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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 83, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

June 21, 2021Marion County, Monongalia County, Preston County, West Virginia

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2021, 6:07 PM EDT for Marion County, Monongalia County, Preston County, West Virginia. It was in force for 23 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 21, 2021, 6:07 PM EDT (22:07 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2021, 6:30 PM EDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Marion County, WV, Monongalia County, WV, Preston County, WV

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 21, 6:25 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGMorgantown, WVMULTIPLE TREES DOWN.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 21, 12:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 104 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 2021-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 931 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 2021-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 260 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
931 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
988 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
260 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
277 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.0
Supercell composite
5.1

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The text

As transmitted.

003 
WUUS51 KPBZ 212207
SVRPBZ
WVC049-061-077-212230-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.SV.W.0083.210621T2207Z-210621T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
607 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Monongalia County in northern West Virginia...
  Northwestern Preston County in northeastern West Virginia...
  Eastern Marion County in northern West Virginia...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 607 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Westover,
  moving east at 50 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...                     Fairmont...
  Westover...                       Kingwood...
  Star City...                      Pleasant Valley...
  Winfield...                       Granville...
  Brookhaven...                     Cassville...
  Rivesville...                     Reedsville...

This includes the following highways...
  Interstate 68 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 24.
  Interstate 79 in West Virginia between mile markers 137 and 156.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Wind damage with this storm will occur before any rain or lightning.
Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover.

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 3942 8013 3966 8017 3972 7962 3942 7961
      3942 7989 3944 7990 3945 7994 3942 8000
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 265DEG 46KT 3958 8001 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
654 
WWUS51 KPBZ 212218
SVSPBZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
618 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

WVC049-061-077-212230-
/O.CON.KPBZ.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-210621T2230Z/
Monongalia WV-Preston WV-Marion WV-
618 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN MONONGALIA...NORTHWESTERN PRESTON AND SOUTHEASTERN MARION
COUNTIES...

At 617 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Brookhaven, or
near Morgantown, moving east at 55 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...                     Westover...
Kingwood...                       Star City...
Granville...                      Brookhaven...
Cassville...                      Reedsville...
Masontown...                      Albright...
Brandonville...                   Bruceton Mills...

This includes the following highways...
  Interstate 68 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 24.
  Interstate 79 in West Virginia between mile markers 143 and 156.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Wind damage with this storm will occur before any rain or lightning.
Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover.

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 3942 8004 3967 8006 3972 7962 3942 7961
      3942 7989 3944 7990 3945 7994 3942 8000
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 265DEG 46KT 3959 7983 

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 1:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZMarion36 min
Jun 21, 1:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZPreston24 min
Jun 21, 1:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZHancock48 min
Jun 21, 2:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZPreston22 min
Jun 21, 2:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZHancock24 min
Jun 21, 2:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZHancock23 min
Jun 21, 3:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBrooke, Hancock, Ohio30 min
Jun 21, 3:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBrooke, Ohio46 min
Jun 21, 3:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBrooke, Marshall, Ohio37 min
Jun 21, 4:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZMarshall, Monongalia, Ohio, Wetzel41 min
Jun 21, 4:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZMarshall29 min
Jun 21, 5:05 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZMarshall3 hr
Jun 21, 5:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZMarion, Monongalia, Preston, Wetzel3 hr
Jun 21, 5:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZMarion, Monongalia34 min
Jun 21, 6:12 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZMarshall, Ohio2 hr
Jun 21, 6:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZPreston34 min
Jun 21, 6:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZBrooke, Marshall, Ohio2 hr
Jun 21, 6:56 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZMonongalia2 hr
Jun 21, 7:46 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZMarion, Monongalia, Preston, Wetzel3 hr

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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.