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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 11, 2026, 3:24 PM EDT for Belmont County, Monroe County, Noble County, Ohio. It was in force for 21 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
- Mar 11, 2026, 3:24 PM EDT (19:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 11, 2026, 3:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 21 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Belmont County, OH, Monroe County, OH, Noble County, OH
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 10:35 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 213 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 632 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 321 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 312 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Mar 11, 3:22 PM EDT, 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 11, 3:22 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 231 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026 PAZ007>009-013>016-020-022-121845- Mercer-Venango-Forest-Lawrence-Butler-Clarion-Jefferson PA-Beaver- Armstrong- 231 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Showers and thunderstorms with strong wind gusts should end this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Strong wind gusts are possible Friday with probability of exceeding Wind Advisory criteria (46 mph) around 50-70%. Wind headlines may be needed. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. WVZ514-121845- Eastern Tucker- 231 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026 ...TORNADO WATCH 45 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT 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. Tornado Watch. Showers and thunderstorms thunderstorms will develop by this evening with a cold front. Some storms may be strong to severe. Damaging wind gusts will be the main threat, though tornadoes are possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Strong wind gusts are possible Friday with probability of exceeding High Wind Warning criteria (58 mph) around 50-90%. Wind headlines may be needed. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. PAZ021-029-031-073>078-WVZ021-509-510-121845- Allegheny-Washington-Greene-Westmoreland- Higher Elevations of Westmoreland-Fayette- Higher Elevations of Fayette-Indiana-Higher Elevations of Indiana- Marion-Monongalia- Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston- 231 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026 ...TORNADO WATCH 45 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Pennsylvania, 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. Tornado Watch. Flood Watch. Showers and thunderstorms will continue into this evening. Some storms may be severe with heavy rainfall and flooding possible. Damaging wind gusts will be the main threat, though tornadoes are possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Strong wind gusts are possible Friday with probability of exceeding Wind Advisory criteria (46 mph) around 50-70%. Wind headlines may be needed. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. OHZ049-050-057>059-068-069-WVZ002>004-012-121845- Harrison-Jefferson OH-Muskingum-Guernsey-Belmont-Noble-Monroe-Brooke- Ohio-Marshall-Wetzel- 231 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026 ...TORNADO WATCH 42 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Ohio, 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. Tornado Watch. Flood Watch. Showers and thunderstorms will continue into this evening. Some storms may be severe with heavy rainfall and flooding possible. Damaging wind gusts will be the main threat, though tornadoes are possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Strong wind gusts are possible Friday with probability of exceeding Wind Advisory criteria (46 mph) around 50-70%. Wind headlines may be needed. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. WVZ001-121845- Hancock- 231 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026 ...TORNADO WATCH 42 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... 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. Tornado Watch. Showers and thunderstorms will continue into this evening. Some storms may be severe. Damaging wind gusts will be the main threat, though tornadoes are possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Strong wind gusts are possible Friday with probability of exceeding Wind Advisory criteria (46 mph) around 50-70%. Wind headlines may be needed. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. WVZ511>513-121845- Preston-Eastern Preston-Western Tucker- 231 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026 ...TORNADO WATCH 45 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT 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. Tornado Watch. Showers and thunderstorms thunderstorms will develop by this evening with a cold front. Some storms may be strong to severe. Damaging wind gusts will be the main threat, though tornadoes are possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Strong wind gusts are possible Friday with probability of exceeding Wind Advisory criteria (46 mph) around 50-70%. Wind headlines may be needed. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. OHZ039>041-048-121845- Tuscarawas-Carroll-Columbiana-Coshocton- 231 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026 ...TORNADO WATCH 42 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... 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. Tornado Watch. Showers and thunderstorms will continue into this evening. Some storms may be severe. Damaging wind gusts will be the main threat, though tornadoes are possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Strong wind gusts are possible Friday with probability of exceeding Wind Advisory criteria (46 mph) around 50-70%. Wind headlines may be needed. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. Craven
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 11, 3:15 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
315 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0305 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 SSE Perryopolis 40.07N 79.75W
03/11/2026 Fayette PA 911 Call Center
Tree down on wires.
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WMLocal storm report, Mar 11, 3:19 PM EDT, 5 minutes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 11:02 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | PBZ | Allegheny | 25 hr |
| Mar 11, 1:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Beaver, Washington, Westmoreland | 34 min |
| Mar 11, 1:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Greene, Washington | 44 min |
| Mar 11, 1:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Greene | 18 min |
| Mar 11, 1:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Washington | 9 min |
| Mar 11, 2:02 PM EDT | Flood Watch | PBZ | Allegheny, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Washington, Westmoreland | 8 hr |
| Mar 11, 2:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Armstrong, Indiana, Westmoreland | 49 min |
| Mar 11, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Fayette, Greene, Washington, Westmoreland | 63 min |
| Mar 11, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Indiana | 10 min |
| Mar 11, 7:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Fayette | 20 min |
| Mar 11, 1:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Harrison, Jefferson | 18 min |
| Mar 11, 1:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Monroe, Noble | 32 min |
| Mar 11, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Guernsey, Monroe, Muskingum, Noble | 25 min |
| Mar 11, 3:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Monroe | 15 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.