1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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.
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 16, 1:35 PM EST, 5 hours 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 235 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2005 .SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT)... BOTH NAM AND GFS MODEL RUNS SHOW VERY HUMID POST-TROPICAL SYSTEM CONDITIONS REMAINING ACROSS THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. RECENT SATELLITE DATA SHOWS STILL SOME UPPER LEVEL ENERGY FROM THE REMAINS OF TROPICAL SYSTEM DENNIS MOVING ACROSS THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY THIS EVENING...WHICH IS HELPING TO ENHANCE THE CURRENT THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. SO EXPECT THE WEATHER TO REMAIN HUMID WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY LATE DAY HAVING HEAVY RAIN THROUGH MONDAY. LOCATIONS GETTING MORE THAN 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN IN LESS THAN 3 HOURS CAN DEVELOP FLOODING. THESE LOCATIONS CAN ALSO GET LOW VISIBILITY IN FOG IN THE EARLY MORNING. FOR TEMPERATURES...NOT MUCH CHANGE EXPECTED WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY LATEST GFS AND NAM MOS VALUES. && .LONG TERM (TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)... BOTH THE NAM AND GFS MODEL RUNS SHOW A COOL FRONTAL PASSAGE TUESDAY WITH DRIER AIR BEHIND IT. THE PREFRONTAL THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY COULD BE STRONG DUE TO INSTABILITY FROM THE CURRENT HIGH DEWPOINTS...AND THE ADDED ENERGY AND FAVORABLE SHEAR ASSOCIATED WITH STRENGTHENED UPPER FLOW ATTENDING THE COLD FRONTAL SYSTEM. THE GFS MODEL SHOWS THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM TO GIVE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. REGARDING TEMPERATURES...GFS MOS AND HPC GENERATED VALUES OKAY. && .AVIATION... BASED ON VERY HUMID CONDITIONS CURRENT RADAR DATA TRENDS...HAVE CUMULUS BASES BKN035 WITH CONDITIONS LOWERING INTO IFR (2SM OVC020CB) IN +TSRA. AGAIN EXPECT VIS TO LOWER 08Z-12Z TO 3-5SM BR HZ...ALTHOUGH LOCATIONS GETTING HEAVY RAIN THIS EVENING CAN LOWER INTO IFR RANGE. SUNDAYS WEATHER EVOLUTION SHOULD BE A REPEAT OF TODAYS SCENARIO. && .PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. OH...NONE. PA...NONE. WV...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 436 AM EDT SAT JUL 16 2005 MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-170835- 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- 436 AM EDT SAT JUL 16 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 15
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 503 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2005 PAZ008-162200- VENANGO PA- 503 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2005 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE MOVING SLOWLY ACROSS VENANGO COUNTY...PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST STORMS AND THE ONES WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN WERE JUST SOUTHWEST OF SENECA...JUST WEST OF TOONERVILLE...AND NEAR BLACKS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST ABOUT 15 MPH. BESIDE THE VERY HEAVY RAIN OF POSSIBLY AN INCH OR MORE...LOOK FOR FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 30 MPH...AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 518 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2005 PAZ016-162215- JEFFERSON PA- 518 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2005 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS WERE DUMPING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER PARTS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY...PENNSYLVANIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST STORMS AND THE ONES WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN WERE OVER GREEN BRIAR...NEAR CORSICA...SOUTHWEST OF RICHARDSVILLE...AND FROM GREEN VALLEY TO BELLS MILLS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST ABOUT 15 MPH. MOTORISTS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 WEST OF BROOKVILLE NEED TO BE ALERT FOR EXTREMELY LOW VISIBILITY AND PONDING OF WATER ON THE ROADS. IN ADDITION TO THE VERY HEAVY RAIN...THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 30 MPH AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 528 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2005 PAZ007-162230- MERCER PA- 528 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2005 ...THUNDERSTORMS... A SCATTERED LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS FORMING IN MERCER COUNTY...PENNSYLVANIA FROM NORTH OF HERMITAGE EAST TO NEAR PARDOE. THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE A QUICK INCH OF RAIN OVER LOCALIZED AREAS AS THEY SLIDE SLOWLY NORTH AT ABOUT 15 MPH. ALSO...BE ALERT FOR DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 25 MPH.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 613 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2005 PAZ007-162315- MERCER PA- 613 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2005 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING CONTINUE TO PUSH ACROSS MERCER COUNTY...PENNSYLVANIA. THE MOST ACTIVE STORMS WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN AND MOST FREQUENT LIGHTNING WERE OVER COOL SPRING...NEAR CARLTON...AND NORTH OF SHAKLEYVILLE. BE ALERT FOR VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF POSSIBLY AN INCH OR MORE. ALSO...THERE WILL BE FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE AS HIGH AS 130 FLASHES IN THE LAST 15 MINUTES. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THUNDER IS NO LONGER HEARD. A CAR IS A RELATIVELY SAFE PLACE TO STAY. DO NOT STAND UNDER TREES.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
645 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0615 PM TSTM WND DMG SUGARCREEK 41.44N 79.81W
07/16/2005 VENANGO PA LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
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KANESPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 710 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2005 PAZ007-008-170015- MERCER PA-VENANGO PA- 710 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2005 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS MERCER AND NORTHWEST VENANGO COUNTIES. VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION WITH UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN ALREADY IN SOME AREAS. ALSO...FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING CONTINUES...SO BE ALERT AND SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF THUNDER IS HEARD. WINDS COULD ALSO BRIEFLY GUSTS TO 30 MPH. THE MOST ACTIVE STORMS THIS EVENING STRETCHED FROM TRANSFER TO OSBORNE IN MERCER COUNTY AND FROM WYATTVILLE TO CHAPMANVILLE IN VENANGO COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST ABOUT 15 MPH. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1000 PM. BE ESPECIALLY ALERT FOR RAPID RISES IN STREAM...CREEKS AND LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT CROSS ANY FLOODED ROAD. PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772.
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 100 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:01 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
At 8 PM EDT, flooding occurred at the intersection of Rte 58 and Methodist Rd. By 907 PM EDT, Baker Rd became flooded. One car was stranded in the water and destroyed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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