Thunderstorm Wind, Garrett
- When
- July 14, 6:17 PM EST
- Where
- Garrett County, Oakland
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.417, -79.417
Trees and power lines blown down.
Damaging Wind in Maryland, July 14, 2003
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What forecasters said that day
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 14, 3:15 PM EST, 3 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 3:15 PM EST, 3 hours 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 415 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2003 QUICK UPDATE TO ADD SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHRA/TSRA ERLY TO COUNTIES ADJACENT TO THE MTN COUNTIES. .PBZ... MD...NONE. OH...NONE. PA...NONE. WV...NONE.
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 14, 3:55 AM EST, 14 hours 22 minutes before
MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-140900- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 455 AM EDT MON JUL 14 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY PUSH THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING THE RISK FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA. THESE STORMS COULD CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 14, 2:48 PM EST, 3 hours 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH, PA
348 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0345 PM 3 E NEW STANTON PA FLASH FLOODS
07/14/03 WESTMORELAND FLOODING REPORTED ALONG
ARMBRUST ROAD IN ARMBRUST
AS REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENTLocal storm report, Jul 14, 3:23 PM EST, 2 hours 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH, PA
423 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0325 PM GREENSBURG PA .75 INCH HAIL
07/14/03 WESTMORELAND REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTERSSpecial weather statement, Jul 14, 3:26 PM EST, 2 hours 51 minutes before
PAZ021-142100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 426 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2003 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN MOVING SLOWLY THROUGH THE AREA... AT 4:25 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING THROUGH EASTERN ALLEGHENY COUNTY. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING SLOWLY AND MAY RESULT IN PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. LOCATIONS WHICH WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS ARE MONROEVILLE...WALL...PITCAIRN...AND TURTLE CREEK. BE ALERT THIS RUSH HOUR AS HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY. TYBURSKI
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 5:23 PM EST, 54 minutes before
MDZ001-WVZ023-150030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 623 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2003 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM HAS DEVELOPED NEAR AURORA WEST VIRGINIA AND IS MOVING EASTWARD INTO SOUTHWESTERN GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND ALONG ROUTE 50. THE STORM MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND A SHORT PERIOD OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO POOR VISIBILITY AN PONDING OF WATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
Local storm report, Jul 14, 5:45 PM EST, 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH, PA
645 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0639 PM OAKLAND MD 1.25 INCH HAIL
07/14/03 GARRETT REPORTED BY TRAINED
OBSERVER.Local storm report, Jul 14, 6:00 PM EST, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH, PA
700 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0430 PM GREENSBURG PA FLASH FLOODS
07/14/03 WESTMORELAND WADES ROAD FLOODED BY
LITTLE SEWICKLEY CREEK AS
REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 142 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:18 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Missouri, July 14 to 18, 2003
- Tornadoes in Minnesota, July 14, 2003
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 14, 2003
- Hurricane in Texas, July 14 to 16, 2003
- Heat in California, July 14, 2003
- Lightning Strikes in Florida, July 14, 2003
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, July 14, 2003
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 14, 2003
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 14, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 14, 2003
- Flash Flood and Hail in West Virginia, July 14, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 14, 2003
More
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Sources
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: 5373870.