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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 233, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

August 11, 2021Fayette County, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 11, 2021, 2:47 PM EDT for Fayette County, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 28 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
Aug 11, 2021, 2:47 PM EDT (18:47 UTC)
Expired
Aug 11, 2021, 3:15 PM EDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Fayette County, PA, Westmoreland County, PA

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:50 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, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 65 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 2021-08-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 267 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 2021-08-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 131 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
267 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-243 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1321 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
131 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
188 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

880 
WUUS51 KPBZ 111847
SVRPBZ
PAC051-129-111915-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.SV.W.0233.210811T1847Z-210811T1915Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
247 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Westmoreland County in southwestern Pennsylvania...
  Northeastern Fayette County in southwestern Pennsylvania...

* Until 315 PM EDT.

* At 247 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Scottdale, or
  near Connellsville, moving southeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Connellsville, Mount Pleasant, Scottdale, New Stanton, South
  Connellsville, Perryopolis, Seven Springs, Dunbar, Everson,
  Vanderbilt, Smithton, and Dawson.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection 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 3997 7934 3986 7966 4015 7982 4022 7960
      4004 7929
TIME...MOT...LOC 1847Z 312DEG 25KT 4011 7962 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$
2 follow-up statements
261 
WWUS51 KPBZ 111902
SVSPBZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
302 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

PAC051-129-111915-
/O.CON.KPBZ.SV.W.0233.000000T0000Z-210811T1915Z/
Westmoreland PA-Fayette PA-
302 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WESTMORELAND AND NORTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES...

At 301 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Connellsville,
moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Connellsville, Mount Pleasant, Scottdale, South Connellsville, Seven
Springs, Dunbar, Everson, Vanderbilt, Dawson, Champion, Mill Run, and
Indian Head.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection 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 3995 7941 3993 7964 4013 7973 4019 7955
      4004 7929 3997 7934
TIME...MOT...LOC 1901Z 312DEG 25KT 4004 7952 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$
331 
WWUS51 KPBZ 111911
SVSPBZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
311 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

PAC051-129-111921-
/O.EXP.KPBZ.SV.W.0233.000000T0000Z-210811T1915Z/
Westmoreland PA-Fayette PA-
311 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WESTMORELAND AND
NORTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 315 PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3995 7941 3993 7964 4013 7973 4019 7955
      4004 7929 3997 7934
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 312DEG 25KT 4003 7950 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 11, 11:57 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBeaver, Lawrence, Washington33 min
Aug 11, 12:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZButler, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango45 min
Aug 11, 12:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Beaver, Butler, Lawrence, Washington50 min
Aug 11, 12:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Butler, Washington, Westmoreland36 min
Aug 11, 1:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Indiana, Westmoreland43 min
Aug 11, 1:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Washington30 min
Aug 11, 1:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZArmstrong, Indiana, Westmoreland49 min
Aug 11, 2:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Fayette, Westmoreland26 min
Aug 11, 2:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Washington, Westmoreland34 min
Aug 11, 2:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZWestmoreland30 min
Aug 11, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZWashington30 min
Aug 11, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZFayette16 min
Aug 11, 3:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Fayette, Washington, Westmoreland35 min
Aug 11, 3:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZFayette32 min
Aug 11, 3:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZFayette, Westmoreland26 min
Aug 11, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZWestmoreland31 min
Aug 11, 6:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZMercer27 min
Aug 11, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZMercer32 min
Aug 11, 6:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZLawrence30 min
Aug 11, 7:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZForest, Venango25 min
Aug 11, 7:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZBeaver, Lawrence33 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.