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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 31, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

May 13, 2018Monroe County, Ohio; Marshall County, Wetzel County, West Virginia

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 13, 2018, 6:52 PM EDT for Monroe County, Ohio; Marshall County, Wetzel County, West Virginia. It was in force for 25 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: May 13, 2018, 6:52 PM EDT (22:52 UTC)
Expired: May 13, 2018, 7:17 PM EDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Monroe County, OH, Marshall County, WV, Wetzel County, WV

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 13, 4:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 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 May 13, 3:29 PM EDT, 3 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 13, 3:29 PM EDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
329 PM EDT Sun May 13 2018

.SYNOPSIS...
Periodic showers and thunderstorms are expected this week as a
series of upper disturbances interacts with a meandering front
across the area.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY MORNING/...
Modest insolation of a moist boundary layer appears likely to
sustain renewed convection this afternoon along a quasi-
stationary frontal boundary in the srn section of the forecast
area. Afternoon storms in the undisturbed warm sector s of the
boundary may be supported by a low-amplitude shortwave trough
and remaining steep mid-level lapse rates as noted in the ILN
1200 UTC RAOB. A few strong/severe storms will be likely as
1000-2000 J/kg CAPE and deep-layer shear of 35-40 kt combine to
support organized updrafts.

Given expected storm coverage farther swd from yesterday's and
this morning's rainfall, and the expected storm movement of
30-35 kt, a broad flood threat is not anticipated. However,
training convection will need to be monitored, since the storm
movement will be parallel to the stalled frontal boundary.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
The quasi-stationary front is progged to waver across the
region through the period. Daily chances for showers and
thunderstorms will be the norm as a series of waves interact
with the stalled frontal boundary.

A stronger shortwave trough is expected on Tue. An isolated
severe thunderstorm potential will continue during the
aftn/early eve hours both Mon and Tue, when the greatest
destabilization occurs. However, the flash flood potential also
appears likely to increase, especially by Tue, as repeated
rounds of showers and thunderstorms saturate the ground. Once
the evolution of Sun's convection can be evaluated, and the
placement of the frontal boundary on Mon can be assessed, a
Flash Flood Watch may need to be considered by later shifts.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
The omnipresent quasi-stationary front is progged to remain
across the OH Valley region at least through late week as
shortwave troughs cross the region in wly flow aloft. An upper-
level trough is progged to advance slowly out of the MS and TN
Valley regions by late week into the weekend, maintaining
substantive rain chances in the forecast. Repeated rounds of
showers/tstms will increase the potential for flash flooding
during the period as the ground becomes increasingly saturated.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Majority of sites have seen restrictions come to an end early
this afternoon, but low-level moisture will remain over FKL/DUJ
through the period, keeping them in IFR/low MVFR ceilings. As
for afternoon convection, LBE/MGW are the most likely to see
thunderstorms as those areas have not had as much cloud cover
and should have enough instability to favor thunderstorms.
Elsewhere, afternoon showers should be more scattered in nature
along with VFR ceilings.

With abundant low-level moisture, expect that restrictions will
develop once again at all terminals overnight. Dropped all
locations to low MVFR/IFR, which may turn out to be optimistic.
Kept a VCTS mention at all terminals late Monday morning with
the HREF showing a cluster of storms moving through the region.

OUTLOOK...
Periodic restrictions are likely for much of this week as a
series of disturbances crosses the region and spawns showers
and thunderstorms.

&&

.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...None.
OH...None.
PA...None.
WV...None.

&&

Kramar

Hazardous weather outlook, May 13, 4:31 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before

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In the hours before

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Local storm report, May 13, 5:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 13, 5:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
540 PM EDT SUN MAY 13 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0516 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DRY TAVERN              39.94N  80.01W
05/13/2018                   GREENE             PA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ACROSS RT.88. ROAD CLOSED.

&&

EVENT NUMBER PBZ1802926

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Local storm report, May 13, 6:00 PM EDT, 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
600 PM EDT SUN MAY 13 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0520 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ISABELLA                39.95N  79.93W
05/13/2018                   FAYETTE            PA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN AND ROOF BLOWN OFF OF MOBILE HOME.

&&

EVENT NUMBER PBZ1802927

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 12, 8:13 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PBZ	Westmoreland	108 min
May 13, 8:04 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Lawrence	41 min
May 13, 8:39 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Armstrong, Indiana	36 min
May 13, 4:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Greene, Washington	38 min
May 13, 4:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Fayette, Greene, Washington	52 min
May 13, 7:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Greene, Washington	22 min
May 13, 6:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Guernsey, Monroe, Muskingum, Noble	43 min
May 13, 6:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Belmont, Guernsey, Noble	36 min
May 13, 7:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Belmont, Guernsey, Noble	33 min
May 13, 4:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Ohio	25 min
May 13, 7:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Ohio	23 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.