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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

June 19, 20214 counties in Pennsylvania

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2021, 6:47 PM EDT for 4 counties in Pennsylvania. It was in force for 43 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
Jun 19, 2021, 6:47 PM EDT (22:47 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2021, 7:30 PM EDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Butler County, PA, Lawrence County, PA, Mercer County, PA, Venango County, PA

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:50 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 19, 6:55 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGCharleston, PAA TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ACROSS POWERLINES ALONG HIGHWAY 62.

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 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 86 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 2021-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 205 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 2021-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 82 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
205 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-164 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1005 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
168 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

As transmitted.

434 
WUUS51 KPBZ 192247
SVRPBZ
PAC019-073-085-121-192330-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.SV.W.0053.210619T2247Z-210619T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
647 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Mercer County in northwestern Pennsylvania...
  Southwestern Venango County in northwestern Pennsylvania...
  Northeastern Lawrence County in western Pennsylvania...
  Northwestern Butler County in west central Pennsylvania...

* Until 730 PM EDT.

* At 647 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hermitage,
  moving southeast at 30 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...
  Hermitage...                      Grove City...
  Slippery Rock...                  New Wilmington...
  Mercer...                         Harrisville...
  West Middlesex...                 Plain Grove Township...
  Clark...                          Wheatland...
  West Liberty...                   Jackson Center...

This includes the following highways...
  Interstate 79 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 104 and 123.
  Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 1 and 32.

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 4117 8051 4134 8041 4121 7990 4097 8005
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 294DEG 27KT 4123 8037 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
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2 follow-up statements
485 
WWUS51 KPBZ 192301
SVSPBZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
701 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

PAC019-073-085-121-192330-
/O.CON.KPBZ.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-210619T2330Z/
Mercer PA-Venango PA-Lawrence PA-Butler PA-
701 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN MERCER...SOUTHWESTERN VENANGO...NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE
AND NORTHWESTERN BUTLER COUNTIES...

At 700 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near New Wilmington,
or 8 miles west of Grove City, moving southeast at 30 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...
Hermitage...                      Grove City...
Slippery Rock...                  New Wilmington...
Mercer...                         Harrisville...
West Middlesex...                 Plain Grove Township...
Clark...                          West Liberty...
Barkeyville...                    Volant...

This includes the following highways...
  Interstate 79 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 104 and 121.
  Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 3 and 32.

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 4117 8048 4129 8039 4121 7990 4097 8005
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 294DEG 27KT 4119 8025 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
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997 
WWUS51 KPBZ 192315
SVSPBZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
715 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

PAC019-073-085-121-192330-
/O.CON.KPBZ.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-210619T2330Z/
Mercer PA-Venango PA-Lawrence PA-Butler PA-
715 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MERCER...SOUTHWESTERN VENANGO...NORTHEASTERN
LAWRENCE AND NORTHWESTERN BUTLER COUNTIES...

At 714 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Grove City,
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...
Grove City...                     Slippery Rock...
New Wilmington...                 Mercer...
Harrisville...                    Plain Grove Township...
West Liberty...                   Barkeyville...
Volant...                         

This includes the following highways...
  Interstate 79 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 104 and 121.
  Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 11 and 32.

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 4112 8038 4127 8025 4121 7990 4097 8005
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 299DEG 23KT 4113 8016 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 12:21 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZArmstrong24 min
Jun 19, 4:56 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZAllegheny34 min
Jun 19, 5:11 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZWestmoreland34 min
Jun 19, 6:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZMercer26 min
Jun 19, 7:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZButler27 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.