1 thunderstorm wind, 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 Jun 14, 4:50 PM EST, 1 hour 51 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
550 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2004
DISCUSSION...
IN SHORT-TERM, HAVE INCLUDED FLOOD WATCH FOR THE ENTIRE UPPER OHIO
VALLEY ALONG WITH THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL FOR MOST
COUNTIES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 UNTIL 11 PM. HAVE TO MONITOR STORMS
MOVING NORTHEASTWARD OUT OF WEST VIRGINIA BESIDES LINEAR MESOSCALE
CONVECTIVE SYSTEM/ SQUALL LINE/ THUNDERSTORMS. SO PRIME THREATS NOW
DAMAGING WIND AND FLOODING RAIN. ...GIORDANO
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.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 11 PM FOR MDZ001.
OH...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 11 PM
FOR OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH (WCN) UNTIL 11 PM
FOR OHC013-019-029-031-059-067-081-119-157-
PA....FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 11 PM
FOR PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029>032.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH (WCN) UNTIL 11 PM
FOR PAC003-005-007-019-031-053-063-
065-073-085-121-125-129.
WV...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 11 PM
FOR WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH (WCN) UNTIL 11 PM
FOR WVC009-029-069HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 200 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2004 MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-150920- ALLEGHENY PA-ARMSTRONG PA-BEAVER PA-BELMONT OH-BROOKE WV-BUTLER PA- CARROLL OH-CLARION PA-COLUMBIANA OH-COSHOCTON OH-FAYETTE PA- FOREST PA-GARRETT MD-GREENE PA-GUERNSEY OH-HANCOCK WV-HARRISON OH- INDIANA PA-JEFFERSON PA-JEFFERSON OH-LAWRENCE PA-MARION WV- MARSHALL WV-MERCER PA-MONONGALIA WV-MONROE OH-MUSKINGUM OH-NOBLE OH- OHIO WV-PRESTON WV-TUCKER WV-TUSCARAWAS OH-VENANGO PA-WASHINGTON PA- WESTMORELAND PA-WETZEL WV- 520 AM EDT MON JUN 14 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT. NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THE PRIME THREAT IS DAMAGING WIND. LARGE HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE...AS IS SHORT PERIODS OF FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EXPECTS A SQUALL LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM INDIANA AND WESTERN OHIO TO BEGIN MOVING ACROSS EAST CENTRAL OHIO...WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN MARYLAND THIS EVENING...BETWEEN 6 PM AND 10 PM. ANOTHER IMPORTANT CONCERN IS HEAVY RAIN. NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS LOCATIONS GETTING MORE THAN 2 INCHES IN A COUPLE HOURS MAY HAVE FLOODING DEVELOP WHERE DRAINAGE IS POOR AND ALONG SMALL STREAMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... FOR DAY TWO...NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 15
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 416 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2004 MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-160000- ALLEGHENY PA-ARMSTRONG PA-BEAVER PA-BELMONT OH-BROOKE WV-BUTLER PA- CARROLL OH-CLARION PA-COLUMBIANA OH-COSHOCTON OH-FAYETTE PA- FOREST PA-GARRETT MD-GREENE PA-GUERNSEY OH-HANCOCK WV-HARRISON OH- INDIANA PA-JEFFERSON PA-JEFFERSON OH-LAWRENCE PA-MARION WV- MARSHALL WV-MERCER PA-MONONGALIA WV-MONROE OH-MUSKINGUM OH-NOBLE OH- OHIO WV-PRESTON WV-TUCKER WV-TUSCARAWAS OH-VENANGO PA-WASHINGTON PA- WESTMORELAND PA-WETZEL WV- 416 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2004 ...SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK UPDATE... NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY EARLY TONIGHT. NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THE PRIME THREAT IS DAMAGING WIND. LARGE HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE...AS ARE SHORT PERIODS OF FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS LOCATIONS GETTING MORE THAN 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN TONIGHT CAN HAVE FLOODING DEVELOP WHERE DRAINAGE IS POOR AND ALONG SMALL STREAMS. NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EXPECTS A SQUALL LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO BEGIN MOVING THROUGH THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY ABOUT 7 PM. THE STORMS CAN HIT PLACES LIKE COSHOCTON...ZANESVILLE...NEW PHILADELPHIA AND LISBON OHIO...AND MERCER AND FRANKLIN PENNSYLVANIA...BETWEEN 7 AND 8 PM. NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EXPECTS PLACES LIKE CAMBRIDGE AND CALDWELL OHIO...WHEELING WEST VIRGINIA AND PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA...CAN GET STORMS BETWEEN 8 AND 9 PM. THE STORMS CAN HIT MORGANTOWN WEST VIRGINIA AND LATROBE AND DUBOIS PENNSYLVANIA BETWEEN 9 AND 10 PM. PLACES LIKE UNIONTOWN PENNSYLVANIA...PARSONS WEST VIRGINIA...AND OAKLAND MARYLAND CAN GET STORMS BETWEEN 10 AND 11 PM. NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS WHEN THUNDERSTORMS THREATEN...TAKE SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING. WHEN TRAVELING...AVOID FLOODED ROADS. THE MUDDY WATER CAN BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES FROM NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 517 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2004 OHZ039>041-048-PAZ013-142307- CARROLL OH-COLUMBIANA OH-COSHOCTON OH-LAWRENCE PA-TUSCARAWAS OH- 517 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2004 ...LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING... A LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD ACROSS PARTS OF OHIO. THE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...INCLUDING TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN FROM HIGH WIND GUSTS. IN ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS...THE STORMS ARE PRODUCING NUMEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. STREET FLOODING IS LIKELY IN URBAN AREAS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ALONG A LINE FROM STRASBURG...TO MALVERN...TO SALEM BY APPROXIMATELY 630 PM EDT. THE LINE OF STORMS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER AS IT MOVES EASTWARD. RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO PAY ATTENTION TO QUICKLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 607 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2004 OHZ041-PAZ007-013-142259- COLUMBIANA OH-LAWRENCE PA-MERCER PA- 607 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2004 ...LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING... A LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD ACROSS EASTERN OHIO. THE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...INCLUDING TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN FROM HIGH WIND GUSTS. IN ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS...THE STORMS ARE PRODUCING NUMEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. STREET FLOODING IS LIKELY IN URBAN AREAS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ALONG A LINE FROM HAVERSTON TO COLUMBIANA TO NEW WILMINGTON TO NEAR MERCER BY 7PM EDT. THE LINE OF STORMS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER AS IT MOVES EASTWARD. RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO PAY ATTENTION TO QUICKLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE WARN
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
720 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0639 PM HAIL 8 N COSHOCTON 40.38N 81.85W
06/14/2004 2.50 INCH COSHOCTON OH AMATEUR RADIO
AND TREES DOWN.
0710 PM HAIL GREENVILLE 41.41N 80.38W
06/14/2004 1.00 INCH MERCER PA LAW ENFORCEMENT
0705 PM TSTM WND DMG SHARPSVILLE 41.26N 80.48W
06/14/2004 MERCER PA LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN.
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AWIPSUSRPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
722 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0645 PM TSTM WND DMG NEW WILMINGTON 41.12N 80.33W
06/14/2004 LAWRENCE PA LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
0645 PM TSTM WND DMG VOLANT 41.11N 80.26W
06/14/2004 LAWRENCE PA LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
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AWIPSUSRPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
738 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0726 PM TSTM WND DMG FRANKLIN 41.39N 79.84W
06/14/2004 VENANGO PA LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN.
0726 PM TSTM WND DMG POLK 41.37N 79.93W
06/14/2004 VENANGO PA LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN.
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AWIPSUSRThe Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 38 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:41 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
60 mph wind gust in Steubenville. Trees down in Steubenville and Wintersville.
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