Thunderstorm Wind, Beaver
- When
- July 30, 1:40 PM EST
- Where
- Beaver County, Monaca
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.683, -80.283
Trees down.
Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 30, 2006
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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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 Jul 30, 1:04 PM EST, 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 1:04 PM EST, 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 204 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)... QN OF THE DAY RMNS POPS AND MAGNITUDE OF TSRA AS PER INSTABILITY OF AIRMASS, OUTFLOW BNDRY ACRS THE CNTRL ZONES, AND MCS XG THE LAKES THIS MRNG. IN GENL...HAVE UPPED POPS THROUGH THIS EVE...BUT RMND IN THE SCT CATEGORY AS PER ONGOING TRENDS. OTHERWISE HUMID WITH INTENSIFYING TEMPS TO OPEN THE WEEK UNDR BLDG RIDGE. && .LONG TERM (MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)... UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BRING HOT AND VERY HUMID CONDITIONS INTO MID WEEK AND TUESDAY LOOKS TO BE THE WORST DAY WITH TEMPS IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S AND HEAT INDEX MID TO UPPER 90S. MAY BE CLOSE TO HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA TUESDAY AND WILL MENTION OPPRESSIVE HEAT IN HWO. STILL HOT AND HUMID WEDNESDAY BUT FRONT WILL BE APPROACHING BY WED NIGHT WITH SHOWERS AND STORMS POSSIBLY INTO FRIDAY BEFORE FRONT CLEARS REGION WITH SEASONABLE AND LESS HUMID CONDITIONS FOR NEXT WEEKEND. && .AVIATION... SLOW TO DISSIPATE ST AGAIN PLAGUE THE AREA THIS MRNG...ESPECIALLY IN AREA WHERE OUTFLOW FM EARLY MRNG TSRA CLUSTER PROGRESSED...NR PIT AND AGC. MSRT SUPPY IS PLENTIFUL AND PORTS WL CONT TO BE AFFECTED BY MRNG MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS ALNG WITH SOME TSRA AS MCS ADVNS IN NW FLOW ALOFT. && .PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. OH...NONE. PA...NONE. WV...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 30, 3:06 AM EST, 10 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 406 AM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006 OHZ041-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-030-310815- COLUMBIANA-MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION- JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WESTMORELAND- 406 AM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AS WEAK DISTURBANCES MOVE ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEAR THE REGION. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY IT WILL BE HOT AND VERY HUMID MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH THE HEAT INDEX REACHING THE MID AND UPPER 90S FOR A TIME IN THE AFTERNOON. TUESDAY MAY BE THE MOST OPPRESSIVE DAY. IF TEMPERATURES TUESDAY ARE SLIGHTLY WARMER THE HEAT INDEX MAY BREAK 100 AND A HEAT ADVISORY WOULD BE NEEDED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY. MDZ001-OHZ039-040-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ029-031-032- WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-310815- GARRETT-TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH- MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-WASHINGTON-GREENE-FAYETTE- HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA-PRESTON- TUCKER- 406 AM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN MARYLAND...EAST CENTRAL OHIO...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY IT WILL BE HOT AND VERY HUMID MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH THE HEAT INDEX REACHING THE MID AND UPPER 90S FOR A TIME IN THE AFTERNOON. TUESDAY MAY BE THE MOST OPPRESSIVE DAY. IF TEMPERATURES TUESDAY ARE SLIGHTLY WARMER THE HEAT INDEX MAY BREAK 100 AND A HEAT ADVISORY WOULD BE NEEDED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 30, 12:06 PM EST, 1 hour 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 106 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006 OHZ039-040-301800- CARROLL OH-TUSCARAWAS OH- 106 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... CARROLL AND TUSCARAWAS... AT 101 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF BOLIVAR...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. ALTHOUGH THIS STORM REMAINS NORTH OF TUSCARAWAS COUNTY...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN COMMUNITIES. FURTHER THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS LIKELY OVER THIS AREA. 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 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA. 15
Special weather statement, Jul 30, 12:33 PM EST, 1 hour 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 133 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006 PAZ020-301830- BEAVER PA- 133 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTY... BEAVER... AT 131 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF FOMBELL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... FOMBELL THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE SOME SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. BE AWARE THAT SOME STRENGHTENING IS POSSIBLE. 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. 15
Special weather statement, Jul 30, 12:42 PM EST, 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 142 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006 PAZ014-301845- BUTLER PA- 142 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTY... BUTLER... AT 139 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 2 MILES WEST OF ZELIENOPLE...OR ABOUT OVER FOMBELL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... EVANS CITY AND ZELIENOPLE THIS STORM WILL GENERATE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL. 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. 15
Special weather statement, Jul 30, 12:47 PM EST, 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 147 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006 OHZ039-040-301845- CARROLL OH-TUSCARAWAS OH- 147 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... CARROLL AND TUSCARAWAS... AT 143 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF SHERRODSVILLE TO 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MALVERN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM WILL GENERATE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... CARROLLTON...DELLROY...KILGORE...LEESVILLE LAKE PARK...AND MALVERN. 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 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA. 15
Special weather statement, Jul 30, 1:13 PM EST, 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 213 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006 OHZ049-050-301915- HARRISON OH-JEFFERSON OH- 213 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THROUGH 3 PM...THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OVER THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...JEFFERSON AND HARRISON... AT 208 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES WEST OF BERGHOLZ TO 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BOWERSTON...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTH OF KILGORE TO 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BOWERSTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE GENERATING RAINFALL AT THE RATE OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR...AND ALSO MAY GENERATE SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... ADENA...BERGHOLZ...BOWERSTON...CADIZ...HOPEDALE...JEWETT...NEW ATHENS...NEWELL...RICHMOND...SCIO...SMITHFIELD...TAPPAN...UNIONPORT AND WINTERSVILLE 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 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA. 15
Special weather statement, Jul 30, 1:36 PM EST, 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 236 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006 PAZ021-301930- ALLEGHENY PA- 236 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTY... ALLEGHENY... AT 234 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF WEXFORD...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EVANS CITY...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... FOX CHAPEL...FRANKLIN PARK...GIBSONIA...MCKEES ROCKS...PERRYSVILLE AND WEXFORD THESE STORMS ARE GENERATING RAINFALL AT THE RATE OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR...AND ALSO MAY GENERATE SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE. MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE WHEN THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772. 15
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 18 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:38 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Heat in Maryland, July 30, 2006
- Heat in Wisconsin, July 30 to 31, 2006
- Flash Flood in Utah, July 30, 2006
- Heat in Illinois, July 30 to 31, 2006
- Debris Flow in Colorado, July 30, 2006
- Lightning Strike in Arizona, July 30, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, July 30, 2006
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 30, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 30, 2006
- Flash Flood in Colorado, July 30, 2006
- Heat in Missouri, July 30 to 31, 2006
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 30, 2006
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, July 2006
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: 5521195.