1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Aug 8, 11:40 AM EST, 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 1240 PM EDT FRI AUG 8 2003 UPDATE INCLUDES THE ADDITION OF FLOOD WATCH TO THE FAR SOUTHERN COUNTIES. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED IN WETZEL...MONONGALIA AND FAYETTE COUNTIES. PLUS ADDITIONAL RAIN MOVING NORTHWARD FROM WEST VIRGINIA. WILL DECIDE ON ANY EXPANSION OF THE WATCH NORTHWARD BY THE NEXT FORECAST ISSUANCE AS WE AWAIT FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OR INTENSIFICATION. PIT 80 65 78 65 / 60 60 60 40 HLG 81 65 78 65 / 60 60 60 40 MGW 79 65 80 65 / 60 60 50 40 ZZV 81 65 80 65 / 50 50 60 40 PHD 79 65 80 65 / 50 50 60 40 FKL 78 62 76 62 / 60 50 50 40 DUJ 75 62 76 62 / 60 50 50 40 LBE 80 62 76 64 / 60 60 50 40 BTP 79 62 76 62 / 60 50 50 40 IDI 81 62 76 64 / 60 60 50 40 ODM 76 62 75 63 / 60 50 50 40 .PBZ... MD...FLOOD WATCH FOR TODAY FOR ZONE MDZ001. OH...NONE. PA...FLOOD WATCH FOR TODAY FOR ZONES PAZ031>032. WV...FLOOD WATCH FOR TODAY FOR ZONES WVZ004...WVZ012...WVZ021>023... WVZ041. TYBURSKI
MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-080900- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 504 AM EDT FRI AUG 8 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY DENSE FOG ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER OF A MILE. THIS WILL MAKE THE MORNING COMMUTE DIFFICULT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN AND WILL BE SLOW MOVING. THIS WILL ONCE AGAIN SET UP THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING ON AREA STREAMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... MORE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 109 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:32 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Basements and roads flooded.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in West Virginia in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, August 2003
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: 5334170.