1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Pittsburgh, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 13, 1:46 PM EST, 14 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
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 126 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 PAZ008-131830- VENANGO PA- 126 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH VENANGO COUNTY... AT 124 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KENNERDELL.... MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... CLINTONVILLE...EMLENTON...KENNERDELL...OIL CITY...OIL CREEK STATE PARK...POLK...SENECA...SUGARCREEK AND VAN EXPECT VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL WITH THESE STORMS WINDS MAY GUST TO AROUND 40 MPH. RAIN WILL EXCEED ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES LOCALLY...CAUSING PONDING IN LOW LYING AND URBANIZED AREAS KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
158 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0130 PM HAIL 5 N MOUNT PLEASANT 40.22N 79.54W
07/13/2005 0.88 INCH WESTMORELAND PA PUBLIC
NORVELT
0145 PM TSTM WND DMG KENNERDELL 41.27N 79.85W
07/13/2005 VENANGO PA TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREES DOWN.
0150 PM HAIL MOUNT PLEASANT 40.15N 79.54W
07/13/2005 0.75 INCH WESTMORELAND PA PUBLIC
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
213 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0213 PM HAIL MOUNT PLEASANT 40.15N 79.54W
07/13/2005 0.75 INCH WESTMORELAND PA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
227 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0213 PM TSTM WND DMG MOUNT PLEASANT 40.15N 79.54W
07/13/2005 WESTMORELAND PA TRAINED SPOTTER
59 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
230 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0229 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 NW EXPORT 40.46N 79.68W
07/13/2005 WESTMORELAND PA COUNTY OFFICIAL
CYPRUS DRIVE IN MURRYSVILLE FLOODED.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
249 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0145 PM TSTM WND DMG KNOX 41.23N 79.54W
07/13/2005 CLARION PA TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREE BRANCHES BLOWN DOWN IN KNOX AND NICKLEVILLE.
&&The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 38 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:01 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Tawny Run flooded. This knocked a house off its foundation at Lincoln and Butler Streets.
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