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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 159, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2021, 6:13 PM EDT for Preston County, West Virginia. It was in force for 32 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 13, 2021, 6:13 PM EDT (22:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2021, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Preston County, WV
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 114 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
273
WUUS51 KPBZ 132213
SVRPBZ
WVC077-132245-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.SV.W.0159.210713T2213Z-210713T2245Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
613 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
East central Preston County in northeastern West Virginia...
* Until 645 PM EDT.
* At 613 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast
of Terra Alta, moving northeast at 40 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...
Terra Alta... Cranesville...
This includes Interstate 68 in West Virginia near mile marker 31.
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 3941 7950 3951 7960 3970 7948 3942 7948
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 218DEG 33KT 3952 7945
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
627
WWUS51 KPBZ 132225 RRA
SVSPBZ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
625 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021
WVC077-132245-
/O.CON.KPBZ.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-210713T2245Z/
Preston WV-
625 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL PRESTON COUNTY...
At 625 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Accident, or 7
miles west of Bittinger, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts to 60 mph and quarter-size hail.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind
damage to trees and power lines, resulting in some power
outages.
Locations impacted include...
Cranesville...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Please report severe weather by calling 412-262-1988, posting to
the NWS Pittsburgh Facebook page, or using Twitter @NWSPITTSBURGH.
&&
LAT...LON 3945 7948 3951 7960 3965 7948
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 218DEG 33KT 3961 7936
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$655
WWUS51 KPBZ 132241 RRA
SVSPBZ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
641 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021
WVC077-132251-
/O.EXP.KPBZ.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-210713T2245Z/
Preston WV-
641 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PRESTON COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 645 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 3945 7948 3951 7960 3965 7948
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 218DEG 33KT 3970 7927
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Marshall | 30 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.