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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 262, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

December 22, 20135 counties in Pennsylvania

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 22, 2013, 3:28 AM EST for 5 counties in Pennsylvania. It was in force for 47 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: Dec 22, 2013, 3:28 AM EST (08:28 UTC)
Expired: Dec 22, 2013, 4:15 AM EST
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Armstrong County, PA, Clarion County, PA, Forest County, PA, Indiana County, PA, Jefferson County, PA

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:29 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
Dec 22, 1:36 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	3 hr

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 Dec 21, 6:08 PM EST, 9 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 21, 6:08 PM EST, 9 hours 20 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
Dec 21, 9:47 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Lawrence	58 min
Dec 22, 1:58 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Butler, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango	62 min
Dec 22, 2:11 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Beaver, Butler, Lawrence, Washington	64 min
Dec 22, 2:37 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene and 3 more	53 min
Dec 22, 2:53 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Clarion, Forest, Indiana and 3 more	37 min
Dec 22, 3:26 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Armstrong, Fayette, Indiana, Westmoreland	49 min
Dec 21, 10:36 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	PBZ	Tuscarawas	3 days
Dec 22, 1:05 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Muskingum, Noble and 1 more	55 min
Dec 22, 1:16 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Harrison, Tuscarawas	59 min
Dec 22, 1:18 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Belmont, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Monroe, Muskingum and 2 more	27 min
Dec 22, 1:44 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Belmont, Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson, Monroe, Noble and 1 more	61 min
Dec 22, 2:16 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	PBZ	Tuscarawas	8 hr
Dec 22, 5:34 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	PBZ	Coshocton	6 hr

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.