Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 30, 2006

Name: Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 30, 2006
Start: 2006-07-30T20:05
End: 2006-07-30T20:05
Location: Pennsylvania

July 30, 2006 · 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: $2,000
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, 7 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 1:04 PM EST, 7 hours 1 minute 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, 16 hours 59 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

Local storm report, Jul 30, 7:08 PM EST, 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
808 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006

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

0545 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 N PUNXSUTAWNEY        41.00N 78.98W
07/30/2006                   JEFFERSON          PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            2 TOWNSHIP ROADS FLOODED AND SEVERAL BASEMENTS FLOODED IN
            ANITA.

&&

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Local storm report, Jul 30, 7:20 PM EST, 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
820 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006

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

0555 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 NW NEW CASTLE         41.08N 80.45W
07/30/2006                   LAWRENCE           PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN IN MAHONING TWP.

&&

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Local storm report, Jul 30, 7:30 PM EST, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
830 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006

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

0730 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MINERVA JCT             40.72N 81.15W
07/30/2006                   CARROLL            OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN MINERVA.

&&

TPARRISH

Local storm report, Jul 30, 7:32 PM EST, 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
832 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006

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

0700 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ALIQUIPPA               40.62N 80.25W
07/30/2006                   BEAVER             PA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN.

&&

TPARRISH

Local storm report, Jul 30, 7:39 PM EST, 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
839 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006

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

0730 PM     FLASH FLOOD      W NEW CASTLE            41.00N 80.35W
07/30/2006                   LAWRENCE           PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            20 HOMES UNDER WATER...SOME UP TO THE FIRST FLOOR...IN
            THE VILLAGE OF EDINBURG. FLOODING CONTINUED BEYOND 840
            PM.

&&

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Local storm report, Jul 30, 7:42 PM EST, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
842 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006

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

0730 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 W NEW CASTLE          41.00N 80.44W
07/30/2006                   LAWRENCE           PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            CORRECTION TO LOCATION...5 MILES WEST OF NEW CASTLE. 20
            HOMES UNDER WATER...SOME UP TO THE FIRST FLOOR...IN THE
            VILLAGE OF EDINBURG. FLOODING CONTINUED BEYOND 840 PM.

&&

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The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 18 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:05 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: July 30, 8:05 PM EST
Where: Washington County, Mc Donald
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 40.367, -80.233

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 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings 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: 5521205.