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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this tornado warning at Aug 14, 2016, 1:56 PM EDT for Belmont County, Jefferson County, Ohio; Brooke County, Ohio County, West Virginia. It was in force for 20 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
- Aug 14, 2016, 1:56 PM EDT (17:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2016, 2:16 PM EDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Belmont County, OH, Jefferson County, OH, Brooke County, WV, Ohio County, WV
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 1:58 PM EDT | TORNADO | 1 Wsw Barton, OH | EFU /UNKNOWN/. CONFIRMED THROUGH VIDEO. NO VISIBLE EVIDENCE TO ASSIGN A RATING. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 69 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
- 514 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 721 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted.
359
WFUS51 KPBZ 141756
TORPBZ
OHC013-081-WVC009-069-141830-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.TO.W.0004.160814T1756Z-160814T1830Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
156 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN BELMONT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO...
SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO...
OHIO COUNTY IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHWESTERN BROOKE COUNTY IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 230 PM EDT
* AT 155 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER ST. CLAIRSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BELLAIRE AROUND 215 PM EDT. WHEELING...MARTINS FERRY...WARWOOD AND
BETHLEHEM AROUND 220 PM EDT. CLEARVIEW AND TILTONSVILLE AROUND 225
PM EDT. WEST LIBERTY...TRIADELPHIA AND VALLEY GROVE AROUND 230 PM
EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
RAYLAND...MOUNT PLEASANT...BEECH BOTTOM...BROOKSIDE...WINDSOR
HEIGHTS... CLINTON...YORKVILLE...DILLONVALE...BRIDGEPORT AND NEFFS.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 70 IN OHIO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 213 AND 225.
INTERSTATE 70 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 6...AND
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 9 AND 12.
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 4016 8090 4016 8088 4017 8088 4028 8058
4006 8055 3999 8097 4013 8098
TIME...MOT...LOC 1755Z 257DEG 22KT 4010 8090
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
072 follow-up statements
809
WWUS51 KPBZ 141805
SVSPBZ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
205 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2016
OHC013-081-WVC009-069-141830-
/O.CON.KPBZ.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160814T1830Z/
BELMONT OH-JEFFERSON OH-OHIO WV-BROOKE WV-
205 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN BELMONT...SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON...OHIO AND SOUTHWESTERN
BROOKE COUNTIES...
AT 204 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR ST. CLAIRSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... WHEELING...MARTINS
FERRY...WARWOOD AND BETHLEHEM AROUND 220 PM EDT. CLEARVIEW AND
TILTONSVILLE AROUND 225 PM EDT. WEST LIBERTY...TRIADELPHIA AND
VALLEY GROVE AROUND 230 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
CLINTON...RAYLAND...MOUNT PLEASANT...YORKVILLE...DILLONVALE...BEECH
BOTTOM...BRIDGEPORT...BROOKSIDE...WINDSOR HEIGHTS AND BRILLIANT.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 70 IN OHIO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 218 AND 225.
INTERSTATE 70 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 3...AND
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 10 AND 12.
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 4016 8090 4016 8088 4017 8088 4028 8058
4006 8055 4005 8089 4015 8091
TIME...MOT...LOC 1804Z 257DEG 22KT 4011 8082
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
07342
WWUS51 KPBZ 141816
SVSPBZ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
216 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2016
OHC013-081-WVC009-069-141826-
/O.CAN.KPBZ.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160814T1830Z/
BELMONT OH-JEFFERSON OH-OHIO WV-BROOKE WV-
216 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BELMONT...SOUTHEASTERN
JEFFERSON...OHIO AND SOUTHWESTERN BROOKE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4016 8090 4016 8088 4017 8088 4028 8058
4006 8055 4005 8089 4015 8091
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 257DEG 22KT 4013 8072
$$
07The office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 12:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Guernsey, Muskingum | 49 min |
| Aug 14, 1:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Noble | 49 min |
| Aug 14, 1:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Belmont, Guernsey | 42 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.