Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 30, 2012, 8:45 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 45 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 30, 2012, 8:45 PM EDT (00:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2012, 9:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Guernsey County, OH, Monroe County, OH, Muskingum County, OH, Noble County, OH
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 161 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 7:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 1221 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 346 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 441 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
397
WUUS51 KPBZ 310045
SVRPBZ
OHC059-111-119-121-310130-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.SV.W.0013.120331T0045Z-120331T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
845 PM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN GUERNSEY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO...
MUSKINGUM COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO...
NOBLE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO...
* UNTIL 930 PM EDT
* AT 843 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 8 MILES
WEST OF DILLON STATE PARK...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
DILLON STATE PARK... EAST FULTONHAM... DRAKE...
ZANESVILLE... CANNELVILLE... DUNCAN FALLS...
PHILO... BRIDGEVILLE... CHANDLERSVILLE...
BLUE ROCK STATE PARK... NORWICH...
RURALDALE...
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
SATURDAY MORNING FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO 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 3996 8220 4008 8220 3995 8129 3959 8128
3959 8139 3964 8146 3958 8147 3958 8156
3959 8160 3966 8159 3967 8165 3975 8165
3976 8204 3978 8208 3981 8209 3981 8216
3990 8217 3992 8224 3995 8224
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 283DEG 48KT 4000 8224
$$2 follow-up statements
438
WWUS51 KPBZ 310113
SVSPBZ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
913 PM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012
OHC059-111-119-121-310130-
/O.CON.KPBZ.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120331T0130Z/
GUERNSEY OH-MONROE OH-MUSKINGUM OH-NOBLE OH-
913 PM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT
FOR NOBLE...MUSKINGUM...MONROE AND GUERNSEY COUNTIES...
AT 911 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR CHANDLERSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ZANESVILLE... RURALDALE... PHILO...
NORWICH... NEW CONCORD... EAST FULTONHAM...
DUNCAN FALLS... DRAKE... DILLON STATE PARK...
CHANDLERSVILLE... CANNELVILLE... BRIDGEVILLE...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
SATURDAY MORNING FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE. 1-877-633-6772.
LAT...LON 3996 8220 4008 8220 3995 8129 3959 8128
3959 8139 3964 8146 3958 8147 3958 8156
3959 8160 3966 8159 3967 8165 3975 8165
3976 8204 3978 8208 3981 8209 3981 8216
3990 8217 3992 8224 3995 8224
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 283DEG 48KT 3991 8175
$$216
WWUS51 KPBZ 310126
SVSPBZ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
926 PM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012
OHC059-111-119-121-310136-
/O.EXP.KPBZ.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120331T0130Z/
GUERNSEY OH-MONROE OH-MUSKINGUM OH-NOBLE OH-
926 PM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NOBLE...MUSKINGUM...MONROE AND
GUERNSEY COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 930 PM EDT...
THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS AND NO LONGER POSES A SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...AND THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...IT OR
OTHER WEAKER THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND
PEA SIZE HAIL.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
SATURDAY MORNING FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO 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 3996 8220 4008 8220 3995 8129 3959 8128
3959 8139 3964 8146 3958 8147 3958 8156
3959 8160 3966 8159 3967 8165 3975 8165
3976 8204 3978 8208 3981 8209 3981 8216
3990 8217 3992 8224 3995 8224
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 283DEG 48KT 3987 8155
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 8:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Carroll | 42 min |
| Mar 30, 8:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Coshocton, Guernsey, Muskingum | 46 min |
| Mar 30, 8:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Harrison, Jefferson | 44 min |
| Mar 30, 9:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Belmont, Guernsey | 38 min |
| Mar 30, 10:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Belmont | 39 min |
| Mar 30, 10:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Monroe | 50 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 2012Every severe thunderstorm 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.