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Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 16, 2024, 3:02 AM EST for Fayette County, Indiana County, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania; 5 counties in West Virginia; 4 counties in Ohio. It took effect at Feb 16, 2024, 6:19 PM EST. It was in force for 13 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
- Feb 16, 2024, 3:02 AM EST (08:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 16, 2024, 6:19 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2024, 7:00 AM EST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Counties Coshocton County, OH, Harrison County, OH, Jefferson County, OH, Tuscarawas County, OH, Fayette County, PA, Indiana County, PA, Westmoreland County, PA, Brooke County, WV, Hancock County, WV, Monongalia County, WV, Preston County, WV, Tucker County, WV
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Feb 16, 1:08 AM EST, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 1:08 AM EST, 1 hour 54 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 1218 PM EST Thu Feb 15 2024 OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>022-029- 031-073-075-077-WVZ001>004-012-021-509-161730- Tuscarawas-Carroll-Columbiana-Coshocton-Harrison-Jefferson OH- Muskingum-Guernsey-Belmont-Noble-Monroe-Mercer-Venango-Forest- Lawrence-Butler-Clarion-Jefferson PA-Beaver-Allegheny-Armstrong- Washington-Greene-Westmoreland-Fayette-Indiana-Hancock-Brooke-Ohio- Marshall-Wetzel-Marion-Monongalia- 1218 PM EST Thu Feb 15 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Light snow is forecast Friday night into Saturday. The probability of accumulation greater than two inches is between 40 to 50 percent. Snow showers and a possible brief squalls are possible along I-80 on Saturday. This could lead to brief white out conditions and create potential hazardous travel. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. PAZ074-076-078-WVZ510-511-513-161730- Higher Elevations of Westmoreland-Higher Elevations of Fayette- Higher Elevations of Indiana- Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston-Preston- Western Tucker- 1218 PM EST Thu Feb 15 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Pennsylvania, western Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Wind gusts in excess of 40 mph will be possible this afternoon into Friday morning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Accumulating snowfall of 2 to 4 inches is possible Friday night into Saturday morning. The probability of snowfall greater than 3 inches is 50-70%. Spotter activation may be needed. WVZ512-514-161730- Eastern Preston-Eastern Tucker- 1218 PM EST Thu Feb 15 2024 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Wind gusts in excess of 40 mph will be possible this afternoon into Friday morning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. A Winter Storm Watch is in effect from 7PM Friday through 7AM Saturday. Accumulating snowfall in excess of 6 inches is possible Friday night into Saturday morning. The heaviest snowfall and rates potentially up to 0.5"-0.75"/hr will occur between 9PM Friday through 3AM Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. MLB
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 15, 9:02 PM EST, 6 hours before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 3:02 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | PBZ | Fayette, Westmoreland | 11 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:02 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Allegheny, Armstrong, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 16, 5:52 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Allegheny | 38 min |
| Feb 16, 5:27 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Harrison, Jefferson | 48 min |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in West Virginia, 2024Winter Storm Warnings in Ohio, 2024Winter Storm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2024Every winter storm 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.