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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 111, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

July 7, 2021Allegheny County, Washington County, Pennsylvania

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 2021, 3:36 PM EDT for Allegheny County, Washington County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 7, 2021, 3:36 PM EDT (19:36 UTC)
Expired
Jul 7, 2021, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Allegheny County, PA, Washington County, PA

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 7, 3:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 4 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2021-07-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 505 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2021-07-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 36 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
505 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-47 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1230 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

527 
WUUS51 KPBZ 071936
SVRPBZ
PAC003-125-072000-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.SV.W.0111.210707T1936Z-210707T2000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
336 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021

The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Washington County in southwestern Pennsylvania...
  West central Allegheny County in southwestern Pennsylvania...

* Until 400 PM EDT.

* At 336 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Robinson
  Township, or near Moon Township, moving northwest at 5 mph.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts to 60 mph and quarter-size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind 
           damage to trees and power lines, resulting in some power 
           outages.

* Locations impacted include...
  Pittsburgh...                     Mount Lebanon...
  Ross Township...                  Shaler Township...
  North Side Pittsburgh...          Upper St. Clair...
  Scott Township...                 Robinson Township...
  Cecil-Bishop...                   Dormont...
  Bellevue...                       Carnegie...

This includes the following highways...
  Interstate 79 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 51 and 66.
  Interstate 376 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 55 and 73.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Please report severe weather by calling 412-262-1988, posting to 
the NWS Pittsburgh Facebook page, or using Twitter @NWSPITTSBURGH. 

&&

LAT...LON 4043 7995 4026 8026 4028 8035 4037 8038
      4049 8024 4053 8008 4049 7995
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 139DEG 6KT 4043 8017 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
748 
WWUS51 KPBZ 071955
SVSPBZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
355 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021

PAC003-125-072005-
/O.EXP.KPBZ.SV.W.0111.000000T0000Z-210707T2000Z/
Washington PA-Allegheny PA-
355 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND
WEST CENTRAL ALLEGHENY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 400 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
southwestern Pennsylvania.

LAT...LON 4043 7995 4026 8026 4028 8035 4037 8038
      4049 8024 4053 8008 4049 7995
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 139DEG 6KT 4045 8020 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 1:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZFayette24 min
Jul 7, 1:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZFayette18 min
Jul 7, 2:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZGreene14 min
Jul 7, 2:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZWestmoreland20 min
Jul 7, 2:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZGreene, Washington20 min
Jul 7, 2:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Beaver, Washington13 min
Jul 7, 2:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBeaver18 min
Jul 7, 2:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBeaver, Washington36 min
Jul 7, 2:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZAllegheny32 min
Jul 7, 2:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny31 min
Jul 7, 3:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Washington29 min
Jul 7, 3:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Beaver, Washington32 min
Jul 7, 3:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Washington, Westmoreland26 min
Jul 7, 3:26 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZAllegheny, Armstrong, Fayette, Washington, Westmoreland2 hr
Jul 7, 3:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Westmoreland30 min
Jul 7, 3:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZBeaver28 min
Jul 7, 3:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny37 min
Jul 7, 4:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZButler29 min
Jul 7, 4:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBeaver, Lawrence39 min
Jul 7, 4:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZArmstrong, Butler, Clarion32 min
Jul 7, 4:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZArmstrong, Indiana, Jefferson27 min
Jul 7, 4:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZArmstrong, Butler, Clarion, Venango25 min
Jul 7, 4:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZIndiana, Westmoreland13 min
Jul 7, 4:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZButler, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango47 min
Jul 7, 4:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZArmstrong, Clarion, Jefferson31 min
Jul 7, 5:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZArmstrong, Indiana, Jefferson29 min
Jul 7, 5:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZClarion, Forest, Jefferson24 min
Jul 7, 5:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZMercer, Venango25 min
Jul 7, 5:24 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZAllegheny, Washington, Westmoreland111 min
Jul 7, 5:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZClarion, Forest, Jefferson51 min
Jul 7, 6:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZFayette, Greene20 min
Jul 7, 7:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Washington26 min
Jul 7, 7:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZFayette, Greene, Washington23 min
Jul 7, 7:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZFayette, Greene, Washington27 min
Jul 7, 7:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZGreene23 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.