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 Sep 18, 8:05 PM EST, 5 hours 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 905 PM EDT THU SEP 18 2003 SEND OUT UPDATE TO CLEAN UP WORDING FOR OVERNIGHT PERIOD. REST OF FORECAST IS IN LINE WITH CURRENT TREND. .PBZ... MD...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONE MDZ001. FLOOD WATCH FROM 1000 PM EDT THURSDAY UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR ZONE MDZ001. OH...FLOOD WATCH FROM 1000 PM EDT THURSDAY UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR ZONES OHZ040>041...OHZ049>050...OHZ059...OHZ069. WIND ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONES OHZ039>041...OHZ048>050... OHZ057>059...OHZ068>069. PA...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONES PAZ016...PAZ023... PAZ030...PAZ032. FLOOD WATCH FROM 1000 PM EDT THURSDAY UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR ZONES PAZ007>009...PAZ013>016...PAZ020>023...PAZ029>032. WIND ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONES PAZ007>009...PAZ013>015... PAZ020>022...PAZ029...PAZ031. WV...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONES WVZ023...WVZ041. FLOOD WATCH FROM 1000 PM EDT THURSDAY UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR ZONES WVZ001>004...WVZ012...WVZ021>023...WVZ041. WIND ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONES WVZ001>004...WVZ012...WVZ021>022.
MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-181000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 615 AM EDT THU SEP 18 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 TODAY. A FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT LATER TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL OHIO...WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND. ALSO A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT LATER TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME EAST CENTRAL OHIO. A HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT LATER TONIGHT FOR JEFFERSON...INDIANA...WESTMORELAND AND FAYETTE COUNTIES OF SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...PARTS OF NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...AND GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... A FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT TIL NOON FRIDAY FOR MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL OHIO...WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND. ALSO A WIND ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME EAST CENTRAL OHIO TIL 10 PM FRIDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT TIL 10 PM FRIDAY FOR JEFFERSON...INDIANA...WESTMORELAND AND FAYETTE COUNTIES OF SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...PARTS OF NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...AND GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY LATE TODAY INTO TOMORROW.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH, PA
110 AM EDT FRI SEP 19 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1230 AM REPUBLIC PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 FAYETTE TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT.
1230 AM OAKLAND MD WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 GARRETT TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
0100 AM BROCKWAY PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 JEFFERSON TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT
1100 PM ROWLESBURG WV WIND DAMAGE
09/18/03 PRESTON TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT
1100 PM PARSONS WV WIND DAMAGE
09/18/03 TUCKER TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT.
1230 AM COUNTYWIDE PA WIND DAMAGE
09/19/03 WESTMORELAND TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
NORTHERN AND WESTERN PART
OF COUNTY. REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT.PAZ030-032-190700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 147 AM EDT FRI SEP 19 2003 ...HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION... AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE WESTWARD INTO FAYETTE AND WESTMORELAND COUNTIES THROUGH 3 AM. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT OVER AN INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE RIDGES SO FAR. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAYETTE AND WESTMORELAND COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AND MAY BRING DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR PONDING OF WATER...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND POSSIBLE DEBRIS ON ROADS.
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 137 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:17 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
After nearly 6 inches of rain, streams overflowed and flooded many roads around Oakland.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Maryland in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Maryland, September 2003
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: 5374123.