1 thunderstorm wind, 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 Sep 3, 5:06 PM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 606 PM EDT TUE SEP 3 2002 UPDATED ZFP FOR END OF WATCH 669. .PBZ... MD...NONE. OH...NONE. PA...NONE. WV...NONE.
OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-WVZ001>004-040100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 344 PM EDT TUE SEP 3 2002 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN WEST VIRGINIA... BROOKE HANCOCK MARSHALL OHIO IN OHIO... BELMONT CARROLL COLUMBIANA COSHOCTON GUERNSEY HARRISON JEFFERSON MONROE MUSKINGUM NOBLE TUSCARAWAS A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. IF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS BECOME CERTAIN...WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED.
OHZ039>041-PAZ007-013-032300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 534 PM EDT TUE SEP 3 2002 ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING EAST... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA BY 5:45 PM. THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THESE STORMS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL AS SMALL HAIL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND WARNINGS IF THESE STORMS INTENSIFY.
OHZ048>050-057-058-PAZ008-014-020-WVZ001-032330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 620 PM EDT TUE SEP 3 2002 ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING EAST... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED IN NORTH AND CENTRAL OHIO WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA BY 6:30 PM. THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THESE STORMS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL AS SMALL HAIL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND WARNINGS IF THESE STORMS INTENSIFY.
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH, PA
625 PM EDT TUE SEP 3 2002
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0620 PM HOMEWORTH OH WIND DAMAGE
09/03/02 COLUMBIANA LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN.STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH, PA
722 PM EDT TUE SEP 3 2002
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0706 PM DENNISON OH WIND DAMAGE
09/03/02 TUSCARAWAS LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN
BETWEEN DENNISON AND
UHRICHSVILLE NEAR STATE
ROUTE 250.The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 32 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:26 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree in the Tomlinson Run Park area, blocking traffic for a short period of time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in West Virginia in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, September 2002
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: 5316589.