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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 47, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

June 14, 2021Wetzel County, West Virginia; Monroe County, Ohio

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2021, 6:16 PM EDT for Wetzel County, West Virginia; Monroe County, Ohio. It was in force for 29 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
Jun 14, 2021, 6:16 PM EDT (22:16 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 2021, 6:45 PM EDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Monroe County, OH, Wetzel County, WV

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 14, 4:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 112 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 2021-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

970 
WUUS51 KPBZ 142216
SVRPBZ
OHC111-WVC103-142245-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.SV.W.0047.210614T2216Z-210614T2245Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Monroe County in east central Ohio...
  Central Wetzel County in northern West Virginia...

* Until 645 PM EDT.

* At 616 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near New
  Martinsville, moving southeast at 20 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...
  New Martinsville...               Paden City...
  Pine Grove...                     Jacksonburg...
  Sardis...                         Porters Falls...
  Wileyville...                     Big Run...
  Reader...                         

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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 3948 8067 3947 8069 3947 8071 3949 8072
      3949 8073 3951 8074 3954 8078 3955 8078
      3956 8081 3956 8082 3960 8085 3958 8089
      3960 8094 3971 8081 3961 8049 3947 8065
      3946 8067
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 296DEG 16KT 3961 8079 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
729 
WWUS51 KPBZ 142229
SVSPBZ

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

OHC111-142238-
/O.CAN.KPBZ.SV.W.0047.000000T0000Z-210614T2245Z/
Monroe OH-
629 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. 
Additional heavy rain, small hail and gusty wind is possible with 
another thunderstorm. 

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
northern West Virginia.

LAT...LON 3948 8067 3947 8069 3947 8071 3949 8072
      3949 8073 3951 8074 3954 8078 3955 8078
      3956 8081 3956 8082 3960 8085 3968 8075
      3961 8049 3947 8065 3946 8067
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 301DEG 23KT 3957 8070 

$$

WVC103-142245-
/O.CON.KPBZ.SV.W.0047.000000T0000Z-210614T2245Z/
Wetzel WV-
629 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL WETZEL COUNTY...

At 628 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pine Grove, or
10 miles southeast of New Martinsville, moving southeast at 25 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...
Pine Grove...                     Jacksonburg...
Big Run...                        Porters Falls...
Wileyville...                     Reader...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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 3948 8067 3947 8069 3947 8071 3949 8072
      3949 8073 3951 8074 3954 8078 3955 8078
      3956 8081 3956 8082 3960 8085 3968 8075
      3961 8049 3947 8065 3946 8067
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 301DEG 23KT 3957 8070 

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 1:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZHancock36 min
Jun 14, 2:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZBrooke36 min
Jun 14, 3:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBrooke, Hancock29 min
Jun 14, 5:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZMonongalia, Preston27 min
Jun 14, 5:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZMarshall50 min
Jun 14, 5:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZMonongalia, Preston31 min
Jun 14, 5:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZMarshall, Wetzel30 min
Jun 14, 5:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZMarshall, Wetzel16 min
Jun 14, 6:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZMarion, Monongalia28 min
Jun 14, 6:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZWetzel40 min
Jun 14, 6:20 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZMarion, Monongalia111 min
Jun 14, 6:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZMarion, Monongalia, Preston33 min
Jun 14, 6:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZMarion27 min
Jun 14, 6:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZMarion, Wetzel22 min
Jun 14, 6:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZMarion, Monongalia, Preston, Tucker39 min
Jun 14, 7:00 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZMarion72 min
Jun 14, 7:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZPreston, Tucker33 min
Jun 14, 7:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZTucker32 min
Jun 14, 2:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZCarroll, Jefferson27 min
Jun 14, 2:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZJefferson34 min
Jun 14, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZNoble30 min
Jun 14, 5:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZNoble24 min
Jun 14, 5:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZMonroe36 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.