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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this tornado warning at May 8, 2024, 3:09 AM EDT for Indiana County, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 12 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 8, 2024, 3:09 AM EDT (07:09 UTC)
- Expired
- May 8, 2024, 3:21 AM EDT
- In force
- 12 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Indiana County, PA, Westmoreland County, PA
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 9:17 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 70 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
- 122 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 900 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at May 8, 1:20 AM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 8, 1:20 AM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 120 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Severe thunderstorms are expected in Ohio tonight with showers and isolated severe thunderstorms spreading across the rest of the area late tonight. More showers and thunderstorms are expected early Thursday. Cooler and unsettled weather is expected this weekend. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 10 AM THIS MORNING/... KEY MESSAGES: - Severe potential persist through the early morning. - All modes of severe weather (large hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, and flooding) are possible with these storms. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Current conditions across the area highlight lingering MU CAPE is still roughly around 1000 J/Kg but the overall shear is still substantial enough for thunderstorm development for tornado development as well as damaging winds. These cells are still expected to continue to move east into the PA counties and the OH counties will need to be dropped soon. Further extension into PA is probable. && .SHORT TERM /10 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY/... KEY MESSAGES: - Brief ridging will allow for dry weather with sunshine on Wednesday. - Additional storms are possible late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning, but highest severe probabilities are well south of the forecast area. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Weak ridging brings quiet weather on Wednesday into Wednesday night. However another trough with 50 to 70 meter height falls pushes a low pressure area up Ohio Valley with a surge of warm advection showers and thunderstorms. While these could be severe, odds favor the strong instability to be well south of forecast area. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... KEY MESSAGES: - Ensembles suggest a wet pattern into the weekend. - Cooler temperatures arrive by late week with highs in the 60s this weekend. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Strong height falls on Friday usher in a cooler pattern with a long wave trough position in the east. Showers are likely on a daily basis into the weekend but especially on Saturday as a 100 meter height fall center pushes across Ohio in the afternoon. Temperatures Friday through Sunday will be 5-10 degrees below the seasonal normal of about 70 this time of year. Some moderation of temperatures is likely Monday and Tuesday as heights rise and flow turns from northwest to more westerly, though there is a possibility of another trough dropping over the northeast on Tuesday keeping things a bit cooler than currently forecast. && .AVIATION /05Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... VFR conditions are in place at the start of the TAF period. Main concern is convection that will move through during the late evening/early overnight period as shear and instability increases ahead of a prefrontal trough. Have timed the period of greatest concern using two-hour TEMPO groups through the TAF sites...02-04Z at ZZV, 04-06Z at FKL/HLG/PIT/AGC/BVI, 05-07Z at MGW/LBE, and 06-08Z at DUJ. ZZV is under the gun for the strongest storms, and hit the visibility and wind possibilities hardest here, with 45 knot gusts possible as well as some hail. Storms are expected to weaken as they progress into western PA/northern WV, and thus have slowly decreasing visibility impact with time. Behind the main line, MVFR ceilings will linger for several hours. Weak ridging building into the region will bring VFR countdowns back to the region by late morning on Wednesday. .Outlook... Restrictions with showers and storms are likely early Thursday through Friday with crossing low pressure. && .PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...None. OH...None. WV...None. && SYNOPSIS...Shallenberger NEAR TERM...Shallenberger SHORT TERM...Craven LONG TERM...Craven AVIATION...CL
Hazardous weather outlook, May 7, 9:46 PM EDT, 5 hours 23 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 946 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 PAZ007-013-014-020-021-029-031-073>076-WVZ021-509>514-090200- Mercer-Lawrence-Butler-Beaver-Allegheny-Washington-Greene- Westmoreland-Higher Elevations of Westmoreland-Fayette- Higher Elevations of Fayette-Marion-Monongalia- Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston-Preston- Eastern Preston-Western Tucker-Eastern Tucker- 946 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Isolated severe storms may once again develop early Thursday morning with a crossing disturbance, though it is possible severe weather will stay south of the area. .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-WVZ001>004-012-090200- Tuscarawas-Carroll-Columbiana-Coshocton-Harrison-Jefferson OH- Muskingum-Guernsey-Belmont-Noble-Monroe-Hancock-Brooke-Ohio-Marshall- Wetzel- 946 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 ...TORNADO WATCH 199 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Ohio, and northern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. Weakening severe storms are expected to advance through the region tonight into early Wednesday morning. Large hail is possible, and isolated damaging winds, a brief tornado, or flooding can not be ruled out. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Strong storms and possible a severe storm is possible along and south of I-70 Wednesday night into Thursday morning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will likely be needed. PAZ008-009-015-016-022-077-078-090200- Venango-Forest-Clarion-Jefferson PA-Armstrong-Indiana- Higher Elevations of Indiana- 946 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Pennsylvania and western Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. Shallenberger
In the hours before
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Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| May 8, 12:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Beaver | 45 min |
| May 8, 12:36 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Beaver | 39 min |
| May 8, 12:55 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Beaver, Washington | 35 min |
| May 8, 1:26 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Beaver, Washington | 34 min |
| May 8, 1:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Beaver, Fayette, Washington, Westmoreland | 37 min |
| May 8, 1:48 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Beaver, Washington, Westmoreland | 3 hr |
| May 8, 2:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Indiana, Jefferson | 46 min |
| May 8, 2:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Westmoreland | 46 min |
| May 8, 3:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Fayette, Indiana, Westmoreland | 28 min |
| May 8, 1:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Brooke, Marshall, Ohio | 53 min |
| May 7, 11:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Carroll, Columbiana | 45 min |
| May 7, 11:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Coshocton, Muskingum | 42 min |
| May 8, 12:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Muskingum, Tuscarawas | 47 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.