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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this wind advisory at Feb 23, 2012, 8:36 PM EST for 6 counties in West Virginia; 14 counties in Pennsylvania; 11 counties in Ohio. It took effect at Feb 24, 2012, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2012, 8:36 PM EST (01:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2012, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2012, 8:15 PM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
All 31 counties
Belmont County, OH, Carroll County, OH, Columbiana County, OH, Coshocton County, OH, Guernsey County, OH, Harrison County, OH, Jefferson County, OH, Monroe County, OH, Muskingum County, OH, Noble County, OH, Tuscarawas County, OH, Allegheny County, PA, Armstrong County, PA, Beaver County, PA, Butler County, PA, Clarion County, PA, Fayette County, PA, Forest County, PA, Greene County, PA, Jefferson County, PA, Lawrence County, PA, Mercer County, PA, Venango County, PA, Washington County, PA, Westmoreland County, PA, Brooke County, WV, Hancock County, WV, Marion County, WV, Marshall County, WV, Ohio County, WV, Wetzel County, WV
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 32 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
- 1496 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 83 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 315 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
228 WWUS71 KPBZ 240136 NPWPBZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 836 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012 MDZ001-PAZ074-076-WVZ023-041-240945- /O.UPG.KPBZ.HW.A.0001.120224T1500Z-120225T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KPBZ.HW.W.0001.120224T1500Z-120225T0300Z/ GARRETT-WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE RIDGES-PRESTON-TUCKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLAND MD...GRANTSVILLE...LIGONIER... DONEGAL...NEW FLORENCE...ACME...CHAMPION...NORMALVILLE... FARMINGTON...OHIOPYLE...MARKLEYSBURG...KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA... PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS 836 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN MARYLAND...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF WESTMORELAND AND FAYETTE COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS * WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM TO 10 PM FRIDAY * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND DECK FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY WHEN CROSSING BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN DOWN TREES DAMAGE PROPERTY AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. && $$ PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029-031-073-075-WVZ021-022-240945- /O.NEW.KPBZ.WI.Y.0004.120224T1500Z-120225T0300Z/ MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER- ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-GREENE-WESTMORELAND- FAYETTE-MARION-MONONGALIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON...HERMITAGE...GROVE CITY... GREENVILLE...FARRELL...OIL CITY...FRANKLIN...SUGARCREEK... TIONESTA...NEW CASTLE...ELLWOOD CITY...BUTLER...ZELIENOPLE... CLARION...PUNXSUTAWNEY...BROOKVILLE...REYNOLDSVILLE...BROCKWAY... ALIQUIPPA...BEAVER FALLS...AMBRIDGE...MONACA...BEAVER... PITTSBURGH METRO AREA...KITTANNING...FORD CITY...LEECHBURG... FREEPORT...APOLLO...INDIANA...WASHINGTON...CANONSBURG...DONORA... CALIFORNIA...CHARLEROI...MONONGAHELA...MCMURRAY...WAYNESBURG... FAIRDALE...GREENSBURG...NEW KENSINGTON...JEANNETTE...LATROBE... MONESSEN...UNIONTOWN...CONNELLSVILLE...POINT MARION...FAIRMONT... MORGANTOWN 836 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND PARTS OF NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM TO 10 PM * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY OVER BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-WVZ001>004-012-240945- /O.NEW.KPBZ.WI.Y.0004.120224T1500Z-120225T0000Z/ TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH- MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO- MARSHALL-WETZEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW PHILADELPHIA...DOVER... UHRICHSVILLE...CARROLLTON...EAST LIVERPOOL...SALEM...COLUMBIANA... EAST PALESTINE...WELLSVILLE...CALCUTTA...COSHOCTON...CADIZ... HOPEDALE...STEUBENVILLE...ZANESVILLE...CAMBRIDGE... MARTINS FERRY...ST. CLAIRSVILLE...BELLAIRE...BARNESVILLE... SHADYSIDE...BRIDGEPORT...CALDWELL...WOODSFIELD...TORONTO... WEIRTON...WHEELING...MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE 836 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN OHIO AND THE NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS * WINDS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM TO 7 PM * IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE CAN BE EXPECTED. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST GUSTS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RG
6 follow-up statements
989 WWUS71 KPBZ 240707 NPWPBZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 207 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 MDZ001-PAZ074-076-WVZ023-041-241515- /O.CON.KPBZ.HW.W.0001.120224T1500Z-120225T0300Z/ GARRETT-WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE RIDGES-PRESTON-TUCKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLAND MD...GRANTSVILLE...LIGONIER... DONEGAL...NEW FLORENCE...ACME...CHAMPION...NORMALVILLE... FARMINGTON...OHIOPYLE...MARKLEYSBURG...KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA... PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS 207 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN MARYLAND...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF WESTMORELAND AND FAYETTE COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM TO 10 PM * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND DECK FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING... ESPECIALLY WHEN CROSSING BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN DOWN TREES DAMAGE PROPERTY AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. && $$ PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029-031-073-075-WVZ021-022-241515- /O.CON.KPBZ.WI.Y.0004.120224T1500Z-120225T0300Z/ MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER- ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-GREENE-WESTMORELAND- FAYETTE-MARION-MONONGALIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON...HERMITAGE...GROVE CITY... GREENVILLE...FARRELL...OIL CITY...FRANKLIN...SUGARCREEK... TIONESTA...NEW CASTLE...ELLWOOD CITY...BUTLER...ZELIENOPLE... CLARION...PUNXSUTAWNEY...BROOKVILLE...REYNOLDSVILLE...BROCKWAY... ALIQUIPPA...BEAVER FALLS...AMBRIDGE...MONACA...BEAVER... PITTSBURGH METRO AREA...KITTANNING...FORD CITY...LEECHBURG... FREEPORT...APOLLO...INDIANA...WASHINGTON...CANONSBURG...DONORA... CALIFORNIA...CHARLEROI...MONONGAHELA...MCMURRAY...WAYNESBURG... FAIRDALE...GREENSBURG...NEW KENSINGTON...JEANNETTE...LATROBE... MONESSEN...UNIONTOWN...CONNELLSVILLE...POINT MARION...FAIRMONT... MORGANTOWN 207 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND PARTS OF NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM TO 10 PM * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY OVER BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-WVZ001>004-012-241515- /O.CON.KPBZ.WI.Y.0004.120224T1500Z-120225T0000Z/ TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH- MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO- MARSHALL-WETZEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW PHILADELPHIA...DOVER... UHRICHSVILLE...CARROLLTON...EAST LIVERPOOL...SALEM...COLUMBIANA... EAST PALESTINE...WELLSVILLE...CALCUTTA...COSHOCTON...CADIZ... HOPEDALE...STEUBENVILLE...ZANESVILLE...CAMBRIDGE... MARTINS FERRY...ST. CLAIRSVILLE...BELLAIRE...BARNESVILLE... SHADYSIDE...BRIDGEPORT...CALDWELL...WOODSFIELD...TORONTO... WEIRTON...WHEELING...MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE 207 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN OHIO AND THE NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS * WINDS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM TO 7 PM * IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE CAN BE EXPECTED. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST GUSTS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
271 WWUS71 KPBZ 240945 NPWPBZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 445 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 MDZ001-PAZ074-076-WVZ023-041-241800- /O.CON.KPBZ.HW.W.0001.120224T1500Z-120225T0300Z/ GARRETT-WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE RIDGES-PRESTON-TUCKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLAND MD...GRANTSVILLE...LIGONIER... DONEGAL...NEW FLORENCE...ACME...CHAMPION...NORMALVILLE... FARMINGTON...OHIOPYLE...MARKLEYSBURG...KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA... PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS 445 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN MARYLAND...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF WESTMORELAND AND FAYETTE COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM TO 10 PM, WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND DECK FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING... ESPECIALLY WHEN CROSSING BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN DOWN TREES DAMAGE PROPERTY AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. && $$ PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029-031-073-075-WVZ021-022-241800- /O.CON.KPBZ.WI.Y.0004.120224T1500Z-120225T0300Z/ MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER- ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-GREENE-WESTMORELAND- FAYETTE-MARION-MONONGALIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON...HERMITAGE...GROVE CITY... GREENVILLE...FARRELL...OIL CITY...FRANKLIN...SUGARCREEK... TIONESTA...NEW CASTLE...ELLWOOD CITY...BUTLER...ZELIENOPLE... CLARION...PUNXSUTAWNEY...BROOKVILLE...REYNOLDSVILLE...BROCKWAY... ALIQUIPPA...BEAVER FALLS...AMBRIDGE...MONACA...BEAVER... PITTSBURGH METRO AREA...KITTANNING...FORD CITY...LEECHBURG... FREEPORT...APOLLO...INDIANA...WASHINGTON...CANONSBURG...DONORA... CALIFORNIA...CHARLEROI...MONONGAHELA...MCMURRAY...WAYNESBURG... FAIRDALE...GREENSBURG...NEW KENSINGTON...JEANNETTE...LATROBE... MONESSEN...UNIONTOWN...CONNELLSVILLE...POINT MARION...FAIRMONT... MORGANTOWN 445 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND PARTS OF NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM TO 10 PM, WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY OVER BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-WVZ001>004-012-241800- /O.CON.KPBZ.WI.Y.0004.120224T1500Z-120225T0000Z/ TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH- MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO- MARSHALL-WETZEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW PHILADELPHIA...DOVER... UHRICHSVILLE...CARROLLTON...EAST LIVERPOOL...SALEM...COLUMBIANA... EAST PALESTINE...WELLSVILLE...CALCUTTA...COSHOCTON...CADIZ... HOPEDALE...STEUBENVILLE...ZANESVILLE...CAMBRIDGE... MARTINS FERRY...ST. CLAIRSVILLE...BELLAIRE...BARNESVILLE... SHADYSIDE...BRIDGEPORT...CALDWELL...WOODSFIELD...TORONTO... WEIRTON...WHEELING...MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE 445 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN OHIO AND THE NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS * WINDS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM TO 7 PM, WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE CAN BE EXPECTED. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST GUSTS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
562 WWUS71 KPBZ 241627 NPWPBZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 1127 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 MDZ001-PAZ074-076-WVZ023-041-250030- /O.CON.KPBZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120225T0300Z/ GARRETT-WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE RIDGES-PRESTON-TUCKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLAND MD...GRANTSVILLE...LIGONIER... DONEGAL...NEW FLORENCE...ACME...CHAMPION...NORMALVILLE... FARMINGTON...OHIOPYLE...MARKLEYSBURG...KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA... PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS 1127 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN MARYLAND...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF WESTMORELAND AND FAYETTE COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM TO 10 PM... WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND DECK FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING... ESPECIALLY WHEN CROSSING BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN DOWN TREES DAMAGE PROPERTY AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. && $$ PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029-031-073-075-WVZ021-022-250030- /O.CON.KPBZ.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120225T0300Z/ MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER- ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-GREENE-WESTMORELAND- FAYETTE-MARION-MONONGALIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON...HERMITAGE...GROVE CITY... GREENVILLE...FARRELL...OIL CITY...FRANKLIN...SUGARCREEK... TIONESTA...NEW CASTLE...ELLWOOD CITY...BUTLER...ZELIENOPLE... CLARION...PUNXSUTAWNEY...BROOKVILLE...REYNOLDSVILLE...BROCKWAY... ALIQUIPPA...BEAVER FALLS...AMBRIDGE...MONACA...BEAVER... PITTSBURGH METRO AREA...KITTANNING...FORD CITY...LEECHBURG... FREEPORT...APOLLO...INDIANA...WASHINGTON...CANONSBURG...DONORA... CALIFORNIA...CHARLEROI...MONONGAHELA...MCMURRAY...WAYNESBURG... FAIRDALE...GREENSBURG...NEW KENSINGTON...JEANNETTE...LATROBE... MONESSEN...UNIONTOWN...CONNELLSVILLE...POINT MARION...FAIRMONT... MORGANTOWN 1127 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND PARTS OF NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM TO 10 PM... WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY OVER BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-WVZ001>004-012-250000- /O.CON.KPBZ.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120225T0000Z/ TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH- MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO- MARSHALL-WETZEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW PHILADELPHIA...DOVER... UHRICHSVILLE...CARROLLTON...EAST LIVERPOOL...SALEM...COLUMBIANA... EAST PALESTINE...WELLSVILLE...CALCUTTA...COSHOCTON...CADIZ... HOPEDALE...STEUBENVILLE...ZANESVILLE...CAMBRIDGE... MARTINS FERRY...ST. CLAIRSVILLE...BELLAIRE...BARNESVILLE... SHADYSIDE...BRIDGEPORT...CALDWELL...WOODSFIELD...TORONTO... WEIRTON...WHEELING...MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE 1127 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN OHIO AND THE NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS * WINDS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM TO 7 PM... WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE CAN BE EXPECTED. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST GUSTS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
380 WWUS71 KPBZ 241850 NPWPBZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 150 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 MDZ001-PAZ074-076-WVZ023-041-250300- /O.CON.KPBZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120225T0300Z/ GARRETT-WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE RIDGES-PRESTON-TUCKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLAND MD...GRANTSVILLE...LIGONIER... DONEGAL...NEW FLORENCE...ACME...CHAMPION...NORMALVILLE... FARMINGTON...OHIOPYLE...MARKLEYSBURG...KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA... PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS 150 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN MARYLAND...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF WESTMORELAND AND FAYETTE COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM TO 10 PM... WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND DECK FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING... ESPECIALLY WHEN CROSSING BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN DOWN TREES DAMAGE PROPERTY AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. && $$ PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029-031-073-075-WVZ021-022-250300- /O.CON.KPBZ.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120225T0300Z/ MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER- ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-GREENE-WESTMORELAND- FAYETTE-MARION-MONONGALIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON...HERMITAGE...GROVE CITY... GREENVILLE...FARRELL...OIL CITY...FRANKLIN...SUGARCREEK... TIONESTA...NEW CASTLE...ELLWOOD CITY...BUTLER...ZELIENOPLE... CLARION...PUNXSUTAWNEY...BROOKVILLE...REYNOLDSVILLE...BROCKWAY... ALIQUIPPA...BEAVER FALLS...AMBRIDGE...MONACA...BEAVER... PITTSBURGH METRO AREA...KITTANNING...FORD CITY...LEECHBURG... FREEPORT...APOLLO...INDIANA...WASHINGTON...CANONSBURG...DONORA... CALIFORNIA...CHARLEROI...MONONGAHELA...MCMURRAY...WAYNESBURG... FAIRDALE...GREENSBURG...NEW KENSINGTON...JEANNETTE...LATROBE... MONESSEN...UNIONTOWN...CONNELLSVILLE...POINT MARION...FAIRMONT... MORGANTOWN 150 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND PARTS OF NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM TO 10 PM... WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY OVER BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-WVZ001>004-012-250000- /O.CON.KPBZ.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120225T0000Z/ TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH- MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO- MARSHALL-WETZEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW PHILADELPHIA...DOVER... UHRICHSVILLE...CARROLLTON...EAST LIVERPOOL...SALEM...COLUMBIANA... EAST PALESTINE...WELLSVILLE...CALCUTTA...COSHOCTON...CADIZ... HOPEDALE...STEUBENVILLE...ZANESVILLE...CAMBRIDGE... MARTINS FERRY...ST. CLAIRSVILLE...BELLAIRE...BARNESVILLE... SHADYSIDE...BRIDGEPORT...CALDWELL...WOODSFIELD...TORONTO... WEIRTON...WHEELING...MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE 150 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN OHIO AND THE NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS * WINDS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM TO 7 PM... WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE CAN BE EXPECTED. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST GUSTS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
764 WWUS71 KPBZ 242359 NPWPBZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 659 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-WVZ001>004-012-250100- /O.CAN.KPBZ.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120225T0000Z/ TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH- MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO- MARSHALL-WETZEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW PHILADELPHIA...DOVER... UHRICHSVILLE...CARROLLTON...EAST LIVERPOOL...SALEM...COLUMBIANA... EAST PALESTINE...WELLSVILLE...CALCUTTA...COSHOCTON...CADIZ... HOPEDALE...STEUBENVILLE...ZANESVILLE...CAMBRIDGE... MARTINS FERRY...ST. CLAIRSVILLE...BELLAIRE...BARNESVILLE... SHADYSIDE...BRIDGEPORT...CALDWELL...WOODSFIELD...TORONTO... WEIRTON...WHEELING...MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE 659 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...HOWEVER WINDS WILL REAMAIN GUSTY FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST BETWEEN 15 TO 25 MPH THOURGH SATURDAY. $$ MDZ001-PAZ074-076-WVZ023-041-250300- /O.CON.KPBZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120225T0300Z/ GARRETT-WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE RIDGES-PRESTON-TUCKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLAND MD...GRANTSVILLE...LIGONIER... DONEGAL...NEW FLORENCE...ACME...CHAMPION...NORMALVILLE... FARMINGTON...OHIOPYLE...MARKLEYSBURG...KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA... PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS 659 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN MARYLAND...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF WESTMORELAND AND FAYETTE COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 10 PM. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND DECK FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING... ESPECIALLY WHEN CROSSING BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN DOWN TREES DAMAGE PROPERTY AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. && $$ PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029-031-073-075-WVZ021-022-250300- /O.CON.KPBZ.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120225T0300Z/ MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER- ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-GREENE-WESTMORELAND- FAYETTE-MARION-MONONGALIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON...HERMITAGE...GROVE CITY... GREENVILLE...FARRELL...OIL CITY...FRANKLIN...SUGARCREEK... TIONESTA...NEW CASTLE...ELLWOOD CITY...BUTLER...ZELIENOPLE... CLARION...PUNXSUTAWNEY...BROOKVILLE...REYNOLDSVILLE...BROCKWAY... ALIQUIPPA...BEAVER FALLS...AMBRIDGE...MONACA...BEAVER... PITTSBURGH METRO AREA...KITTANNING...FORD CITY...LEECHBURG... FREEPORT...APOLLO...INDIANA...WASHINGTON...CANONSBURG...DONORA... CALIFORNIA...CHARLEROI...MONONGAHELA...MCMURRAY...WAYNESBURG... FAIRDALE...GREENSBURG...NEW KENSINGTON...JEANNETTE...LATROBE... MONESSEN...UNIONTOWN...CONNELLSVILLE...POINT MARION...FAIRMONT... MORGANTOWN 659 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND PARTS OF NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...UNTIL 10 PM. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY OVER BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 98
226 WWUS71 KPBZ 250115 NPWPBZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 815 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 MDZ001-PAZ074-076-WVZ023-041-250215- /O.CAN.KPBZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120225T0300Z/ GARRETT-WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE RIDGES-PRESTON-TUCKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLAND MD...GRANTSVILLE...LIGONIER... DONEGAL...NEW FLORENCE...ACME...CHAMPION...NORMALVILLE... FARMINGTON...OHIOPYLE...MARKLEYSBURG...KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA... PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS 815 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED AND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...THUS THE HIGH WIND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. WINDS WILL PICK BACK UP SATURDAY...HOWEVER THEY WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS THEY WERE TODAY. $$ PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029-031-073-075-WVZ021-022-250215- /O.CAN.KPBZ.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120225T0300Z/ MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER- ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-GREENE-WESTMORELAND- FAYETTE-MARION-MONONGALIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON...HERMITAGE...GROVE CITY... GREENVILLE...FARRELL...OIL CITY...FRANKLIN...SUGARCREEK... TIONESTA...NEW CASTLE...ELLWOOD CITY...BUTLER...ZELIENOPLE... CLARION...PUNXSUTAWNEY...BROOKVILLE...REYNOLDSVILLE...BROCKWAY... ALIQUIPPA...BEAVER FALLS...AMBRIDGE...MONACA...BEAVER... PITTSBURGH METRO AREA...KITTANNING...FORD CITY...LEECHBURG... FREEPORT...APOLLO...INDIANA...WASHINGTON...CANONSBURG...DONORA... CALIFORNIA...CHARLEROI...MONONGAHELA...MCMURRAY...WAYNESBURG... FAIRDALE...GREENSBURG...NEW KENSINGTON...JEANNETTE...LATROBE... MONESSEN...UNIONTOWN...CONNELLSVILLE...POINT MARION...FAIRMONT... MORGANTOWN 815 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED AND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WINDS WILL PICK BACK UP SATURDAY...HOWEVER THEY WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS THEY WERE TODAY. $$ 98
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 8:36 PM EST | High Wind Warning | PBZ | 24 hr | |
| Feb 24, 1:50 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | 28 hr | |
| Feb 24, 1:50 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | PBZ | Forest, Mercer, Venango | 32 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.