1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Pittsburgh, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 25, 9:40 PM EST, 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 1040 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2003 THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEGUN TO FORM ACROSS WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA IN HUMID AIR AND DEVELOPING WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY AS SHOWN BY RECENT RUC. MENTIONED HAIL, HEAVY RAIN, LIGHTNING, AND HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE WITH STORMS, NORTH OF I-70. PER SPC DISCUSSION AND ETA, EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS OVER WISCONSIN AND MICHIGAN TO MOVE ACROSS UPPER OHIO VALLEY TUESDAY. REST UNCHANGED. ...GIORDANO .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>023-041-250900- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 500 AM EDT MON AUG 25 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... .SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ON TUESDAY AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BY STRONG TO SEVERE. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
PAZ013-014-022-260400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 1012 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2003 ...NEWLY DEVELOPED THUNDERSTORMS... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER LAWRENCE, BUTLER, AND ARMSTRONG COUNTIES. THEY ARE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 20 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL, HAIL, AND GUSTY WINDS ARE ALL LIKLEY WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. ALSO, FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURING, SO POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. WHEN THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES, MOVE INDOORS. YOUR CAR OFFERS GOOD LIGHTNING PROTECTION. REHAK
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 66 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:35 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Large trees blown down across Pine Hill Rd. One tree damaged a church.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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