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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

April 3, 2025Coshocton County, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this tornado warning at Apr 3, 2025, 2:42 AM EDT for Coshocton County, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. It was in force for 33 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
Apr 3, 2025, 2:42 AM EDT (06:42 UTC)
Expired
Apr 3, 2025, 3:15 AM EDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

Counties Coshocton County, OH, Tuscarawas County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:44 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 3, 12:56 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 135 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 00:00Z on 2025-04-03Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2025-04-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 440 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1404 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
440 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
673 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 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 Apr 3, 1:03 AM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 1:03 AM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 2:53 PM EDT, 11 hours 49 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
253 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025

OHZ041-050-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>022-029-031-073>078-WVZ001>004-012-
021-509>514-031900-
Columbiana-Jefferson OH-Mercer-Venango-Forest-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-Eastern Tucker-
253 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Severe weather is possible late tonight along an approaching cold
front. Damaging wind is expected to be the primary overnight hazard,
though hail and an embedded tornado may also be possible.

In addition, periodic heavy rainfall could result in localized
flooding at times late tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

A few storms could be severe early Thursday with the approach of a
cold front, and again later in the day if redevelopment occurs.
Damaging wind is expected to be the primary hazard, though hail and
a tornado are also be possible.

Rounds of heavy rainfall through the weekend will lead to river
rises and flooding concerns.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

OHZ039-040-048-049-057>059-068-069-031900-
Tuscarawas-Carroll-Coshocton-Harrison-Muskingum-Guernsey-Belmont-
Noble-Monroe-
253 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Ohio.

.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.

Severe weather is possible late tonight along an approaching cold
front. Damaging wind is expected to be the primary overnight hazard,
though hail and an embedded tornado may also be possible.

In addition, periodic heavy rainfall could result in localized
flooding at times late tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

Rounds of heavy rainfall through the weekend will lead to river
rises and flooding concerns.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MLB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 3, 3:47 AM EDTTornado WarningPBZGreene, Washington28 min
Apr 3, 3:50 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Beaver, Butler, Greene, Washington40 min
Apr 3, 4:28 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZFayette, Greene, Washington, Westmoreland62 min
Apr 3, 4:37 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Indiana, Jefferson and 2 more38 min
Apr 3, 4:43 AM EDTTornado WarningPBZFayette, Greene32 min
Apr 3, 5:29 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZFayette31 min
Apr 3, 6:41 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZMonongalia, Preston, Tucker32 min
Apr 3, 2:23 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZCarroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Muskingum, Noble, Tuscarawas52 min
Apr 3, 3:05 AM EDTTornado WarningPBZCoshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Muskingum, Tuscarawas25 min
Apr 3, 3:13 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBelmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison and 5 more42 min

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.