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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 280, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

August 20, 20195 counties in Ohio

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 20, 2019, 10:02 PM EDT for 5 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 43 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
Aug 20, 2019, 10:02 PM EDT (02:02 UTC)
Expired
Aug 20, 2019, 10:45 PM EDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Belmont County, OH, Guernsey County, OH, Harrison County, OH, Monroe County, OH, Noble County, OH

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Pittsburgh, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 20, 5:35 PM EDT, 4 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 20, 5:35 PM EDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 20, 10:30 AM EDT, 11 hours 32 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
1030 AM EDT Tue Aug 20 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>514-211430-
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-
1030 AM EDT Tue Aug 20 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.

Severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening, and
will be capable of producing damaging wind gusts and possibly hail.

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

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.

Kramar

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 20, 9:38 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 20, 9:48 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
948 PM EDT TUE AUG 20 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0940 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ST. CLAIRSVILLE         40.08N  80.90W
08/20/2019                   BELMONT            OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN ALONG ROUTE 40.

&&

EVENT NUMBER PBZ1902907

SKH
Special weather statement, Aug 20, 9:58 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
958 PM EDT Tue Aug 20 2019

OHZ041-PAZ020-021-029-WVZ001-002-210245-
Columbiana-Beaver-Washington-Allegheny-Brooke-Hancock-
958 PM EDT Tue Aug 20 2019

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WIND
WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN COLUMBIANA...NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...
SOUTHERN BEAVER...NORTHWESTERN ALLEGHENY...NORTHEASTERN BROOKE AND
EASTERN HANCOCK COUNTIES...

At 958 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were clustered over New
Cumberland, or near Weirton, moving east at 35 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Moon Township...                  Weirton...
East Liverpool...                 Aliquippa...
Monaca...                         Robinson Township...
Cecil-Bishop...                   Economy...
Ambridge...                       Coraopolis...
Calcutta...                       Baden...

This includes  Interstate 376 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 39
and 60.

Campers should consider seeking sturdy shelter until this storm
passes.

LAT...LON 4034 8058 4068 8058 4068 8015 4032 8017
TIME...MOT...LOC 0158Z 257DEG 28KT 4050 8057
Special weather statement, Aug 20, 10:00 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
1000 PM EDT Tue Aug 20 2019

PAZ007-008-013>015-020>022-210245-
Armstrong-Butler-Clarion-Venango-Lawrence-Mercer-Beaver-Allegheny-
1000 PM EDT Tue Aug 20 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WIND WILL AFFECT
EASTERN MERCER...NORTHEASTERN BEAVER...SOUTHWESTERN VENANGO...EASTERN
LAWRENCE...BUTLER...NORTHEASTERN ALLEGHENY...NORTHWESTERN ARMSTRONG
AND WEST CENTRAL CLARION COUNTIES...

At 1000 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Zelienople, or
12 miles west of Butler, moving east at 30 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Cranberry...                      Butler...
Oil City...                       Beaver Falls...
Grove City...                     Franklin...
Monaca...                         Harrison Township...
Economy...                        Ellwood City...
Homeacre-Lyndora...               New Brighton...

This includes the following highways...
  Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 10 and 33.
  Interstate 79 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 77 and 132.
  Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 14 and 47.
  Interstate 376 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 31 and 39.

LAT...LON 4067 8043 4101 8031 4141 8021 4142 7961
      4063 7971
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 257DEG 28KT 4089 8013

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 20, 9:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZBeaver, Lawrence, Mercer51 min
Aug 20, 10:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZBeaver, Butler, Venango45 min
Aug 20, 10:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZGreene39 min
Aug 20, 10:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZWashington35 min
Aug 20, 10:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZFayette, Greene42 min
Aug 20, 10:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZAllegheny, Washington35 min
Aug 20, 10:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZClarion42 min
Aug 20, 10:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZBeaver, Butler91 min
Aug 20, 10:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZFayette46 min
Aug 20, 11:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZArmstrong, Westmoreland34 min
Aug 20, 11:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZFayette, Westmoreland36 min
Aug 21, 12:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZIndiana36 min
Aug 20, 8:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZCarroll, Harrison, Tuscarawas50 min
Aug 20, 8:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZBelmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson and 2 more32 min
Aug 20, 8:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZCarroll, Harrison, Tuscarawas43 min
Aug 20, 8:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZHarrison32 min
Aug 20, 9:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZGuernsey, Muskingum, Noble114 min
Aug 20, 9:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZBelmont, Jefferson39 min
Aug 20, 9:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBelmont, Jefferson32 min
Aug 20, 9:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZWetzel37 min
Aug 20, 9:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZHancock47 min
Aug 20, 10:48 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZMarion117 min
Aug 20, 11:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZMonongalia2 hr

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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.