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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 201, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

July 23, 2013Coshocton County, Guernsey County, Ohio

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 23, 2013, 5:18 PM EDT for Coshocton County, Guernsey County, Ohio. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 23, 2013, 5:18 PM EDT (21:18 UTC)
Expired: Jul 23, 2013, 6:00 PM EDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Coshocton County, OH, Guernsey County, OH

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 23, 1:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 139 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 530 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 22 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 23, 2:21 PM EDT, 2 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 2:21 PM EDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
221 PM EDT TUE JUL 23 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CROSS THE REGION THROUGH EARLY
TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS
THE REGION THEN BUILDS OVERHEAD FOR WEDNESDAY AND THE REMAINDER
OF THE WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
COLD FRONT NOW ENTERING NORTHWEST OHIO WITH CONVECTION FIRING IN
UNSTABLE AIR MASS PRECEDING THE FRONT. ENOUGH WIND ALOFT AND WITH
LAPSE RATES MORE IMPRESSIVE SVR WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM.
FRONT WILL CROSS REGION LATER TONIGHT BRINGING MUCH LOWER DEW
POINTS AND ENDING SHOWERS. NOTICEABLY COOLER WEDNESDAY AS
RATHER COOL HIGH PRESSURE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR SLOWLY MOVES EAST
ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY. TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO A ECMWF/MET BLEND.

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE AND LOWER DEW POINTS THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH ONLY
FAIR WEATHER CU IN THE AFTERNOONS. A STRAY POP UP SHOWER NOT OUT
OF THE QUESTION ACROSS THE RIDGES IN A BIT OF UP-SLOPE AND COLD
ADVECTION BUT NOT WORTH MENTIONING IN GRIDS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL MID WEEK THEN TREND TO NEAR NORMAL BY
FRIDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
A LONG WAVE TROUGH IS FORECAST TO CONTROL ERN CONUS WEATHER
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AS A RESULT...AOB SEASONAL AVERAGE TEMPS CAN
BE EXPECTED AS WELL AS SHRTWV DEPENDANT PCPN CHCS.

BEYOND THE WEEKEND...MDL CONSENSUS IS THAT THE TROF WL BGN TO
FILL...HENCE THE NEW WEEK WL FEATURE WARMER TEMPS AND LOWER POPS.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
GENL VFR IS EXPECTED TO BE INTERRUPTED THIS AFTN AND EVE BY SCT TO
NMBRS SHWRS AND TSTM ACCOMPANYING A CROSSING CDFNT. IN
ADDITION...MVFR TO IFR SC AND ST IS FORECAST TO FILTER OVR THE UPR
OH VALLEY REGION TNGT AS COLD ADVCTN INTENSIFIES IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT.

FOR THE INITIAL TAF HRS...ALL PORTS WL FEATURE AT LEAST A MENTION
OF SHWRS IN VICINITY...WITH MORE SIGNIFICANT WEA AMENDED IN AS
PCPN COVERAGE BTR MATURES. RESTRICTIONS WL BE REINITIATED
FOLLOWING A LATE EVE BREAK...AND WL INCLUDE IFR AT THE NRN PORTS.

OUTLOOK.../TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
IMPROVEMENT TO VFR CAN BE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRES BLDS.
THE NXT CHC FOR WIDESPREAD RESTRICTIONS MAY BE ANTICIPATED WITH
THE APPRCH AND PASSAGE OF A WEEKEND CDFNT.

&&

.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...NONE.
OH...NONE.
PA...NONE.
WV...NONE.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 23, 2:11 PM EDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
211 PM EDT TUE JUL 23 2013

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-
029-031-073>076-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-241815-
GARRETT-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-PRESTON-
211 PM EDT TUE JUL 23 2013

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 435 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MARYLAND...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.

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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

WVZ041-241815-
TUCKER-
211 PM EDT TUE JUL 23 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 23, 4:08 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
408 PM EDT TUE JUL 23 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0403 PM     HAIL             1 ESE READING           40.83N  81.01W
07/23/2013  E1.00 INCH       COLUMBIANA         OH   PUBLIC

&&

EVENT NUMBER PBZ1302611

TGREEN

Special weather statement, Jul 23, 4:23 PM EDT, 55 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
423 PM EDT TUE JUL 23 2013

OHZ057-232115-
MUSKINGUM OH-
423 PM EDT TUE JUL 23 2013

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN MUSKINGUM COUNTY...

AT 419 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF DILLON STATE PARK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND PENNY SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM. HEAVY RAIN WILL POND WATER ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL
SMALL STREAMS.

  LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  EAST FULTONHAM...     CANNELVILLE...        PHILO...
  RURALDALE...          BLUE ROCK STATE PARK...

PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BY CALLING...412-262-1988...POSTING
TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER
@NWSPITTSBURGH.

LAT...LON 3996 8220 4003 8220 4004 8218 3976 8174
      3975 8179 3976 8207 3978 8208 3981 8209
      3981 8217 3982 8218 3990 8217 3992 8224
      3995 8224

15

Special weather statement, Jul 23, 4:35 PM EDT, 43 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
435 PM EDT TUE JUL 23 2013

OHZ041-PAZ007-013-014-020-232115-
BEAVER PA-BUTLER PA-COLUMBIANA OH-LAWRENCE PA-MERCER PA-
435 PM EDT TUE JUL 23 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT LAWRENCE...NORTHEASTERN
COLUMBIANA...NORTHERN BEAVER...SOUTHWESTERN MERCER AND WEST CENTRAL
BUTLER COUNTIES...

AT 431 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE FROM 5 MILES
NORTHWEST OF PULASKI TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF YOUNGSTOWN TO 4 MILES
NORTHWEST OF SALEM...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

  LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SHARON...             FARRELL...            SALEM...
  PULASKI...            BESSEMER...           NEW WILMINGTON...
  LEETONIA...           COLUMBIANA...         NEW CASTLE...
  EAST PALESTINE...     HARLANSBURG...        ZELIENOPLE...

PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BY CALLING...412-262-1988...POSTING
TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER
@NWSPITTSBURGH.

LAT...LON 4098 7994 4080 8009 4066 8053 4090 8104
      4091 8091 4093 8090 4093 8083 4091 8081
      4091 8053 4125 8052

15

Local storm report, Jul 23, 4:47 PM EDT, 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
447 PM EDT TUE JUL 23 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0444 PM     HAIL             LISBON                  40.78N  80.77W
07/23/2013  M0.75 INCH       COLUMBIANA         OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER PBZ1302612

Local storm report, Jul 23, 5:03 PM EDT, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
503 PM EDT TUE JUL 23 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0502 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SW NEW CASTLE         40.94N  80.41W
07/23/2013                   LAWRENCE           PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES/POWER LINES DOWN IN TAYLOR AND NORTH BEAVER
            TOWNSHIPS

&&

EVENT NUMBER PBZ1302613

TGREEN

Local storm report, Jul 23, 5:16 PM EDT, 2 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 23, 4:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Lawrence	40 min
Jul 23, 4:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Beaver, Butler, Lawrence	52 min
Jul 23, 4:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Clarion, Forest, Venango	67 min
Jul 23, 5:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Washington	46 min
Jul 23, 5:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Beaver	35 min
Jul 23, 5:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Forest	38 min
Jul 23, 6:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Allegheny	42 min
Jul 23, 6:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Washington	41 min
Jul 23, 6:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Allegheny, Westmoreland	38 min
Jul 23, 6:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Fayette, Greene, Washington, Westmoreland	65 min
Jul 23, 6:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Fayette, Westmoreland	49 min
Jul 23, 7:09 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PBZ	Washington	4 hr
Jul 23, 7:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Greene	51 min
Jul 23, 1:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Coshocton	51 min
Jul 23, 2:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Tuscarawas	46 min
Jul 23, 3:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Columbiana	52 min
Jul 23, 3:46 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	PBZ	Columbiana	29 min
Jul 23, 3:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Coshocton	47 min
Jul 23, 4:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Coshocton, Tuscarawas	50 min
Jul 23, 4:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Muskingum	52 min
Jul 23, 4:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Coshocton, Guernsey, Tuscarawas	32 min
Jul 23, 5:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Muskingum	30 min
Jul 23, 5:12 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	PBZ	Carroll, Columbiana	33 min
Jul 23, 5:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Coshocton	88 min
Jul 23, 6:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Muskingum, Noble	84 min
Jul 23, 6:23 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PBZ	Columbiana	4 hr
Jul 23, 6:28 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PBZ	Coshocton, Tuscarawas	4 hr
Jul 23, 6:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Harrison, Tuscarawas	57 min

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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.