1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Pittsburgh, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 15, 1:00 PM EST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 200 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)... THE LATEST NAM AND GFS MODEL RUNS CONTINUE TO SHOW THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL SYSTEM DENNIS OVER THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY THIS PERIOD. SO EXPECT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TO CONTINUE WITH LATE DAY HEATING PROVIDING THE OPTIMAL TIME PERIOD. NAM SOUNDINGS SUGGEST WARM COALESCENCE PROCESSES DOMINATING...AND WITH SLOW WINDS ALOFT...THUNDERSTORM MOVEMENTS WILL BE SLOW WITH OUTFLOWS MODULATING NEARBY STORM DEVELOPMENT. CONSEQUENTLY HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE...ALBEIT SOIL CONDITIONS ARE SUCH THAT 2.5 INCHES WILL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 2-3 HOURS TO INITIATE ANY LOCALIZED FLOODING. THE RUC MODEL INDICATES THERE MAY BE MORE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT NEAR I-80 DUE TO AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE FLUX CONVERGENCE...HOWEVER RADAR SHOWS THUNDERSTORMS ALSO DEVELOPING OVER OTHER PARTS OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY...SO SUSPECT LOCAL INFLUENCES MAY MORE OF A ROLE IN THE EVOLUTION OF THUNDERSTORMS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. FOR TEMPERATURES...FORECASTED VALUES CLOSE TO CLOSELY AGREEING NAM AND GFS MOS. && .LONG TERM (SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)... MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW TROPICAL MOISTURE REMAINING ACROSS REGION SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. SO WILL KEEP MENTION OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TUESDAY. GFS SHOWS COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH UPPER OHIO VALLEY ON TUESDAY...WITH HIGH PRESSURE PUSHING IN FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK. DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. && .AVIATION... PER RECENT SURFACE AND SATELLITE DATA...EXPECT CUMULUS BASES TO FORM NEAR 020HFT AND THEN LIFT AFTER 20Z TO BKN035-040. RECENT RADAR DATA SHOWS SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WHICH NAM SOUNDINGS INDICATE SHOULD CONTINUE UNTIL DARK (01Z). SO FORECASTED LOWER TEMPO CONDITIONS 2-3SM OVC020CB NEAR TSRA. WITH TEMPERATURES GOING DOWN TO NEAR FOG CROSSOVER VALUES 08Z-11Z EXPECT AREAS 2-4SM BR HZ THEN. VIS COULD BE LOWER IN AREAS GETTING HEAVY THUNDERSTORM RAINS LATER TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT. FOR SATURDAY...EXPECT A SIMILAR EVOLUTION IN CUMULUS AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. && .PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. OH...NONE. PA...NONE. WV...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 427 AM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005 MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-160826- 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- 427 AM EDT FRI JUL 15 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
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:42 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Road washed out between Masontown and Bull Run. One motorist was trapped in car, and was rescued.
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