Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, August 4, 2004

Name: Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, August 4, 2004
Start: 2004-08-04T14:02
End: 2004-08-04T14:09
Location: Pennsylvania

August 4, 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: $5,000
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 4, 10:50 AM EST, 3 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 10:50 AM EST, 3 hours 12 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1150 AM EDT WED AUG 4 2004

.SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY)...
UPDATED ZONES FOR FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 10 AM THU. WATCH STARTS
IMMEDIATELY. EXPECT TO BE IN SPC WATCH SOON. INGREDIENTS LOOK GOOD FOR
SVR WX.
&&

.LONG TERM (SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)...
MENTIONED CHC POPS MON NGT AND TUE AS NEXT SYSTEM PULLS THRU GRTLKS.
OTHERWISE DRY.

&&

.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MDZ001 TIL 10 AM THURSDAY.
OH...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069
     TIL 10 AM THURSDAY.
PA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PAZ007>009-013>016-022-023-029>032
     TIL 10 AM THURSDAY.
WV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041
     TIL 10 AM THURSDAY.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 4, 4:56 AM EST, 9 hours 6 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
556 AM EDT WED AUG 4 2004

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-
029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-050955-
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-
556 AM EDT WED AUG 4 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA EAST
CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY
AND ACROSS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL SPREAD INTO THE REGION LATER TODAY AND CONTINUE TONIGHT.
SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. SOME STORMS WILL ALSO
CONTAIN TORRENTIAL RAINS. A FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING IS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 10 AM THURSDAY FOR PORTIONS OF
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA NORTH OF PITTSBURGH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
THERE WILL STILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON
THURSDAY...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL BE POSSIBLE. A
FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 10 AM THURSDAY
FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA NORTH OF PITTSBURGH.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 4, 1:40 PM EST, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
240 PM EDT WED AUG 04 2004

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

0235 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WHEELING                40.08N 80.70W
08/04/2004                   OHIO               WV   SKYWARN SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN IN WHEELING WITH ONE TREE FALLEN ON
            AUTOMOBILE.

&&

Local storm report, Aug 4, 1:44 PM EST, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
244 PM EDT WED AUG 04 2004

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

1250 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WOODSFIELD              39.76N 81.12W
08/04/2004                   MONROE             OH   SKYWARN SPOTTER

            WIDESPREAD TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT COUNTY WITH TREES DOWN
            ON STATE ROUTES 78, 800 SOUTH, COUNTY ROAD 77.

&&

Local storm report, Aug 4, 1:49 PM EST, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
249 PM EDT WED AUG 04 2004

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

0239 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S BLAIRSVILLE         40.40N 79.26W
08/04/2004                   WESTMORELAND       PA   SKYWARN SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN IN TORRANCE.

&&

Local storm report, Aug 4, 1:57 PM EST, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
257 PM EDT WED AUG 04 2004

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

0245 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FREEPORT                40.68N 79.68W
08/04/2004                   ARMSTRONG          PA   SKYWARN SPOTTER

            WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 58 MPH REPORTED BY OBSERVER.

&&

Local storm report, Aug 4, 1:58 PM EST, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
258 PM EDT WED AUG 04 2004

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

0253 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WASHINGTON              40.17N 80.25W
08/04/2004                   WASHINGTON         PA   SKYWARN SPOTTER

            LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN OFF TREES.

&&

Local storm report, Aug 4, 1:59 PM EST, 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
259 PM EDT WED AUG 04 2004

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

0257 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WELLSBURG               40.28N 80.61W
08/04/2004                   BROOKE             WV   SKYWARN SPOTTER

            2 TREES DOWN IN WELLSBURG AND BETHANY.

&&

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 96 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:01 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Indiana

When: August 4, 2:02 PM EST to 2:09 PM EST
Where: Indiana County, 4 mi E of Armagh
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.450, -78.950

Numerous 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: 5418134.