1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jul 25, 3:55 AM EST, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 455 AM EDT WED JUL 25 2001 QUITE BUSY WITH QUICK DVPLNG STORMS ACROSS PORTIONS EXCTRL OHIO WHICH HAS FORMED ALONG OUTFLOW BNDRYS AND MOISTURE CONVG REGION. FFA ISSUED AS A RESULT. COMBO FRONTAL BNDRY/UNSTABLE AIRMASS/PLENTY LOW LVL MOISTURE/LIFT AND SFC WAVE MOVING EWD LTR TODAY WILL BRING NEEDED PRECIP TO AREA. PWS 1.8 TO 2.0 ACROSS SRN 2/3RDS CWA THRU TNGT. FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH NEAR M/D LINE BY 12Z/26 WITH PRECIP STILL ON THRS BEFORE SFC HIGH FROM NRN GT LKS MOVES ESEWD BRINGING BRIEF REPRIVE FROM OPPRESSIVE WX. .PBZ... MD...NONE. OH...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1100 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR ZONES OHZ039...OHZ048>049...OHZ057>059...OHZ068>069. PA...NONE. WV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1100 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR ZONES WVZ003>004...WVZ012.
OHZ049-058-059-WVZ003-004-251030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 435 AM EDT WED JUL 25 2001 ...THUNDERSTORM UPDATE... SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS...CAN CAUSE RAIN AMOUNTS OF OVER 2 AND 3 INCHES BY 6:30 AM...PARTICULARLY IN GUERNSEY COUNTY OHIO. BEWARE OF FLASH FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ALONG SMALL STREAMS. THE STORMS HAVE BEEN SLOWLY SPREADING EASTWARD...ACROSS BELMONT COUNTY OHIO...EXTREME SOUTHERN HARRISON COUNTY OHIO...AND INTO OHIO AND MARSHALL COUNTIES IN THE NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE COUNTIES UNTIL 11:00 AM. BESIDES THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT FROM RAIN AMOUNTS OF OVER 2} OR 3 INCHES...THERE CAN ALSO BE WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH AND HAIL. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 121 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:58 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm rains accumulating over 3 inches in only a few hours produced minor roadway flooding.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Ohio in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, July 2001
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5262586.