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Flash Flood Warning 35, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 27, 2019, 6:59 PM EDT for Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 2 hr. 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 27, 2019, 6:59 PM EDT (22:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 2019, 8:59 PM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Lawrence County, PA
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 68 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
- 103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -93 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1432 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood 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 flash flood warning went out at Jun 27, 2:35 PM EDT, 4 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 2:35 PM EDT, 4 hours 24 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 235 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2019 .SYNOPSIS... Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected once again on Friday in this typical summer pattern. Better rain chances are expected this weekend with a passing front. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... A weak boundary is located just to the north of Pittsburgh in southwest PA, showing up on visible satellite loops as well as in the pressure/dewpoint fields. CAPE has already built near and to the south of the boundary, with values already approaching 2000 J/kg. Scattered thunderstorms are firing across the region, concentrated over the hear the CWA initially, with a weak mid-level shortwave providing support for lift. Shear overall is weak, and thus do not expect much in the way of storm organization outside of cold pool interactions. Nevertheless, given the strong CAPE, dry air aloft, and steep low- level lapse rates, strong to damaging downburst wind appears to be a possibility. Cannot rule out hail as well, with model soundings showing more favorable CAPE aloft than earlier. Activity should rapidly fade this evening with the loss of instability and the departure of the upper wave. Clearing sky and light wind may also allow for patchy valley fog formation, especially in locations that receive rain today. A warm and humid night is figured, with temperatures a few degrees above climatology. && .SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... Another round of isolated thunderstorms is possible Friday afternoon, as another weak shortwave passes. This disturbance will take a more northerly track than the one today though, and there are also indications of warmer mid-level air that could hinder development. Will keep PoPs a bit lower than today as a result, in the 20/30 range. Coverage will once again diurnally decrease during the evening. Strengthening Plains ridging will induce falling heights over our area in response on Saturday. Better coverage of showers and storms is expected that afternoon with cooler air aloft and still sufficient instability, and as a front starts to sink in from the Great Lakes. Strong to marginally severe storms appear possible once again with favorable lapse rates. Rain chances will continue through Saturday night and into Sunday as the front crosses the region, with rain chances decreasing from south to north with time behind the boundary as drier air sinks in. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... Ridging over the southeast CONUS will dominate this period, with the axis driving slowly eastward with time. At this time, it appears our region will be set up on the northern periphery of this feature, with a period of northwest flow aloft at least during the early part of next week. This pattern would favor a few rounds of showers and thunderstorms, with no single day guaranteed to be dry through the extended period. Temperatures will remain seasonably warm. && .AVIATION /19Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... Iso to sct thunderstorms will move east this aftn/eve ahead of a weak shortwave trough and be fueled by daytime heating. Best chances for terminal impact will be across portions of eastern OH into western PA coinciding with best lift and greatest instability. Any storm that moves over an airfield could briefly reduce cigs/vis to MVFR/IFR levels and contain gusty, erratic wind. A combination of increasing low level moisture, incoming sfc high pressure, and clearing skies will create conditions favorable for fog development early Fri morning. The amount of cloud clearing and influx of moisture from afternoon storms will greatly dictate the degree of vsby restrictions that will occur. Highest probability for fog will be within river valleys given its proximity to a moisture source. .Outlook... Generally brief restrictions will be possible Friday and the weekend in any showers or thunderstorms. && .PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...None. OH...None. PA...None. WV...None. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 3:37 AM EDT, 15 hours 22 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 337 AM EDT Thu Jun 27 2019 MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029-031-073>076-WVZ001>004-012-021-509>514-280745- Garrett-Tuscarawas-Carroll-Columbiana-Coshocton-Harrison- Jefferson OH-Muskingum-Guernsey-Belmont-Noble-Monroe-Mercer-Venango- Forest-Lawrence-Butler-Clarion-Jefferson PA-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- 337 AM EDT Thu Jun 27 2019 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. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
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 27, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Allegheny | 32 min |
| Jun 27, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny | 45 min |
| Jun 27, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Washington | 35 min |
| Jun 27, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Beaver, Washington | 25 min |
| Jun 27, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Allegheny | 26 min |
| Jun 27, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Armstrong, Indiana | 28 min |
| Jun 27, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Indiana | 37 min |
| Jun 27, 6:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Lawrence | 33 min |
| Jun 27, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Lawrence | 43 min |
| Jun 27, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Fayette | 25 min |
| Jun 27, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Beaver | 31 min |
| Jun 27, 2:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Coshocton | 37 min |
| Jun 27, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Coshocton | 32 min |
| Jun 27, 1:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Hancock | 35 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.