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Wind Chill Advisory 3, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 21, 2014, 3:16 AM EST for 14 counties in Pennsylvania; 11 counties in Ohio; 6 counties in West Virginia. It took effect at Jan 21, 2014, 5:00 PM EST. It was in force for 19 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2014, 3:16 AM EST (08:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 21, 2014, 5:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2014, 12:08 PM EST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
All 31 counties
Belmont County, OH, Carroll County, OH, Columbiana County, OH, Coshocton County, OH, Guernsey County, OH, Harrison County, OH, Jefferson County, OH, Monroe County, OH, Muskingum County, OH, Noble County, OH, Tuscarawas County, OH, Allegheny County, PA, Armstrong County, PA, Beaver County, PA, Butler County, PA, Clarion County, PA, Fayette County, PA, Forest County, PA, Greene County, PA, Jefferson County, PA, Lawrence County, PA, Mercer County, PA, Venango County, PA, Washington County, PA, Westmoreland County, PA, Brooke County, WV, Hancock County, WV, Marion County, WV, Marshall County, WV, Ohio County, WV, Wetzel County, WV
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 32 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 514 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 93 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory 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 wind chill advisory went out at Jan 21, 12:56 AM EST, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 12:56 AM EST, 2 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1256 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC TODAY BRINGING
SNOW TO AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. WELL BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
ENTIRE FORECAST IN GOOD SHAPE. LATEST MODEL TREND HAS BEEN A
SLIGHT SHIFT TO THE SOUTH WITH SFC LOW...DEEPEST MOISTURE AND IN
TURN HEAVIER SNOW. LATEST MODEL DATA ALSO CONSISTENT SHOWING A
VERY FAST MOVING SYSTEM AS THE MAIN LOW MOVES OFF THE NORTH
CAROLINA COAST THIS AFTERNOON. WITH THE SFC LOW EXIT...DEEPEST
MOISTURE WILL SHIFT EASTWARD TAKING WITH IT THE SHIELD OF HEAVIER
SNOW. CAA WILL BE ONGOING THROUGHOUT THE DAY...SO HIGHS WILL BE IN
THE MORNING...WITH TEMPS SLOWLY FALLING THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL SWING THROUGH THIS EVENING AND THE CORE OF
THE ARCTIC AIR WILL BE RIGHT ON ITS HEELS. SURFACE WINDS WILL
SLOWLY WEAKEN OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH FOR A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IN ALL LOCATIONS BUT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A WIND
CHILL WARNING WILL BE REQUIRED THERE.
TEMPS WILL WARM A BIT WED...AS THE CORE OF THE ARCTIC AIR
MODIFIES...BUT TEMPS WILL STILL BE 25 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
WIND CHILL INDICES WILL ALSO LESSON...ALLOWING FOR ADV/WARNINGS TO
END BY WED AFT.
ANOTHER WEAK UPPER WAVE...WITH A SURFACE REFLECTION...WILL SWING
THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT AND THU. DON'T EXPECT MUCH SNOW WITH THIS
SYSTEM AS THE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT AND MOISTURE IS MARGINAL.
MORE CAA BEHIND THIS SYSTEM LATE THURSDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
NO BIG CHANGE IN OVERALL PATTERN THROUGH THE LONG TERM. BELOW TO
WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPS THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH A SYSTEM BRINGING
SNOW SHOWERS ON SATURDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
CIGS WILL BOUNCE BETWEEN VFR AND MVFR FOR A FEW HOURS BEFORE
RETURNING TO PREVAILING MVFR AROUND 09Z. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO
OVERSPREAD THE REGION SHORTLY...LASTING THROUGH TOMORROW
AFTERNOON. THIS SHOULD BRING MOST LOCATIONS TO IFR FOR A
PERIOD...LASTING LONGEST AT KLBE AND KMGW. AS THE LOW MOVES
SOUTHEAST TOWARDS THE COAST...CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPROVE.
MOST OF THE MODEL GUIDANCE BRINGS EVERYONE BACK TO VFR OR CLOSE TO
IT BY LATE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...COLD ADVECTION WILL LIKELY KEEP
CLOUD COVER AROUND. THE N-NE WIND SHIFT TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON.
.OUTLOOK.../TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
OCCASIONAL RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AS THE COLD AND
UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES.
&&
.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING FOR MDZ001.
OH...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
OHZ049-050-057>059-068-069.
PA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING FOR PAZ074-076.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
EST THIS EVENING FOR PAZ021-023-029-031-073-075.
WV...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING FOR WVZ021>023-041.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
EST THIS EVENING FOR WVZ002>004-012.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 20, 12:34 PM EST, 14 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 1234 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 OHZ039>041-048-PAZ007>009-013>016-020-022-WVZ001-211745- TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST- LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-ARMSTRONG-HANCOCK- 1234 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. PAZ021-023-029-031-073-075-WVZ002>004-012-211745- ALLEGHENY-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-GREENE-WESTMORELAND-FAYETTE-BROOKE-OHIO- MARSHALL-WETZEL- 1234 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. OHZ049-050-057>059-068-069-211745- HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH-MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE- 1234 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO. .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. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MDZ001-PAZ074-076-WVZ021>023-041-211745- GARRETT-WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE RIDGES-MARION-MONONGALIA-PRESTON- TUCKER- 1234 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MARYLAND...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN 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. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 3:16 AM EST | Wind Chill Warning | PBZ | Fayette, Westmoreland | 33 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.