Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 6, 2003

Name: Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 6, 2003
Start: 2003-07-06T17:20
End: 2003-07-06T17:20
Location: Pennsylvania

July 6, 2003 · NWS PBZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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.

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Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $4,000
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, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 2:41 PM EST, 2 hours 39 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, 13 hours 20 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, 4 hours 53 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, 4 hours 45 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, 3 hours 30 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.

Local storm report, Jul 6, 3:48 PM EST, 1 hour 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH, PA
448 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0330 PM    GREENVILLE                PA   WIND DAMAGE
07/06/03   MERCER                         LARGE TREES AND POWER
                                          LINES DOWN REPORTED
                                          BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

0403 PM    SHARPSVILLE               PA   WIND DAMAGE
07/06/03   MERCER                         LARGE TREES DOWN REPORTED
                                          BY SKYWARN SPOTTERS

0330 PM    NEW CASTLE                PA   WIND DAMAGE
07/06/03   LAWRENCE                       LARGE TREE DOWN REPORTED
                                          BY SKYWARN SPOTTERS

0350 PM    HERMITAGE                 PA   FLASH FLOODS
07/06/03   MERCER                         PERSON TRAPPED IN VEHICLE
                                          REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
                                          MANAGEMENT

0400 PM    CHARLSETON                PA   FLASH FLOODS
07/06/03   MERCER                         PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS
                                          REPORTED BY SKYWARN
                                          SPOTTERS

0410 PM    GREENVILLE                PA   FLASH FLOODS
07/06/03   MERCER                         PORTIONS OF RT. 58 CLOSED
                                          REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
                                          MANAGEMENT

0401 PM    BUTLER                    PA   WIND DAMAGE
07/06/03   BUTLER                         LARGE TREES DOWN REPORTED
                                          BY SKYWARN SPOTTERS

0420 PM    GROVE CITY                PA   FLASH FLOODS
07/06/03   MERCER                         NORTH CENTER ST FLOODED
                                          REPORTED BY TRAINED
                                          OBSERVER

0422 PM    GROVE CITY                PA   FLASH FLOODS
07/06/03   MERCER                         WOLF CREEK OUT OF ITS
                                          BANKS REPORTED BY TRAINED
                                          OBSERVER

0410 PM    FROGTOWN                  PA   WIND DAMAGE
07/06/03   ARMSTRONG                      LARGE TREES DOWN REPORTED
                                          BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

JD

Special weather statement, Jul 6, 4:00 PM EST, 1 hour 20 minutes before

PAZ020-021-029>032-062300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
500 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2003

...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AND MOVING ACROSS THE AREA...

AT 5:00 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS
MOVING INTO BEAVER...ALLEGHENY...WESTMORELAND...GREENE AND FAYETTE
COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA BETWEEN 5:00 PM AND
7:00 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 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, 4:12 PM EST, 1 hour 8 minutes before

WVZ004-012-021-022-062315-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
512 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2003

AT 5:10 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS
IN SOUTHERN MARSHALL AND WESTERN WETZEL COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA.
THESE STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS WETZEL...MONONGALIA...AND MARION
COUNTIES BETWEEN 5:15 PM AND 7:15 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 EVENING.

PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772.

TYBURSKI

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 61 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:18 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Westmoreland

When: July 6, 5:20 PM EST
Where: Westmoreland County, Five Pts
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $4,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 40.400, -79.517

Barn roof blown off by wind.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2003 Every state in 2003 This day in weather history Warnings 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: 5369713.