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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this tornado warning at Jun 18, 2026, 7:33 AM EDT for Preston County, West Virginia. It was in force for 6 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 18, 2026, 7:33 AM EDT (11:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2026, 7:39 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Preston County, WV
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 129 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
- 12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1446 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
632
WFUS51 KPBZ 181133
TORPBZ
WVC077-181145-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.TO.W.0021.260618T1133Z-260618T1145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
733 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Preston County in northeastern West Virginia...
* Until 745 AM EDT.
* At 733 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles south of Terra Alta, moving east at 65 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
* Locations impacted include...
Aurora, Cathedral State Park and Elgon.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built building
away from windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a
vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself
from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3937 7962 3939 7948 3935 7948 3934 7949
3926 7949 3926 7961
TIME...MOT...LOC 1133Z 264DEG 56KT 3932 7952
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
MLB1 follow-up statement
405
WWUS51 KPBZ 181139
SVSPBZ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
739 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
WVC077-181149-
/O.CAN.KPBZ.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260618T1145Z/
Preston WV-
739 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
...TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN PRESTON COUNTY...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. To report severe weather,
contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your
report to the National Weather Service office.
&&
LAT...LON 3937 7962 3939 7948 3935 7948 3934 7949
3926 7949 3926 7961
TIME...MOT...LOC 1133Z 264DEG 56KT 3932 7951
$$
MLBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 5:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Marion, Monongalia, Preston, Wetzel | 51 min |
| Jun 18, 7:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Preston, Tucker | 59 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.