Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2019
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 65, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2019, 7:40 PM EDT for Monongalia County, Preston County, West Virginia. It was in force for 35 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
- May 26, 2019, 7:40 PM EDT (23:40 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2019, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Monongalia County, WV, Preston County, WV
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 98 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
- 81 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -80 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1288 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 May 26, 6:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 6:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 601 PM EDT Sun May 26 2019 .SYNOPSIS... Showers and some isolated thunderstorms will continue until passage of a cold front later this evening. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY MORNING/... The eve update featured precip prob adjustments based on radar and high res mdl trends. Nmrs to widespread shwrs and isold tstms can be expected this eve with the cold front moving off the Great Lakes. Despite favorable deep layer shear, instability is insufficient for any sustained svr threat. Isold potential conts south of I 68. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... Minimal changes were needed for Memorial day's forecast as ridging moves over the region and conditions are dry with seasonal temperatures during the day A ripple in the westerlies may initiate some convection across eastern Ohio overnight Monday, but timing and confidence is rather low given antecedent convection in the plains Monday will influence this. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... Strong southeast CONUS ridging will continue through Wednesday before a deep high-plains low ejects towards the eastern CONUS. Wednesday will be rather warm with a chance of rain in the late afternoon and evening as small perturbations move through zonal-flow aloft. The aforementioned low will then bring rain and slightly cooler weather on Thursday into Friday before the southern ridge asserts dominance once again. After Friday, warm conditions will continue for several days with daily rain chances with each passing shortwave trough or perturbation in quasi-zonal flow on the northern periphery of the ridge. && .AVIATION /22Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... After a relative lull, shower activity has incrsd again with encroachment of the cdfnt. Convection will end overnight as high pressure builds. If wind remains low enough and there is enough cloud clearing, there may be some fog development, especially in the favored valley areas. .Outlook... Possible restrictions return Tuesday with the passage of a warm front. && .PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...None. OH...None. PA...None. WV...None. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 6:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 624 PM EDT Sun May 26 2019 MDZ001-WVZ012-021-509>514-272230- Garrett-Wetzel-Marion-Monongalia- Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston-Preston- Eastern Preston-Western Tucker-Eastern Tucker- 624 PM EDT Sun May 26 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western Maryland and northern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. There is a slight risk of a severe storm this evening. Damaging wind gusts are the primary severe threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. 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. OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029- 031-073>076-WVZ001>004-272230- 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- 624 PM EDT Sun May 26 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...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. 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.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 26, 5:23 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
523 PM EDT SUN MAY 26 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0542 PM TORNADO CARROLLTON 40.58N 81.09W
05/25/2019 CARROLL OH NWS STORM SURVEY
NWS CONFIRMS AN EF1 TORNADO WITH WINDS BETWEEN 90-95
MPH.
&&
EVENT NUMBER PBZ1902115
98The office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 8:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Greene | 27 min |
| May 25, 8:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Armstrong, Indiana, Westmoreland | 34 min |
| May 25, 8:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Fayette, Greene | 24 min |
| May 25, 8:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Indiana, Westmoreland | 38 min |
| May 25, 8:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Fayette, Westmoreland | 25 min |
| May 26, 10:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Beaver | 30 min |
| May 26, 9:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Carroll, Jefferson | 28 min |
| May 26, 6:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Noble | 34 min |
| May 25, 8:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Tucker | 40 min |
Nearby
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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.