SV.W.0102.000000T0000Z-120707T2045Z/ ALLEGHENY PA-ARMSTRONG PA-BUTLER PA-WESTMORELAND PA- 415 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT FOR WESTMORELAND...BUTLER...ARMSTRONG AND ALLEGHENY COUNTIES... AT 414 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FREEPORT...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SPRINGDALE... SAXONBURG... SARVER... NEW KENSINGTON... LERNERVILLE... NATRONA HEIGHTS... PLUM... FREEPORT... LEECHBURG... VANDERGRIFT... APOLLO... CROOKED CREEK LAKE PARK... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE. 1-877-633-6772. LAT...LON 4061 7984 4077 7984 4071 7943 4042 7972 TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 283DEG 26KT 4066 7972 $$
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WWUS51 KPBZ 072029
SVSPBZ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
429 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012
PAC003-005-019-129-072045-
/O.CON.KPBZ.SV.W.0102.000000T0000Z-120707T2045Z/
ALLEGHENY PA-ARMSTRONG PA-BUTLER PA-WESTMORELAND PA-
429 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT
FOR WESTMORELAND...BUTLER...ARMSTRONG AND ALLEGHENY COUNTIES...
AT 427 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 LEECHBURG...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LEECHBURG... FREEPORT...
CROOKED CREEK LAKE PARK...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND
NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE. 1-877-633-6772.
LAT...LON 4062 7953 4058 7963 4064 7971 4075 7972
4071 7943
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 283DEG 26KT 4064 7959
$$What 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 Jul 7, 2:56 PM EDT, 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 2:56 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
256 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD CLOSE OUT THE STRETCH OF OPPRESSIVE HEAT
THAT HAS BEEN ACROSS THE REGION. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY...WITH A
CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER BOTH DAYS. FORECAST HIGHS FOR NEXT WEEK
ARE FORECAST TO RETURN TO THE UPPER 70S AND 80S.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
TEMPERATURES HAVE REACHED 100 IN ZANESVILLE AND NEW PHILADELPHIA
THIS AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH INCREASING CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT MAY
PREVENT LOCATIONS IN OUR OTHER THREE STATES FROM REACHING 100
DEGREES. AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT THAT REMAINS STRETCHED FROM NEW
YORK TO MICHIGAN...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE STARTED TO DEVELOP
IN NORTHEAST OHIO AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE
IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE INTO THE MID/LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.
DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE
INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR. COVERAGE WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...BUT
MODELS ARE NOT VERY AGGRESSIVE WITH SHOWER/STORM DEVELOPMENT FOR
TOMORROW. HAVE CONTINUED WITH CHANCE POPS...BUT ONLY HAVE GONE
WITH LIKELY POPS SOUTH OF THE MASON-DIXON LINE LATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. A CONTINUED THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL REMAIN
TOMORROW SOUTH OF PITTSBURGH.
ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL COOL OFF IN A RELATIVE SENSE...INTO THE
80S...HEAT INDICES IN PORTIONS OF OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA WHERE
POWER OUTAGES REMAIN WILL STILL PUSH INTO THE 90S. WILL ALLOW
EVENING SHIFT TO MAKE DECISION ABOUT WHAT LOCATIONS SHOULD RECEIVE
A HEAT ADVISORY FOR SUNDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
COLD FRONT WILL REMAIN ALONG THE MASON-DIXON LINE SUNDAY
NIGHT...AND VERY SLOWLY DRIFT TO THE SOUTH THROUGH THE REST OF THE
PERIOD. CONVECTION SHOULD STEADILY MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA SUNDAY
NIGHT INTO MONDAY...ALTHOUGH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS
WILL REMAIN IN THE WV/MD RIDGES MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL VALUES...IN THE 80S.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
ECMWF AND NAEFS MODEL OUTPUT CONTINUE TO SHOW UPPER LEVEL TROUGHING
ACROSS THE NORTHEAST U.S. LATE IN THE WEEK...WITH THE TROUGH LIFTING
FURTHER NORTHEAST BY THE WEEKEND. MOST OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD SHOULD
REMAIN DRY...BUT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE BY
THURSDAY. THIS SHOULD ALLOW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO POP UP MAINLY
ALONG THE RIDGES FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
FORECAST TEMPERATURES ARE CLOSE TO HPC...WITH NEAR NORMAL READINGS
THORUGH FRIDAY...AND A COUPLE DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR SATURDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /19Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY STRETCHED ACROSS LOWER MI AND SOUTHERN NY
WILL SAG SOUTHWARD THROUGH PA TONIGHT AND PUSH INTO NORTHERN WV
SUNDAY MORNING. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR RESTRICTIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THIS BOUNDARY.
COVERAGE SHOULD REMAIN TOO SPARSE FOR MENTION IN TAFS.
WEST SURFACE WINDS WILL GUST TO 15 TO 20KT THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
BECOME NORTHWEST 5 TO 10KT TONIGHT.
OUTLOOK...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...
VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS
THE GREAT LAKES AND THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY STAYS WELL TO OUR SOUTH.
&&
.CLIMATE...
RECORD HIGHS FOR LOCAL CLIMATE SITES FOR TODAY...
TODAY
PITTSBURGH 101 (1988)
MORGANTOWN 97 (1988)
ZANESVILLE 100 (1988)
DUBOIS 97 (1988)
WHEELING 89 (1952)
NEW PHILADELPHIA 97 (1988)
THE LAST TIME PITTSBURGH REACHED 100 DEGREES WAS JULY 15 1995. THE
LAST TIME ZANESVILLE REACHED 100 DEGREES WAS JULY 31 1999. THE
LAST TIME MORGANTOWN REACHED 100 DEGREES WAS JULY 16 1988.
&&
.EQUIPMENT...
THE PITTSBURGH WSR-88D (KPBZ) REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE FOR NEEDED
MAINTENANCE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO SERVICE
BY THIS EVENING.
&&
.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...NONE.
OH...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069.
PA...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR PAZ013-
014-020-021-029-031.
HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR PAZ007-008-015-
022-023-073-075.
WV...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
WVZ001>004-012-021-022.
HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WVZ023.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 2:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 229 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 OHZ039-048>050-058-059-PAZ021-029-WVZ001>003-081200- TUSCARAWAS-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH-GUERNSEY-BELMONT- ALLEGHENY-WASHINGTON-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO- 229 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 478 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF 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. EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MDZ001-PAZ076-WVZ041-081200- GARRETT-FAYETTE RIDGES-TUCKER- 229 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MARYLAND...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. PAZ074-081200- WESTMORELAND RIDGES- 229 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 478 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. PAZ075-WVZ023-081200- FAYETTE-PRESTON- 229 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA 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. HEAT ADVISORY. IN ADDITION...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. PAZ073-081200- WESTMORELAND- 229 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 478 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST 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. HEAT ADVISORY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. OHZ057-068-069-PAZ031-WVZ004-012-021-022-081200- MUSKINGUM-NOBLE-MONROE-GREENE-MARSHALL-WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA- 229 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF 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. EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING. IN ADDITION...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. PAZ007-008-015-022-023-081200- MERCER-VENANGO-CLARION-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA- 229 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 478 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST 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. HEAT ADVISORY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. PAZ009-016-081200- FOREST-JEFFERSON PA- 229 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 478 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. OHZ040-041-PAZ013-014-020-081200- CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-BEAVER- 229 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 478 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS 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. EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 1:33 PM EDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 133 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 MDZ001-PAZ009-016-074-076-WVZ041-072200- GARRETT-FOREST-JEFFERSON PA-WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE RIDGES- TUCKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLAND MD...GRANTSVILLE...TIONESTA... PUNXSUTAWNEY...BROOKVILLE...REYNOLDSVILLE...BROCKWAY...LIGONIER... DONEGAL...NEW FLORENCE...ACME...CHAMPION...NORMALVILLE... FARMINGTON...OHIOPYLE...MARKLEYSBURG...PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS 133 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...HOT AND HUMID WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON... TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE LOWER TO MID 90S THIS AFTERNOON. THESE READINGS COMBINED WITH THE HIGH HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE MID AND UPPER 90S. * HEAT INDEX VALUES: 95 TO 99 FROM 2 TO 6 PM. PRECAUTIONARY ACTIONS... WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO MORNING OR EVENING. WEAR LIGHT COLORED...LIGHTWEIGHT...AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING...AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 2:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
221 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012
OHZ041-PAZ013-020-WVZ001-071900-
BEAVER PA-COLUMBIANA OH-HANCOCK WV-LAWRENCE PA-
221 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN COLUMBIANA...
NORTHEASTERN HANCOCK...NORTHWESTERN BEAVER AND SOUTHWESTERN LAWRENCE
COUNTIES...
AT 218 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF SALEM...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SALEM... GUILFORD LAKE STATE PARK...
LEETONIA... COLUMBIANA... LISBON...
DARLINGTON... BLACKHAWK... EAST PALESTINE...
BEAVER CREEK STATE PARK...
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAY...
I-76 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 7 AND 10.
PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.
LAT...LON 4091 8081 4091 8054 4086 8034 4058 8049
4084 8099 4091 8093 4091 8090 4093 8091
4093 8090 4093 8083Special weather statement, Jul 7, 3:08 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
308 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012
OHZ041-PAZ013-020-WVZ001-071945-
BEAVER PA-COLUMBIANA OH-HANCOCK WV-LAWRENCE PA-
308 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012
...A THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EXTREME NORTHEASTERN
HANCOCK...NORTHEASTERN COLUMBIANA...SOUTHWESTERN LAWRENCE AND
WESTERN BEAVER COUNTIES...
AT 307 PM EDT...A THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF SALEM...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH AND PEA-SIZED HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SALEM... LEETONIA... LISBON...
COLUMBIANA... SHIPPINGPORT... DARLINGTON...
BLACKHAWK... BEAVER FALLS... EAST PALESTINE...
BEAVER CREEK STATE PARK...
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
I-376 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 31 AND 37.
I-76 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 7 AND 15.
PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.
LAT...LON 4093 8082 4091 8081 4091 8063 4085 8026
4056 8042 4083 8091 4094 8084 4093 8083Special weather statement, Jul 7, 3:20 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 320 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 PAZ013-014-020-072000- BEAVER PA-BUTLER PA-LAWRENCE PA- 320 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL BUTLER...LAWRENCE AND NORTHEASTERN BEAVER COUNTIES... AT 317 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEW CASTLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED INCLUDE... PULASKI... NEW CASTLE... BESSEMER... HARLANSBURG... ELLWOOD CITY... MCCONNELLS MILL... MORAINE STATE PARK... ZELIENOPLE... EVANS CITY... BUTLER... THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... I-376 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 5 AND 14. I-79 IN PENNSYLVANIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 85 AND 105. PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. LAT...LON 4096 7975 4071 7999 4096 8051 4112 8045 WOODRUM
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 3:38 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 338 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 PAZ021>023-073-074-072045- ALLEGHENY PA-ARMSTRONG PA-INDIANA PA-WESTMORELAND PA- WESTMORELAND RIDGES PA- 338 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL ALLEGHENY... NORTHERN WESTMORELAND...SOUTH CENTRAL ARMSTRONG AND SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA COUNTIES... AT 337 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES EAST OF NEW KENSINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED INCLUDE... PLUM... NATRONA HEIGHTS... VANDERGRIFT... APOLLO... DELMONT... SALTSBURG... NEW ALEXANDRIA... LATROBE... BLAIRSVILLE... DERRY... THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAY... I-76 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 52 AND 53. PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. LAT...LON 4052 7902 4024 7917 4048 7979 4063 7973
Local storm report, Jul 7, 3:39 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
339 PM EDT SAT JUL 07 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0258 PM TSTM WND DMG SALEM 40.90N 80.86W
07/07/2012 COLUMBIANA OH PUBLIC
LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN
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EVENT NUMBER PBZ1200708
FRIESThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 3:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Butler, Lawrence | 40 min |
| Jul 7, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Butler, Lawrence | 38 min |
| Jul 7, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Westmoreland | 67 min |
| Jul 7, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Jefferson | 46 min |
| Jul 7, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Indiana, Jefferson | 44 min |
| Jul 7, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Butler | 40 min |
| Jul 7, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Armstrong | 48 min |
| Jul 7, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Mercer, Venango | 44 min |
| Jul 7, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Armstrong, Indiana | 39 min |
| Jul 7, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Jefferson | 47 min |
| Jul 7, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Indiana | 44 min |
| Jul 7, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Fayette, Washington, Westmoreland | 48 min |
| Jul 7, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Indiana, Jefferson | 43 min |
| Jul 7, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Beaver | 56 min |
| Jul 7, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Beaver, Washington | 45 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.