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Winter Storm Watch 4, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

October 28, 2012

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this winter storm watch at Oct 28, 2012, 3:55 AM EDT. It took effect at Oct 29, 2012, 6:00 PM EDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 28, 2012, 3:55 AM EDT (07:55 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 29, 2012, 6:00 PM EDT
Expired
Oct 28, 2012, 4:33 PM EDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Pittsburgh, PA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 winter storm watch went out at Oct 28, 1:14 AM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 28, 1:14 AM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 27, 3:47 PM EDT, 12 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
347 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029-
031-073>076-WVZ001>004-012-021-022-282000-
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-WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE-
FAYETTE RIDGES-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA-
347 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.
   HIGH WIND WATCH.

PROLONGED RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE NEW WEEK.
THAT RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AND
RUNOFF MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS. THE POTENTIAL FOR
RIVER FLOODING WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED DURING THE SECOND HALF OF
THE WEEK.

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS
THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD THE AREA. WIND SPEED
MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MDZ001-WVZ023-041-282000-
GARRETT-PRESTON-TUCKER-
347 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MARYLAND AND NORTHERN
WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.
   HIGH WIND WATCH.

PROLONGED RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE NEW WEEK.
THAT RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AND
RUNOFF MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS. THE POTENTIAL FOR
RIVER FLOODING WILL ALSO HAVE TO BE MONITORED DURING THE SECOND
HALF OF THE WEEK.

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS
THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD THE AREA. WIND SPEED
MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE DAMAGE AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES.

FINALLY...COLD AIR WRAPPING INTO THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE
RAIN TO SNOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ON MONDAY NIGHT. SEVERAL
INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ARE POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 28, 4:21 PM EDTHigh Wind WarningPBZAllegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Clarion, Fayette and 8 more37 hr
Oct 28, 4:33 PM EDTBlizzard WarningPBZ60 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.