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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this special weather statement at Aug 20, 2019, 9:21 PM EDT for Belmont County, Jefferson County, Ohio; Brooke County, Hancock County, Ohio County, West Virginia. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2019, 9:21 PM EDT (01:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2019, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Counties Belmont County, OH, Jefferson County, OH, Brooke County, WV, Hancock County, WV, Ohio County, WV
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 20, 5:35 PM EDT, 3 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 20, 5:35 PM EDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before
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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
Special weather statement, Aug 20, 7:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Aug 20, 9:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Beaver, Lawrence, Mercer | 51 min |
| Aug 20, 10:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Beaver, Butler, Venango | 45 min |
| Aug 20, 10:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Greene | 39 min |
| Aug 20, 10:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Washington | 35 min |
| Aug 20, 10:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Fayette, Greene | 42 min |
| Aug 20, 10:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Allegheny, Washington | 35 min |
| Aug 20, 10:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Clarion | 42 min |
| Aug 20, 10:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Beaver, Butler | 91 min |
| Aug 20, 10:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Fayette | 46 min |
| Aug 20, 11:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Armstrong, Westmoreland | 34 min |
| Aug 20, 11:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Fayette, Westmoreland | 36 min |
| Aug 21, 12:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Indiana | 36 min |
| Aug 20, 8:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Carroll, Harrison, Tuscarawas | 50 min |
| Aug 20, 8:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson and 2 more | 32 min |
| Aug 20, 8:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Carroll, Harrison, Tuscarawas | 43 min |
| Aug 20, 8:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Harrison | 32 min |
| Aug 20, 9:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Guernsey, Muskingum, Noble | 114 min |
| Aug 20, 9:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Jefferson | 32 min |
| Aug 20, 10:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Guernsey, Harrison, Monroe, Noble | 43 min |
| Aug 20, 9:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Wetzel | 37 min |
| Aug 20, 9:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Hancock | 47 min |
| Aug 20, 10:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Marion | 117 min |
| Aug 20, 11:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Monongalia | 2 hr |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in West Virginia, 2019Special Weather Statements in Ohio, 2019Every special weather statement 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.