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NWS Pittsburgh, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 13, 1:46 PM EST, 3 hours 44 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
246 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005
.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT)...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING AS TROPICAL
MOISTURE HAS COMBINED WITH DAYTIME HEATING. WEAK FLOW ALOFT AND
SOME CONVERGENCE IN LOWER LAYERS SETTING OFF SLOW MOVING TSTMS
WITH HEAVY RAINS AND OCNL SVR HAIL. WILL BE KEEPING LIKELY
POPS IN WATCH AREAS WITH HIGH CHANCE POPS REMAINDER. WILL ALSO
MENTION GUSTY WINDS IN ZONE WORDING EARLY TONIGHT AND PATCHY FOG
LATE.
SIMILAR SETUP FOR THURSDAY WITH STILL HIGH CHANCE POPS FOR THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPS A BLEND OF FWC AND NAM NOS.
&&
.LONG TERM (FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...
STILL UNCHANGED IN THE EARLY PORTION OF THE EXTENDED UNTIL
REMAINS OF DENNIS MOVE NORTH AND EAST INTO CANADA SUNDAY NIGHT. WILL KEEP IN
HIGH CHCS EARLY THIS PERIOD THEN LOWER CHANCES TO SLIGHT MONDAY
AND TUESDAY. CAN BE SOME LATE DAY CHCS TUESDAY AS NEXT TROF DROPS OUT OF
NORTHWEST. PERHAPS SOME DRYING MID WEEK AS SFC RIDGE BUILDS IN
FROM THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES.
&&
.AVIATION...
CIRCULATION FROM DENNIS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER LOWER OHIO VALLEY
THROUGH THE PERIOD. ATMOSPHERE REMAINS QUITE MOIST ESPECIALLY AT LOW
LEVELS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO POP UP ESPECIALLY ALONG
THE RIDGES AND SHOULD BECOME MORE NUMEROUS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
EXPECT GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS BUT LOWERING TO MVFR IN
THUNDERSTORMS AND AREAS OF HAZE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
&&
.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MDZ001 FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM
WEDNESDAY.
OH...NONE.
PA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PAZ007-PAZ008-PAZ009-PAZ013-PAZ014-
PAZ015-PAZ016-PAZ020-PAZ021-PAZ022-PAZ023-PAZ029-PAZ030-
PAZ031-PAZ032 FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM WEDNESDAY.
WV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR WVZ023-WVZ041 FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10
PM WEDNESDAY.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 438 AM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-140837- 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- 438 AM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...ALTHOUGH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THESE MAY GENERATE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LIMB CRACKING WIND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ISOLATED WIND GUSTS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 15
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
409 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0345 PM HAIL BENTLEYVILLE 40.12N 80.00W
07/13/2005 0.75 INCH WASHINGTON PA PUBLIC
0348 PM TSTM WND DMG BENTLEYVILLE 40.12N 80.00W
07/13/2005 WASHINGTON PA PUBLIC
TREES DOWN
&&
RRJKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
431 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0345 PM TSTM WND DMG ELLWOOD CITY 40.86N 80.28W
07/13/2005 LAWRENCE PA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN
&&
RRJKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
434 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0320 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NE NEW CASTLE 41.04N 80.29W
07/13/2005 LAWRENCE PA LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN
&&
RRJKSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 444 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 MDZ001-132145- GARRETT MD- 444 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTY... GARRETT... AT 438 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 2 MILES EAST OF REDHOUSE....MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... ACCIDENT...DEEP CREEK LAKE STATE PARK...FRIENDSVILLE...GORMAN... MCCOMAS BEACH...MCHENRY...MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK...OAKLAND...REDHOUSE AND SWALLOW FALLS STATE PARK KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL OCCUR AS THE STORM SLOWLY PASSES. PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
614 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 PM FLASH FLOOD 10 S OAKLAND 40.85N 80.37W
07/13/2005 BEAVER PA LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A FOOT OF WATER ACROSS ROADS IN
THE REDHOUSE AREA.
&&
RSMITHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
626 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 PM FLASH FLOOD 20 S FRIENDSVILLE 39.37N 79.41W
07/13/2005 GARRETT MD LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A FOOT OF WATER ACROSS ROADS IN
THE REDHOUSE AREA.
&&
RSMITHThe Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:29 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Near Cadiz, tree down on Rte 22. Near Freeport, trees down on Rte 799.
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