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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 10, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

April 9, 20155 counties in Pennsylvania; Marshall County, West Virginia

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 9, 2015, 5:56 PM EDT for 5 counties in Pennsylvania; Marshall County, West Virginia. It was in force for 34 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: Apr 9, 2015, 5:56 PM EDT (21:56 UTC)
Expired: Apr 9, 2015, 6:30 PM EDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 80.0 mph

Counties Allegheny County, PA, Beaver County, PA, Butler County, PA, Greene County, PA, Washington County, PA, Marshall County, WV

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 9, 4:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Apr 9, 2:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 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 Apr 8, 7:55 PM EDT, 22 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 7:55 PM EDT, 22 hours 1 minute 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
Apr 9, 4:08 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	PBZ	Allegheny, Beaver, Fayette, Greene, Washington, Westmoreland	32 hr
Apr 9, 4:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Greene	37 min
Apr 9, 5:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Beaver, Lawrence	25 min
Apr 9, 5:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Greene	28 min
Apr 9, 5:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Allegheny, Beaver, Greene, Washington	31 min
Apr 9, 5:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Lawrence	25 min
Apr 9, 5:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Greene	37 min
Apr 9, 5:46 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	PBZ	Fayette, Greene	29 min
Apr 9, 5:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Butler, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango	34 min
Apr 9, 6:09 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PBZ	Allegheny	3 hr
Apr 9, 6:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Fayette, Greene	33 min
Apr 9, 6:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Washington and 1 more	28 min
Apr 9, 6:22 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	PBZ	Butler	23 min
Apr 9, 6:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Greene	27 min
Apr 9, 6:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Armstrong, Butler, Fayette, Indiana, Jefferson, Westmoreland	32 min
Apr 8, 9:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Noble	42 min
Apr 9, 4:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Muskingum	30 min
Apr 9, 6:08 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PBZ	Coshocton	3 hr
Apr 9, 6:26 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	PBZ	Coshocton	6 days
Apr 9, 10:31 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PBZ	Coshocton	3 hr
Apr 9, 3:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Coshocton, Guernsey, Muskingum	56 min
Apr 9, 3:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Noble	49 min
Apr 9, 3:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Coshocton	28 min
Apr 9, 4:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Coshocton, Guernsey, Muskingum, Noble, Tuscarawas	49 min
Apr 9, 4:42 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PBZ	Guernsey, Muskingum	3 hr
Apr 9, 4:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Belmont, Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson and 3 more	42 min
Apr 9, 4:49 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PBZ	Carroll, Guernsey, Harrison, Tuscarawas	4 hr
Apr 9, 4:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Wetzel	27 min
Apr 9, 6:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Preston	42 min
Apr 9, 6:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Preston	51 min
Apr 9, 6:41 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	PBZ	Preston	31 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2015 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 2015 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2015

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.