1 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 Apr 8, 2:58 AM EST, 4 hours 38 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 358 AM EDT TUE APR 8 2003 STILL LOTS OF LOW LVL MOISTURE HANGING ARND THIS MRNG. TEMPS RMN JUST BLO FRZG ACRS NRN ZNS AND IN MTNS. WL KEEP MENTION OF SPOTTY DRZL/FRZG DRZL ERY THIS MRNG IN ZNS...BUT WL ALLOW ANY ADVISORIES TO EXPIRE. REST OF DAY SHUD BE CLDY BUT GNLY PCPN-FREE. ETA PUSHES PCPN ASSCD WITH SFC LO OVR SERN STATES NWD INTO SRN PTN CWA BY EVE...AND INTO RMNDR CWA TNGT. WL GO WITH CHC POPS LATE THIS AFTN FAR S. FOR TNGT...WL GO WITH LKLY POPS ACRS SRN HALF CWA...TAPERING TO CHC N. AS TEMPS FALL TO NEAR FRZG FAR N AND IN MTNS...CUD BE SOME SPOTTY FRZG RAIN LATE TNGT IN THOSE AREAS. FOR WED...WL KEEP CHC POPS DURG MRNG...THEN DRY REST OF WED AND WED NGT. UNSETTLED PATN CONTS LATE IN WEEK AS UPR LO CREEPS BY TO SOUTH. WL LEAVE CHC RAIN IN EXTENDED FCST THU AND FRI...THEN DRY. FCSTID = 14 PIT 50 37 45 35 / 20 60 40 20 HLG 51 38 46 36 / 20 60 40 20 MGW 52 38 47 36 / 30 70 40 20 ZZV 52 38 47 36 / 30 70 40 20 PHD 50 38 46 36 / 20 60 40 20 FKL 42 32 41 31 / 20 40 30 20 DUJ 41 31 40 31 / 20 40 30 20 LBE 48 35 44 33 / 20 60 40 20 BTP 46 35 43 33 / 20 50 30 20 IDI 46 35 42 32 / 20 60 40 20 ODM 48 32 43 32 / 30 70 50 20 .PBZ... MD...NONE. OH...NONE. PA...NONE. WV...NONE.
MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-081130- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 530 AM EDT TUE APR 8 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... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Muskingum River at Coshocton rose above flood stage the morning of April 8, crested at 13.6 ft at 5 pm April 8, and fell below flood stage the morning of April 10. Flood stage is 13 ft.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5351860.