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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this tornado warning at Jul 29, 2021, 4:53 PM EDT for Belmont County, Harrison County, Jefferson County, Ohio; Brooke County, West Virginia. It was in force for 22 min. 4 reports 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
- Jul 29, 2021, 4:53 PM EDT (20:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 29, 2021, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 22 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Belmont County, OH, Harrison County, OH, Jefferson County, OH, Brooke County, WV
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:55 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 4:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Harrisville, OH | A FEW TREES DOWN. |
| Jul 29, 4:55 PM EDT | TORNADO | New Athens, OH | TORNADO SPOTTED HEADING FROM NEW ATHENS TOWARD HARRISVILLE. REPORT OF A HOUSE OUT IN THE ROAD IN NEW ATHENS. |
| Jul 29, 4:55 PM EDT | TORNADO | New Athens, OH | NWS SURVEY TEAM OBSERVED EF2 TORNADO DAMAGE IN THE TOWN OF NEW ATHENS, OH, WHERE DAMAGE TO RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES WAS OBSERVED. HARDWOOD TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. TIME BASED ON RADAR. |
| Jul 29, 4:57 PM EDT | TORNADO | New Athens, OH | NWS SURVEY TEAM DETECTED EF1 TORNADO DAMAGE EAST OF NEW ATHENS, OH WHERE ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION LINES WERE SNAPPED, HARDWOOD TREES UPROOTED AND SNAPPED, AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO FARM OUTBUILDINGS OCCURRED. TIME BASED ON RADAR. |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 75 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 136 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1222 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
981
WFUS51 KPBZ 292053
TORPBZ
OHC013-067-081-WVC009-292115-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.TO.W.0010.210729T2053Z-210729T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
453 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Harrison County in east central Ohio...
Southwestern Jefferson County in east central Ohio...
Northeastern Belmont County in east central Ohio...
Brooke County in northern West Virginia...
* Until 515 PM EDT.
* At 453 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Cadiz, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
St. Clairsville around 515 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include New
Athens, Rayland, Neffs, Mount Pleasant, Adena, Dillonvale,
Harrisville and Yorkville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Please report severe weather by calling 412-262-1988, posting to
the NWS Pittsburgh Facebook page, or using Twitter @NWSPITTSBURGH.
&&
LAT...LON 4022 8106 4028 8101 4022 8066 3999 8085
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 301DEG 15KT 4022 8099
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$1 follow-up statement
646
WWUS51 KPBZ 292105
SVSPBZ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
505 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021
OHC013-067-081-WVC009-292115-
/O.CON.KPBZ.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210729T2115Z/
Harrison OH-Jefferson OH-Belmont OH-Brooke WV-
505 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HARRISON...SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON...NORTHEASTERN BELMONT
AND BROOKE COUNTIES...
At 505 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Cadiz, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar-size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
St. Clairsville around 520 PM EDT.
Tiltonsville around 530 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Rayland, Neffs, Mount Pleasant, Adena, Dillonvale, Harrisville, New
Athens and Yorkville.
This includes Interstate 70 in Ohio between mile markers 216 and 222.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Please report severe weather by calling 412-262-1988, posting to
the NWS Pittsburgh Facebook page, or using Twitter @NWSPITTSBURGH.
&&
LAT...LON 4016 8101 4026 8093 4022 8066 3999 8085
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 301DEG 15KT 4019 8093
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Muskingum | 27 min |
| Jul 29, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Coshocton, Guernsey, Muskingum | 44 min |
| Jul 29, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Columbiana | 25 min |
| Jul 29, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Guernsey, Monroe, Muskingum, Noble | 48 min |
| Jul 29, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Guernsey | 45 min |
| Jul 29, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Harrison | 25 min |
| Jul 29, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Carroll, Columbiana, Jefferson | 45 min |
| Jul 29, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Harrison, Jefferson | 14 min |
| Jul 29, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Monroe, Noble | 36 min |
| Jul 29, 5:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Carroll, Columbiana, Jefferson | 13 min |
| Jul 29, 5:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Carroll, Columbiana, Jefferson | 16 min |
| Jul 29, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Jefferson | 36 min |
| Jul 29, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Harrison, Jefferson | 47 min |
| Jul 29, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Monroe, Noble | 38 min |
| Jul 29, 5:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Jefferson | 21 min |
| Jul 29, 5:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Jefferson | 31 min |
| Jul 29, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Harrison, Jefferson | 48 min |
| Jul 29, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Harrison, Jefferson | 24 min |
| Jul 29, 5:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Marshall, Ohio | 27 min |
| Jul 29, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Preston | 52 min |
| Jul 29, 6:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia | 28 min |
| Jul 29, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Ohio | 45 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.