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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

July 5, 2012Greene County, Washington County, Pennsylvania; Belmont County, Harrison County, Jefferson County, Ohio; Brooke County, Marshall County, Ohio County, West Virginia

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this special weather statement at Jul 5, 2012, 8:29 AM EDT for Greene County, Washington County, Pennsylvania; Belmont County, Harrison County, Jefferson County, Ohio; Brooke County, Marshall County, Ohio County, West Virginia. It was in force for 46 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
Jul 5, 2012, 8:29 AM EDT (12:29 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2012, 9:15 AM EDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Pittsburgh, PA

Counties Belmont County, OH, Harrison County, OH, Jefferson County, OH, Greene County, PA, Washington County, PA, Brooke County, WV, Marshall County, WV, Ohio County, WV

The radar

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jul 5, 7:32 AM EDT, 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 7:32 AM EDT, 57 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 7:38 AM EDT, 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
738 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

OHZ049-050-057>059-068-069-PAZ014-020>023-029-031-073-075-WVZ001>004-
012-021>023-061145-
HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH-MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-BUTLER-
BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-GREENE-WESTMORELAND-
FAYETTE-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA-
PRESTON-
738 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO...SOUTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA...WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY 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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

HEAT INDICES MAY PEAK NEAR 100 FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AND BETWEEN 95 AND 100
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MDZ001-PAZ008-009-015-016-074-076-WVZ041-061145-
GARRETT-VENANGO-FOREST-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-WESTMORELAND RIDGES-
FAYETTE RIDGES-TUCKER-
738 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MARYLAND...NORTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WIND, HAIL, AND HEAVY
RAIN TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

HEAT INDICES MAY PEAK WELL INTO THE 90S FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
AFTERNOONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

OHZ039>041-048-PAZ013-061145-
TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-LAWRENCE-
738 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 468 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND WEST
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY 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.
   HEAT ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

HEAT INDICES MAY PEAK NEAR 100 FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AND BETWEEN 95 AND 100
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

PAZ007-061145-
MERCER-
738 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 468 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

HEAT INDICES MAY PEAK WELL INTO THE 90S FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
AFTERNOONS.

.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 5, 8:24 AM EDT, 5 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 4, 9:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZMercer40 min
Jul 4, 10:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZLawrence, Mercer44 min
Jul 4, 10:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZButler, Mercer, Venango48 min
Jul 4, 10:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBeaver55 min
Jul 4, 10:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBeaver, Butler, Lawrence, Mercer25 min
Jul 4, 11:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Beaver, Butler, Westmoreland52 min
Jul 4, 11:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZArmstrong, Butler, Clarion, Indiana39 min
Jul 4, 11:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Indiana, Washington and 1 more46 min
Jul 5, 12:11 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZGreene, Washington64 min
Jul 5, 1:13 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZGreene, Washington62 min
Jul 5, 8:24 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZAllegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Jefferson51 min
Jul 5, 3:40 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryPBZAllegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene and 4 more28 hr
Jul 5, 3:40 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryPBZAllegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Clarion, Fayette and 6 more52 hr
Jul 4, 10:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZCoshocton, Guernsey, Muskingum, Tuscarawas66 min
Jul 4, 11:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZMuskingum, Noble31 min
Jul 4, 11:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZMuskingum28 min
Jul 5, 1:10 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZHarrison35 min
Jul 5, 7:50 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZCarroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Harrison, Jefferson, Tuscarawas40 min
Jul 5, 3:40 PM EDTExcessive Heat WatchPBZCoshocton, Guernsey, Muskingum, Noble, Tuscarawas13 hr
Jul 5, 3:40 PM EDTExcessive Heat WarningPBZBelmont, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Monroe, Muskingum and 2 more28 hr
Jul 5, 4:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZCoshocton13 min
Jul 5, 5:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZMuskingum36 min
Jul 5, 5:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZGuernsey, Muskingum29 min
Jul 4, 8:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZPreston38 min
Jul 4, 9:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZPreston, Tucker28 min
Jul 5, 2:49 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZPreston, Tucker56 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Ohio, 2012Special Weather Statements in West Virginia, 2012Special Weather Statements in Pennsylvania, 2012Every special weather statement 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.