Hail and Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 4, 2002

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
221 PM EDT TUE JUN 4 2002

CONVECTION FIRING ON A COUPLE OF BOUNDARIES ATTM ONE TO THE NORTH
ASSOCIATED WITH WARM FRONT AND ANOTHER IN OUR OH ZNS PROBABLY
ASSOCIATED WITH LAST NIGHTS AND THIS MORNINGS CONVECTION. WILL GO
WITH FLOOD WATCH IN OUR OHIO AND PART OF OUR WEST VA NRN PANHNDLE.
THIS AREA HAD BEEN HIT HARD EARLIER AND WILL TAKE LITTLE ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL TO BRING STREAMS AND CREEKS OUT OF BANKS. WILL GO TIL 10 PM
COUNTING ON THIS CONVECTION TO BE DIURNAL.  ISSUANCE WILL BE
WITH  SEVERE WORDING AS WE ARE ISSUING SOME SVR ALREADY.
FRONT DROPPING SLOWLY DOWN TOMORROW LOOKS SLOWER THAN EARLIER RUNS.
WILL KEEP LIKELY TO CAT POPS AND INCLUDE SEVERE WORDING. FRONT WILL
EXIT DURING MORNING HOURS IN NW TIER OF FA BUT MAY LINGER THROUGH
EARLY AFTERNOON FURTHER SE.
TEMPS SIMILAR TO MOS.
DRIER FINALLY LATER THURS INTO SAT. NEXT CHC PRECIP LOOKS TO BE
SUNDAY AS NEXT FRONT APPROACHES.

PIT   69  85  65  73 /  60  70  80  70
HLG   69  84  63  71 /  60  70  80  50
MGW   69  85  65  73 /  60  70  80  70
ZZV   69  85  63  71 /  60  70  80  50
PHD   69  84  63  71 /  60  70  80  50
FKL   66  80  59  70 /  60  70  80  50
DUJ   67  80  59  70 /  60  70  80  50
LBE   69  85  65  73 /  60  70  80  70
BTP   66  81  59  70 /  60  70  80  50
IDI   69  84  65  73 /  60  70  80  70
ODM   66  83  64  71 /  60  60  70  70

.PBZ...
MD...NONE.
OH...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH EVENING FOR ZONES
OHZ039>040...OHZ048>050...OHZ057>059...OHZ068>069.

PA...NONE.
WV...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH EVENING FOR ZONES WVZ003>004...WVZ012.

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-
029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-042100-

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1102 AM EDT TUE JUN 4 2002

...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN
PENNSYLVANIA...EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND
WESTERN MARYLAND TODAY.

THE SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO ALL OF
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
AND EXTREME WESTERN MARYLAND. THE MAIN THREAT WOULD BE DAMAGING
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED
OUT.

SKYWARN ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
TONIGHT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

ON WEDNESDAY THERE IS A EVEN GREATER THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS
THE LISTENING AREA.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH, PA
114 PM EDT TUE JUN 4 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1050 AM    2 S ZANESVILLE            OH   THUNDERSTORM WINDS
06/04/02   MUSKINGUM                      DOWNED SEVERAL TREES.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

PAZ015-016-021>023-029>032-WVZ012-021-022-041-042345-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
440 PM EDT TUE JUN 4 2002

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE REGION...

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH POTENTIAL WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR HIGHER,
TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS, HAIL, AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTING
ARE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION.

THESE STORMS WILL BE MOST LIKELY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING AS THEY MOVE TOWARD THE EAST AT 30 TO 40 MPH.

THESE STORMS SHOULD AFFECT NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA, AS WELL AS
WASHINGTON, GREENE, AND CLARION COUNTIES BETWEEN 4:45 AND 5:30 PM,
ALLEGHENY COUNTY BETWEEN 5 AND 6 PM, AND REGIONS EAST OF THESE
COUNTIES AFTER 6 PM.

WHEN THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH, MOVE INDOORS.  NEVER TAKE COVER UNDER A
TREE.  REMEMBER, LIGHTNING KILLS.