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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 100, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2017, 5:22 PM EDT for Indiana County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 38 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
- Jun 15, 2017, 5:22 PM EDT (21:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2017, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Indiana County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 90 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
- 290 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -81 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 892 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jun 15, 3:19 PM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 3:19 PM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 319 PM EDT Thu Jun 15 2017 .SYNOPSIS... Showers and thunderstorms are expected today and tonight with a trough of low pressure. Low chances for rain return Saturday before becoming more widespread with a Sunday cold front. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/... Coverage of thunderstorms will increase this afternoon with the approach and passage of an upper level shortwave. Modest instability of 2000 j/kg and weak shear should support a few strong to severe storms, especially over western PA where low level lapse rates are steep/ higher DCAPE, and with support from the wave itself. This is in line with SPCs marginal risk, with the main threat being wind. In addition to any severe concerns, heavy rain is possible as PWAT values approach 1.8 inches although storm movement is a bit faster than it has been the last couple of days. Some of the hi res model guidance also suggests an area of convergence in northwest PA may support higher QPF values, and thus, some localized flooding concerns this evening. However, since flash flood guidance is relatively high in the area in question, have opted to not issue an flash flood watch at this time. Outside of this area, will need to watch any storms that go over southwest PA/Allegheny county and those locales that had problems the last two days. Showers and storms will continue through tonight with the passage of the shortwave. Lingering cloud cover and little in the way of cold advection will keep low temps elevated again. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY/... Surface ridging should lead to a mainly dry Friday, though some showers may linger in the terrain through midday. A weak crossing shortwave Saturday should return slight to low chances for showers/storms, though the best upper support is progged to remain north of the area. Digging upper trough and the passage of a cold front is expected to bring the best chance for widespread precipitation and a slight cool down to the region through the start of the new work week. Overall trends with the front are good enough to have categorical PoPs. Temperatures will remain above averages until the fronts passage. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... Showers/thunderstorms should continue Sunday night through early Monday as the front completes its passage. The upper trough is progged to persist across the NE CONUS through mid week, though surface ridging should result in mainly dry weather later Mon/Tue. Another shortwave rotating through the trough should return rain chances to the area by mid week. Temperatures are expected to return to near seasonal levels. && .AVIATION /19Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... Thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon then again late this evening with a passing shortwave. Expect fog to develop overnight...especially at locations where precipitation was observed. .Outlook... Occasional restrictions are expected through the weekend with some morning fog and afternoon showers/thunderstorms. && .PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...None. OH...None. PA...None. WV...None. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 3:08 AM EDT, 14 hours 14 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 308 AM EDT Thu Jun 15 2017 MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029-031-073>076-WVZ001>004-012-021-509>514-160715- Garrett-Tuscarawas-Carroll-Columbiana-Coshocton-Harrison-Jefferson- Muskingum-Guernsey-Belmont-Noble-Monroe-Mercer-Venango-Forest- Lawrence-Butler-Clarion-Beaver-Allegheny-Armstrong-Indiana- Washington-Greene-Westmoreland-Westmoreland Ridges-Fayette- Fayette Ridges-Hancock-Brooke-Ohio-Marshall-Wetzel-Marion-Monongalia- Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston-Preston- Eastern Preston-Western Tucker-Eastern Tucker- 308 AM EDT Thu Jun 15 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western Maryland, east central Ohio, northwest Pennsylvania, southwest Pennsylvania, west central Pennsylvania, western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia and northern panhandle of West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening. Heavy rainfall could also result in localized flash flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.
In the hours before
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Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Lawrence | 33 min |
| Jun 15, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Beaver, Butler | 30 min |
| Jun 15, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Washington | 30 min |
| Jun 15, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Westmoreland | 30 min |
| Jun 15, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Butler, Westmoreland | 45 min |
| Jun 15, 4:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Allegheny | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 4:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Allegheny | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Clarion | 32 min |
| Jun 15, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Jefferson | 57 min |
| Jun 15, 5:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Indiana | 10 min |
| Jun 15, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Mercer | 37 min |
| Jun 15, 1:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Jefferson | 37 min |
| Jun 15, 1:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Brooke, Hancock | 33 min |
| Jun 15, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Hancock | 40 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.