1 flash 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 Feb 23, 11:15 AM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1115 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2003
UPPER TROF WILL PUSH THRU DURG AFTN.
HAVE ADDED LRLS TO WINTER WX ADVS FOR AFTN FOR 2-4 INCHES PLUS
BLWNG/DRFTNG SNOW AS 3SE RDGE CNTYS WHERE 3-5 PSBL.
ELSW 1-3 IN WRN PA/NRN WV AND INCH IN ECNTRL OHIO.
WILL MAINTAIN WIND WARNING THRU AFTN FOR RDGE CNTYS AND DROP
TO WIND ADVS W OF RDGS IN WRN PA/NRN WV. NONE FOR ECNTRL OHIO.
TEMPS CONT TO FALL. REST SAME.
.PBZ...
MD...HIGH WIND WARNING THIS AFTERNOON MDZ001
WINTER WEATHER ADV THIS AFTERNOON MDZ001
OH...NONE
PA...WIND ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON PAZ007>009-013>016-020>022-029-031
HIGH WIND WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON
PAZ023-030-032
WV...WIND ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041
WINTER WEATHER ADV TODAY WVZ023-041.MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-231200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 520 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN MARYLAND. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... NO SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS ANTICIPATED.
MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-231600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 805 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2003 ...CAUTION IN TRAVEL... WET ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THIS MORNING AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO FALL BELOW FREEZING ALONG WITH SNOW. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO HAMPER TRAVEL AT TIMES... REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE IN SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION IN TRAVEL. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REGION TODAY.
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 38 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:01 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
An ice jam at the route 88 bridge caused flooding of roads, yards, low-lying areas.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, February 2003
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: 5342657.