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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 62, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

May 22, 2018Carroll County, Harrison County, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2018, 5:37 PM EDT for Carroll County, Harrison County, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: May 22, 2018, 5:37 PM EDT (21:37 UTC)
Expired: May 22, 2018, 6:15 PM EDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Carroll County, OH, Harrison County, OH, Tuscarawas County, OH

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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 22, 1:42 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 22, 5:14 PM EDT, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 22, 5:14 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
514 PM EDT Tue May 22 2018

.SYNOPSIS...
High pressure will build in the wake of this evenings cold front
and provide a few days of dry weather and seasonable temperature.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING/...
No major changes were needed for the early eve update as showers
and thunderstorms will continue to fire this evening as a weak
cold front advances on, and passes over the Upper Ohio Region.
The severe potential remains given instability and sufficient
deep layer shear, but coverage is expected to be limited by
marginal overall forcing.

Fading instability and frontal passage will alleviate the severe
threat later this evening. Dry advection in the wake of the
front will be slow to ensue, so overnight lows will remain above
the averages and no changes were needed for that portion of the
forecast.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY/...
A pattern shift is in the works for the latter part of the week,
bringing drier weather areawide. In the wake of tonight's cold
front, showers will have all but dwindled by Wednesday morning.
Dry high pressure will maintain dry weather through Friday.
Temperatures will steadily climb back up to well above average
by Thursday and Friday, with higher humidity levels returning by
the weekend.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
As quickly as the dry weather arrives this week, it appears it
will come to an end heading into the holiday weekend. Moisture
gets pumped northward around a potential Gulf tropical system,
and shortwave trough moving over the flattened ridge will
provide support for several rounds of precipitation.

Temperature are expected to be moderated by the clouds and rain,
but will remain at least a few degrees above average.

&&

.AVIATION /21Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
Sct to nmrs shra and tsra will cause lcl restrictions this eve
as a cdfnt crosses the region. Restrictions in the form of st
and fog may linger ovrngt as weak cold advection ensues, but
building high pres and dry advection will ensure rapid improvement
and general VFR for Wednesday.

OUTLOOK...
Restriction potential returns with weekend low pressure.

&&

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

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, May 22, 5:15 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 22, 4:11 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 22, 4:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
418 PM EDT TUE MAY 22 2018

OHZ041-PAZ013-020-222045-
Columbiana-Lawrence-Beaver-
418 PM EDT TUE MAY 22 2018

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WIND
WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN COLUMBIANA...NORTHWESTERN BEAVER AND
SOUTHWESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES...

At 418 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Campbell to 8 miles
north of East Palestine to 6 miles north of New Waterford. Movement
was east at 30 mph.

Wind gusts up to 55 mph are possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
New Castle...                     East Palestine...
Ellwood City...                   Oakwood...
New Castle Northwest...           Big Beaver...
New Beaver...                     Ellport...
Bessemer...                       Koppel...
Wampum...                         South New Castle...

This includes the following highways...

  Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 1 and 11.
  Interstate 376 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 10 and 14.

LAT...LON 4084 8023 4081 8050 4090 8059 4090 8052
      4106 8052 4106 8024
TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 291DEG 27KT 4102 8051 4095 8053 4093 8058

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Special weather statement, May 22, 4:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Special weather statement, May 22, 4:56 PM EDT, 41 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 22, 5:34 PM EDT, 3 minutes before

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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 22, 3:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Mercer	24 min
May 22, 3:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Lawrence, Mercer	20 min
May 22, 4:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Lawrence	34 min
May 22, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Lawrence	27 min
May 22, 4:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Venango	24 min
May 22, 5:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Beaver, Lawrence	46 min
May 22, 6:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Beaver, Washington	53 min
May 22, 6:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Allegheny, Beaver, Washington	44 min
May 22, 7:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Beaver, Washington	30 min
May 22, 7:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Allegheny, Fayette, Washington, Westmoreland	36 min
May 21, 9:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Coshocton	27 min
May 21, 9:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Tuscarawas	47 min
May 22, 4:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Noble	34 min
May 22, 5:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Stark	28 min
May 22, 5:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Carroll, Columbiana	38 min
May 22, 5:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Carroll	26 min
May 22, 5:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Monroe	27 min
May 22, 5:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Coshocton	36 min
May 22, 6:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Coshocton, Guernsey, Muskingum, Tuscarawas	43 min
May 22, 6:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Belmont, Carroll, Harrison, Tuscarawas	51 min
May 22, 6:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Monroe	36 min
May 22, 6:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Belmont, Carroll, Harrison, Jefferson, Tuscarawas	48 min
May 22, 6:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Belmont, Guernsey, Noble	43 min
May 22, 6:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Monroe	12 min
May 22, 7:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Noble	31 min
May 21, 8:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Tucker	40 min
May 21, 8:33 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	PBZ	Preston, Tucker	75 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.