Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 30, 2005

Name: Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 30, 2005
Start: 2005-06-30T17:58
End: 2005-06-30T17:58
Location: Pennsylvania

June 30, 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: $6,000
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 30, 4:26 PM EST, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 4:26 PM EST, 1 hour 32 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
526 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2005

.SHORT TERM (REST OF TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)...
WILL UPDATE ZONES TO REMOVE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HEADLINE FROM
ALL COUNTIES EXCEPT WETZEL COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA.

&&

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
(ISSUED 302 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2005)

SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)...
LINE TSTMS ASSOCIATED WITH PERSISTANT MCS WILL MOVE ACROSS FORECAST
AREA DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH POSSIBLE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS. EXPECT ACTIVITY TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.  COLD FRONT
APPROACHES AREA TOMORROW.  FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS CWA
TOMORROW WITH ASSOCIATED TSTMS.  LEE SIDE TROF DEVELOPS EAST OF
APPALACHIANS TOMORROW AND MAY TAKE SOME OF THE PUNCH OUT OF FRONT AS
IT MOVES ACROSS CWA TOMORROW.

TEMPS REMAIN QUITE WARM OVERNIGHT WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S TO
LOWER 70S.

LONG TERM (FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)...
WILL KEEP A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN PORTION
OF FORECAST AREA FRIDAY EVENING AS COLD FRONT MOVES AWAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS UPPER OHIO VALLEY REGION SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY...THEN OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST MONDAY. FORECAST WILL
BE DRY FOR THE INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND.

NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE FROM LATE TUESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY AS COLD FRONT PUSHES SLOWLY SOUTHWARD THROUGH REGION.

AVIATION...
GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS OUTSIDE OF TSTMS. FIRST LINE OF TSTMS MOVES
ACROSS REGION BY 8 PM THIS EVENING.  EXPECT SECOND ROUND OF
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE INTO REGION AROUND 15Z FRIDAY AND MOVE
SLOWLY ACCROSS CWA WITH BRIEF IFR CEILINGS.

PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...NONE.
OH...NONE.
PA...NONE.
WV...NONE.

&&

.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...NONE.
OH...NONE.
PA...NONE.
WV...NONE.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 8:27 AM EST, 9 hours 31 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
927 AM EDT THU JUN 30 2005

OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007-013-020-WVZ001-002-010907-
BEAVER PA-BELMONT OH-BROOKE WV-CARROLL OH-COLUMBIANA OH-COSHOCTON OH-
GUERNSEY OH-HANCOCK WV-HARRISON OH-JEFFERSON OH-LAWRENCE PA-
MERCER PA-MONROE OH-MUSKINGUM OH-NOBLE OH-TUSCARAWAS OH-
927 AM EDT THU JUN 30 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
EAST CENTRAL OHIO...AND THE PANHANDLE OF NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO...AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN
WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. THE PRIMARY
THREAT IS FROM DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE
MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FROM THE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS
AND LARGE HAIL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

MDZ001-PAZ008-009-014>016-021>023-029>032-WVZ003-004-012-021>023-041-
010907-
ALLEGHENY PA-ARMSTRONG PA-BUTLER PA-CLARION PA-FAYETTE PA-FOREST PA-
GARRETT MD-GREENE PA-INDIANA PA-JEFFERSON PA-MARION WV-MARSHALL WV-
MONONGALIA WV-OHIO WV-PRESTON WV-TUCKER WV-VENANGO PA-WASHINGTON PA-
WESTMORELAND PA-WETZEL WV-
927 AM EDT THU JUN 30 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
PARTS OF NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SOME ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT BUT THE
STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY BELOW SEVERE LIMITS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE
MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FROM THE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS
AND LARGE HAIL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 30, 5:24 PM EST, 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
624 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2005

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

0540 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BUTLER                  40.86N 79.90W
06/30/2005                   BUTLER             PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN COUNTY WIDE.

&&

COBLENTZ

Local storm report, Jun 30, 5:40 PM EST, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
640 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2005

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

0535 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FRANKLIN                41.39N 79.84W
06/30/2005                   VENANGO            PA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN ROCKY GROVE AND FRANKLIN.

&&

COBLENTZ

Local storm report, Jun 30, 5:50 PM EST, 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
650 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2005

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

0630 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 NE FRANKLIN           41.41N 79.81W
06/30/2005                   VENANGO            PA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL SMALL STREAMS OUT OF BANK AND ON ROADWAY AROUND
            ROCKY GROVE.

&&

COBLENTZ

Local storm report, Jun 30, 5:54 PM EST, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
654 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2005

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

0440 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 S CARMICHAELS         39.83N 79.98W
06/30/2005                   GREENE             PA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN IN GARARDS FORT.

&&

COBLENTZ

Local storm report, Jun 30, 5:56 PM EST, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
656 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2005

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

0450 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ROGERS                  40.79N 80.63W
06/30/2005                   COLUMBIANA         OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN ON SR 558.

&&

COBLENTZ

Local storm report, Jun 30, 5:58 PM EST, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
658 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2005

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

0450 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 S STEUBENVILLE        40.28N 80.65W
06/30/2005                   JEFFERSON          OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN NEAR BRILLIANT.

&&

COBLENTZ

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 52 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:57 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Westmoreland

When: June 30, 5:58 PM EST
Where: Westmoreland County, West Newton
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.217, -79.767

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 Pennsylvania in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Pennsylvania, June 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: 5455976.