Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 6, 2005

Name: Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 6, 2005
Start: 2005-06-06T13:50
End: 2005-06-06T13:50
Location: Pennsylvania

June 6, 2005 · NWS PBZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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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 Jun 6, 1:16 PM EST, 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 1:16 PM EST, 34 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
216 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT)...
AFTER AN INITIAL ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING SOME OF WHICH
PROVED TO BE MARGINALLY SEVERE...A SECOND ROUND OF STORMS HAVE
DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT TRIGGERED BY THE AFTERNOON HEATING.  THESE
STORMS HAVE AN EVEN BETTER CHANCE OF BEING SEVERE AS THEY HAVE THE
COMBINED LIFTING POTENTIAL OF THE ADDED BUOYANCY FROM HEATING AS
WELL AS THE FRONTAL PUSH. THESE STORMS HAVE FORMED RIGHT ALONG THE
OHIO RIVER AND ARE MOVING EAST.  A SEVERE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 PM TONIGHT.

AFTER THE FRONT PASSES THE AREA WILL EXPERIENCE SOME TRANQUIL
WEATHER FOR A DAY OR TWO.  SLIGHT CHANCES OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE BUT OTHERWISE PARTLY CLOUDY AND HOT.

&&

.LONG-TERM (THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY)...

EXPECT VERY WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE INTO AT LEAST
THURSDAY AS GFS MODEL SHOWS UPPER LEVEL RIDGING OVER MIDWEST. THIS
WILL ALLOW SOUTHERLY WINDS TO CONTINUE TO PUMP GULF MOISTURE INTO
THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY. CONSEQUENTLY GFS MOS TEMPERATURES PREFERRED.
AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS MAY POP UP WITH THE ADDED HEATING.

BY THE WEEKEND...GFS INDICATES THE PASSAGE OF A MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE
SYSTEM AND THUS AN EPISODE OF ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORMS.

&&

.AVIATION...
GENERALLY VFR...HOWEVER AREAS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE AROUND.  AS THESE
STORMS REACH A COMPLEX CONDITIONS MAY QUICKLY DECREASE TO IFR OR
WORSE FOR A SHORT TIME PERIOD.  STORMS ARE RELATIVELY FAST MOVING SO
CONDITIONS SHOULD NOT REMAIN IFR FOR LONG.  PREDOMINANTLY VFR
CONDITIONS WILL RETURN AFTER SUNSET AND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.

&&

.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 8 PM FOR MDZ001.
OH...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 8 PM FOR OHZ039>041-048>050-
     057>059-068>069.
PA...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 8 PM FOR PAZ007>009-013>016-
     020>023-029>032.
WV...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 8 PM FOR WVZ001>004-012-
     021-023-041.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 4:01 AM EST, 9 hours 49 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
501 AM EDT MON JUN 6 2005

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-
029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-070900-
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-
501 AM EDT MON JUN 6 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND
GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF THE UPPER OHIO
VALLEY...PARTICULARLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 79.

THE PRIME THREAT SHOULD BE DAMAGING WIND. HOWEVER LARGE HAIL CANNOT
BE RULED OUT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 6, 12:46 PM EST, 1 hour 4 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
146 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005

OHZ050-WVZ002-003-061845-
BROOKE WV-JEFFERSON OH-OHIO WV-
146 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005

...THUNDERSTORMS...

THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
JEFFERSON...BROOKE AND OHIO...

AT 142 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH
INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DILLONVALE....
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  DILLONVALE...JUG RUN...NEWELL...RAYLAND...SMITHFIELD...TILTONSVILLE
  AND WINDSOR HEIGHTS

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.

Local storm report, Jun 6, 1:00 PM EST, 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
200 PM EDT MON JUN 06 2005

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

0155 PM     HAIL             DELMONT                 40.41N 79.57W
06/06/2005  0.88 INCH        WESTMORELAND       PA   SKYWARN SPOTTER

            AHIL REPORTED BY SKYWARN OBSERVER 3/4 TO 7/8 INCH IN
            DIAMETER

&&

Local storm report, Jun 6, 1:28 PM EST, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
228 PM EDT MON JUN 06 2005

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

0221 PM     HAIL             2 W BLACKSVILLE         39.72N 80.25W
06/06/2005  0.75 INCH        MONONGALIA         WV   SKYWARN SPOTTER

            SKYWARN SPOTTER REPORTED HAIL 3/4 INCH HAIL

&&

Local storm report, Jun 6, 1:33 PM EST, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
233 PM EDT MON JUN 06 2005

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

0223 PM     HAIL             WASHINGTON              40.17N 80.25W
06/06/2005  0.75 INCH        WASHINGTON         PA   AMATEUR RADIO

0229 PM     HAIL             3 W LATROBE             40.31N 79.44W
06/06/2005  1.00 INCH        WESTMORELAND       PA   SKYWARN SPOTTER

            NEAR ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL AIRPORT.

&&

RDEMARIS

Local storm report, Jun 6, 1:37 PM EST, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
237 PM EDT MON JUN 06 2005

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

0223 PM     HAIL             WASHINGTON              40.17N 80.25W
06/06/2005  0.75 INCH        WASHINGTON         PA   AMATEUR RADIO

            AMATEUR RADIO REPORTED 3/4 INCH HAIL IN WASHINGTON,
            PENNSYLVANIA.

&&

Local storm report, Jun 6, 1:49 PM EST, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
249 PM EDT MON JUN 06 2005

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

0238 PM     HAIL             CLARION                 41.21N 79.38W
06/06/2005  0.75 INCH        CLARION            PA   COUNTY EOC

&&

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 70 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:51 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Westmoreland

When: June 6, 1:50 PM EST
Where: Westmoreland County, Norvelt
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.217, -79.500

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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: 5455461.