Thunderstorm Wind, Butler
- When
- July 6, 3:01 PM EST
- Where
- Butler County, Butler
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.850, -79.883
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, 2:41 PM EST, 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 2:41 PM EST, 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 341 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2003 SEVERE WEATHER ONGOING AT PRESS TIME WITH AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS PASSING THROUGH MY NORTHERN ZONES AND HAVE ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR THOSE AREAS WHICH WILL MATCH UP WITH CTP FLOOD WATCH. STORMS MOVING EASTWARD AND SHOULD BE A PROBLEM THROUGH AT THIS EVENING. UNTIL THE FRONT GOES THROUGH WEDNESDAY...EXPECT POCKETS OF ACTIVITY EACH DAY DURING THE EARLY WEEK. TIMING AND LOCATION STILL IN QUESTION SO WILL NOT TRY TO TIME AT THIS POINT. EXTENDED DRIES OUT A LITTLE BY THURSDAY BUT ADDED A CHANCE LATE INTO FRIDAY AS GFS SHOWS A LOBE SWINGING THROUGH. PIT 68 88 70 88 / 30 40 30 40 HLG 68 90 70 86 / 30 40 30 40 MGW 70 90 69 88 / 20 30 30 40 ZZV 69 90 71 86 / 40 40 30 40 PHD 69 90 71 86 / 40 40 30 40 FKL 66 89 68 85 / 30 40 30 40 DUJ 66 89 68 85 / 30 40 30 40 LBE 68 90 70 86 / 30 40 30 40 BTP 66 89 68 85 / 30 40 30 40 IDI 66 89 68 85 / 30 40 30 40 ODM 65 85 66 84 / 20 30 30 40 .PBZ... MD...NONE. OH...NONE. PA...FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES PAZ007>009...PAZ013>016...PAZ022>023. WV...NONE. TYBURSKI
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 4:00 AM EST, 11 hours 1 minute 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 34 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, 2 hours 26 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, 1 hour 11 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), 45 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:00 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: 5369709.