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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

March 1, 2021Monongalia County, Preston County, Tucker County, West Virginia; Fayette County, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this wind advisory at Mar 1, 2021, 12:16 PM EST for Monongalia County, Preston County, Tucker County, West Virginia; Fayette County, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Mar 1, 2021, 2:00 PM EST. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 1, 2021, 12:16 PM EST (17:16 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 1, 2021, 2:00 PM EST
Expired
Mar 1, 2021, 6:47 PM EST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Pittsburgh, PA

Counties Fayette County, PA, Westmoreland County, PA, Monongalia County, WV, Preston County, WV, Tucker County, WV

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 88 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 2021-03-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-03-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -136 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
600 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
116 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-136 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

354 
WWUS71 KPBZ 011716
NPWPBZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
1216 PM EST Mon Mar 1 2021

PAZ074-076-WVZ510>514-020130-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.WI.Y.0001.210301T1900Z-210302T0900Z/
Higher Elevations of Westmoreland-Higher Elevations of Fayette-
Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston-Preston-
Eastern Preston-Western Tucker-Eastern Tucker-
Including the cities of Ligonier, Donegal, Champion, Ohiopyle, 
Coopers Rock, Kingwood, Bruceton Mills, Terra Alta, Rowlesburg, 
Hazelton, Parsons, Hendricks, Saint George, Davis, Thomas, 
and Canaan Valley
1216 PM EST Mon Mar 1 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph
  expected. A few gusts of up to 50 MPH possible, especially on
  the highest peaks.

* WHERE...In Pennsylvania, Higher Elevations of Westmoreland and 
  Higher Elevations of Fayette Counties. In West Virginia, 
  Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston, 
  Preston, Eastern Preston, Western Tucker and Eastern Tucker 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until 4 AM EST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Due
  to the saturated soil, small trees may be toppled by the wind. 
  A few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
535 
WWUS71 KPBZ 012347
NPWPBZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
647 PM EST Mon Mar 1 2021

PAZ074-076-WVZ510>514-020100-
/O.CAN.KPBZ.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210302T0900Z/
Higher Elevations of Westmoreland-Higher Elevations of Fayette-
Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston-Preston-
Eastern Preston-Western Tucker-Eastern Tucker-
Including the cities of Ligonier, Donegal, Champion, Ohiopyle, 
Coopers Rock, Kingwood, Bruceton Mills, Terra Alta, Rowlesburg, 
Hazelton, Parsons, Hendricks, Saint George, Davis, Thomas, 
and Canaan Valley
647 PM EST Mon Mar 1 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Gusty winds have begun to slacken this evening. Therefore, the 
wind advisory has been cancelled.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 1, 12:35 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZMarion, Marshall, Monongalia, Wetzel8 hr
Mar 1, 5:27 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZMonongalia, Preston8 hr
Mar 1, 2:40 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZAllegheny, Westmoreland10 hr

Nearby

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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.