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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this wind advisory at Mar 12, 2026, 1:38 AM EDT for 15 counties in Pennsylvania; 11 counties in Ohio; 9 counties in West Virginia. It took effect at Mar 13, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 12, 2026, 1:38 AM EDT (05:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 13, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
All 35 counties
Belmont County, OH, Carroll County, OH, Columbiana County, OH, Coshocton County, OH, Guernsey County, OH, Harrison County, OH, Jefferson County, OH, Monroe County, OH, Muskingum County, OH, Noble County, OH, Tuscarawas County, OH, Allegheny County, PA, Armstrong County, PA, Beaver County, PA, Butler County, PA, Clarion County, PA, Fayette County, PA, Forest County, PA, Greene County, PA, Indiana County, PA, Jefferson County, PA, Lawrence County, PA, Mercer County, PA, Venango County, PA, Washington County, PA, Westmoreland County, PA, Brooke County, WV, Hancock County, WV, Marion County, WV, Marshall County, WV, Monongalia County, WV, Ohio County, WV, Preston County, WV, Tucker County, WV, Wetzel County, WV
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 297 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
- 263 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -149 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1698 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 435 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 489 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Mar 11, 7:38 PM EDT, 6 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 11, 7:38 PM EDT, 6 hours before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 11, 2:31 PM EDT, 11 hours 7 minutes before
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, 7:54 PM EDT, 5 hours 44 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Mar 11, 11:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PBZ | Noble | 24 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.