Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 13, 2005

Name: Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 13, 2005
Start: 2005-07-13T14:48
End: 2005-07-13T14:48
Location: Pennsylvania

July 13, 2005 · 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 Jul 13, 1:46 PM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 1:46 PM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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, Jul 13, 3:38 AM EST, 11 hours 10 minutes before

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.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 13, 1:30 PM EST, 1 hour 18 minutes before

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.

&&

Local storm report, Jul 13, 1:49 PM EST, 59 minutes before

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.

&&

Local storm report, Jul 13, 2:02 PM EST, 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
302 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005

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

0300 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WEST SUNBURY            41.01N 79.90W
07/13/2005                   BUTLER             PA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LARGE TREES DOWN.

&&

Local storm report, Jul 13, 2:16 PM EST, 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
316 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005

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

0245 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SPRINGDALE              40.54N 79.78W
07/13/2005                   ALLEGHENY          PA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN.

0310 PM     HAIL             BENTLEYVILLE            40.12N 80.00W
07/13/2005  0.75 INCH        WASHINGTON         PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

Local storm report, Jul 13, 2:31 PM EST, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
331 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005

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

0300 PM     FLASH FLOOD      SPRINGDALE              40.54N 79.78W
07/13/2005                   ALLEGHENY          PA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TAWNY RUN FLOODED. FLOOD KNOCKED HOUSE OFF FOUNDATION AT
            LINCOLN AND BUTLER STREET.

&&

Local storm report, Jul 13, 2:48 PM EST, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
348 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005

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

0335 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NE NEW CASTLE         41.04N 80.29W
07/13/2005                   LAWRENCE           PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN.

0344 PM     HAIL             HARMONY                 40.80N 80.13W
07/13/2005  0.75 INCH        BUTLER             PA   PUBLIC

&&

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 48 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:45 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: July 13, 2:48 PM EST
Where: Washington County, Bentleyville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 40.133, -80.000

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 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Pennsylvania, July 2005

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: 5465853.