A cold front moved across Ohio and Pennsylvania on June 4th and stalled near the West Virginia and Pennsylvania border on June 5th. This produced scattered severe thunderstorms and flash flooding across eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia.
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The episode as NWS PBZ wrote it up.
A cold front moved across Ohio and Pennsylvania on June 4th and stalled near the West Virginia and Pennsylvania border on June 5th. This produced scattered severe thunderstorms and flash flooding across eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia.
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 4, 8:45 AM EST, 1 hour 57 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
945 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
A WARM FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.
THIS FRONT WILL BE THE FOCAL POINT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
A STRONG HIGH WILL BRING HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS FOR THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
TORNADO WATCH 446 THROUGH 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON FOR EAST CENTRAL
OHIO...NORTH CENTRAL WV...AND WESTERN MD. ONE COMPLEX OF STORMS
THAT PRODUCED PENNY SIZED HAIL IS NOW EXITING WESTERN PA...WITH
THE NEXT COMPLEX ENTERING EASTERN OHIO...WITH ANOTHER LINE OF
STORMS BEHIND IT ACROSS EASTERN INDIANA/WESTERN OHIO. WIDESPREAD
SHOWERS/NUMEROUS TSTMS WILL CONTINUE FROM PITTSBURGH SOUTH...WITH
LESSER ACTIVITY TO THE NORTH THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE WARM FRONTAL
BOUNDARY WILL PUSH NORTH THIS AFTN WITH PRECIP SHIELD REACHING
THE I-80 CORRIDOR BY LATE THIS AFTN. THINK THE GREATEST SEVERE RISK
WILL REMAIN TO THE SOUTH ALONG THE INSTABILITY AXIS AND HIGHER
SURFACE DEWPOINTS. DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT
FAVORABLE FOR SOME ROTATION IN THE STRONGER STORMS...ESPECIALLY
I-70 SOUTHWARD. ALSO WITH THE CONTINUING TRACK OF THESE COMPLEXES
ACROSS THE SAME AREA...THE FLOOD THREAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THIS AFTN UNTIL THE FRONT MAKES A PUSH NORTH...THUS WILL KEEP
THE FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY/...
FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES NORTHWARD TONIGHT AS LARGE SFC LOW OVER
CENTRAL US MOVES NORTHWARD AS WELL. IN ADDITION...UL HEIGHTS
BEGIN TO SLOWLY RISE INTO THU MORNING AS LARGE EASTERN RIDGE
STARTS TO TAKE HOLD.
THIS UL RIDGE WILL BE THE MAIN PLAYER IN OUR WEATHER THROUGH
FRIDAY. BENEATH THIS RIDGE...SFC HIGH DEEPENS AND PROVIDES STRONG
AND CONSISTENT FLOW FROM THE SOUTH. NOT MUCH ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED
WITH SUCH STRONG SUBSIDENCE...HOWEVER...A MUCH WARMER AND HUMID
PATTERN WILL MAKE IT FEEL VERY MUCH LIKE SUMMER BY FRIDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
CURRENT MEDIUM RANGE MODELS WANT TO KEEP STRONG RIDGE OVER THE
EASTERN US INTO EARLY MONDAY.
THIS WILL MEAN A MAINLY DRY WEEKEND...BUT WELL ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND HUMID CONDITIONS. WITH SO MUCH HUMIDITY...A
SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM REMAINS A POSSIBILITY THIS WEEKEND...BUT MAIN
TRACK OF ACTIVITY WILL BE WELL NORTH OF THE REGION INTO EARLY MONDAY.
RIDGE BEGINS TO BREAK DOWN MONDAY AND FRONT TO THE NORTH WILL
START TO SINK SOUTHWARD.
AT THIS POINT IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL TAKE TILL TUESDAY UNTIL FRONT
WILL HAVE ENOUGH PUSH TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA.
&&
.AVIATION /14Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
FRONT LYING ACROSS SOUTHEAST OHIO AND SOUTHWEST PA WITH AREAS OF
SHOWERS AND STORMS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN TERMINALS. QUITE VARIABLE
CONDITIONS WITH VFR AT TIMES QUICKLY BECOMING IFR IN SHOWERS AND
STORMS. NORTH OF BOUNDARY AREAS OF STRATUS AND FOG CREATING MVFR TO
IFR CONDITIONS WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. BOUNDARY
WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY NORTH THIS AFTN WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
EXPANDING NORTH WITH GENERAL MVFR CONDITIONS.
MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR THURSDAY. WIDELY SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL AS EARLY MORNING FOG AND HAZE WILL LOWER
CONDITIONS TO MVFR/IFR AT TIMES OVER THE WEEKEND AS LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION.
&&
.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR MDZ001.
OH...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR OHZ057>059-
068-069.
PA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR PAZ031-032.
WV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR WVZ004-012-
021>023-041.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 959 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2008 MDZ001-OHZ057-068-069-WVZ012-021>023-041-051400- GARRETT-MUSKINGUM-NOBLE-MONROE-WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA-PRESTON- TUCKER- 959 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...TORNADO WATCH 446 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MARYLAND...EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. THUNDERSTORMS TODAY COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...ISOLATED TORNADOES...AND RAIN HEAVY ENOUGH TO CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. OHZ058-059-PAZ031-032-WVZ004-051400- GUERNSEY-BELMONT-GREENE-FAYETTE-MARSHALL- 959 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. THUNDERSTORMS TODAY COULD PRODUCE RAIN HEAVY ENOUGH TO CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. IN ADDITION...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. OHZ048-051400- COSHOCTON- 959 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ...SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT THUNDERSTORMS COULD REACH SEVERE LEVELS. THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. OHZ039>041-049-050-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029-030-WVZ001>003- 051400- TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH-MERCER-VENANGO- FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY- ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-WESTMORELAND-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO- 959 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ...SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT THUNDERSTORMS COULD REACH SEVERE LEVELS. THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 734 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2008 PAZ029-031-WVZ003-004-041230- GREENE PA-MARSHALL WV-OHIO WV-WASHINGTON PA- 734 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... WASHINGTON...GREENE...MARSHALL AND OHIO... AT 732 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 4 MILES EAST OF SHERRARD...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE RAINFALL AS THE RATE OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR. SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH MAY ALSO BE GENERATED. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... CLAYSVILLE...RYERSON STATION...SWARTS...AMITY AND BANETOWN 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
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 813 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2008 PAZ029>032-WVZ022-041315- FAYETTE PA-GREENE PA-MONONGALIA WV-WASHINGTON PA-WESTMORELAND PA- 813 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... FAYETTE...WASHINGTON...WESTMORELAND...GREENE AND MONONGALIA... AT 809 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MORRISVILLE...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WAYNESBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 33 MPH. SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 AND RAINFALL AT THE RATE OF ONE TO TWO INCHES HOUR MAY BE EXPECTED. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... BROWNSVILLE...CALIFORNIA...CARMICHAELS...CONNELLSVILLE AND DONEGAL 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. HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS AS THEY MAY BE WASHED OUT. WATER LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY ALSO RISE...THEREFORE SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS. 15
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
851 AM EDT WED JUN 04 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0808 AM HAIL MARIANNA 40.01N 80.11W
06/04/2008 M0.75 INCH WASHINGTON PA PUBLIC
&&SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 910 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2008 MDZ001-WVZ023-041415- GARRETT MD-PRESTON WV- 910 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... GARRETT AND PRESTON... AT 909 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HAZELTON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... ACCIDENT...BETHEL...BIG RUN STATE PARK...BITTINGER AND BLOOMING ROSE SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 AND RAINFALL AT THE RATE OF ONE TO TWO INCHES HOUR MAY BE EXPECTED. 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. HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS AS THEY MAY BE WASHED OUT. WATER LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY ALSO RISE...THEREFORE SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS. 15
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 917 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2008 OHZ039-048-057-058-068-041415- COSHOCTON OH-GUERNSEY OH-MUSKINGUM OH-NOBLE OH-TUSCARAWAS OH- 917 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...THUNDERSTORMS... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...NOBLE...MUSKINGUM...GUERNSEY...COSHOCTON AND TUSCARAWAS... AT 914 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF NELLIE TO 22 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EAST FULTONHAM...MOVING EAST AT 31 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... ADAMSVILLE...BAKERSVILLE...BALTIC...BLISSFIELD AND BLUE ROCK STATE PARK RAINFALL AT THE RATE OF ONE TO TWO INCHES HOUR MAY BE EXPECTED. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS BEEN REPORTED OVER THE AFORE MENTIONED COUNTIES DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS. HEAVY RAIN MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS AS THEY MAY BE WASHED OUT. WATER LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY ALSO RISE...THEREFORE SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS. IN ADDITION...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR WESTERN MARYLAND AND EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. 15
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 142 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:42 UTC.
3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Emergency management reported State Route 821 between Caldwell and Glenwood was closed in sections due to flooding.
Emergency management reported State Route 146 closed in sections by flash flooding in the Summerfield area.
Emergency management reported sections of State Routes 146 and 147 near Sarahsville closed due to flash flooding.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Ohio in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, June 2008
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: 101888, 101894, 101899.