Strong winds behind a cold front caused wind damage over portions of Allegheny and Washington counties with large trees and wires down. Numerous power outages were reported.
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Strong winds behind a cold front caused wind damage over portions of Allegheny and Washington counties with large trees and wires down. Numerous power outages were reported.
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 Feb 6, 4:42 PM EST, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 442 PM EST WED FEB 6 2008 .SYNOPSIS... ONCE THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY...RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL GIVE WAY TO GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT AND COLDER TEMPERATURES AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL BRING EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/... RECENT RADAR DATA COUPLED WITH NAM MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL WILL MOVE THROUGH THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY EARLY THIS EVENING UNTIL THE COLD FRONT PASSAGE. THERE CAN STILL BE WIND GUSTS OF 30-40 MPH UNTIL THE EARLY HOURS OF THURSDAY. BY THEN THE BOUNDARY LAYER WILL BE COLD ENOUGH THAT ANY REMAINING PRECIPITATION WILL BE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. MOST PLACES WILL HAVE NO MORE THAN A DUSTING OF SNOW BUT THE RIDGES COULD GET UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. FORECASTED TEMPERATURES WERE CLOSE TO A BLEND OF GFS AND NAM MOS. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... COLD WESTERLY FLOW WILL KEEP THE BOUNDARY LAYER DESTABILIZED...SO THERE CAN STILL BE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS PERIOD. TEMPERATURES WERE CLOSE TO A BLEND OF GFS AND NAM MOS. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO TRACK FROM THE UPPER MS VALLEY ON FRIDAY ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND DURING THE WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING THE LIKELIHOOD OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS FOR FRIDAY AND MUCH OF THE WEEKEND. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN LATE SUNDAY AND MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO BELOW NORMAL FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY AND RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL BY MIDWEEK. THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ON TUESDAY. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. && .AVIATION /22Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... SURFACE LOW CURRENTLY OVER EASTERN OHIO WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS PA THIS EVENING. IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES WILL PERSIST ACROSS NORTHWEST PA INCLUDING KFKL AND KDUJ THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA...CONDITIONS WILL BE PREDOMINATELY MVFR OCCASIONALLY LOWERING TO IFR. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40KT AND SMALL HAIL ARE EXPECTED EARLY THIS EVENING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH LATE EVENING WILL CHANGE OVER TO WIDELY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN BEHIND SURFACE LOW. SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST TO 30KT AT TIMES TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO TRACK FROM THE UPPER MS VALLEY ON FRIDAY ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND DURING THE WEEKEND. MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN PRECIPITATION AND FOG FOR FRIDAY AND MUCH OF THE WEEKEND. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD BRING MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WITH THE NEXT FRONT APPROACHING BY LATE MONDAY. && .PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. OH...NONE. PA...NONE. WV...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 450 AM EST WED FEB 6 2008 OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021-022-071000- 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- 450 AM EST WED FEB 6 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA 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. FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MDZ001-WVZ023-041-071000- GARRETT-PRESTON-TUCKER- 450 AM EST WED FEB 6 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MARYLAND AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 312 PM EST WED FEB 6 2008 PAZ020-029-WVZ001-062115- BEAVER PA-HANCOCK WV-WASHINGTON PA- 312 PM EST WED FEB 6 2008 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... WASHINGTON...BEAVER AND HANCOCK... AT 303 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 5 MILES WEST OF FLORENCE...OR ABOUT 2 MILES EAST OF SUN VALLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS...HAIL AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... FLORENCE...HARSHAVILLE...RACCOON CREEK STATE PARK...BAVINGTON AND COMETTSBURG 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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 329 PM EST WED FEB 6 2008 PAZ014-062115- BUTLER PA- 329 PM EST WED FEB 6 2008 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTY... BUTLER... AT 324 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 5 MILES WEST OF MARS...OR ABOUT 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF WEXFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS...HAIL AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... BUTLER...GLADE MILLS...COOPERSTOWN...EVANS CITY AND LERNERVILLE 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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 335 PM EST WED FEB 6 2008 PAZ022-062130- ARMSTRONG PA- 335 PM EST WED FEB 6 2008 ...LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS... LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...ARMSTRONG... AT 328 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 9 MILES WEST OF FORD CITY...OR ABOUT 3 MILES EAST OF SARVER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL CONTAIN BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... STRINGTOWN...LENAPE HEIGHTS...FORDVIEW...FORD CITY AND EAST KITTANNING 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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 351 PM EST WED FEB 6 2008 PAZ016-062130- JEFFERSON PA- 351 PM EST WED FEB 6 2008 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTY... JEFFERSON... AT 345 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DORA...OR ABOUT 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF DAYTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... SUNRISE...DORA...REYNOLDSVILLE...ALLENS MILLS AND ANITA 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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 539 PM EST WED FEB 6 2008 PAZ014-021-029-062345- ALLEGHENY PA-BUTLER PA-WASHINGTON PA- 539 PM EST WED FEB 6 2008 ...THUNDERSTORMS... LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...WASHINGTON...ALLEGHENY AND BUTLER... AT 532 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AVELLA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...HAIL AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... ELFINWILD...ALLISON PARK...AVELLA...BURGETTSTOWN AND BUTLER 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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 541 PM EST WED FEB 6 2008 OHZ041-062315- COLUMBIANA OH- 541 PM EST WED FEB 6 2008 ...THUNDERSTORMS... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...COLUMBIANA... AT 536 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LISBON...OR ABOUT 4 MILES EAST OF MILLPORT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL CONTAIN HAIL...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... GUILFORD LAKE STATE PARK...LEETONIA...LISBON...SALEM AND COLEMAN 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.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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