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Tornado Warning 53, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this tornado warning at Aug 16, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT for Beaver County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 18 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 16, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 16, 2026, 3:18 PM EDT
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Beaver County, PA
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 3:02 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sw Hookstown, PA | Trees down (uprooted, snapped trunks) in the woods along SR168. |
| Aug 16, 3:03 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Hookstown, PA | several trees down. |
| Aug 16, 3:06 PM EDT | TORNADO | 1 Nne Harshaville, PA | A brief, narrow EF0 tornado caused damage mainly to trees along Upper Service Road in Greene and Raccoon Townships. Max wind was estimated at 75 mph, and path width was roughly 50 yd. The tornado began in a wooded area south of Service Creek and appears to hav |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 1:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 32 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
- 51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 636 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
945
WFUS51 KPBZ 161900
TORPBZ
PAC007-161930-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.TO.W.0053.260816T1900Z-260816T1930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
300 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Beaver County in western Pennsylvania...
* Until 330 PM EDT.
* At 300 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Midland, or 5 miles southeast of East Liverpool,
moving east at 35 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...
Aliquippa, Ambridge, Harmony Township, Shippingport and Hookstown.
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 4060 8052 4066 8031 4060 8021 4054 8029
4055 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 265DEG 30KT 4058 8050
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
Kramar2 follow-up statements
448
WWUS51 KPBZ 161905
SVSPBZ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
305 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026
PAC007-161930-
/O.CON.KPBZ.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-260816T1930Z/
Beaver PA-
305 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
BEAVER COUNTY...
At 305 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Shippingport, or 8 miles southeast of East
Liverpool, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Aliquippa, Ambridge and Harmony Township.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built building
away from windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a
vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself
from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4056 8046 4059 8046 4064 8031 4060 8021
4054 8029
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 267DEG 32KT 4058 8049
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
Kramar249
WWUS51 KPBZ 161918
SVSPBZ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
318 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026
PAC007-161928-
/O.CAN.KPBZ.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-260816T1930Z/
Beaver PA-
318 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026
...TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHERN BEAVER COUNTY...
Rotation in this area has weakened, and the tornado warning has been
cancelled. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Beaver County.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT Sunday
for a portion of western Pennsylvania.
&&
LAT...LON 4056 8046 4059 8046 4064 8031 4060 8021
4054 8029
TIME...MOT...LOC 1905Z 267DEG 32KT 4058 8043
$$
KramarThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Beaver, Lawrence, Washington | 45 min |
| Aug 16, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Lawrence, Washington | 40 min |
| Aug 16, 3:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Beaver, Butler | 23 min |
| Aug 16, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Greene, Washington | 50 min |
| Aug 16, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Lawrence, Westmoreland | 49 min |
| Aug 16, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Fayette, Greene | 40 min |
| Aug 16, 4:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Washington | 5 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Armstrong, Butler, Indiana, Westmoreland | 45 min |
| Aug 16, 4:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Indiana, Westmoreland | 26 min |
| Aug 16, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Fayette, Westmoreland | 20 min |
| Aug 16, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Fayette | 16 min |
| Aug 16, 6:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Clarion, Venango | 5 hr |
| Aug 16, 7:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Clarion, Jefferson | 3 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.