Scattered slow moving thunderstorms developed under weak low pressure aloft across northern West Virginia and western Pennsylvania with some flash flooding reported.
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The episode as NWS PBZ wrote it up.
Scattered slow moving thunderstorms developed under weak low pressure aloft across northern West Virginia and western Pennsylvania with some flash flooding 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 Jul 6, 9:18 AM EST, 4 hours 17 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 1018 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 .SYNOPSIS... AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CROSS THE OHIO VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY...BRINGING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY RESULTING IN CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... MORNING UPDATE TO REMOVE FOG AND NUDGE TEMPERATURES UP A DEGREE WITH FEWER CLOUDS THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE PREVIOUS FORECAST UNCHANGED. AN UPPER TROUGH ACROSS THE WESTERN OH VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO EASTWARD...MOVING INTO THE EASTERN OH VALLEY BY TONIGHT. WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHWRS/TSTMS TODAY ALONG THE TROUGH AXIS AND TO THE EAST ACROSS PA/WV/MD...WITH MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS OH. ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THE ATMOSPHERE STABILIZES. NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL. && .SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... THE UPPER TROUGH WILL EXIT INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION BY MONDAY NIGHT. STILL EXPECT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHWRS/TSTMS EAST OF PITTSBURGH MONDAY AS THE TROUGH SLOWLY EXITS. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL MONDAY NIGHT FOR ALL AREAS IN BETWEEN SYSTEMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION TUESDAY...WITH THE FRONTAL BAND LAYING UP ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. GIVEN MODEL TIMING DIFFERENCES...WILL KEEP POPS IN THE CHANCE CATEGORY FOR NOW THROUGH THURSDAY. FLAT RIDGING IS PROGGED TO BUILD ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY FOR DRY AND SEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS. && .AVIATION /14Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... A MID LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY...KEEPING UNSETTLED WEATHER ACROSS AREA TERMINALS. A LACK OF A BOUNDARY TO FOCUS CONVECTION WILL BE A LIMITING FACTOR. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN CROSS WEDNESDAY BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND STORMS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN LATE THURSDAY. GENERALLY MVFR CONDITIONS IN FOG IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING...FOLLOWED BY GENERALLY VFR. WITH DIURNAL HEATING THIS AFTERNOON...THERE WILL BE A FEW HOUR PERIOD WITH SCATTERED STORMS...AROUND 20Z....WITH MVFR POSSIBLE. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE FOR SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH IFR POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR STORMS. GENERALLY VFR IS EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY. && .PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. OH...NONE. PA...NONE. WV...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 304 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-071000- GARRETT-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-PRESTON-TUCKER- 304 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MARYLAND...EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...WEST CENTRAL 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 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 156 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 WVZ022-023-061900- MONONGALIA WV-PRESTON WV- 156 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...PRESTON AND MONONGALIA... AT 151 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TUNNELTON...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... ALBRIGHT...AMBLERSBURG...ANDERSON...ARTHURDALE...ATLANTIC... AUSTEN...BEECH RUN...BIRDS CREEK...BLASER...BORGMAN...BRETZ... BROWNS CHAPEL...BROWNS MILL...BRUCETON MILLS AND BUCKHORN 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 230 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 WVZ022-023-061930- MONONGALIA WV-PRESTON WV- 230 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...PRESTON AND MONONGALIA... AT 225 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 3 MILES WEST OF MASONTOWN...MOVING NORTH AT 13 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL CONTAIN VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS WHICH WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. THE STORMS MAY ALSO CONTAIN SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... MORGANTOWN...ARTHURDALE...BRETZ...BROOKHAVEN...BROWNS CHAPEL...BROWNS MILL... BULL RUN...BURK...CASCADE...CLINTON FURNACE...DELLSLOW... GLADESVILLE...GREER...GUM SPRING...HERRING AND HOG EYE 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 Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 121 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:33 UTC.
4 flash flood, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Emergency management reported 2 Feet of water on Flat Rock Rd near Gladesville.
Law enforcement reported flash flooding along Summer School Rd.
Law enforcement reported flash flooding along West Run Rd.
Emergency management reported flash flooding in the Dellslow area along Deckers Creek.
Emergency management reported Beulah Rd washed away and road collapsed due to flash flooding.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in West Virginia in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, July 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 125432, 125423, 125425, 125428, 125430.