Severe Thunderstorm Warning 79, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
727 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

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.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
EARLY EVE UPDATE WAS ISSUED PRIMARILY FOR THE ADDITION OF A FLASH
FLOOD WATCH FOR THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE PITTSBURGH COUNTY WARNING
AREA...I.E. AREAS FROM ALLEGHENY COUNTY NORTHWARD WHERE ONE TO
TWO INCHES OF RAIN FELL LAST NIGHT.

OTHERWISE...MCS IS MOVING ACROSS OHIO AND SPPRTG TROF HAS PULLED FRONTAL
BNDRY NWD...HENCE POPS WERE ADJUSTED NWD WITH THE LATEST TRENDS.
UNSTABLE AIRMASS RMNS IN PLACE OVR THE REGION UNDR FAIRLY DRY MID
LVLS. PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT WL THUS CONT TO BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
WITH HAIL IN THE MORE EXPLOSIVE POCKETS. ALL IN ACCOMPANIMENT TO
HEAVY RAINFALL FUELED BY 850 MB MSTR TRANSPORT IN AREA ALREADY
REGISTERING 1.5 INCHES.

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.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
SFC BOUNDARY CONTINUES TO SAG SOUTHWARD THURS NIGHT WITH SFC HIGH
FILLING IN BRIEFLY TO THE NORTH. MODELS VARY IN TERMS OF JUST HOW
FAR SOUTH THE BOUNDARY AND ITS ASSOCIATED MOISTURE MAKE IT.
CONTINUING THE SOUTHWARD TREND WITH POPS WITH THIS LATEST FORECAST
WHICH ALIGNS CLOSELY WITH THE GFS/NAM SOLNS...ALTHOUGH THE ECMWF
ISNT THAT FAR OFF. THIS WILL GIVE OUR NRN ZONES A BIT OF A
REPRIEVE FROM THE RECENT HEAVY RAIN THEY HAVE BEEN GETTING.

THAT BREAK WONT LAST LONG...HOWEVER...AS THE NEXT WAVE ARRIVES
FRI AFTERNOON. SFC LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE NRN
PLAINS...STREAMING JUST SOUTH OF THE GREAT LAKES. THE LOW TRIES TO
RETURN THE BOUNDARY NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT...BUT WITH THE
CURRENT TRAJECTORY OF THE LOW...THE WARM SECTOR AND BETTER
POSSIBILITY FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN WELL SOUTH. WILL KEEP
THE MENTION OF THUNDER IN THE FORECAST...WITH THE SAME DIURNAL
TREND AS THE PREVIOUS FORECAST. REGARDLESS OF THUNDER...ENOUGH FORCING
AND COPIOUS MOISTURE WILL BE PRESENT FOR SHOWERS TO CONTINUE
THROUGH SAT MORNING...BEFORE THE LOW PUSHES EAST.

ONLY MINOR CHANGES WERE MADE TO TEMPERATURE FIELDS WITH THE WARM
SUMMER AIR MASS IN PLACE AND MARKEDLY LOW MODEL SPREAD NOTED.
TAX

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.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
A SERIES OF SHRTWVS WL CONT TO ADVN ACRS THE RGN IN NW FLOW INTO
THE WKEND...CONTG SHWR AND TSTM CHCS. THE MAIN UPR TROF IS PROGGED
TO CROSS THE RGN ERLY MON. MAINTAINED CHC POPS AS CNVCTN WL
DEPEND ON TIMING OF SHRTWVS AND PLACEMENT OF A SFC BNDRY WITH
SLGHT CHC POPS EXTND INTO TUE...AND WED HELD TO A DRY FCST FOR NOW.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
SHRA/TSRA ACTIVITY EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS WELL-DEFINED MCV
COMBINES WITH NEARLY STATIONARY SURFACE BOUNDARY. EXPECTING FAIRLY
WIDESPREAD MVFR CONDITIONS WITH OCCASIONAL DROPS TO IFR. INCLUDED
VCTS FOR THUNDER THREAT AT THIS DISTANCE. SLOW IMPROVEMENT AFTER
12Z AS BOUNDARY SINKS SOUTH AND MARGINALLY DRIER AIR TRIES TO WORK
IN.

.OUTLOOK.../THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
PERIODIC SHWR/TSTM RESTRICTIONS ARE XPCD THRU THE PD WITH A SERIES
OF DISTURBANCES.

&&

.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...NONE.
OH...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR OHZ041.
PA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR PAZ007>009-
     013>016-020>023-073-074.
WV...NONE.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
550 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2014

MDZ001-OHZ039-040-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ029-031-075-076-
WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-192200-
GARRETT-TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH-MUSKINGUM-
GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-WASHINGTON-GREENE-FAYETTE-
FAYETTE RIDGES-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA-
PRESTON-TUCKER-
550 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. THE MAIN
THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL. IN
ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY FLOOD POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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.

OHZ041-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-073-074-192200-
COLUMBIANA-MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-
JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WESTMORELAND-
WESTMORELAND RIDGES-
550 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

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

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

IN ADDITION...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
831 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2014

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

0805 PM     TSTM WND DMG     REEDS RUN               40.53N  81.42W
06/18/2014                   TUSCARAWAS         OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ONE TREE DOWN WITH WIRES DOWN ON STATE ROUTE 416

0805 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NEW PHILADELPHIA        40.49N  81.44W
06/18/2014                   TUSCARAWAS         OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ONE TREE DOWN ON LOGAN ST.

0812 PM     HAIL             1 S UREY                40.83N  78.82W
06/18/2014  M1.00 INCH       INDIANA            PA   PUBLIC

&&

EVENT NUMBER PBZ1401572
EVENT NUMBER PBZ1401573
EVENT NUMBER PBZ1401574

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
835 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2014

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

0738 PM     HAIL             OIL CITY                41.43N  79.70W
06/18/2014  E0.75 INCH       VENANGO            PA   PUBLIC

&&

EVENT NUMBER PBZ1401575

TGREEN