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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this tornado warning at Jul 8, 2014, 2:47 PM EDT for Mercer County, Venango County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 32 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 8, 2014, 2:47 PM EDT (18:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2014, 3:19 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Mercer County, PA, Venango County, PA
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2:48 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 E Greenfield, PA | DAMAGE FROM AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF APPROXIMATELY 90MPH WAS NOTED ALONG THE DAMAGE PATH. NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. ROOF DAMAGE TO BARNS AND SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. |
| Jul 8, 2:49 PM EDT | TORNADO | Hoagland, PA | DAMAGE FROM A MAXIMUM EF-1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF APPROXIMATELY 90 MPH WAS NOTED EXTENDING DOWN STATE ROUTE 318 FROM NEAR ORCHARD ROAD TO NEAR STONE BASE ROAD. |
| Jul 8, 2:52 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Hoagland, PA | TREES DOWN ON HOUSE |
| Jul 8, 3:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Jackson Center, PA | ROOFS TORN OFF HOUSES |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 8, 1:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 105 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 96 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 909 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 205 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
430 WFUS51 KPBZ 081847 TORPBZ PAC085-121-081930- /O.NEW.KPBZ.TO.W.0003.140708T1847Z-140708T1930Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 247 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... MERCER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA... WESTERN VENANGO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA... * UNTIL 330 PM EDT * AT 245 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS NEAR HERMITAGE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. HAZARD...TORNADO. SOURCE...RADAR. IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS...STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HERMITAGE... MERCER... FREDONIA... STONEBORO... MAURICE K GODDARD STATE PARK... POLK... SUGARCREEK... FRANKLIN... COOPERSTOWN... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY CALLING...412-262-1988...POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH. && LAT...LON 4154 7988 4132 7972 4112 8042 4125 8050 TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 243DEG 43KT 4121 8034 $$ 07
3 follow-up statements
469 WWUS51 KPBZ 081859 SVSPBZ SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 259 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2014 PAC085-121-081930- /O.CON.KPBZ.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140708T1930Z/ MERCER PA-VENANGO PA- 259 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2014 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR VENANGO AND MERCER COUNTIES... AT 256 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MERCER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. HAZARD...TORNADO. SOURCE...RADAR. IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS...STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MERCER... FREDONIA... STONEBORO... MAURICE K GODDARD STATE PARK... POLK... SUGARCREEK... FRANKLIN... COOPERSTOWN... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN MARYLAND AND EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY CALLING...412-262-1988...POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH. && LAT...LON 4133 8034 4154 7988 4132 7972 4116 8027 TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 243DEG 43KT 4128 8015 $$ 07
753 WWUS51 KPBZ 081913 SVSPBZ SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 313 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2014 PAC085-121-081930- /O.CON.KPBZ.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140708T1930Z/ MERCER PA-VENANGO PA- 313 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2014 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR VENANGO AND MERCER COUNTIES... AT 312 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR POLK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. HAZARD...TORNADO. SOURCE...RADAR. IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS...STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAURICE K GODDARD STATE PARK... POLK... SUGARCREEK... FRANKLIN... COOPERSTOWN... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN MARYLAND AND EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY CALLING...412-262-1988...POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH. && LAT...LON 4142 8015 4154 7988 4132 7972 4123 8003 TIME...MOT...LOC 1913Z 243DEG 43KT 4136 7995 $$
265 WWUS51 KPBZ 081919 SVSPBZ SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 319 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2014 PAC085-121-081929- /O.CAN.KPBZ.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140708T1930Z/ MERCER PA-VENANGO PA- 319 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2014 ...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR VENANGO AND MERCER COUNTIES... THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED. THUS THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN MARYLAND AND EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY CALLING...412-262-1988...POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH. LAT...LON 4142 8015 4154 7988 4132 7972 4123 8003 TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 243DEG 43KT 4139 7986 $$ 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Indiana, Jefferson, Westmoreland | 62 min |
| Jul 8, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Clarion, Lawrence | 60 min |
| Jul 8, 3:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Armstrong, Butler, Clarion | 33 min |
| Jul 8, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Indiana, Jefferson | 34 min |
| Jul 8, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Indiana, Westmoreland | 27 min |
| Jul 8, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Greene | 45 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.