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Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

April 2, 20245 counties in West Virginia; 11 counties in Ohio

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this flash flood warning at Apr 2, 2024, 3:52 PM EDT for 5 counties in West Virginia; 11 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 10 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 2, 2024, 3:52 PM EDT (19:52 UTC)
Expired
Apr 3, 2024, 1:45 AM EDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Belmont County, OH, Carroll County, OH, Columbiana County, OH, Coshocton County, OH, Guernsey County, OH, Harrison County, OH, Jefferson County, OH, Monroe County, OH, Muskingum County, OH, Noble County, OH, Tuscarawas County, OH, Brooke County, WV, Hancock County, WV, Marshall County, WV, Ohio County, WV, Wetzel County, WV

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:55 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 87 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 2024-04-02Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2024-04-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 16 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
742 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
329 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning 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 flash flood warning went out at Apr 2, 3:38 PM EDT, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 3:38 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 2:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
215 PM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024

PAZ007>009-031815-
Mercer-Venango-Forest-
215 PM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

A severe weather risk increases tonight with large hail, damaging
wind gusts and locally heavy rainfall expected.

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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ013>016-020>022-029-031-
073>078-WVZ001>004-012-021-509>513-031815-
Tuscarawas-Carroll-Columbiana-Coshocton-Harrison-Jefferson OH-
Muskingum-Guernsey-Belmont-Noble-Monroe-Lawrence-Butler-Clarion-
Jefferson PA-Beaver-Allegheny-Armstrong-Washington-Greene-
Westmoreland-Higher Elevations of Westmoreland-Fayette-
Higher Elevations of Fayette-Indiana-Higher Elevations of Indiana-
Hancock-Brooke-Ohio-Marshall-Wetzel-Marion-Monongalia-
Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston-Preston-
Eastern Preston-Western Tucker-
215 PM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Ohio, western
Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia.

.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.

   Flood Watch.

A severe weather risk increases tonight. Tornadoes, large hail, and
damaging wind gusts are expected. Locally heavy rainfall and flash
flooding are also expected. Mainstem river flooding is also expected.

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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

WVZ514-031815-
Eastern Tucker-
215 PM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern West Virginia.

.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.

   Flood Watch.

A severe weather risk increases tonight. Tornadoes, large hail, and
damaging wind gusts are expected. Locally heavy rainfall and flash
flooding are also expected.

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

Snow showers are expected Wednesday night through Friday morning with
total accumulations of 3 to 5 inches. Accumulations are most likely
during the nighttime hours.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

CRAVEN

In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 2, 8:35 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZAllegheny, Washington7 hr
Apr 2, 9:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZAllegheny34 min
Apr 2, 9:57 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPBZIndiana, Westmoreland42 hr
Apr 2, 9:58 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZAllegheny, Beaver, Greene, Washington6 hr
Apr 2, 10:50 AM EDTRiver Flood WatchPBZBeaver69 hr
Apr 2, 10:50 AM EDTRiver Flood WatchPBZAllegheny, Westmoreland13 hr
Apr 2, 10:50 AM EDTRiver Flood WatchPBZBeaver65 hr
Apr 2, 10:50 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPBZFayette47 hr
Apr 2, 10:54 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZAllegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Westmoreland6 hr
Apr 2, 11:05 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZAllegheny, Beaver, Butler9 hr
Apr 2, 11:33 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZArmstrong, Indiana, Jefferson3 hr
Apr 2, 11:41 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZAllegheny, Fayette, Greene, Washington, Westmoreland4 hr
Apr 2, 2:18 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZBeaver, Butler, Lawrence6 hr
Apr 2, 2:28 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZArmstrong, Indiana, Jefferson, Westmoreland6 hr
Apr 2, 5:14 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZAllegheny, Armstrong, Westmoreland2 hr
Apr 2, 3:43 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZBrooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio4 hr
Apr 2, 7:49 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZBrooke, Hancock, Ohio8 hr
Apr 2, 10:50 AM EDTRiver Flood WatchPBZBrooke3 days
Apr 2, 10:50 AM EDTRiver Flood WatchPBZTyler, Wetzel3 days
Apr 2, 10:50 AM EDTRiver Flood WatchPBZMarshall3 days
Apr 2, 10:50 AM EDTRiver Flood WatchPBZHancock69 hr
Apr 2, 10:50 AM EDTRiver Flood WatchPBZOhio3 days
Apr 2, 12:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZPreston, Tucker44 min
Apr 2, 4:27 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZMarion, Monongalia, Wetzel2 hr
Apr 2, 4:51 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZMarion, Monongalia, Preston, Tucker114 min
Apr 2, 5:13 PM EDTRiver Flood WatchPBZMarshall3 days
Apr 2, 5:13 PM EDTRiver Flood WatchPBZOhio3 days
Apr 2, 5:14 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPBZTuscarawas11 days
Apr 2, 5:16 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPBZGuernsey5 days
Apr 2, 5:17 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPBZCoshocton11 days
Apr 2, 7:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPBZMuskingum49 min
Apr 2, 10:50 AM EDTRiver Flood WatchPBZColumbiana70 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2024Flash Flood Warnings in West Virginia, 2024Every flash flood warning in 2024

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.