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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 192, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 28, 2020, 10:27 AM EDT for 4 counties in Pennsylvania. It was in force for 48 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 28, 2020, 10:27 AM EDT (14:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2020, 11:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Armstrong County, PA, Clarion County, PA, Indiana County, PA, Jefferson County, PA
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 94 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
- 922 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 836 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 2.9
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 Aug 28, 9:45 AM EDT, 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 28, 9:45 AM EDT, 42 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 945 AM EDT Fri Aug 28 2020 .SYNOPSIS... Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible again today. Widespread rain is expected Friday night through Saturday. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... Showers and thunderstorms will continue today with a crossing shortwave amid increasing deep tropical moisture with the remnants of Laura. Isolated severe storms are possible with large hail and damaging winds being the primary threat. Flash flooding is also a concern with training storms and all the ingredients in place for very efficient precipitation production...especially at locations received heavy rain on Thursday. Copious cloud cover, which will keep surface temperatures down, will be a limiting factor today. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY/... The remnants of Hurricane Laura will cross the Mid-Atlantic region Saturday. It will be kept south of the area by a crossing cold front that will eventually merge with the remnants late Saturday. Deep atmospheric moisture on the northern periphery of Laura's remnants will work to create efficient rainfall along the crossing front. However, current model data has decreased the threat for convection with the front which will also lessen the flood risk. The area will dry out on Sunday with crossing high pressure. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... Dry conditions will continue through Monday. Precipitation chances return on Tuesday with a crossing trough. Near-average temperatures are expected through the long term. && .AVIATION /14Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... A warm, moist environment combined with a passing shortwave trough will allow for showers and thunderstorms to develop through the day. Uncertainty remains in timing and areal coverage of convection given the lack of defining sfc feature, plus the impact convection occurring north of I-80 will have for future development. That said, most hi- res models agree that it will be fairly active and likely impact all terminals, with best timing occurring somewhere from the late morning to the late afternoon hours. Loss of diurnal heating will likely trend convection down overnight, however additional shortwave troughs may keep sct shra continuing, with low confidence on location of these showers. Moisture pooling as the sfc stationary boundary remains to the north means MVFR/IFR restrictions likely Saturday morning, with localized LIFR conditions. .Outlook... Restrictions will generally persist Saturday with remnant moisture from Laura continuing precipitation chances. Conditions will improve through Sunday after the passage of a sfc cold front earlier in the morning. && .PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...None. OH...None. PA...None. WV...None. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 28, 4:05 AM EDT, 6 hours 22 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 405 AM EDT Fri Aug 28 2020 OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029- 031-073-075-WVZ001>004-012-290815- 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-Fayette-Hancock-Brooke-Ohio- Marshall-Wetzel- 405 AM EDT Fri Aug 28 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Ohio, northwest Pennsylvania, southwest Pennsylvania, western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Scattered severe storms are possible again this afternoon and evening. The main threat will be damaging wind gusts. Storms will also produce heavy downpours which could lead to localized flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Periods of isolated heavy rain could lead to localized flooding on Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. MDZ001-PAZ074-076-WVZ021-509>514-290815- Garrett-Westmoreland Ridges-Fayette Ridges-Marion-Monongalia- Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston-Preston- Eastern Preston-Western Tucker-Eastern Tucker- 405 AM EDT Fri Aug 28 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western Maryland, southwest Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Scattered severe storms are possible again this afternoon and evening. The main threat will be damaging wind gusts. Storms will also produce heavy downpours which could lead to localized flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Isolated severe storms are possible again Saturday. The main threat will be damaging wind gusts. Storms will also produce heavy downpours which could lead to localized flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 28, 7:42 AM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
808 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0624 PM TSTM WND DMG MINERVA JCT 40.72N 81.15W
08/27/2020 CARROLL OH SOCIAL MEDIA
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON ROADWAYS AND POWER LINES AROUND
MINERVA.
0633 PM TSTM WND DMG MECHANICSTOWN 40.62N 80.95W
08/27/2020 CARROLL OH DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
COUNTY DOT REPOTING NUMEROUS TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTY. TIME AND LOCATION ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
0657 PM TSTM WND DMG CASTLE SHANNON 40.37N 80.02W
08/27/2020 ALLEGHENY PA SOCIAL MEDIA
REPORT OF TREE DOWN ON HOUSE.
0715 PM TSTM WND DMG DELLROY 40.56N 81.20W
08/27/2020 CARROLL OH DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
COUNTY DOT REPOTING NUMEROUS TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTY. TIME AND LOCATION ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
&&
EVENT NUMBER PBZ2001310
EVENT NUMBER PBZ2001311
EVENT NUMBER PBZ2001312
EVENT NUMBER PBZ2001313
JFLocal storm report, Aug 28, 8:43 AM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
843 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG KNOX 41.23N 79.54W
08/27/2020 CLARION PA SOCIAL MEDIA
REPORT OF MANY TREES AND POLES BLOWN OVER AROUND KNOX.
0520 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S SLIGO 41.07N 79.50W
08/27/2020 CLARION PA SOCIAL MEDIA
REPORT OF DOWNED BRANCES AND LIGHT ROOF DAMAGE NEAR
SLIGO. POWER OUTAGES ALSO REPORTED NEAR RIMERSBURG.
0527 PM TSTM WND DMG FALLS CREEK 41.14N 78.81W
08/27/2020 JEFFERSON PA SOCIAL MEDIA
REPORT OF DOWNED TREES IN FALLS CREEK. TIME ESTIMATED
BASED ON RADAR.
0610 PM TSTM WND DMG NEW KENSINGTON 40.57N 79.75W
08/27/2020 WESTMORELAND PA SOCIAL MEDIA
ADDITIONAL REPORT OF NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND POWER
OUTAGES IN NEW KENSINGTON.
0628 PM TSTM WND DMG PEKIN 40.71N 81.13W
08/27/2020 CARROLL OH DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SR183 CLOSED NEAR MINERVA DUE TO DOWNED POWER LINES.
TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
0634 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSW PATTERSONVILLE 40.65N 81.06W
08/27/2020 CARROLL OH DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SR9 CLOSED NORTH OF CARROLLTON DUE TO DOWNED POWER
LINES. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
&&
EVENT NUMBER PBZ2001314
EVENT NUMBER PBZ2001315
EVENT NUMBER PBZ2001316
EVENT NUMBER PBZ2001317
EVENT NUMBER PBZ2001318
EVENT NUMBER PBZ2001319
JFLocal storm report, Aug 28, 8:53 AM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
853 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0550 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 WSW SIGNAL 40.79N 80.68W
08/27/2020 COLUMBIANA OH DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
COUNTY ROAD 154 CLOSED DUE TO DOWNED TREES. TIME
ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
&&
EVENT NUMBER PBZ2001320
JFLocal storm report, Aug 28, 9:45 AM EDT, 42 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 8:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Fayette, Greene | 48 min |
| Aug 27, 10:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Armstrong | 35 min |
| Aug 28, 8:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Butler, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango | 49 min |
| Aug 28, 9:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango | 50 min |
| Aug 28, 10:46 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 10:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Armstrong | 28 min |
| Aug 28, 11:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Armstrong, Indiana | 49 min |
| Aug 28, 11:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Clarion, Jefferson | 25 min |
| Aug 28, 12:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Allegheny | 30 min |
| Aug 28, 12:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Indiana | 42 min |
| Aug 28, 12:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Beaver | 42 min |
| Aug 28, 12:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Westmoreland | 6 hr |
| Aug 28, 12:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Indiana, Westmoreland | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 12:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Westmoreland | 34 min |
| Aug 28, 12:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Lawrence | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 1:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Indiana, Westmoreland | 6 hr |
| Aug 28, 2:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Westmoreland | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Washington | 29 min |
| Aug 28, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Fayette | 42 min |
| Aug 28, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Washington | 24 min |
| Aug 28, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Fayette | 34 min |
| Aug 28, 3:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Fayette | 32 min |
| Aug 27, 8:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Carroll, Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson, Tuscarawas | 49 min |
| Aug 28, 11:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Columbiana | 48 min |
| Aug 28, 1:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Monroe, Muskingum, Noble | 52 min |
| Aug 28, 1:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Coshocton, Muskingum, Tuscarawas | 51 min |
| Aug 28, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Belmont | 37 min |
| Aug 28, 2:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Carroll, Tuscarawas | 40 min |
| Aug 28, 3:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Belmont, Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Belmont | 24 min |
| Aug 28, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Monroe | 36 min |
| Aug 28, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Monroe | 37 min |
| Aug 28, 6:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Belmont | 35 min |
| Aug 28, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Guernsey | 27 min |
| Aug 28, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Guernsey | 14 min |
| Aug 28, 7:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Noble | 22 min |
| Aug 28, 7:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Monroe, Noble | 27 min |
| Aug 28, 7:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Monroe | 32 min |
| Aug 28, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Wetzel | 23 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.