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Flash Flood Warning 72, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 11, 2019, 10:24 AM EDT for Allegheny County, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 99 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
- Jul 11, 2019, 10:24 AM EDT (14:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 11, 2019, 12:03 PM EDT
- In force
- 99 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Allegheny County, PA, Beaver County, PA
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 19 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
- 430 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 707 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
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 Jul 11, 7:56 AM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 7:56 AM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 756 AM EDT Thu Jul 11 2019 .SYNOPSIS... Scattered showers and thunderstorms this morning should become more numerous this afternoon with the approach of a cold front. Dry weather is then expected Friday and most of Saturday under high pressure. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... Updated short term PoPs and temperature to reflect radar and surface observation trends. Areas of stronger convection are producing moderate to heavy rain, with minor flooding in urbanized areas expected. Previous discuss follows... A shortwave trough should maintain scattered showers and thunderstorms this morning as it crosses the region. Included more numerous coverage early N of PIT based on radar/near term model trends. A stronger trough, and its associated sfc cold front, is progged to track across the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region today, crossing the Upper OH Valley region late this afternoon and evening. Showers and thunderstorms are likely with its approach and passage. Increasing shear, building instability, and model progged mid level dry air should result in a scattered severe storm potential, with the main hazard being damaging wind. SPC maintained the slight risk/scattered coverage potential in the day 1 outlook, and will continue to highlight this potential in the Hazardous Weather Outlook. Warm and humid conditions should continue, with highs a few degrees above average. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... Shower/thunderstorm chances should quickly decrease tonight with the passage of the cold front. Mainly dry weather is then expected through most of Saturday as sfc high pressure builds under NW flow aloft. The next shortwave trough and its associated cold front is progged to track from the Upper Great Lakes to the Lower Lakes by Saturday evening, returning low chances for showers and thunderstorms N of I 80. Maintained only a slight chance for showers Saturday night elsewhere as the front tracks south, though most of the upper support is progged to stay N-NE of the area. Cooler and less humid conditions are expected Friday before warmer, more humid conditions return Saturday. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... Shower and thunderstorm chances should continue S of I 70 Sunday as the cold front completes its passage. Model ensembles indicate ridging is then expected to build across the region through Tuesday, with mainly dry weather. Shower/thunderstorm chances return by midweek as a Gulf upper low moves N and phases with wrly flow aloft, tracking across the OH Valley region. Seasonably warm weather is expected through the period. && .AVIATION /12Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... Condition deterioration is expected as the day progresses. More widespread convection will result from prefrontal troughing/increasing forcing for ascent under an encroaching upr trough. The magnitude of that convection remains questionable as clouds and morning showers are likely to hamper destabilization. Passage of the cold front will end the convection, but residual, rain-enforced boundary-layer moisture with cooler nw flow is likely to yield cig restrictions into Friday morning. .Outlook... The next chc for restrictions is anticipated with a Saturday night shortwave/cdfnt passage. && .PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...None. OH...None. PA...None. WV...None. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 11, 3:38 AM EDT, 6 hours 46 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 338 AM EDT Thu Jul 11 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>514-120745- 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- 338 AM EDT Thu Jul 11 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. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening with a crossing cold front. The primary hazard is expected to be damaging wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.
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Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 7:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Allegheny | 2 hr |
| Jul 11, 8:09 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Allegheny | 4 hr |
| Jul 11, 8:34 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Westmoreland | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 8:49 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Westmoreland | 116 min |
| Jul 11, 9:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Butler | 29 min |
| Jul 11, 10:09 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Allegheny, Beaver, Butler | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 10:36 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Washington, Westmoreland | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 12:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Fayette, Greene | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 1:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | PBZ | Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Clarion, Fayette and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 11, 1:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Fayette | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 2:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Lawrence, Mercer | 65 min |
| Jul 11, 3:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Beaver, Lawrence | 26 min |
| Jul 11, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Beaver, Butler | 33 min |
| Jul 11, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Washington | 39 min |
| Jul 11, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Washington | 46 min |
| Jul 11, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Washington | 13 min |
| Jul 11, 6:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Greene | 41 min |
| Jul 11, 6:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Greene, Washington | 93 min |
| Jul 11, 6:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Greene | 35 min |
| Jul 11, 7:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PBZ | Westmoreland | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Jefferson | 27 min |
| Jul 11, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Carroll, Columbiana | 52 min |
| Jul 11, 2:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Jefferson | 5 hr |
| Jul 11, 2:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Carroll, Columbiana | 8 min |
| Jul 11, 3:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Jefferson | 4 hr |
| Jul 11, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Carroll, Tuscarawas | 41 min |
| Jul 11, 3:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Carroll, Columbiana | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Carroll, Harrison, Tuscarawas | 34 min |
| Jul 11, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Coshocton | 26 min |
| Jul 11, 4:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Carroll, Harrison, Jefferson, Tuscarawas | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 4:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Carroll, Coshocton, Tuscarawas | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Harrison | 28 min |
| Jul 11, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Tuscarawas | 19 min |
| Jul 11, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Carroll | 24 min |
| Jul 11, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Belmont, Guernsey, Noble | 47 min |
| Jul 11, 5:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Belmont, Guernsey, Harrison, Muskingum, Tuscarawas | 118 min |
| Jul 11, 6:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Belmont, Guernsey | 2 hr |
| Jul 11, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Monroe, Noble | 46 min |
| Jul 11, 12:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Ohio | 24 min |
| Jul 11, 12:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia | 33 min |
| Jul 11, 1:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Preston | 27 min |
| Jul 11, 2:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Brooke, Ohio | 29 min |
| Jul 11, 2:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Preston | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 3:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Preston, Tucker | 118 min |
| Jul 11, 7:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia | 36 min |
| Jul 11, 7:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Taylor | 48 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.