Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence
- When
- July 4, 2:52 PM EST
- Where
- Lawrence County, New Castle
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.000, -80.350
60 mph wind gust.
Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 4, 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 4, 10:43 AM EST, 4 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 10:43 AM EST, 4 hours 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 1140 EDT FRI JUL 4 2003 UPDATED ZONE FORECASTS PER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. RECENT RADAR DATA SHOWS LINEAR MCS NEAR OHIO-INDIANA BORDER, MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 40 KNOTS. THIS MOVEMENT, COUPLED WITH RUC SHOWING INCREASED INSTABILITY PER DEW POINTS AROUND 70, WILL PUT STORMS AS FAR AS THE OHIO-PENNSYLVANIA BORDER BY 4-5 PM. SO, ADDED WORDING ABOUT STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY RAIN WITH STORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ...REST UNCHANGED. ...GIORDANO .PBZ... MD...NONE. OH...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR TODAY FOR ZONES OHZ039>041. PA...NONE. WV...NONE. LAG
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 4, 4:50 AM EST, 10 hours 2 minutes before
MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-031150- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 550 AM EDT FRI JUL 4 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 TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...MAINLY NORTH OF PITTSBURGH...AND IN NORTHERN PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL OHIO FROM COSHOCTON TO CARROLLTON TO EAST PALESTINE. THE GREATEST THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...AND FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL OHIO...EXTREME NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND. AGAIN THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE REGION AGAIN TUESDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY FOR TONIGHT.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 10:41 AM EST, 4 hours 11 minutes before
PAZ029-031-032-WVZ003-004-041645- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 1141 AM EDT FRI JUL 4 2003 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE REGION... THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING AND MOVING ACROSS THE REGION THIS HOLIDAY. THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY IS MOVING THROUGH EASTERN OHIO INTO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF PENNSYLVANIA. THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME OVER THE ENTIRE REGION TODAY. IF YOUR HOLIDAY PLANS INCLUDE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF RAPIDLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY APPROACH ONE INCH IN AN HOURS TIME...GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL IF YOU ARE DRIVING AS THERE MAY BE PONDING OF WATER ON THE ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVY RAIN. IF YOU EXPERIENCE HIGH WATER OR HAIL...PLEASE REPORT THESE CONDITIONS BY CALLING 1-877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
Local storm report, Jul 4, 11:45 AM EST, 3 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH, PA
1245 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1240 PM REPUBLIC PA WIND DAMAGE
07/04/03 FAYETTE LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN.
REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENTSpecial weather statement, Jul 4, 12:44 PM EST, 2 hours 8 minutes before
PAZ007-008-041845- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 144 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2003 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE REGION... THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING AND MOVING ACROSS THE REGION THIS HOLIDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY IS MOVING THROUGH NORTH EASTERN OHIO INTO NORTH WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME OVER THE ENTIRE REGION TODAY. IF YOUR HOLIDAY PLANS INCLUDE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF RAPIDLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY APPROACH ONE INCH IN AN HOURS TIME...GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL IF YOU ARE DRIVING AS THERE MAY BE PONDING OF WATER ON THE ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVY RAIN. IF YOU EXPERIENCE HIGH WATER OR HAIL...PLEASE REPORT THESE CONDITIONS BY CALLING 1-877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
Local storm report, Jul 4, 1:31 PM EST, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH, PA
231 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0200 PM 2 NW MORGANTOWN WV WIND DAMAGE
07/04/03 MONONGALIA LARGE TREES AND POWER
LINES BLOWN DOWN NEAR STAR
CITYREPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
0205 PM 3 W GREENVILLE PA WIND DAMAGE
07/04/03 MERCER LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN
NEAR MAYSVILLEREPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTSpecial weather statement, Jul 4, 1:57 PM EST, 55 minutes before
MDZ001-WVZ041-042100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 257 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2003 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE REGION... THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THIS INDEPENDENCE DAY. THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY IS CURRENTLY IN PRESTON COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA AND WILL MOVE INTO TUCKER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA AND GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND IN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. IF YOUR HOLIDAY PLANS INCLUDE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF RAPIDLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY APPROACH ONE INCH IN AN HOURS TIME...GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL IF YOU ARE DRIVING AS THERE MAY BE PONDING OF WATER ON THE ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVY RAIN. IF YOU EXPERIENCE HIGH WATER OR HAIL...PLEASE REPORT THESE CONDITIONS BY CALLING 1-877-633-6772. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. TYBURSKI
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 2:05 PM EST, 47 minutes before
OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021-022-050100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 305 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2003 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN PENNSYLVANIA... ALLEGHENY ARMSTRONG BEAVER BUTLER CLARION FAYETTE FOREST GREENE INDIANA JEFFERSON LAWRENCE MERCER VENANGO WASHINGTON WESTMORELAND 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 >>> A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA...PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS..LARGE HAIL..AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:50 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 Pennsylvania, July 4 to 9, 2003
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Ohio, July 4 to 5, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 4, 2003
- Heat in Missouri, July 4 to 5, 2003
- Rip Currents in California, July 4 to 5, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Indiana, July 4 to 5, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 4, 2003
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 4, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 4 to 5, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 4, 2003
- Heat in California, July 4 to 5, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 4, 2003
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, 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: 5370638.