1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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 Jun 17, 2:08 PM EST, 12 hours 22 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 308 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2004 SVR WATCH IN EFFECT TIL 8PM FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. FF WATCH TIL 10 PM. SBCAPES 1500-2500 AND HIGH PRECIPBLE WATER FAVOR CONTINUANCE OF BOTH SEVERE AND FLOODING RAINFALL WORDING AT LEAST INTO THE EVENING UNTIL SHORT WV PASSES LATER TONIGHT. STILL UNSTABLE ON FRIDAY WITH SECONDARY FRONT TO COME THROUGH. WILL KEEP IN CHC POPS FOR FRI AND FRIDAY NIGHT THOUGH IF WE STABILIZE ENOUGH COULD JUST BE EVENING. BOTH GFS AND ETA SHOWS WV CROSSING TO THE SOUTH ON SAT SO KEPT IN CHC FOR OUR EXTREME SRN ZNS. SFC RIDGE BUILDS IN SAT NIGHT AND SUNDAY. RETURN TO OVERRUNNING FOR MONDAY. TEMPS SIMILAR TO FWC MOS INITIALLY THEN CLOSE TO MAV NOS. .PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONE MDZ001. OH...FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 400 PM EDT THURSDAY FOR ZONE OHC031. FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES OHZ039>041...OHZ048>050...OHZ057>059...OHZ068>069. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM (WCN) WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES OHC013...OHC019...OHC029...OHC031...OHC059...OHC067...OHC081... OHC111...OHC119...OHC121...OHC157. PA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES PAZ007>009...PAZ013>016...PAZ020>023...PAZ029>032. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM (WCN) WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES PAC003...PAC005...PAC007...PAC019...PAC031...PAC051...PAC053... PAC059...PAC063...PAC065...PAC073...PAC085...PAC121...PAC125... PAC129. WV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES WVZ001>004...WVZ012...WVZ021>023...WVZ041. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM (WCN) WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES WVC009...WVC029...WVC051...WVC069. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 106 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2004 MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-170843- 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- 106 PM EDT THU JUN 17 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 THAT THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING HAVE A SLIGHT RISK OF CAUSING SEVERE WEATHER. THE PRIME THREAT IS DAMAGING WIND. THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS THAT GO OVER 60 MPH CAN CAUSE DAMAGE. HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE FLOODING RAIN. LOCATIONS THAT GET MORE THAN 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN IN 2 OR 3 HOURS CAN CAUSE FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL 10 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THAT THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY HAVE A SLIGHT RISK OF CAUSING SEVERE WEATHER. THE PRIME THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1046 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1040 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 W TARENTUM 40.61N 79.80W
06/17/2004 ALLEGHENY PA EMERGENCY MNGR
IN CREIGHTON PA. EVACUATING APARTMENT BUILDING DUE TO
FLASH FLOODING.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1050 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1040 PM FLASH FLOOD NEW KENSINGTON 40.57N 79.75W
06/17/2004 WESTMORELAND PA TRAINED SPOTTER
MUDSLIDES ONTO ROUTE 56.
&&SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 1128 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2004 PAZ008-015-180500- CLARION PA-VENANGO PA- 1128 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2004 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA... THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN VENANGO COUNTY WILL SPREAD INTO CLARION COUNTY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINS UP TO ONE INCH IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...INTENSE LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 80 SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND BE ALERT FOR POOR VISIBILITIES AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS..
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1141 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1130 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 W MARS 40.70N 80.07W
06/17/2004 BUTLER PA AMATEUR RADIO
FREEDOM ROAD FLOODED.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1239 AM EDT FRI JUN 18 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1135 PM HAIL EAST PITTSBURGH 40.40N 79.84W
06/17/2004 0.75 INCH ALLEGHENY PA PUBLIC
1140 PM FLASH FLOOD CHESWICK 40.54N 79.80W
06/17/2004 ALLEGHENY PA PUBLIC
STREAMS OVER ROADS.
1010 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 W VANDERGRIFT 40.60N 79.59W
06/17/2004 WESTMORELAND PA PUBLIC
STREAMS OVER ROADS.
0950 PM FLASH FLOOD APOLLO 40.58N 79.56W
06/17/2004 ARMSTRONG PA AMATEUR RADIO
STREAMS OVER ROADS.
0600 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 S GREENSBURG 40.20N 79.54W
06/17/2004 WESTMORELAND PA PUBLIC
TREES BLOWN DOWN.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1254 AM EDT FRI JUN 18 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1038 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 E SHIPPINGPORT 40.63N 80.37W
06/17/2004 BEAVER PA EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES BLOWN DOWN.
1040 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SW AMBRIDGE 40.54N 80.29W
06/17/2004 BEAVER PA EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES BLOWN DOWN
&&The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
On the Muskingum River, Coshocton rose to flood stage (15 ft) at 330 AM EDT, crested at 15.9 ft at Noon, and fell below flood stage by 4 PM EDT.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Ohio in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, June 2004
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: 5404417.