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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

May 7, 20164 counties in Ohio

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 7, 2016, 8:51 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 54 min. 1 report 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
May 7, 2016, 8:51 PM EDT (00:51 UTC)
Expired
May 7, 2016, 9:45 PM EDT
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Coshocton County, OH, Guernsey County, OH, Muskingum County, OH, Tuscarawas County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:51 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 7, 9:01 PM EDTHAIL 11 Sse Clark, OHHAIL FROM DIMES TO QUARTERS REPORTED ON OHIO ROUTE 83

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 147 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 2016-05-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2016-05-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 137 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1495 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
237 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

320 
WUUS51 KPBZ 080051
SVRPBZ
OHC031-059-119-157-080145-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.SV.W.0013.160508T0051Z-160508T0145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
851 PM EDT SAT MAY 7 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN GUERNSEY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO...
  NORTHEASTERN MUSKINGUM COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO...
  EASTERN COSHOCTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO...
  SOUTHWESTERN TUSCARAWAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO...

* UNTIL 945 PM EDT

* AT 850 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR KILLBUCK...OR
  7 MILES SOUTH OF MILLERSBURG...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE 
           TO TREES AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SOME POWER 
           OUTAGES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  COSHOCTON...NEWCOMERSTOWN...WEST LAFAYETTE...BALTIC...PORT WASHINGTON...
  STONE CREEK...PLAINFIELD...GILMORE...OTSEGO...CHILI...BODEN...BLISSFIELD...
  BAKERSVILLE...LAYLAND AND KIMBOLTON.

THIS INCLUDES  INTERSTATE 77 IN OHIO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 57 AND 72.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY CALLING 4 1 2...2 6 2...1 9 8 8...
POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER
@NWSPITTSBURGH.

&&

LAT...LON 4045 8207 4045 8167 4030 8137 4006 8170
      4044 8210
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 311DEG 27KT 4045 8195 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

FRIES
3 follow-up statements
280 
WWUS51 KPBZ 080115
SVSPBZ

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
915 PM EDT SAT MAY 7 2016

OHC119-080124-
/O.CAN.KPBZ.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160508T0145Z/
MUSKINGUM OH-
915 PM EDT SAT MAY 7 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MUSKINGUM COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED AWAY
FROM THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 4040 8199 4040 8172 4025 8143 4006 8170
      4008 8172 4015 8172 4015 8178
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 311DEG 27KT 4033 8177 

$$

OHC031-059-157-080145-
/O.CON.KPBZ.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160508T0145Z/
GUERNSEY OH-COSHOCTON OH-TUSCARAWAS OH-
915 PM EDT SAT MAY 7 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN GUERNSEY...EASTERN COSHOCTON AND SOUTHWESTERN
TUSCARAWAS COUNTIES...

AT 914 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CHILI...OR
NEAR COSHOCTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         TREES AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COSHOCTON...NEWCOMERSTOWN...WEST LAFAYETTE...PLAINFIELD...BLISSFIELD...
BAKERSVILLE...CHILI...BODEN AND KIMBOLTON.

THIS INCLUDES  INTERSTATE 77 IN OHIO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 57 AND 67.
 
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY CALLING 4 1 2...2 6 2...1 9 8 8...
POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER
@NWSPITTSBURGH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4040 8199 4040 8172 4025 8143 4006 8170
      4008 8172 4015 8172 4015 8178
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 311DEG 27KT 4033 8177 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

FRIES
040 
WWUS51 KPBZ 080135
SVSPBZ

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
935 PM EDT SAT MAY 7 2016

OHC031-059-157-080145-
/O.CON.KPBZ.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160508T0145Z/
GUERNSEY OH-COSHOCTON OH-TUSCARAWAS OH-
935 PM EDT SAT MAY 7 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL GUERNSEY...SOUTHEASTERN COSHOCTON AND SOUTH CENTRAL
TUSCARAWAS COUNTIES...

AT 934 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NEWCOMERSTOWN...
OR 11 MILES NORTH OF CAMBRIDGE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         TREES AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KIMBOLTON.

THIS INCLUDES  INTERSTATE 77 IN OHIO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 57 AND 61.
 
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY CALLING 4 1 2...2 6 2...1 9 8 8...
POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER
@NWSPITTSBURGH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4023 8167 4026 8159 4020 8150 4012 8161
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 312DEG 30KT 4020 8159 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

FRIES
682 
WWUS51 KPBZ 080143
SVSPBZ

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
943 PM EDT SAT MAY 7 2016

OHC031-059-157-080153-
/O.EXP.KPBZ.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160508T0145Z/
GUERNSEY OH-COSHOCTON OH-TUSCARAWAS OH-
943 PM EDT SAT MAY 7 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL GUERNSEY...
SOUTHEASTERN COSHOCTON AND SOUTH CENTRAL TUSCARAWAS COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 945 PM EDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE...THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
PITTSBURGH.

LAT...LON 4023 8167 4026 8159 4020 8150 4012 8161
TIME...MOT...LOC 0141Z 311DEG 27KT 4020 8159 

$$

FRIES

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 7, 9:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZGuernsey48 min
May 7, 10:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZBelmont35 min

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.