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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 87, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

June 30, 2021Brooke County, Ohio County, West Virginia; Washington County, Pennsylvania

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2021, 1:04 PM EDT for Brooke County, Ohio County, West Virginia; Washington County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 26 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 30, 2021, 1:04 PM EDT (17:04 UTC)
Expired
Jun 30, 2021, 1:30 PM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Washington County, PA, Brooke County, WV, Ohio County, WV

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:05 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 30, 11:47 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 44 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 2021-06-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 807 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 2021-06-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 71 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
807 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-49 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1240 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.2

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The text

As transmitted.

874 
WUUS51 KPBZ 301704
SVRPBZ
PAC125-WVC009-069-301730-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.SV.W.0087.210630T1704Z-210630T1730Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
104 PM EDT Wed Jun 30 2021

The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Washington County in southwestern Pennsylvania...
  Ohio County in northern West Virginia...
  Brooke County in northern West Virginia...

* Until 130 PM EDT.

* At 104 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Valley Grove,
  moving east 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...
  Washington...                     West Liberty...
  Triadelphia...                    Valley Grove...
  Wolfdale...                       McGovern...
  East Washington...                Houston...
  Bethany...                        Claysville...
  Windsor Heights...                West Alexander...

This includes the following highways...
  Interstate 70 in West Virginia between mile markers 10 and 14.
  Interstate 70 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 20.
  Interstate 79 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 27 and 42.

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 4006 8064 4020 8066 4029 8023 4007 8017
TIME...MOT...LOC 1704Z 265DEG 23KT 4012 8056 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
2 follow-up statements
650 
WWUS51 KPBZ 301715
SVSPBZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
115 PM EDT Wed Jun 30 2021

PAC125-WVC009-069-301730-
/O.CON.KPBZ.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-210630T1730Z/
Washington PA-Ohio WV-Brooke WV-
115 PM EDT Wed Jun 30 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...OHIO AND BROOKE COUNTIES...

At 115 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Valley Grove,
moving east 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...
Washington...                     Valley Grove...
Wolfdale...                       McGovern...
East Washington...                Houston...
Bethany...                        Claysville...
West Alexander...                 Taylorstown...
Green Hills...                    Meadow Lands...

This includes the following highways...
  Interstate 70 in West Virginia between mile markers 12 and 14.
  Interstate 70 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 20.
  Interstate 79 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 27 and 42.

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 4006 8056 4020 8057 4029 8023 4007 8017
TIME...MOT...LOC 1715Z 265DEG 23KT 4013 8046 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
407 
WWUS51 KPBZ 301729
SVSPBZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
129 PM EDT Wed Jun 30 2021

PAC125-WVC009-069-301739-
/O.EXP.KPBZ.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-210630T1730Z/
Washington PA-Ohio WV-Brooke WV-
129 PM EDT Wed Jun 30 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...OHIO
AND BROOKE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 130 PM 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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
southwestern Pennsylvania...and northern West Virginia. A Severe
Thunderstorm Watch also remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
southwestern Pennsylvania...and northern West Virginia.

LAT...LON 4006 8056 4020 8057 4029 8023 4007 8017
TIME...MOT...LOC 1729Z 265DEG 23KT 4013 8039 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 30, 12:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZBrooke, Ohio50 min
Jun 30, 1:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZOhio31 min
Jun 30, 1:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBrooke, Marshall, Ohio34 min
Jun 30, 2:14 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZBrooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio2 hr
Jun 30, 2:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBrooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio49 min
Jun 30, 3:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZHancock26 min
Jun 30, 4:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZMonongalia, Preston31 min
Jun 30, 5:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZHancock34 min
Jun 30, 5:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZHancock47 min
Jun 29, 8:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZMercer, Venango118 min
Jun 30, 12:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZAllegheny34 min
Jun 30, 1:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Washington, Westmoreland24 min
Jun 30, 1:19 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZAllegheny, Washington, Westmoreland3 hr
Jun 30, 1:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Washington, Westmoreland52 min
Jun 30, 1:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZIndiana23 min
Jun 30, 2:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZIndiana, Westmoreland42 min
Jun 30, 2:12 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZAllegheny, Beaver, Washington, Westmoreland3 hr
Jun 30, 2:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZIndiana38 min
Jun 30, 2:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Beaver, Washington34 min
Jun 30, 2:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZIndiana, Westmoreland45 min
Jun 30, 3:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZArmstrong27 min
Jun 30, 3:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZGreene32 min
Jun 30, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZFayette31 min
Jun 30, 3:32 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZArmstrong, Indiana3 hr
Jun 30, 3:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZForest25 min
Jun 30, 3:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZFayette23 min
Jun 30, 3:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZJefferson35 min
Jun 30, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZButler31 min
Jun 30, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZMercer25 min
Jun 30, 5:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZLawrence34 min
Jun 30, 6:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZAllegheny46 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.