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 Jul 8, 2:38 PM EST, 3 hours 42 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 338 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003 ANOTHER ROUND FOR THE AREA THIS EVENING. MOST OF CWA IS UNDER WATCH UNTIL 8PM TONIGHT. TWO COMPLEXES MOVING ACROSS MIDWEST LOOK TO MERGE IN WESTERN CWA THIS EVENING. LATEST ETA SHOWING ENERGETIC ATMOSPHERE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS WITH LIS TO -5 AND CAPES ABOVE 2000. SHEAR VALUES INCREASE THIS EVENING AS FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES SOUTHWARD. INITIAL MOISTURE CONVERGENCE IN WESTERN CWA ALONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY THIS AFTERNOON MOVES EASTWARD AS FRONT SINKS SLOWLY TO THE SOUTH. CONCERN INITIALLY IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER...HOWEVER MANY AREAS RECEIVED AMPLE RAINFALL YESTERDAY AND FLOODING IS ALSO A CONCERN THIS EVENING. LATEST ETA SHOWS HEAVIEST PRECIP MOVING ALONG FRONT OVERNIGHT AS COMPLEXES FORM AND EJECT EASTWARD. FRONT STILL JUST MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN CWA BY EARLY WED MORNING THEN LAYS OUT ACROSS AREA WED AFTERNOON. WOULD EXPECT CONTINUED ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AND ONCE AGAIN TOMORROW. .PBZ... MD...FLOOD WATCH TIL 4AM FOR ZONE MDZ001. OH...FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 400 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR ZONE OHC029. FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONES OHZ039>041...OHZ048>050... OHZ057>059...OHZ068>069. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TIL 8PM FOR ZONES OHZ039>041...OHZ048>050...OHZ057>059...OHZ068>069. PA...FLOOD WATCH TIL 4AM FOR ZONES PAZ007>009...PAZ013>016...PAZ020>023...PAZ029>032. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TIL 8PM FOR ZONES PAZ007>008...PAZ013>014...PAZ020>021...PAZ029>032. WV...FLOOD WATCH TIL 4AM FOR ZONES WVZ001>004...WVZ012...WVZ021>023...WVZ041. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TIL 8PM FOR ZONES WVZ001>004...WVZ012...WVZ021>023...WVZ041.
MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-080915- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 518 AM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH EXPECTS THUNDERSTORMS TO POSE SEVERAL HAZARDS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN GO OVER 60 MPH AND CAUSE DAMAGE, HAIL CAN BE LARGER THAN 1 INCH, AND THERE CAN BE PERIODS OF CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THUNDERSTORM RAINS THAT CAN EXCEED 1.5 INCHES IN LESS THAN 2 HOURS WILL CAUSE FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH EXPECTS THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE TO POSE A THREAT OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER INTO AT LEAST THURSDAY, IF NOT FRIDAY. THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN GO OVER 60 MPH AND CAUSE DAMAGE, HAIL CAN BE LARGER THAN 1 INCH, AND THERE CAN BE PERIODS OF CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THUNDERSTORM RAINS THAT CAN EXCEED 1.5 INCHES IN LESS THAN 2 HOURS WILL CAUSE FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY.
OHZ057-082230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 456 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE REGION... AT 4:55 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL OHIO ALONG INTERSTATE 70. THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING THROUGH MUSKINGUM COUNTY OVER THE NEXT HOUR AND A HALF. BE ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN...WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH...HAIL...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AS CONDITIONS MAY DETERIORATE RAPIDLY AND THERE MAY BE PONDING OF WATER ON THE ROADWAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 1-877-633-6772 WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. KLEIN
OHZ048-082230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 514 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA... AT 5:15 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH COSHOCTON COUNTY OHIO. BE ALERT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE WHEN THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...MOVE TO A STURDY BUILDING. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS THERE MAY BE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND VISIBILITIES MAY DETERIORATE RAPIDLY. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THIS EVENING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THESE STORMS. IF YOU EXPERIENCE SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL-FREE AT 1-877-633-6772. TYBURSKI
OHZ039-082315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 559 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE REGION... AT 6:00 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH EAST CENTRAL OHIO. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO TUSCARAWAS COUNTY BETWEEN 6:15 PM AND 7:15 PM. BE ALERT FOR VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS...HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS THERE MAY BE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL-FREE AT 1-877-633-6772. TYBURSKI
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH, PA
641 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0630 PM SUGARCREEK OH WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03 TUSCARAWAS TREES BLOWN DOWNREPORTED
BY TRAINED OBSERVER
0630 PM GILMORE OH WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03 TUSCARAWAS NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN.
REPORTED BY TRAINED
OBSERVERPAZ021-090030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 707 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HEADED TOWARD ALLEGHENY COUNTY... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HEADED TOWARD ALLEGHENY COUNTY FROM THE WEST. THESE STORMS SHOULD MOVE THROUGH ALLEGHENY COUNTY BETWEEN 7:30 AND 8:30 PM. WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH, AND MAYBE HIGHER, ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. THIS IS STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE DAMAGE. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY AND THE IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE POWER SURGES OR POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT AS WATER MAY POND ON ROADS. SOME POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LAND FLOODING MAY ALSO OCCUR. WHEN THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES, MOVE INDOORS. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. REHAK
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH, PA
717 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0650 PM TIPPECANOE OH WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03 HARRISON LARGE TREES BLOWN
DOWN.REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
0658 PM CADIZ OH WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03 HARRISON LARGE TREES BLOWN
DOWN.REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENTThe Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 78 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:21 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Large tree blown down across Route 30, closing road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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