Tornado Warning 2, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

Issued

Jun 16, 2016, 4:51 PM EDT (20:51 UTC)

Expired

Jun 16, 2016, 5:15 PM EDT

In force

24 min

Issued by

NWS Pittsburgh, PA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

0.75 in

County Fayette County, PA

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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644 
WFUS51 KPBZ 162051
TORPBZ
PAC051-162115-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.TO.W.0002.160616T2051Z-160616T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
451 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 515 PM EDT
    
* AT 451 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SOUTH CONNELLSVILLE...OR NEAR
  CONNELLSVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
  CHALKHILL...OHIOPYLE...MILL RUN...DUNBAR AND NORMALVILLE.

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...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3978 7936 3979 7938 3978 7939 3977 7938
      3976 7940 3974 7939 3974 7941 3973 7939
      3972 7939 3988 7970 4004 7958 3996 7935
      3990 7940 3986 7942 3982 7937 3980 7937
      3979 7935
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 299DEG 54KT 3993 7956 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

459 
WWUS51 KPBZ 162103
SVSPBZ

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
503 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

PAC051-162115-
/O.CON.KPBZ.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160616T2115Z/
FAYETTE PA-
503 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY...
    
AT 502 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF FARMINGTON...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF CONNELLSVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE
         IS LIKELY. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FARMINGTON...OHIOPYLE AND MILL RUN. 

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...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3978 7936 3979 7938 3978 7939 3977 7938
      3976 7940 3974 7939 3974 7941 3973 7939
      3972 7939 3983 7960 3999 7946 3996 7935
      3990 7940 3986 7942 3982 7937 3980 7937
      3979 7935
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 300DEG 31KT 3989 7948 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

282 
WWUS51 KPBZ 162113
SVSPBZ

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
513 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

PAC051-162123-
/O.EXP.KPBZ.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160616T2115Z/
FAYETTE PA-
513 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
515 PM EDT...
                
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED AND THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY AND
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

LAT...LON 3978 7936 3979 7938 3978 7939 3977 7938
      3976 7940 3974 7939 3974 7941 3973 7939
      3972 7939 3983 7960 3999 7946 3996 7935
      3990 7940 3986 7942 3982 7937 3980 7937
      3979 7935
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 299DEG 54KT 3989 7948 

$$

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