Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, August 19, 2004

Name: Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, August 19, 2004
Start: 2004-08-19T18:00
End: 2004-08-19T18:00
Location: Pennsylvania

August 19, 2004 · NWS PBZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
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 Aug 19, 4:26 PM EST, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 4:26 PM EST, 1 hour 34 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
526 PM EDT THU AUG 19 2004

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT)...
UPDATING TO ISSUE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SW PA PANHANDLE OF W
VA AND PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL OHIO TIL 10 PM. TRAINING CELLS/ HI
PCBLE WATERS AND MOISTURE CONVERGENCE CAN CONTINUE INTO EVENING
UNTIL ATMOSPHERE STABILIZES
&&

.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...NONE.
OH...FLOOD WATCH FOR ZONES OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069 UNTIL
     10 PM EDT.
PA...FLOOD WATCH FOR ZONES PAZ020-029>032 UNTIL 10 PM EDT.
WV...FLOOD WATCH FOR ZONES WVZ001>004 UNTIL 10 PM EDT.

OH...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ZONES OHZ039>041-048>050-
057>059-068-069 UNTIL 8 PM EDT.
PA...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ZONES PAZ014-016-020-022-023-
     029>032 UNTIL 8 PM EDT.
WV...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ZONES WVZ001>004 UNTIL 8 PM EDT.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 19, 9:40 AM EST, 8 hours 20 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1040 AM EDT THU AUG 19 2004

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-
029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-200914-
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-
1040 AM EDT THU AUG 19 2004

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 CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. IN ADDITION
THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAINS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 19, 4:49 PM EST, 1 hour 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
549 PM EDT THU AUG 19 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0540 PM     HAIL             WINTERSVILLE            40.38N 80.71W
08/19/2004  0.88 INCH        JEFFERSON          OH   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

TP

Local storm report, Aug 19, 5:01 PM EST, 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
601 PM EDT THU AUG 19 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0550 PM     HAIL             ELLSWORTH               40.11N 80.02W
08/19/2004  0.75 INCH        WASHINGTON         PA   PUBLIC

&&

TP

Local storm report, Aug 19, 5:07 PM EST, 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
607 PM EDT THU AUG 19 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0605 PM     HAIL             DOVER                   40.53N 81.48W
08/19/2004  0.75 INCH        TUSCARAWAS         OH   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

TP

Local storm report, Aug 19, 5:15 PM EST, 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
615 PM EDT THU AUG 19 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0611 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W COSHOCTON           40.26N 81.87W
08/19/2004                   COSHOCTON          OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN.

0610 PM     HAIL             BALDWIN                 40.36N 79.97W
08/19/2004  0.75 INCH        ALLEGHENY          PA   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

TP

Local storm report, Aug 19, 5:21 PM EST, 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
621 PM EDT THU AUG 19 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0617 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     FOLLANSBEE              40.34N 80.60W
08/19/2004                   BROOKE             WV   PUBLIC

0610 PM     HAIL             FOLLANSBEE              40.34N 80.60W
08/19/2004  1.00 INCH        BROOKE             WV   PUBLIC

&&

TP

Local storm report, Aug 19, 5:53 PM EST, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
653 PM EDT THU AUG 19 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0645 PM     HAIL             IRWIN                   40.33N 79.70W
08/19/2004  0.88 INCH        WESTMORELAND       PA   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

TP

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 39 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:01 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: August 19, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Washington County, Washington
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.183, -80.250

Trees down.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in Pennsylvania, August 2004

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: 5418253.