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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this special weather statement at Jun 18, 2018, 5:03 PM EDT for Harrison County, Ohio. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 18, 2018, 5:03 PM EDT (21:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2018, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
County Harrison County, OH
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 99 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
- 521 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -54 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1108 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 18, 3:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 3:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
333 PM EDT Mon Jun 18 2018
.SYNOPSIS...
An approaching front will bring better rain chances areawide
beginning tonight and into the middle of the week. Slightly
cooler air will follow.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
Except for an isolated shower in the ridges, the bulk of any
precipitation this afternoon has been along a lake breeze
boundary that moved off Lake Erie. As the boundary has moved
farther away from the lake, coverage of showers and
thunderstorms has dropped. SPC has a marginal risk of severe
storms along and north of the I-80 corridor, primarily for a
threat of damaging winds. Although shower/thunderstorm coverage
will continue to drop across that line, additional showers and
thunderstorms will move into the region from the northwest this
evening with the approach of a cold front. Tonight will be
another warm night, with lows only dropping into the upper 60s
and 70s.
The cold front will continue to shift south on Tuesday, with
likely pops continuing south of Pittsburgh. SPC has shifted the
marginal severe storm risk so that it barely clips the
southernmost reaches of the forecast area. The greater threat
will be for excessive rainfall primarily south of Interstate 70.
Although overall rainfall totals are broadly forecast around
half an inch on Tuesday, repeated showers and thunderstorms
could allow for locally heavier rainfall. With widespread cloud
cover and cooler air behind the front, highs will be in the 80s
everywhere on Tuesday.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
The front will move little through this part of the forecast,
and rain will continue particularly across southern locations.
While overall rainfall coverage will diminish Tuesday night, a
reinforcing wave of low pressure will bring back rainfall on
Wednesday, and have bumped up pops to the categorical range
south of Interstate 70. The slight risk for excessive rainfall
will continue south of Pittsburgh on Wednesday as well. Behind
the wave of low pressure, it appears that the front will finally
slide south of the forecast area, at least temporarily, on
Thursday, bringing a break to rainfall. Highs will continue to
be around the 80 degree mark.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
While the front will remain south of the forecast area at the
beginning of the extended forecast, a more substantial low
pressure system is expected to move along the front over the
weekend, bringing a renewed chance of rain to all locations on
Saturday. Yet another wave will move along the front Sunday into
Monday before high pressure finally begins to build in from the
Great Lakes. Temperatures will remain seasonal.
&&
.AVIATION /19Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
VFR conditions will persist this evening, marred only by a
passing shower or thunderstorm associated with the Lake Erie
lake breeze boundary north of I-80. The ridge shifts southward
this evening/overnight as a cold front approaches from the N.
The front will bring more widespread shower/tstm chances from
N-S. MVFR cigs are expected to develop overnight with moisture
pooling along the front. Did not trend the ceilings as low as
guidance wants to take it.
Gusty west wind will shift to northwesterly tonight behind the
front. There is a low, but non-zero llws possibility early
Tuesday, but confidence was too low for inclusion at this time.
OUTLOOK...
Periodic restrictions are possible through Fri as the front
stalls and wavers across the OH Valley region.
&&
.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...None.
OH...Heat Advisory until 8 PM EDT this evening for OHZ039-040-048-
049-057>059-068-069.
PA...None.
WV...Heat Advisory until 8 PM EDT this evening for WVZ004-012.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 4:19 AM EDT, 12 hours 44 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 419 AM EDT Mon Jun 18 2018 MDZ001-OHZ050-PAZ029-031-075-076-WVZ002-003-021-509>514-190830- Garrett-Jefferson-Washington-Greene-Fayette-Fayette Ridges-Brooke- Ohio-Marion-Monongalia- Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston-Preston- Eastern Preston-Western Tucker-Eastern Tucker- 419 AM EDT Mon Jun 18 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western Maryland, east central Ohio, southwest Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia and northern panhandle of West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Locally heavy rainfall is expected along a slow-moving front Tuesday and Tuesday night, with possible isolated flooding issues. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. OHZ039-040-048-049-057>059-068-069-WVZ004-012-190830- Tuscarawas-Carroll-Coshocton-Harrison-Muskingum-Guernsey-Belmont- Noble-Monroe-Marshall-Wetzel- 419 AM EDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Ohio, northern West Virginia and northern panhandle of West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Heat Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Locally heavy rainfall is expected near a slow-moving front Tuesday and Tuesday night, with possible isolated flooding issues. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. PAZ007>009-015-016-190830- Mercer-Venango-Forest-Clarion-Jefferson- 419 AM EDT Mon Jun 18 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Pennsylvania and west central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, with a damaging wind gust or two possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. 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. OHZ041-PAZ013-014-020>023-073-074-WVZ001-190830- Columbiana-Lawrence-Butler-Beaver-Allegheny-Armstrong-Indiana- Westmoreland-Westmoreland Ridges-Hancock- 419 AM EDT Mon Jun 18 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Ohio, southwest Pennsylvania, west central Pennsylvania, western Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. The threat of widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 18, 3:58 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
358 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0307 PM TSTM WND DMG FOXBURG 41.14N 79.68W
06/18/2018 ARMSTRONG PA 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN ON NORTH RIVERVIEW DR.
&&Local storm report, Jun 18, 4:03 PM EDT, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
403 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0325 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SSW STRATTANVILLE 41.14N 79.36W
06/18/2018 CLARION PA 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN ON EAST REIDSBURG RD.
&&Local storm report, Jun 18, 4:04 PM EDT, 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
404 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0307 PM TSTM WND DMG FOXBURG 41.14N 79.68W
06/18/2018 ARMSTRONG PA 911 CALL CENTER
CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM
FOXBURG. TREES DOWN ON NORTH RIVERVIEW DR. /
POWER LINES DOWN.
&&Local storm report, Jun 18, 4:32 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Clarion | 34 min |
| Jun 18, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Armstrong, Clarion, Jefferson | 26 min |
| Jun 18, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Armstrong, Clarion, Indiana, Jefferson | 45 min |
| Jun 18, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Armstrong, Indiana, Jefferson | 16 min |
| Jun 18, 3:20 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | PBZ | Belmont, Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Monroe and 3 more | 16 hr |
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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.