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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 47, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

June 13, 2013Marion County, Monongalia County, Preston County, West Virginia

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2013, 1:09 AM EDT for Marion County, Monongalia County, Preston County, West Virginia. It was in force for 66 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
Jun 13, 2013, 1:09 AM EDT (05:09 UTC)
Expired
Jun 13, 2013, 2:15 AM EDT
In force
66 min
Issued by
NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Marion County, WV, Monongalia County, WV, Preston County, WV

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:09 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 12, 11:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Watch PDSSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 98 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 00:00Z on 2013-06-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1421 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2013-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 195 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1421 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-28 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1057 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
70 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
195 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
330 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.7
Supercell composite
10.1

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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 Jun 13, 12:06 AM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 12:06 AM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 13, 12:17 AM EDT, 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1217 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

OHZ049-050-058-059-130515-
BELMONT OH-GUERNSEY OH-HARRISON OH-JEFFERSON OH-
1217 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EXTREME NORTHEASTERN GUERNSEY...
NORTHERN BELMONT...SOUTHERN HARRISON AND SOUTHERN JEFFERSON
COUNTIES...

AT 1213 AM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PIEDMONT...
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

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

  LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PIEDMONT...           CLENDENING...         FLUSHING...
  CADIZ...              NEW ATHENS...         HOPEDALE...
  ADENA...              NEWELL...             SMITHFIELD...
  DILLONVALE...         JUG RUN...            YORKVILLE...

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

LAT...LON 4035 8123 4036 8064 4025 8064 4023 8066
      4020 8067 4013 8072 4014 8124
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 12:45 AM EDT, 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1245 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

WVZ021>023-130530-
MARION WV-MONONGALIA WV-PRESTON WV-
1245 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL PRESTON...SOUTH CENTRAL
MONONGALIA AND SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTIES...

AT 1241 AM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
WORTHINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND PENNY SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

  LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WORTHINGTON...        MONONGAH...           FESTUS...
  FARMINGTON...         BENTONS FERRY...      BARRACKVILLE...
  FAIRMONT...           COLFAX...             VALLEY FALLS...
  WINFIELD...           BROWNS CHAPEL...      GLADESVILLE...

PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BY CALLING...412-262-1988...POSTING
TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER
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LAT...LON 3930 7990 3943 7990 3944 7995 3940 8002
      3938 8007 3940 8010 3939 8020 3943 8027
      3944 8032 3952 8033 3953 7958 3927 7958
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 12:46 AM EDT, 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1246 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

WVZ041-130530-
TUCKER WV-
1246 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN TUCKER COUNTY...

AT 1245 AM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF
PLEASANT RUN...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND PENNY SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

  LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PLEASANT RUN...       ELK...
  CANAAN VALLEY STATE PARK...                 LANEVILLE...

PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BY CALLING...412-262-1988...POSTING
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LAT...LON 3897 7940 3897 7951 3902 7974 3904 7978
      3905 7978 3909 7933 3907 7929 3898 7933
      3896 7935
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 1:08 AM EDT, 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
108 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

OHZ050-059-PAZ029-WVZ002>004-130615-
BELMONT OH-BROOKE WV-JEFFERSON OH-MARSHALL WV-OHIO WV-WASHINGTON PA-
108 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN BELMONT...
NORTHEASTERN MARSHALL...OHIO...SOUTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON...SOUTHERN
BROOKE AND SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

AT 104 AM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF
DILLONVALE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

  LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BRIDGEPORT...         MARTINS FERRY...      YORKVILLE...
  WHEELING...           TILTONSVILLE...       RAYLAND...
  WARWOOD...            CLEARVIEW...          BETHLEHEM...
  WINDSOR HEIGHTS...    TRIADELPHIA...        WEST LIBERTY...

PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BY CALLING...412-262-1988...POSTING
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LAT...LON 4021 8033 3998 8051 4006 8089 4024 8071

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 1:23 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZWashington52 min
Jun 13, 2:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZBeaver34 min
Jun 13, 3:18 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZButler, Lawrence, Mercer57 min
Jun 13, 3:25 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Beaver, Butler, Lawrence, Washington65 min
Jun 13, 3:51 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZArmstrong, Butler, Clarion, Forest, Mercer, Venango54 min
Jun 13, 4:03 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Westmoreland57 min
Jun 13, 4:12 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZGreene, Washington48 min
Jun 13, 4:27 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZAllegheny4 hr
Jun 13, 4:27 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZWashington, Westmoreland48 min
Jun 13, 4:43 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Armstrong, Indiana, Jefferson, Westmoreland77 min
Jun 13, 4:57 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZWashington, Westmoreland4 hr
Jun 13, 8:16 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZAllegheny, Westmoreland3 hr
Jun 12, 8:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZCoshocton45 min
Jun 12, 8:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZCoshocton, Guernsey, Tuscarawas39 min
Jun 12, 8:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZGuernsey49 min
Jun 12, 8:48 PM EDTTornado WarningPBZCoshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Tuscarawas27 min
Jun 12, 9:18 PM EDTTornado WarningPBZGuernsey, Noble27 min
Jun 12, 9:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBelmont, Guernsey, Monroe, Noble47 min
Jun 12, 9:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZCoshocton56 min
Jun 12, 10:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBelmont, Monroe51 min
Jun 12, 10:35 PM EDTTornado WarningPBZCoshocton25 min
Jun 12, 10:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBelmont, Monroe45 min
Jun 12, 10:56 PM EDTTornado WarningPBZCoshocton, Guernsey, Muskingum, Tuscarawas49 min
Jun 12, 11:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZCoshocton, Tuscarawas67 min
Jun 12, 11:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZMonroe46 min
Jun 12, 11:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZCoshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Tuscarawas64 min
Jun 12, 11:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZCoshocton, Guernsey, Tuscarawas31 min
Jun 13, 12:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZHarrison58 min
Jun 13, 1:38 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZCoshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Tuscarawas8 hr
Jun 13, 1:52 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBelmont, Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Monroe and 3 more68 min
Jun 13, 2:52 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZCarroll, Columbiana, Harrison, Jefferson, Tuscarawas68 min
Jun 12, 11:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZMarion, Monongalia, Wetzel50 min
Jun 13, 12:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZMarion, Preston45 min
Jun 13, 12:46 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZTucker44 min
Jun 13, 1:08 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZOhio67 min
Jun 13, 2:34 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZBrooke, Ohio4 hr
Jun 13, 5:52 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZTucker53 min
Jun 13, 6:25 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZOhio3 hr
Jun 13, 9:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZMarion, Preston48 min
Jun 13, 10:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZPreston33 min
Jun 13, 11:03 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZTucker42 min
Jun 13, 12:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZTucker49 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 2013Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2013

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.