Damaging Wind in West Virginia, June 17, 2004

Name: Damaging Wind in West Virginia, June 17, 2004
Start: 2004-06-17T17:25
End: 2004-06-17T17:25
Location: West Virginia

June 17, 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: $3,000
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 17, 2:08 PM EST, 3 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 2:08 PM EST, 3 hours 17 minutes before

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, Jun 17, 12:06 PM EST, 5 hours 19 minutes before

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.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 17, 2:24 PM EST, 3 hours 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
324 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2004

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

0245 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BROOKVILLE              41.16N 79.08W
06/17/2004                   JEFFERSON          PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES BLOWN DOWN.

0300 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LOWER BURRELL           40.58N 79.71W
06/17/2004                   WESTMORELAND       PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES BLOWN DOWN.

0300 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VANDERGRIFT             40.60N 79.57W
06/17/2004                   ARMSTRONG          PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES BLOWN DOWN.

&&

Local storm report, Jun 17, 2:29 PM EST, 2 hours 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
329 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2004

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

0245 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SIGEL                   41.28N 79.12W
06/17/2004                   JEFFERSON          PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES BLOWN DOWN.

0302 PM     HAIL             WASHINGTON              40.17N 80.25W
06/17/2004  0.75 INCH        WASHINGTON         PA   PUBLIC

&&

Local storm report, Jun 17, 2:48 PM EST, 2 hours 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
348 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2004

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

0325 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SALTSBURG               40.49N 79.45W
06/17/2004                   INDIANA            PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN.

0325 PM     TSTM WND DMG     AVONMORE                40.53N 79.47W
06/17/2004                   WESTMORELAND       PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN.

&&

Local storm report, Jun 17, 4:45 PM EST, 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
545 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2004

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

0540 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RIVESVILLE              39.53N 80.12W
06/17/2004                   MARION             WV   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES BLOWN DOWN.

&&

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 5:04 PM EST, 21 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
604 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2004

WVZ023-172326-
PRESTON WV-
604 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2004

...MORE HEAVY RAIN APPROACHING...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED MORE
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO PRESTON COUNTY FROM THE WEST.

IF ONE INCH OF RAIN FALLS IN A ONE HOUR PERIOD, FLASH FLOODING MAY
BEGIN. ALSO, FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS AS THEY
MOVE THROUGH PRESTON COUNTY BETWEEN 6 AND 7:30 PM.

WHEN THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES, MOVE INDOORS.  IF YOU LIVE IN A
FLOOD PRONE AREA, WATCH FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER.  IF FLOODING BEGINS
OR A WARNING IS ISSUED, MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.  NEVER ATTEMPT TO
DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS, IT MAY BE TOO SWIFT OR DEEP TO PASS
THROUGH SAFELY. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES.

Local storm report, Jun 17, 5:19 PM EST, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
619 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2004

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

0600 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NEWELL                  40.07N 79.89W
06/17/2004                   FAYETTE            PA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES BLOWN DOWN.

&&

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 108 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:24 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: June 17, 5:25 PM EST
Where: Marion County, Baxter
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 39.567, -80.133

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 West Virginia in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in West Virginia, 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: 5404328.