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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

October 18, 2012Preston County, West Virginia

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this special weather statement at Oct 18, 2012, 5:24 PM EDT for Preston County, West Virginia. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Oct 18, 2012, 5:24 PM EDT (21:24 UTC)
Expired: Oct 18, 2012, 6:00 PM EDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Pittsburgh, PA

County Preston County, WV

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Pittsburgh, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Oct 18, 3:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 18, 3:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 18, 2:01 PM EDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 18, 3:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 18, 4:32 PM EDT, 52 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 18, 4:43 PM EDT, 41 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
443 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2012

MDZ001-PAZ076-WVZ022-023-182130-
FAYETTE RIDGES PA-GARRETT MD-MONONGALIA WV-PRESTON WV-
443 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2012

...A THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN PRESTON...NORTHWESTERN
GARRETT...SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE AND SOUTHEASTERN MONONGALIA
COUNTIES...

AT 438 PM EDT...A THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTH OF
GLADESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

  LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  GLADESVILLE...        MASONTOWN...          LAUREL RUN...
  VALLEY POINT...       BRUCETON MILLS...     CRANESVILLE...
  CLIFTON MILLS...      HAZELTON...           FRIENDSVILLE...
  MARKLEYSBURG...       ACCIDENT...

  HIGHWAYS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  I-68 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 15 AND 32.
  I-68 IN MARYLAND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 8.

PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.

LAT...LON 3944 7986 3958 7995 3981 7947 3962 7927

Special weather statement, Oct 18, 5:10 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
510 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2012

PAZ074>076-182200-
FAYETTE PA-FAYETTE RIDGES PA-WESTMORELAND RIDGES PA-
510 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2012

...A THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN FAYETTE AND EXTREME SOUTH
CENTRAL WESTMORELAND COUNTIES...

AT 508 PM EDT...A THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FARMINGTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

  LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  FARMINGTON...         ELLIOTTSVILLE...      CHALKHILL...
  OHIOPYLE...           SEVEN SPRINGS...

PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.

LAT...LON 3993 7937 3986 7941 3982 7936 3979 7936
      3974 7940 3981 7947 3975 7960 3982 7971
      4013 7951 4007 7935 4004 7934 4004 7930
      4003 7930

Special weather statement, Oct 18, 5:22 PM EDT, 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
522 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2012

PAZ073>076-182200-
FAYETTE PA-FAYETTE RIDGES PA-WESTMORELAND PA-WESTMORELAND RIDGES PA-
522 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2012

...A THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL FAYETTE AND SOUTHERN
WESTMORELAND COUNTIES...

AT 517 PM EDT...A THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF
CONNELLSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

  LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MOUNT PLEASANT...     NEW STANTON...        GREENSBURG...

  HIGHWAYS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  I-70 IN PENNSYLVANIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 56 AND 57.
  TOLL 66 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 2.
  I-76 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 74 AND 89.

PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.

LAT...LON 4035 7956 4026 7925 4010 7941 4013 7951
      4003 7957 4008 7970

Special weather statement, Oct 18, 5:24 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
524 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2012

WVZ023-041-182200-
PRESTON WV-TUCKER WV-
524 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN TUCKER AND PRESTON
COUNTIES...

AT 521 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES EAST OF
PHILIPPI...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM. FURTHER STRENGTHENING TO SEVERE LEVELS IS POSSIBLE.

  LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SAINT GEORGE...       HANNAHSVILLE...       FELLOWSVILLE...
  NEWBURG...            ROWLESBURG...         TUNNELTON...
  CATHELDRAL STATE PARK...                    KINGWOOD...
  TERRA ALTA...         VALLEY POINT...

PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.

LAT...LON 3906 7977 3916 7984 3923 7981 3925 7986
      3928 7987 3930 7990 3939 7991 3962 7964
      3950 7951 3926 7950

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 18, 2:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Lawrence, Mercer	51 min
Oct 18, 2:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Venango	46 min
Oct 18, 4:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Fayette, Westmoreland	43 min
Oct 18, 5:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Fayette	50 min
Oct 18, 5:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Westmoreland	38 min
Oct 18, 5:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Westmoreland	52 min
Oct 18, 3:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Marion, Monongalia	49 min
Oct 18, 4:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Preston	47 min
Oct 18, 5:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Preston, Tucker	27 min

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Special Weather Statements in West Virginia, 2012 Every 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.