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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

March 2, 201214 counties in Pennsylvania; 11 counties in Ohio; 6 counties in West Virginia

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this wind advisory at Mar 2, 2012, 5:59 PM EST for 14 counties in Pennsylvania; 11 counties in Ohio; 6 counties in West Virginia. It took effect at Mar 2, 2012, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 2, 2012, 5:59 PM EST (22:59 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 2, 2012, 10:00 PM EST
Expired
Mar 3, 2012, 1:10 PM EST
In force
15 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 23:00 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 12:00Z, 11.0 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2012-03-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2012-03-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 207 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1179 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
207 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
242 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

147 
WWUS71 KPBZ 022259
NPWPBZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
559 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT AND
PULL A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY. SUSTAINED WIND AND
GUSTS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY WITH PASSAGE OF THE FRONT.

OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-WVZ001>004-012-030700-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.WI.Y.0005.120303T0400Z-120303T1800Z/
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
559 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
SATURDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND THE NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
  PANHANDLE.

* HAZARDS...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND CAN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. TREES
  ROOTED IN SATURATED SOIL MAY BE TOPPLED. 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.

&&

$$

PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029-031-073-075-WVZ021-022-030700-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.WI.Y.0005.120303T0600Z-120303T1800Z/
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
559 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...REST OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY REGION.

* HAZARDS...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND CAN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.
  TREES ROOTED IN SATURATED SOIL MAY BE TOPPLED. 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.

&&

$$

MDZ001-PAZ074-076-WVZ023-041-030700-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.WI.Y.0005.120303T0600Z-120303T2200Z/
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
559 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY. 

* HAZARDS...WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ON THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND CAN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.
  TREES ROOTED IN SATURATED SOIL MAY BE TOPPLED. 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.

&&

$$

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6 follow-up statements
007 
WWUS71 KPBZ 030218
NPWPBZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
918 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT AND
PULL A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY. SUSTAINED WIND
AND GUSTS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY WITH PASSAGE OF THE FRONT.

OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-WVZ001>004-012-031030-
/O.EXT.KPBZ.WI.Y.0005.120303T0300Z-120303T1800Z/
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
918 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND THE NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA 
  PANHANDLE. 

* HAZARDS...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND CAN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 
  TREES ROOTED IN SATURATED SOIL MAY BE TOPPLED. 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.

&&

$$

PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029-031-073-075-WVZ021-022-031030-
/O.CON.KPBZ.WI.Y.0005.120303T0600Z-120303T1800Z/
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
918 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST
SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...REST OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY REGION.

* HAZARDS...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND CAN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 
  TREES ROOTED IN SATURATED SOIL MAY BE TOPPLED. 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.

&&

$$

MDZ001-PAZ074-076-WVZ023-041-031030-
/O.CON.KPBZ.WI.Y.0005.120303T0600Z-120303T2200Z/
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
918 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 5 PM EST
SATURDAY...

* HAZARDS...WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ON THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND CAN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 
  TREES ROOTED IN SATURATED SOIL MAY BE TOPPLED. 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.

&&

$$

15
977 
WWUS71 KPBZ 030841
NPWPBZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
341 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

...STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.A COLD FRONT WAS CROSSING THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. BEHIND
THE FRONT WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY...ESPECIALLY THIS
AFTERNOON.

MDZ001-PAZ074-076-WVZ023-041-031645-
/O.CAN.KPBZ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120303T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KPBZ.WI.Y.0006.120303T1000Z-120304T0000Z/
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
341 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* HAZARDS...WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ON THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* IMPACTS...THE SOIL IS SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINS AND STRONG
  WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME TREES TO BE UPROOTED. SOME TREE LIMBS AND
  POWER LINES WILL ALSO BE DOWNED...EXPECT SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. 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-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029-
031-073-075-WVZ001>004-012-021-022-031645-
/O.EXT.KPBZ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120303T2100Z/
TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH-
MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-
LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-
INDIANA-WASHINGTON-GREENE-WESTMORELAND-FAYETTE-HANCOCK-BROOKE-
OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA-
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...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...TORONTO...WEIRTON...WHEELING...
MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE...FAIRMONT...MORGANTOWN
341 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND THE NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA 
  PANHANDLE. 

* HAZARDS...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE SOIL IS SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINS AND STRONG
  WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME TREES TO BE UPROOTED. SOME TREE LIMBS AND
  POWER LINES WILL ALSO BE DOWNED...EXPECT SPORADIC POWER
  OUTAGES. 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.

&&

$$
898 
WWUS71 KPBZ 030848 CCA
NPWPBZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
344 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

...STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.A COLD FRONT WAS CROSSING THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. BEHIND
THE FRONT WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY...ESPECIALLY THIS
AFTERNOON.

MDZ001-PAZ074-076-WVZ023-041-031700-
/O.CAN.KPBZ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120303T2200Z/
/O.COR.KPBZ.WI.Y.0006.120303T1000Z-120304T0000Z/
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
344 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...RIDGES OF WESTMORELAND AND FAYETTE
  COUNTIES...PRESTON AND TUCKER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA...AND
  GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND MARYLAND.

* HAZARDS...WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ON THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* IMPACTS...THE SOIL IS SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINS AND STRONG
  WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME TREES TO BE UPROOTED. SOME TREE LIMBS AND
  POWER LINES WILL ALSO BE DOWNED...EXPECT SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. 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-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029-
031-073-075-WVZ001>004-012-021-022-031700-
/O.COR.KPBZ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120303T2100Z/
TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH-
MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-
LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-
INDIANA-WASHINGTON-GREENE-WESTMORELAND-FAYETTE-HANCOCK-BROOKE-
OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA-
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...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...TORONTO...WEIRTON...WHEELING...
MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE...FAIRMONT...MORGANTOWN
344 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
  PANHANDLE...AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

* HAZARDS...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE SOIL IS SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINS AND STRONG
  WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME TREES TO BE UPROOTED. SOME TREE LIMBS AND
  POWER LINES WILL ALSO BE DOWNED...EXPECT SPORADIC POWER
  OUTAGES. 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.

&&

$$
080 
WWUS71 KPBZ 030939 CCA
NPWPBZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
437 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

...STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST FOR TODAY...

.A COLD FRONT WAS CROSSING THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. BEHIND
THE FRONT WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY...ESPECIALLY THIS
AFTERNOON.

MDZ001-PAZ074-076-WVZ023-041-031045-
/O.CAN.KPBZ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120303T2200Z/
/O.COR.KPBZ.WI.Y.0006.120303T1000Z-120304T0000Z/
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
437 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...RIDGES OF WESTMORELAND AND FAYETTE
  COUNTIES...PRESTON AND TUCKER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA...AND GARRETT
  COUNTY MARYLAND.

* HAZARDS...WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ON THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* IMPACTS...THE SOIL IS SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINS AND STRONG
  WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME TREES TO BE UPROOTED. SOME TREE LIMBS AND
  POWER LINES WILL ALSO BE DOWNED...EXPECT SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. 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-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029-
031-073-075-WVZ001>004-012-021-022-031800-
/O.COR.KPBZ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120303T2100Z/
TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH-
MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-
LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-
INDIANA-WASHINGTON-GREENE-WESTMORELAND-FAYETTE-HANCOCK-BROOKE-
OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA-
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...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...TORONTO...WEIRTON...WHEELING...
MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE...FAIRMONT...MORGANTOWN
437 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
  PANHANDLE...AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

* HAZARDS...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE SOIL IS SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINS AND STRONG
  WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME TREES TO BE UPROOTED. SOME TREE LIMBS AND
  POWER LINES WILL ALSO BE DOWNED...EXPECT SPORADIC POWER
  OUTAGES. 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.

&&

$$
444 
WWUS71 KPBZ 031505
NPWPBZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1005 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

...STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST FOR TODAY...

.IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT, WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME
GUSTY...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON.

OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029-
031-073-075-WVZ001>004-012-021-022-032100-
/O.CON.KPBZ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120303T2100Z/
TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH-
MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-
LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-
INDIANA-WASHINGTON-GREENE-WESTMORELAND-FAYETTE-HANCOCK-BROOKE-
OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA-
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...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...TORONTO...WEIRTON...WHEELING...
MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE...FAIRMONT...MORGANTOWN
1005 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA 
  PANHANDLE...AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. 

* HAZARDS...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE SOIL IS SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINS AND STRONG
  WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME TREES TO BE UPROOTED. SOME TREE LIMBS AND
  POWER LINES MAY ALSO BE DOWNED...WITH SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES
  POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

MDZ001-PAZ074-076-WVZ023-041-040000-
/O.CON.KPBZ.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120304T0000Z/
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
1005 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...RIDGES OF WESTMORELAND AND FAYETTE COUNTIES... 
  PRESTON AND TUCKER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA...AND GARRETT COUNTY 
  MARYLAND. 

* HAZARDS...WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ON THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* IMPACTS...THE SOIL IS SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINS AND STRONG
  WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME TREES TO BE UPROOTED. SOME TREE LIMBS AND
  POWER LINES MAY ALSO BE DOWNED...WITH SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES
  POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$
202 
WWUS71 KPBZ 031810
NPWPBZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
110 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029-
031-073-075-WVZ001>004-012-021-022-031915-
/O.CAN.KPBZ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120303T2100Z/
TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH-
MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-
LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-
INDIANA-WASHINGTON-GREENE-WESTMORELAND-FAYETTE-HANCOCK-BROOKE-
OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA-
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...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...TORONTO...WEIRTON...WHEELING...
MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE...FAIRMONT...MORGANTOWN
110 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS REMAIN JUST BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA AND THUS IT HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. WINDS WILL GUST AT 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH THE LATE
AFTERNOON.

$$

MDZ001-PAZ074-076-WVZ023-041-031915-
/O.CAN.KPBZ.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120304T0000Z/
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
110 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS REMAIN JUST BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA AND THUS IT HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. WINDS WILL GUST AT 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH THE LATE
AFTERNOON.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 2, 10:19 AM ESTFlash Flood WatchPBZFayette, Greene, Westmoreland11 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Pennsylvania, 2012Wind Advisories in Ohio, 2012Wind Advisories in West Virginia, 2012Every wind advisory 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.