Thunderstorm Wind, Belmont
- When
- July 7, 5:04 PM EST
- Where
- Belmont County, St Clairsville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 40.083, -80.900
Large tree branches blown down.
Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 7, 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
- None recorded
- 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 7, 2:22 PM EST, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 2:22 PM EST, 2 hours 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 322 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003 FFA TIL 10 PM THIS EVENING AND SVR TSTM WATCH TIL 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR ENTIRE CWA. WE REMAIN IN SOUPY AIRMASS INTO THURSDAY. UPPER FLOW IS PRETTY MUCH ZONAL SO FLOODING WILL BE DUE TO TRAIN ECHOES. AS FAR AS SVR TSTM WATCH EHI 2-4 THIS EVENING AND HELICITY 270. CHC SHOWERS AND TSTMS INTO THURSDAY UNTIL FRONT FINALLY PASSES. PIT 69 88 69 79 / 50 40 50 40 HLG 69 86 69 78 / 50 40 50 40 MGW 69 86 69 78 / 50 40 50 40 ZZV 70 87 70 79 / 50 50 50 40 PHD 70 87 70 79 / 50 50 50 40 FKL 67 84 67 76 / 50 50 50 40 DUJ 67 84 67 76 / 50 50 50 40 LBE 69 86 69 78 / 50 40 50 40 BTP 67 84 67 76 / 50 50 50 40 IDI 67 84 67 76 / 50 50 50 40 ODM 65 83 65 76 / 50 40 50 40 .PBZ... MD...FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONE MDZ001. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONE MDZ001. OH...FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES OHZ039>041...OHZ048>050...OHZ057>059...OHZ068>069. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES OHZ039>041...OHZ048>050...OHZ057>059...OHZ068>069. PA...FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES PAZ007>009...PAZ013>016...PAZ020>023...PAZ029>032. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES PAZ007>009...PAZ013>016...PAZ020>023...PAZ029>032. WV...FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES WVZ001>004...WVZ012...WVZ021>023...WVZ041. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES WVZ001>004...WVZ012...WVZ021>023...WVZ041.
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 2:09 PM EST, 2 hours 55 minutes before
MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-080100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 309 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA. SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR EXTREME NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND. THE GREATEST THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE AGAIN ON TUESDAY FOR THE REGION. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 7, 4:33 PM EST, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
533 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0520 PM CAMBRIDGE OH WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03 GUERNSEY LARGE TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN. 911Local storm report, Jul 7, 4:42 PM EST, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
542 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0527 PM CARROLLTON OH WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03 CARROLL LARGE TREES DOWN. 911
0535 PM ELLWOOD CITY PA WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03 BEAVER TREES DOWN IN BIG BEAVER BORO.
SPOTTER
0537 PM EAST LIVERPOOL OH WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03 COLUMBIANA LARGE TREES BRANCHES DOWN. PUBLICSpecial weather statement, Jul 7, 4:47 PM EST, 17 minutes before
PAZ032-072245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 547 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING ALONG THE SOUTHERN BORDER OF FAYETTE COUNTY AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND BRIEFLY HEAVY RAINS. THE STORM WILL MOVE NEAR MARKLEYSBURG.
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 4:50 PM EST, 14 minutes before
MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-080100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 550 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN PENNSYLVANIA... FOREST, MERCER, VENANGO. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN PENNSYLVANIA... ALLEGHENY, ARMSTRONG, BEAVER, BUTLER, CLARION, FAYETTE, GREENE, INDIANA, JEFFERSON, LAWRENCE, WASHINGTON, WESTMORELAND. IN WEST VIRGINIA... BROOKE, HANCOCK, MARION, MARSHALL, MONONGALIA, OHIO, PRESTON, TUCKER, WETZEL. IN OHIO... BELMONT, CARROLL, COLUMBIANA, COSHOCTON, GUERNSEY, HARRISON, JEFFERSON, MONROE, MUSKINGUM, NOBLE, TUSCARAWAS. IN MARYLAND... GARRETT.
Local storm report, Jul 7, 4:58 PM EST, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
558 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0540 PM CADIZ OH WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03 HARRISON LARGE TREE DOWN. 911
0551 PM EVANS CITY PA WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03 BUTLER LARGE TREES DOWN. PUBLIC
0558 PM MARS PA WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03 BUTLER LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN. PUBLICSpecial weather statement, Jul 7, 5:04 PM EST, 0 minutes before
MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ013>016-020>023-029>032- WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-080100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 604 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OHIO... COSHOCTON, MUSKINGUM, TUSCARAWAS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN PENNSYLVANIA... ALLEGHENY, ARMSTRONG, BEAVER, BUTLER, CLARION, FAYETTE, GREENE, INDIANA, JEFFERSON, LAWRENCE, WASHINGTON, WESTMORELAND. IN WEST VIRGINIA... BROOKE, HANCOCK, MARION, MARSHALL, MONONGALIA, OHIO, PRESTON, TUCKER, WETZEL. IN OHIO... BELMONT, CARROLL, COLUMBIANA, GUERNSEY, HARRISON, JEFFERSON MONROE, NOBLE. IN MARYLAND... GARRETT.
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:06 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 Oklahoma, July 7, 2003
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Ohio, July 7 to 8, 2003
- Hail in Iowa, July 7, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, July 7, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 7, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Indiana, July 7 to 8, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 7, 2003
- Flood in Ohio, July 7 to 13, 2003
- Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 7, 2003
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, July 7, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 7, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 7, 2003
More
Every storm in Ohio in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, July 2003
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: 5369792.