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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 308, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

October 16, 2021Beaver County, Washington County, Pennsylvania; Brooke County, Hancock County, West Virginia; 5 counties in Ohio

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 16, 2021, 4:52 AM EDT for Beaver County, Washington County, Pennsylvania; Brooke County, Hancock County, West Virginia; 5 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 38 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
Oct 16, 2021, 4:52 AM EDT (08:52 UTC)
Expired
Oct 16, 2021, 5:30 AM EDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Belmont County, OH, Carroll County, OH, Columbiana County, OH, Harrison County, OH, Jefferson County, OH, Beaver County, PA, Washington County, PA, Brooke County, WV, Hancock County, WV

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:52 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 16, 4:58 AM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ssw Hanover, OHA COUPLE TREES DOWN ON LOWER CLEARFORK ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

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 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 69 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 00:00Z on 2021-10-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 138 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 00:00Z on 2021-10-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 111 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
138 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1149 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
111 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
153 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

569 
WUUS51 KPBZ 160852
SVRPBZ
OHC013-019-029-067-081-PAC007-125-WVC009-029-160930-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.SV.W.0308.211016T0852Z-211016T0930Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
452 AM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Harrison County in east central Ohio...
  Jefferson County in east central Ohio...
  Southeastern Columbiana County in east central Ohio...
  Southeastern Carroll County in east central Ohio...
  Northwestern Belmont County in east central Ohio...
  Southwestern Beaver County in western Pennsylvania...
  Northwestern Washington County in southwestern Pennsylvania...
  Brooke County in northern West Virginia...
  Hancock County in northern West Virginia...

* Until 530 AM EDT.

* At 451 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cadiz, moving
  northeast at 35 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...
  Weirton, Steubenville, Wellsville, Cadiz, Toronto, Wintersville,
  Mingo Junction, Follansbee, New Cumberland, Hopedale, Smithfield,
  and Jewett.

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 4015 8112 4031 8124 4063 8062 4040 8044
TIME...MOT...LOC 0851Z 240DEG 29KT 4026 8111 

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

$$
2 follow-up statements
561 
WWUS51 KPBZ 160909
SVSPBZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
509 AM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

OHC013-160918-
/O.CAN.KPBZ.SV.W.0308.000000T0000Z-211016T0930Z/
Belmont OH-
509 AM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BELMONT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4026 8108 4038 8109 4063 8062 4040 8044
TIME...MOT...LOC 0908Z 240DEG 29KT 4033 8095 

$$

OHC019-029-067-081-PAC007-125-WVC009-029-160930-
/O.CON.KPBZ.SV.W.0308.000000T0000Z-211016T0930Z/
Harrison OH-Jefferson OH-Columbiana OH-Carroll OH-Beaver PA-
Washington PA-Brooke WV-Hancock WV-
509 AM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN HARRISON...NORTHERN JEFFERSON...SOUTHEASTERN
COLUMBIANA...SOUTHERN CARROLL...SOUTHWESTERN BEAVER...NORTHWESTERN
WASHINGTON...BROOKE AND HANCOCK COUNTIES...

At 508 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cadiz, moving
northeast at 35 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...
Weirton, Steubenville, Wellsville, Cadiz, Toronto, Wintersville, New
Cumberland, Hopedale, Newell, Jewett, Amsterdam, and Richmond.

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 4026 8108 4038 8109 4063 8062 4040 8044
TIME...MOT...LOC 0908Z 240DEG 29KT 4033 8095 

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

$$
957 
WWUS51 KPBZ 160929
SVSPBZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
529 AM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

OHC019-029-067-081-PAC007-125-WVC009-029-160939-
/O.EXP.KPBZ.SV.W.0308.000000T0000Z-211016T0930Z/
Harrison OH-Jefferson OH-Columbiana OH-Carroll OH-Beaver PA-
Washington PA-Brooke WV-Hancock WV-
529 AM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HARRISON...
NORTHERN JEFFERSON...SOUTHEASTERN COLUMBIANA...SOUTHERN CARROLL...
SOUTHWESTERN BEAVER...NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...BROOKE AND HANCOCK
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 530 AM 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 are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4026 8108 4038 8109 4063 8062 4040 8044
TIME...MOT...LOC 0929Z 240DEG 29KT 4041 8077 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 16, 5:37 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZBeaver38 min
Oct 16, 5:47 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Beaver, Washington43 min
Oct 16, 6:07 AM EDTTornado WarningPBZBeaver23 min
Oct 16, 6:54 AM EDTTornado WarningPBZButler21 min
Oct 16, 7:23 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZClarion22 min
Oct 16, 7:40 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZArmstrong, Clarion, Jefferson35 min
Oct 16, 8:13 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZJefferson17 min
Oct 16, 7:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZPreston31 min
Oct 16, 4:31 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZHarrison, Jefferson29 min

Nearby

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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.