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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 196, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

July 16, 2019Beaver County, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania; Carroll County, Columbiana County, Ohio; Hancock County, West Virginia

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 16, 2019, 10:10 PM EDT for Beaver County, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania; Carroll County, Columbiana County, Ohio; Hancock County, West Virginia. It was in force for 50 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 16, 2019, 10:10 PM EDT (02:10 UTC)
Expired: Jul 16, 2019, 11:00 PM EDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Carroll County, OH, Columbiana County, OH, Beaver County, PA, Lawrence County, PA, Hancock County, WV

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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 Jul 16, 9:27 PM EDT, 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 9:27 PM EDT, 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 16, 3:34 AM EDT, 18 hours 36 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
334 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2019

OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007-008-013>015-020>022-029-
031-073-075-WVZ001>004-012-021-509-170745-
Tuscarawas-Carroll-Columbiana-Coshocton-Harrison-Jefferson OH-
Muskingum-Guernsey-Belmont-Noble-Monroe-Mercer-Venango-Lawrence-
Butler-Clarion-Beaver-Allegheny-Armstrong-Washington-Greene-
Westmoreland-Fayette-Hancock-Brooke-Ohio-Marshall-Wetzel-Marion-
Monongalia-
334 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for 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.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Heavy downpours will accompany the remnants of Barry Wednesday,
leading to localized flooding. Heat indices above 100 are likely
Friday and Saturday afternoons.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

MDZ001-PAZ009-016-023-074-076-WVZ510>514-170745-
Garrett-Forest-Jefferson PA-Indiana-Westmoreland Ridges-
Fayette Ridges-Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston-
Preston-Eastern Preston-Western Tucker-Eastern Tucker-
334 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western Maryland, northwest
Pennsylvania, southwest Pennsylvania, west central Pennsylvania and
northern West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Heavy downpours will accompany the remnants of Barry Wednesday,
leading to localized flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 16, 4:35 PM EDT, 5 hours 35 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
435 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2019

OHZ048-162100-
Coshocton-
435 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY
WIND WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN COSHOCTON COUNTY...

At 435 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 10 miles southeast
of Danville, or 13 miles northwest of Coshocton, moving northeast at
15 mph.

Wind gusts up to 45 mph and small hail are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Nellie...                         Walhonding...
Blissfield...                     Layland...

LAT...LON 4046 8218 4045 8182 4044 8180 4030 8210
      4034 8219
TIME...MOT...LOC 2035Z 214DEG 14KT 4035 8210

Special weather statement, Jul 16, 7:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 16, 8:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 16, 9:18 PM EDT, 52 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 16, 9:32 PM EDT, 38 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 16, 9:54 PM EDT, 16 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
Jul 16, 10:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Butler, Lawrence, Mercer	43 min
Jul 17, 3:21 PM EDT	Excessive Heat Watch	PBZ	Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Clarion, Fayette and 8 more	24 hr
Jul 16, 8:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Noble	41 min
Jul 16, 8:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Noble	28 min
Jul 16, 8:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Monroe, Noble	36 min
Jul 16, 9:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Belmont, Monroe	43 min
Jul 16, 9:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Carroll, Columbiana, Tuscarawas	33 min
Jul 16, 10:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Carroll, Columbiana, Tuscarawas	46 min
Jul 16, 11:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Columbiana	27 min
Jul 16, 9:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Brooke, Marshall, Ohio	51 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2019 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 2019 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 2019 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2019

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.