Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Tornado Warnings in 2021
Tornado Warning 8, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this tornado warning at Jul 11, 2021, 4:41 PM EDT for Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 14 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 11, 2021, 4:41 PM EDT (20:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 11, 2021, 4:55 PM EDT
- In force
- 14 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Jefferson County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:43 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -180 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 979 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
881
WFUS51 KPBZ 112041
TORPBZ
PAC065-112115-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.TO.W.0008.210711T2041Z-210711T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
441 PM EDT Sun Jul 11 2021
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Jefferson County in west central Pennsylvania...
* Until 515 PM EDT.
* At 441 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Brockway, or near DuBois, moving east at 25 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...
Brockway around 450 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Falls
Creek.
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 4120 7877 4114 7880 4115 7886 4120 7892
4127 7876 4126 7874 4123 7874 4123 7871
4120 7871
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 252DEG 20KT 4119 7883
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Brown2 follow-up statements
467
WWUS51 KPBZ 112048
SVSPBZ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
448 PM EDT Sun Jul 11 2021
PAC065-112115-
/O.CON.KPBZ.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210711T2115Z/
Jefferson PA-
448 PM EDT Sun Jul 11 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY...
At 447 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Brockway, or near DuBois, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Jefferson County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Please report severe weather by calling 412-262-1988, posting to
the NWS Pittsburgh Facebook page, or using Twitter @NWSPITTSBURGH.
&&
LAT...LON 4118 7878 4118 7879 4123 7882 4127 7875
4126 7874 4123 7874 4123 7871 4120 7871
4120 7877
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 252DEG 20KT 4120 7878
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Brown004
WWUS51 KPBZ 112055
SVSPBZ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
455 PM EDT Sun Jul 11 2021
PAC065-112104-
/O.CAN.KPBZ.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210711T2115Z/
Jefferson PA-
455 PM EDT Sun Jul 11 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
west central Pennsylvania.
LAT...LON 4118 7878 4118 7879 4123 7882 4127 7875
4126 7874 4123 7874 4123 7871 4120 7871
4120 7877
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 252DEG 20KT 4121 7872
$$
BrownThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Armstrong | 29 min |
| Jul 11, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Indiana, Westmoreland | 34 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.