Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, November 9, 2005

Name: Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, November 9, 2005
Start: 2005-11-09T19:00
End: 2005-11-09T19:00
Location: Pennsylvania

November 9, 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: $10,000
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 Nov 9, 2:50 PM EST, 4 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 9, 2:50 PM EST, 4 hours 10 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
250 PM EST WED NOV 9 2005

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)...
VIGOROUS COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP RAPIDLY THROUGH THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY
REGION EARLY THIS EVENING WITH POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD
OF AND ALONG BOUNDARY. BEHIND FRONT...CYCLONIC NORTHWEST FLOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. RAIN SHOWERS WILL
LIKELY MIX WITH SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN COUNTIES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
THURSDAY. WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH THURSDAY
WITH STRONG GRADIENT.
&&

.LONG TERM (THU NIGHT THRU WED)...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN AND CONTROLS WEATHER ACROSS OUR CWA FRIDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY. SUNDAY NIGHT HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF THE MID ATLANTIC
COAST AS COLD FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE WEST, BRINGING A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. MAINLY ZONAL FLOW CONTINUES. NEXT FRONT AND THREAT OF PRECIP
WILL BE TUE NIGHT.
&&

.AVIATION...
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA
EARLY THIS EVENING. EXPECT BROKEN CLOUDS AROUND 2500 FEET AHEAD OF
FRONT. MENTIONED TEMPORARY IFR CONDITIONS FOR ALL TAFS IN STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.  BEHIND
FRONTAL PASSAGE...EXPECT BROKEN CLOUDS AROUND 3000 FEET TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. NORTHWEST CYCLONIC FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. RAIN MAY BE MIXED WITH SNOW AT TIMES ESPECIALLY
ACROSS NORTHWEST PA.
&&

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

Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 9, 10:00 AM EST, 9 hours before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1000 AM EST WED NOV 9 2005

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-
020>023-029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-101000-
GARRETT-TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-
JEFFERSON OH-MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-MERCER-
VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-
ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-WESTMORELAND-GREENE-
FAYETTE-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA-
PRESTON-TUCKER-
1000 AM EST WED NOV 9 2005

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR WESTERN MARYLAND...EAST CENTRAL
OHIO...WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AS A RAPIDLY MOVING
COLD FRONT GOES THROUGH THE AREA. THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE FROM
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. A TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE. WHEN SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ARE ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON...BE AWARE THAT A
TORNADO CAN FORM QUICKLY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 9, 4:26 PM EST, 2 hours 34 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
426 PM EST WED NOV 9 2005

PAZ007>009-092230-
FOREST PA-MERCER PA-VENANGO PA-
426 PM EST WED NOV 9 2005

...THUNDERSTORMS...

THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
VENANGO...FOREST AND MERCER...

AT 425 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF MERCER COUNTY...MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
FREDONIA...OIL CITY...
POLK...SENECA...STONEBORO...SUGARCREEK...TIONESTA...  VAN...WEST
HICKORY...DAWSON RUN...EAST
HICKORY...ENDEAVOR.

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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE PANHANDLE OF PENNSYLVANIA.

Local storm report, Nov 9, 6:29 PM EST, 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
629 PM EST WED NOV 09 2005

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

0605 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 E CLINTONVILLE        41.20N 79.76W
11/09/2005                   VENANGO            PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER LINES DOWN IN PINE GROVE.

&&

TP

Local storm report, Nov 9, 6:40 PM EST, 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
640 PM EST WED NOV 09 2005

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

0630 PM     HAIL             BUTLER                  40.86N 79.90W
11/09/2005  0.75 INCH        BUTLER             PA   PUBLIC

&&

TP

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 100 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:04 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clarion

When: November 9, 7:00 PM EST
Where: Clarion County, Limestone
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.133, -79.333

Trees blown down. [CORRECTED TIME]

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, November 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: 5480793.