1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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.
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 7, 2:22 PM EST, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 322 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003 FFA TIL 10 PM THIS EVENING AND SVR TSTM WATCH TIL 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR ENTIRE CWA. WE REMAIN IN SOUPY AIRMASS INTO THURSDAY. UPPER FLOW IS PRETTY MUCH ZONAL SO FLOODING WILL BE DUE TO TRAIN ECHOES. AS FAR AS SVR TSTM WATCH EHI 2-4 THIS EVENING AND HELICITY 270. CHC SHOWERS AND TSTMS INTO THURSDAY UNTIL FRONT FINALLY PASSES. PIT 69 88 69 79 / 50 40 50 40 HLG 69 86 69 78 / 50 40 50 40 MGW 69 86 69 78 / 50 40 50 40 ZZV 70 87 70 79 / 50 50 50 40 PHD 70 87 70 79 / 50 50 50 40 FKL 67 84 67 76 / 50 50 50 40 DUJ 67 84 67 76 / 50 50 50 40 LBE 69 86 69 78 / 50 40 50 40 BTP 67 84 67 76 / 50 50 50 40 IDI 67 84 67 76 / 50 50 50 40 ODM 65 83 65 76 / 50 40 50 40 .PBZ... MD...FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONE MDZ001. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONE MDZ001. OH...FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES OHZ039>041...OHZ048>050...OHZ057>059...OHZ068>069. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES OHZ039>041...OHZ048>050...OHZ057>059...OHZ068>069. PA...FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES PAZ007>009...PAZ013>016...PAZ020>023...PAZ029>032. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES PAZ007>009...PAZ013>016...PAZ020>023...PAZ029>032. WV...FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES WVZ001>004...WVZ012...WVZ021>023...WVZ041. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES WVZ001>004...WVZ012...WVZ021>023...WVZ041.
MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-080100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 309 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA. SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR EXTREME NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND. THE GREATEST THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE AGAIN ON TUESDAY FOR THE REGION. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY.
OHZ040-072200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 448 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003 THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE MOVING EAST ACROSS CARROLL COUNTY. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
458 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0430 PM COUNTYWIDE OH WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03 COSHOCTON NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. 911
0450 PM NEW BEDFORD OH WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03 COSHOCTON UNOCCUPIED MOBILE HOME
BLOWN OVER. SHERIFFPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
517 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0440 PM ZANESVILLE OH WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03 MUSKINGUM LARGE TREES DOWN. 911
0513 PM GNADENHUTTEN OH WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03 TUSCARAWAS TREES AND LARGE LIMBS DOWN.
PUBLICPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
527 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0520 PM NEW BEAVER PA WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03 LAWRENCE LARGE TREES DOWN BETWEEN
NEW BEAVER AND ELLWOOD. 911PAZ021-072300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 531 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD ALLEGHENY COUNTY... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD ALLEGHENY COUNTY FROM THE WEST. THEY SHOULD AFFECT THE COUNTY BETWEEN 5:45 AND 6:45 PM. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH, AND POSSIBLY STRONGER. TORRENTIAL RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE ALSO LIKELY. RESIDENTS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY AND THE IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE POWER SURGES OR POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT AS WATER MAY POND ON ROADS. SOME POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LAND FLOODING MAY ALSO OCCUR. WHEN THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES, MOVE INDOORS. REMEMBER, LIGHTNING KILLS. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. REHAK
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
533 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0520 PM CAMBRIDGE OH WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03 GUERNSEY LARGE TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN. 911The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 29 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:40 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Large trees down. An 80-ft tree was blown down, crushing a mini-van on Belle St.
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