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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 148, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

July 13, 2021Beaver County, Butler County, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2021, 4:14 PM EDT for Beaver County, Butler County, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 31 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 13, 2021, 4:14 PM EDT (20:14 UTC)
Expired
Jul 13, 2021, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Beaver County, PA, Butler County, PA, Lawrence County, PA

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 13, 4:15 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGZelienople, PATREES DOWN IN EAST BEAVER STREET.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 50 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 2021-07-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 107 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2021-07-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 84 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
107 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-136 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
980 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
84 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
158 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

As transmitted.

364 
WUUS51 KPBZ 132014
SVRPBZ
PAC007-019-073-132045-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.SV.W.0148.210713T2014Z-210713T2045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
414 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Beaver County in western Pennsylvania...
  Southeastern Lawrence County in western Pennsylvania...
  Southern Butler County in west central Pennsylvania...

* Until 445 PM EDT.

* At 414 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Zelienople,
  or 8 miles north of Cranberry, moving northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts to 60 mph.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines, resulting in some 
           power outages.

* Locations impacted include...
  Cranberry...                      Butler...
  Homeacre-Lyndora...               Shanor-Northvue...
  Meridian...                       Zelienople...
  Meadowood...                      Oak Hills...
  Evans City...                     Prospect...
  Harmony...                        East Butler...

This includes the following highways...
  Pennsylvania Turnpike mile marker 18 and near mile marker 25.
  Interstate 79 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 82 and 98.

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 4071 8013 4078 8024 4104 8007 4099 7988
      4089 7978
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 222DEG 35KT 4083 8011 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
2 follow-up statements
882 
WWUS51 KPBZ 132023
SVSPBZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
423 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021

PAC007-019-073-132045-
/O.CON.KPBZ.SV.W.0148.000000T0000Z-210713T2045Z/
Beaver PA-Lawrence PA-Butler PA-
423 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN BEAVER...SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE AND SOUTHERN BUTLER
COUNTIES...

At 423 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Meridian, or 7
miles west of Butler, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts to 60 mph.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines, resulting in some 
         power outages.

Locations impacted include...
Butler...                         Homeacre-Lyndora...
Shanor-Northvue...                Meridian...
Zelienople...                     Meadowood...
Oak Hills...                      Evans City...
Prospect...                       Harmony...
East Butler...                    Connoquenessing...

This includes Interstate 79 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 83
and 97.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm has a history of producing damaging wind gusts. Move
indoors immediately and stay away from windows!

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

&&

LAT...LON 4074 8011 4080 8020 4104 8007 4099 7988
      4089 7978
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 222DEG 35KT 4090 8003 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
907 
WWUS51 KPBZ 132027
SVSPBZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
427 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021

PAC007-073-132037-
/O.CAN.KPBZ.SV.W.0148.000000T0000Z-210713T2045Z/
Beaver PA-Lawrence PA-
427 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BEAVER AND
SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4077 8005 4088 8016 4104 8007 4099 7988
      4089 7978
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 222DEG 35KT 4093 7999 

$$

PAC019-132045-
/O.CON.KPBZ.SV.W.0148.000000T0000Z-210713T2045Z/
Butler PA-
427 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN BUTLER COUNTY...

At 427 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near
Shanor-Northvue, or near Butler, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts to 60 mph.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines, resulting in some 
         power outages.

Locations impacted include...
Butler...                         Homeacre-Lyndora...
Shanor-Northvue...                Meridian...
Meadowood...                      Oak Hills...
Prospect...                       East Butler...
Connoquenessing...                West Liberty...
Portersville...                   Moraine State Park...

This includes Interstate 79 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 90
and 97.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm has a history of producing damaging wind gusts. Move
indoors immediately and stay away from windows!

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

&&

LAT...LON 4077 8005 4088 8016 4104 8007 4099 7988
      4089 7978
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 222DEG 35KT 4093 7999 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 12, 8:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZArmstrong, Butler, Clarion, Venango30 min
Jul 13, 3:23 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZWashington37 min
Jul 13, 3:37 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZWashington22 min
Jul 13, 3:53 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZAllegheny37 min
Jul 13, 4:06 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZWestmoreland24 min
Jul 13, 4:10 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Westmoreland35 min
Jul 13, 4:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZArmstrong28 min
Jul 13, 4:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZIndiana34 min
Jul 13, 5:24 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZIndiana36 min
Jul 13, 3:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZLawrence26 min
Jul 13, 3:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZButler, Lawrence, Mercer31 min
Jul 13, 3:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZMercer35 min
Jul 13, 3:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZButler, Mercer, Venango39 min
Jul 13, 3:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Armstrong, Butler51 min
Jul 13, 4:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZForest, Mercer, Venango40 min
Jul 13, 4:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZArmstrong, Butler, Clarion, Venango49 min
Jul 13, 4:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZArmstrong, Clarion, Indiana, Jefferson50 min
Jul 13, 4:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZArmstrong, Butler, Clarion, Venango34 min
Jul 13, 4:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZArmstrong, Clarion, Forest, Jefferson, Venango43 min
Jul 13, 4:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZIndiana, Westmoreland40 min
Jul 13, 5:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZClarion, Forest, Venango45 min
Jul 13, 5:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZClarion, Jefferson52 min
Jul 13, 5:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZClarion, Forest, Jefferson, Venango48 min
Jul 13, 5:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZIndiana, Jefferson, Westmoreland50 min
Jul 13, 5:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Fayette, Greene, Washington, Westmoreland28 min
Jul 13, 6:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZIndiana, Jefferson, Westmoreland37 min
Jul 13, 6:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZFayette, Westmoreland31 min
Jul 13, 6:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZArmstrong, Indiana, Westmoreland32 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.