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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
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
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>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 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.
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jul 4, 9:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Mercer | 40 min |
| Jul 4, 10:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Lawrence, Mercer | 44 min |
| Jul 4, 10:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Butler, Mercer, Venango | 48 min |
| Jul 4, 10:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Beaver | 55 min |
| Jul 4, 10:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Beaver, Butler, Lawrence, Mercer | 25 min |
| Jul 4, 11:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Westmoreland | 52 min |
| Jul 4, 11:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Indiana | 39 min |
| Jul 4, 11:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Indiana, Washington and 1 more | 46 min |
| Jul 5, 12:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Greene, Washington | 64 min |
| Jul 5, 1:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Greene, Washington | 62 min |
| Jul 5, 8:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Jefferson | 51 min |
| Jul 5, 3:40 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | PBZ | Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene and 4 more | 28 hr |
| Jul 5, 3:40 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | PBZ | Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Clarion, Fayette and 6 more | 52 hr |
| Jul 4, 10:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Coshocton, Guernsey, Muskingum, Tuscarawas | 66 min |
| Jul 4, 11:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Muskingum, Noble | 31 min |
| Jul 4, 11:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Muskingum | 28 min |
| Jul 5, 1:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Harrison | 35 min |
| Jul 5, 7:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Harrison, Jefferson, Tuscarawas | 40 min |
| Jul 5, 3:40 PM EDT | Excessive Heat Watch | PBZ | Coshocton, Guernsey, Muskingum, Noble, Tuscarawas | 13 hr |
| Jul 5, 3:40 PM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Monroe, Muskingum and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Jul 5, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Coshocton | 13 min |
| Jul 5, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Muskingum | 36 min |
| Jul 5, 5:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Guernsey, Muskingum | 29 min |
| Jul 4, 8:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Preston | 38 min |
| Jul 4, 9:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Preston, Tucker | 28 min |
| Jul 5, 2:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Preston, Tucker | 56 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.