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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 46, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

June 14, 2021Marion County, Monongalia County, West Virginia; Fayette County, Greene County, Pennsylvania

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2021, 6:02 PM EDT for Marion County, Monongalia County, West Virginia; Fayette County, Greene County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 28 min. 2 reports 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: Jun 14, 2021, 6:02 PM EDT (22:02 UTC)
Expired: Jun 14, 2021, 6:30 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, Greene County, PA, Marion County, WV, Monongalia County, WV

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:04 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 14, 6:15 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Spraggs, PA	MULTIPLE TREES DOWN.
Jun 14, 6:40 PM EDT	HAIL 1	Suncrest Lake, WV

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

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 14, 4:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 74 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1684 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 72 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

837 
WUUS51 KPBZ 142202
SVRPBZ
PAC051-059-WVC049-061-142230-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.SV.W.0046.210614T2202Z-210614T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
602 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Greene County in southwestern Pennsylvania...
  Southwestern Fayette County in southwestern Pennsylvania...
  Northwestern Monongalia County in northern West Virginia...
  North central Marion County in northern West Virginia...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 601 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southwest
  of Waynesburg, moving east southeast at 35 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...
  Morgantown...                     Star City...
  Granville...                      Cassville...
  Rogersville...                    Grant Town...
  Bobtown...                        Aleppo...
  Blacksville...                    Mount Morris...
  New Freeport...                   Spraggs...

This includes the following highways...
  Interstate 79 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 11.
  Interstate 79 in West Virginia between mile markers 154 and 160.

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 3979 8050 3993 8032 3981 7993 3968 7993
      3953 8015
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 291DEG 33KT 3981 8032 

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

1 follow-up statement

287 
WWUS51 KPBZ 142221
SVSPBZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
621 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

PAC051-059-WVC049-061-142230-
/O.CON.KPBZ.SV.W.0046.000000T0000Z-210614T2230Z/
Greene PA-Fayette PA-Monongalia WV-Marion WV-
621 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN GREENE...SOUTHWESTERN FAYETTE...NORTH CENTRAL
MONONGALIA AND NORTH CENTRAL MARION COUNTIES...

At 621 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cassville, or 7
miles northwest of Star City, moving east 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...
Morgantown...                     Star City...
Granville...                      Cassville...
Grant Town...                     Bobtown...
Blacksville...                    Mount Morris...
Spraggs...                        Baxter...
McCurdyville...                   Pentress...

This includes the following highways...
  Interstate 79 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 12.
  Interstate 79 in West Virginia between mile markers 154 and 160.

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 3975 8035 3989 8018 3981 7993 3968 7993
      3953 8015
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 291DEG 33KT 3974 8009 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 14, 1:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Hancock	36 min
Jun 14, 2:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Brooke	36 min
Jun 14, 3:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Brooke, Hancock	29 min
Jun 14, 5:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Monongalia, Preston	27 min
Jun 14, 5:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Marshall	50 min
Jun 14, 5:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Monongalia, Preston	31 min
Jun 14, 5:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Marshall, Wetzel	30 min
Jun 14, 5:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Marshall, Wetzel	16 min
Jun 14, 6:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Wetzel	40 min
Jun 14, 6:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Wetzel	29 min
Jun 14, 6:20 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PBZ	Marion, Monongalia	111 min
Jun 14, 6:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Marion, Monongalia, Preston	33 min
Jun 14, 6:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Marion	27 min
Jun 14, 6:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Marion, Wetzel	22 min
Jun 14, 6:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Marion, Monongalia, Preston, Tucker	39 min
Jun 14, 7:00 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PBZ	Marion	72 min
Jun 14, 7:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Preston, Tucker	33 min
Jun 14, 7:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Tucker	32 min
Jun 14, 11:13 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Venango	32 min
Jun 14, 11:17 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Butler, Mercer, Venango	28 min
Jun 14, 11:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Butler	29 min
Jun 14, 11:48 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Forest	27 min
Jun 14, 12:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Butler	37 min
Jun 14, 12:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Armstrong, Butler, Clarion	30 min
Jun 14, 1:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Allegheny	28 min
Jun 14, 2:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Beaver	36 min
Jun 14, 2:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Butler	32 min
Jun 14, 2:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Allegheny, Beaver, Washington	27 min
Jun 14, 2:44 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PBZ	Allegheny	111 min
Jun 14, 2:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Butler	37 min
Jun 14, 2:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Allegheny	33 min
Jun 14, 2:59 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PBZ	Allegheny, Beaver	47 min
Jun 14, 3:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Armstrong	27 min
Jun 14, 3:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Allegheny, Washington, Westmoreland	25 min
Jun 14, 3:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Beaver	35 min
Jun 14, 3:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Armstrong, Indiana	23 min
Jun 14, 3:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Washington	34 min
Jun 14, 3:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Allegheny, Washington, Westmoreland	31 min
Jun 14, 3:40 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PBZ	Allegheny, Westmoreland	91 min
Jun 14, 3:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Indiana	33 min
Jun 14, 3:44 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PBZ	Allegheny, Washington	106 min
Jun 14, 3:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Fayette, Greene, Washington, Westmoreland	24 min
Jun 14, 3:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Fayette, Westmoreland	37 min
Jun 14, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Fayette	42 min
Jun 14, 4:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Greene	50 min
Jun 14, 4:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Greene, Washington	43 min
Jun 14, 5:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Fayette	26 min
Jun 14, 5:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Fayette	33 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.