Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence
- When
- July 6, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Lawrence County, New Castle
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.000, -80.350
Large trees down.
Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 6, 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
- $1,000
- 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 6, 8:16 AM EST, 6 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 8:16 AM EST, 6 hours 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 916 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2003 MORNING UPDATE HAS BEEN SENT REMOVING MORNING FOG. ONE LONE THUNDERSTORM MOVED QUICKLY ACROSS WASHINGTON AND WESTMORELAND COUNTIES THIS MORNING, BUT THAT HAS NOW HAS MOVED INTO THE MOUNTAIN COUNTIES TO OUR EAST AS IT WEAKENS. EXPECT MORE ACTIVITY TO FIRE THIS AFTERNOON AS DEWPOINTS CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 60S AND SUNSHINE WILL HELP DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE. TRIGGER TEMPERATURE CALCULATED AT 26C/79F TODAY. MAIN CLUSTER OF CONVECTION CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH JANESVILLE-BELOIT WISCONSIN WITH ANOTHER AREA NEAR DES MOINES IOWA. EXTRAPOLATION WOULD PUT THAT AREA IN OUR NECK OF THE WOODS LATE THIS EVENING. ACARS DATA FROM WESTBOUND KPIT DEPARTURES SHOWING LITTLE SHEAR AND 700 MB WINDS 280/40KTS OVER OHIO. AS SUCH, I EXPECT PULSE-TYPE STORMS TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE PRETTY MUCH DUE EAST. AFTERNOON PACKAGE CONCERNS WILL BE ON CONVECTION FOR MONDAY EVENING AS IMPRESSIVE HELICITY/FRONTOGENIC FORCING/AND SOUPY DEWPOINTS WILL BE OVER THE AREA. WILL DIGEST NEW MODEL DATA FOR A BETTER FEEL ON THE LOCATION. PIT 85 69 87 70 / 50 40 50 40 HLG 85 70 87 70 / 50 40 50 40 MGW 86 70 88 71 / 50 40 50 40 ZZV 86 71 88 71 / 50 50 50 40 PHD 85 70 87 70 / 50 40 50 40 FKL 84 66 86 67 / 50 40 50 40 DUJ 83 66 85 67 / 50 40 50 40 LBE 85 69 87 70 / 50 40 50 40 BTP 83 67 85 68 / 50 40 50 40 IDI 84 67 86 68 / 50 40 50 40 ODM 84 67 86 68 / 50 40 50 40 .PBZ... MD...NONE. OH...NONE. PA...NONE. WV...NONE. TYBURSKI
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 4:00 AM EST, 10 hours 30 minutes before
MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-061100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 500 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 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 THROUGH TONIGHT FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND. 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... A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE AGAIN ON MONDAY FOR THE REGION. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 12:27 PM EST, 2 hours 3 minutes before
PAZ007-008-013-014-061830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 127 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2003 ...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA... AT 1:25 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTHEAST OHIO MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA BETWEEN 1:30 PM AND 2:30 PM. BE ALERT FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND HEAVY RAINFALL. IF YOUR WEEKEND PLANS INCLUDE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...PLEASE KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THE SKY AS ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772. TYBURSKI
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 12:35 PM EST, 1 hour 55 minutes before
MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-062030- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 135 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2003 ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST CENTRAL OHIO...WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...AND GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE ON THE STRONG TO SEVERE SIDE. THE GREATEST SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FROM ANY STORM WILL BE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. IN ADDITION...BRIEF TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE. MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER INDOORS SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH. TYBURSKI
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 1:50 PM EST, 40 minutes before
PAZ007-008-062000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 250 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2003 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA... AT 2:50 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO MERCER COUNTY. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA BETWEEN 3:00 PM AND 4:30 PM AFFECTING VENANGO COUNTY AFTER 3:30 PM. BE ALERT FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND HEAVY RAINFALL. IF YOUR WEEKEND PLANS INCLUDE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...PLEASE KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THE SKY AS ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772.
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:29 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
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, July 6, 2003
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, July 6, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 6 to 7, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, July 6 to 7, 2003
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 6, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 6, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 6 to 7, 2003
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 6, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, July 6, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, July 6, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 6, 2003
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 6, 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: 5369706.