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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

July 13, 2021Jefferson County, Ohio

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this special weather statement at Jul 13, 2021, 2:33 PM EDT for Jefferson County, Ohio. It was in force for 27 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: Jul 13, 2021, 2:33 PM EDT (18:33 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 2021, 3:00 PM EDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Pittsburgh, PA

County Jefferson County, OH

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 66 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: 107 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -136 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 980 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 84 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 158 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.5

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Pittsburgh, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 13, 1:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 1:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 1:43 PM EDT, 50 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
143 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021

OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007-008-013-014-020-021-029-
031-WVZ001>004-012-021-509>514-141745-
Tuscarawas-Carroll-Columbiana-Coshocton-Harrison-Jefferson OH-
Muskingum-Guernsey-Belmont-Noble-Monroe-Mercer-Venango-Lawrence-
Butler-Beaver-Allegheny-Washington-Greene-Hancock-Brooke-Ohio-
Marshall-Wetzel-Marion-Monongalia-
Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston-Preston-
Eastern Preston-Western Tucker-Eastern Tucker-
143 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Ohio, northwest
Pennsylvania, southwest Pennsylvania, western Pennsylvania,
northern West Virginia and the northern panhandle of West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Isolated severe storms are possible with the threat for damaging
wind gusts. Storms may also produce briefly heavy downpours which
could lead to localized flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

PAZ009-015-016-022-023-073>076-141745-
Forest-Clarion-Jefferson PA-Armstrong-Indiana-Westmoreland-
Higher Elevations of Westmoreland-Fayette-
Higher Elevations of Fayette-
143 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 375 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Pennsylvania,
southwest Pennsylvania and western Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 13, 11:55 AM EDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1155 AM EDT TUE JUL 13 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0430 AM     TSTM WND DMG     LINCOLN PLACE           40.37N  79.92W
07/13/2021                   ALLEGHENY          PA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES AND WIRES DOWN ALONG BAUSMAN ST IN LINCOLN PLACE.

0435 AM     TSTM WND DMG     EXPORT                  40.42N  79.62W
07/13/2021                   WESTMORELAND       PA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN

&&

EVENT NUMBER PBZ2101937
EVENT NUMBER PBZ2101938

MPK

Local storm report, Jul 13, 12:21 PM EDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1221 PM EDT TUE JUL 13 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0404 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 W HOUSTON             40.25N  80.27W
07/13/2021                   WASHINGTON         PA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES AND POWER LINES REPORTED DOWN IN VICINITY OF
            CHARTIERS.

&&

EVENT NUMBER PBZ2101939

FLH

Local storm report, Jul 13, 12:23 PM EDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1223 PM EDT TUE JUL 13 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0404 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CECIL                   40.33N  80.17W
07/13/2021                   WASHINGTON         PA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES AND POWER LINES REPORTED IN IN VICINITY OF CECIL.

&&

EVENT NUMBER PBZ2101940

FLH

Special weather statement, Jul 13, 2:33 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
233 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021

OHZ049-050-059-131900-
Jefferson-Harrison-Belmont-
233 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WIND WILL AFFECT
EASTERN HARRISON...SOUTHERN JEFFERSON AND NORTH CENTRAL BELMONT
COUNTIES...

At 233 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Cadiz, moving
northeast at 50 mph.

Wind gusts up to 55 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Steubenville...                   Cadiz...
Wintersville...                   Hopedale...
Smithfield...                     Adena...
Dillonvale...                     Richmond...
Mount Pleasant...                 New Athens...
New Alexandria...                 Harrisville...

LAT...LON 4008 8096 4027 8107 4049 8082 4039 8066
      4026 8065
TIME...MOT...LOC 1833Z 214DEG 42KT 4029 8093

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 12, 8:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Venango	30 min
Jul 13, 3:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Washington	37 min
Jul 13, 3:37 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Washington	22 min
Jul 13, 3:53 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Allegheny	37 min
Jul 13, 4:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Westmoreland	24 min
Jul 13, 4:10 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Allegheny, Westmoreland	35 min
Jul 13, 4:17 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Armstrong	28 min
Jul 13, 4:41 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Indiana	34 min
Jul 13, 5:24 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Indiana	36 min
Jul 13, 3:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Lawrence	26 min
Jul 13, 3:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Butler, Lawrence, Mercer	31 min
Jul 13, 3:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Mercer	35 min
Jul 13, 3:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Butler, Mercer, Venango	39 min
Jul 13, 3:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler	51 min
Jul 13, 4:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Forest, Mercer, Venango	40 min
Jul 13, 4:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Venango	49 min
Jul 13, 4:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Beaver, Butler, Lawrence	31 min
Jul 13, 4:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Armstrong, Clarion, Indiana, Jefferson	50 min
Jul 13, 4:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Venango	34 min
Jul 13, 4:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Armstrong, Clarion, Forest, Jefferson, Venango	43 min
Jul 13, 4:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Indiana, Westmoreland	40 min
Jul 13, 5:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Clarion, Forest, Venango	45 min
Jul 13, 5:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Clarion, Jefferson	52 min
Jul 13, 5:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Clarion, Forest, Jefferson, Venango	48 min
Jul 13, 5:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Indiana, Jefferson, Westmoreland	50 min
Jul 13, 5:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Allegheny, Fayette, Greene, Washington, Westmoreland	28 min
Jul 13, 6:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Indiana, Jefferson, Westmoreland	37 min
Jul 13, 6:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Fayette, Westmoreland	31 min
Jul 13, 6:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Armstrong, Indiana, Westmoreland	32 min
Jul 13, 2:15 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PBZ	Marshall	30 min
Jul 13, 6:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PBZ	Preston	32 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.