1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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.
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 Aug 16, 12:27 PM EST, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 127 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2003 UPDATED FOR SVR WATCH. PIT 83 65 80 58 / 60 50 10 10 HLG 83 65 81 59 / 60 50 10 10 MGW 84 66 81 60 / 60 60 20 0 ZZV 84 65 81 59 / 60 50 10 10 PHD 83 65 80 58 / 60 50 10 10 FKL 82 62 77 55 / 60 50 10 10 DUJ 82 62 77 55 / 60 50 10 10 LBE 83 65 80 58 / 60 50 10 10 BTP 82 63 78 56 / 60 50 10 10 IDI 82 64 79 57 / 60 50 10 10 ODM 79 62 78 56 / 60 60 30 0 .PBZ... MD...NONE. OH...FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 321 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR ZONE OHC121. PA...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR TODAY FOR ZONES PAZ007>009... PAZ013>016...PAZ020>023...PAZ029>030. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM (WCN) WATCH FOR TODAY FOR ZONES PAC003... PAC005...PAC007...PAC019...PAC031...PAC053...PAC063...PAC065... PAC073...PAC085...PAC121...PAC125...PAC129. WV...NONE. RWH
MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-161015- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 616 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTHEAST INTO THE REGION LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WARM AND HUMID AIR AHEAD OF THE FRONT. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA THIS MORNING...AND SPREAD SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT.
MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-172100- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 1124 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 2003 ...A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS...WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND SPREAD SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THESE STORMS ARE PRECEDING A COLD FRONT THAT WILL DROP DOWN ACROSS THE REGION LATER THIS EVENING PROVIDING A BREAK FROM THE WARM AND HUMID SPELL WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
OHZ041-161800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 100 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2003 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA... AT 1:00 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO COLUMBIANA COUNTY OHIO. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH AND WILL CROSS THE COUNTY BETWEEN 1:00 PM AND 2:00 PM. BE ALERT FOR BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. IF YOU ARE DRIVING...PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THERE ME BE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVY RAIN. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THROUGHOUT THE DAY SO STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS. IF YOU EXPERIENCE HAIL OR HIGH WATER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL-FREE AT 1-877-633-6772. TYBURSKI
OHZ040-161815- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 115 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2003 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA... AT 1:15 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO NORTHERN CARROLL COUNTY IN OHIO. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH AND WILL CROSS THE COUNTY BETWEEN 1:15 PM AND 2:15 PM. BE ALERT FOR BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. IF YOU ARE DRIVING...PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THERE ME BE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVY RAIN. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THROUGHOUT THE DAY SO STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS. IF YOU EXPERIENCE HAIL OR HIGH WATER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL-FREE AT 1-877-633-6772. TYBURSKI
PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029-030-162300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 124 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2003 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN PENNSYLVANIA... ALLEGHENY ARMSTRONG BEAVER BUTLER CLARION FOREST INDIANA JEFFERSON LAWRENCE MERCER VENANGO WASHINGTON WESTMORELAND <<< CALL TO ACTION >>> SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAIN FLOODS ROADS QUICKLY SO DONT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ031-032-WVZ001>004-012-021-022- 170000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 159 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2003 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN PENNSYLVANIA... FAYETTE GREENE IN WEST VIRGINIA... BROOKE HANCOCK MARION MARSHALL MONONGALIA OHIO WETZEL IN OHIO... BELMONT CARROLL COLUMBIANA COSHOCTON GUERNSEY HARRISON JEFFERSON MONROE MUSKINGUM NOBLE TUSCARAWAS <<< CALL TO ACTION >>> SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAIN FLOODS ROADS QUICKLY SO DONT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
OHZ049-050-161900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 202 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2003 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA... AT 2:00 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS IN CARROLL COUNTY OHIO. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH AND WILL MOVE THROUGH HARRISON AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BETWEEN 2:15 PM AND 3:10 PM. BE ALERT FOR BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. IF YOU ARE DRIVING...PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THERE ME BE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVY RAIN. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THROUGHOUT THE DAY SO STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS. IF YOU EXPERIENCE HAIL OR HIGH WATER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL-FREE AT 1-877-633-6772. TYBURSKI
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 78 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:48 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Large tree limbs and power lines downed by wind between Minerva and Malvern.
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: 5333987.