Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 14, 2004

Name: Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 14, 2004
Start: 2004-06-14T20:20
End: 2004-06-14T20:20
Location: Pennsylvania

June 14, 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: $2,000
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 Jun 14, 4:50 PM EST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 4:50 PM EST, 3 hours 30 minutes before

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 WVC009-029-069

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 1:00 PM EST, 7 hours 20 minutes before

HAZARDOUS 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.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 14, 7:55 PM EST, 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
855 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2004

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

0847 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 SE NEW KENSINGTON     40.52N 79.68W
06/14/2004  65 MPH           WESTMORELAND       PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

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Local storm report, Jun 14, 7:59 PM EST, 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
859 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.

0645 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VOLANT                  41.11N 80.26W
06/14/2004                   LAWRENCE           PA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.

0645 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NEW WILMINGTON          41.12N 80.33W
06/14/2004                   LAWRENCE           PA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.

0705 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SHARPSVILLE             41.26N 80.48W
06/14/2004                   MERCER             PA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN.

0710 PM     HAIL             GREENVILLE              41.41N 80.38W
06/14/2004  1.00 INCH        MERCER             PA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0715 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CARROLLTON              40.58N 81.09W
06/14/2004                   CARROLL            OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN COUNTY WIDE.

0726 PM     TSTM WND DMG     POLK                    41.37N 79.93W
06/14/2004                   VENANGO            PA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN.

0726 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FRANKLIN                41.39N 79.84W
06/14/2004                   VENANGO            PA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN.

0730 PM     TSTM WND DMG     JEWETT                  40.37N 81.00W
06/14/2004                   HARRISON           OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN.

0730 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NEW PHILADELPHIA        40.49N 81.44W
06/14/2004                   TUSCARAWAS         OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.

0740 PM     FLASH FLOOD      NEW PHILADELPHIA        40.49N 81.44W
06/14/2004                   TUSCARAWAS         OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING.

0740 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 NE COSHOCTON          40.31N 81.78W
06/14/2004                   COSHOCTON          OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROAD FLOODING TWP RD 218 IN MILLCREEK TWP.

0741 PM     TSTM WND GST     STEUBENVILLE            40.37N 80.65W
06/14/2004  0 MPH            JEFFERSON          OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            60 MPG WIND GUSTS.

0741 PM     TSTM WND DMG     STEUBENVILLE            40.37N 80.65W
06/14/2004                   JEFFERSON          OH   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES AND BRANCHES DOWN IN STEUBENVILLE AND WINTERSVILLE.

0745 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SALEM                   40.90N 80.85W
06/14/2004                   COLUMBIANA         OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ON SR164.

0750 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WELLSBURG               40.28N 80.61W
06/14/2004                   BROOKE             WV   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE.

0800 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SHIPPENVILLE            41.25N 79.46W
06/14/2004                   CLARION            PA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN.

0815 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BURGETTSTOWN            40.38N 80.39W
06/14/2004                   WASHINGTON         PA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN...ALSO IN HANOVER.

0815 PM     HAIL             NORWICH                 39.98N 81.79W
06/14/2004  1.75 INCH        MUSKINGUM          OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0825 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PITTSBURGH              40.44N 79.98W
06/14/2004                   ALLEGHENY          PA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN.

0843 PM     TSTM WND GST     SPRINGDALE              40.54N 79.78W
06/14/2004  70 MPH           ALLEGHENY          PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0847 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 SE NEW KENSINGTON     40.52N 79.68W
06/14/2004  65 MPH           WESTMORELAND       PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

AWIPSUSR

Local storm report, Jun 14, 8:06 PM EST, 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
906 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2004

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

0730 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 S COSHOCTON           40.21N 81.85W
06/14/2004                   COSHOCTON          OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN.

0900 PM     FLASH FLOOD      BYESVILLE               39.97N 81.54W
06/14/2004                   GUERNSEY           OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING IN 1ST FLOOR APARTMENTS.

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AWIPSUSR

Local storm report, Jun 14, 8:07 PM EST, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
907 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2004

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

0755 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ALIQUIPPA               40.62N 80.25W
06/14/2004                   BEAVER             PA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE.

&&

AWIPSUSR

Local storm report, Jun 14, 8:16 PM EST, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
916 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2004

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

0755 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WEIRTON                 40.40N 80.56W
06/14/2004                   HANCOCK            WV   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE.

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AWIPSUSR

Local storm report, Jun 14, 8:18 PM EST, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
918 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2004

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

0830 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BYESVILLE               39.97N 81.54W
06/14/2004                   GUERNSEY           OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN.

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The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:19 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Indiana

When: June 14, 8:20 PM EST
Where: Indiana County, 5 mi SW of Clarksburg
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 40.480, -79.433

Trees down in Saltsburg.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in Pennsylvania, June 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: 5404157.