A warm front well in advance of low pressure across the Great Lakes produced a mix of winter precipitation across eastern Ohio, northern West Virginia, western Pennsylvania, and Garrett county Maryland. Areas from Oil City to Dubois Pennsylvania received over one quarter inch of ice due to freezing rain, with amounts greater than one quarter inch also reported across Garrett county Maryland.
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The episode as NWS PBZ wrote it up.
A warm front well in advance of low pressure across the Great Lakes produced a mix of winter precipitation across eastern Ohio, northern West Virginia, western Pennsylvania, and Garrett county Maryland. Areas from Oil City to Dubois Pennsylvania received over one quarter inch of ice due to freezing rain, with amounts greater than one quarter inch also reported across Garrett county Maryland. Across the rest of eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia up to one tenth of an inch of ice accumulated, with a light accumulation of sleet and snow.
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 Jan 28, 1:19 AM EST, 41 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
119 AM EST MON JAN 28 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN AND MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO
ALL RAIN LATER TODAY AS MUCH WARMER AIR ADVECTS OVER THE UPPER
OHIO VALLEY REGION.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
AREAS OF LIGHT...MIXED...BUT PRIMARILY FREEZING RAIN CONT TO MOVE
ACRS THE REGION EARLY THIS MRNG AS A WARM FRONT DVLPS TWD THE
AREA. TEMPS ACRS THE ENTIRE CNTY WRNG AREA RMN...AND ARE EXPECTED
TO RMN BLO FREEZING VIA WET BULBING THROUGH THE PRE DAWN HOURS. IN
ADDITION...UNTREATED COLD SFCS REINFORCED BY THE LAST WEEKS FRIGID
TEMPS WL ALSO FREEZE ANY LIQUID. BOTTOM LINE IS THAT
ADVISORIES...AND WARNING WILL BE CONTD THROUGH THE MRNG.
TEMPERATURES ARE STILL EXPECTED TO RISE AFTER DAYBREAK...AND WARM
SURGE IN THE AFTERNOON WILL DRIVE READINGS ABOVE NORMAL FOR MOST AREAS.
IN ADDITION...AS DEW POINTS MOVE ABOVE FREEZING MONDAY AFTERNOON
EXPECT WIDESPREAD FOG TO DEVELOP.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH 6 PM TUESDAY/...
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL TRANSITION NORTHWARD THROUGH TUESDAY WITH
SHORTWAVES MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION. TIMING OF ANY
PARTICULAR SHORTWAVE WILL BE UNCERTAIN BUT WENT WITH A DECLINE IN
POPS TO CHANCE NUMBERS AS THE BOUNDARY IS PROJECTED WELL NORTH OF
THE AREA.
WIDESPREAD FOG IS ANTICIPATED ON MONDAY NIGHT GIVEN THE COLD GROUND
AND DEW POINTS MOVING INTO THE 40S. OTHERWISE...EXPECT A VERY MILD
TUESDAY WITH THE REGION UNDER A BROAD RIDGE IN AMPLIFIED FLOW.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
THE LONG TERM FORECAST WAS CONSTRUCTED USING A ECMWF/GFSE BLEND...LEAVING
THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY IN AN UNSEASONABLY WARM AND MOIST...SOUTHWESTERLY
LOW-LEVEL FLOW TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD
FRONT. AN INITIAL SHORT WAVE WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA AHEAD OF
THE FRONT...WITH THE CHANCE OF RAIN INCREASING TO CATEGORICAL AS
THE FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST ON WEDNESDAY.
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...STRONG COLD ADVECTION IS EXPECTED TO
QUICKLY CHANGE PRECIPITATION OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY
NIGHT WITH SOME UPSLOPING SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE INTO THURSDAY.
COLD FLOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY WITH SNOW SHOWER CHANCES
CONTINUING. SUB-ZERO WIND CHILL INDICIES AE POSSIBLE BY EARLY FRIDAY.
FOR THE WEEKEND...GFS/ECMWF INDICATE A CLIPPER SYSTEM DIVING
SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND PUSHING INTO THE UPPER
OHIO VALLEY. HAVE GONE WITH CHC POPS OVER THE WEEKEND FOR THIS
POTENTIAL.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
A WARM FRONT APRCHG FM THE SW WL SPRD A WINTRY MIX OF PCPN ACRS THE
TAF SITES INTO MON. EXPTG MAINLY FZRA FOR SITES S OF I 80...
GRADUALLY CHG TO RA FM SW-NE NR OR JUST AFT SUNRISE AS TEMPS BEGIN
TO RISE. EXPTG PIT TO CHG OVR BY 14Z. FKL/DUJ SHOULD TAKE TIL ERLY
AFTN TO CHG OVR WITH COLDER AIR LINGERING THERE. MVFR WL SPRD INTO
THE RGN...DCRG TO IFR AND THEN STAYING THERE MOST SITES THRU MON
NGT. LLVL JET MOVG IN LT TNGT INTO MON AFTN SHOULD BRING A THREAT
FOR LLWS AS WELL WITH TEMP INVERSION LMTG ANY POTENTIAL TO MIX DOWN
GUSTS.
.OUTLOOK.../MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
RESTRICTIONS WL CONT THRU TUE. PERIODIC RESTRICTIONS ARE EPXD WED
THRU FRI AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THRU AND COLD NW FLOW DVLPS BEHIND
IT.
&&
.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR MDZ001.
OH...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR
OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069.
PA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR
PAZ029-031.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
PAZ007-013-014-020>023-073>076.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR PAZ008-
009-015-016.
WV...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR
WVZ001>004-012-021-022.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
WVZ023-041.
&&
15/07HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 328 PM EST SUN JAN 27 2013 PAZ007-013-014-020>023-073>076-WVZ023-041-282030- MERCER-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA- WESTMORELAND-WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE-FAYETTE RIDGES-PRESTON- TUCKER- 328 PM EST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ029-031-WVZ001>004-012-021-022- 282030- TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH- MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-WASHINGTON-GREENE-HANCOCK- BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA- 328 PM EST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MDZ001-PAZ008-009-015-016-282030- GARRETT-VENANGO-FOREST-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA- 328 PM EST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MARYLAND...NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
148 AM EST MON JAN 28 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0130 AM SNOW NEW CASTLE 39.89N 81.08W
01/28/2013 E2.0 INCH BELMONT OH PUBLIC
&&
EVENT NUMBER PBZ1300310
15PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
153 AM EST MON JAN 28 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0152 AM FREEZING RAIN MOON TOWNSHIP 40.53N 80.22W
01/28/2013 E0.01 INCH ALLEGHENY PA NWS OFFICE
THIN ICE GLAZE
&&
EVENT NUMBER PBZ1300311
15The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
A light coating of freezing rain up to one tenth of an inch fell across much of eastern Ohio.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Ohio in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, January 2013
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: 425737.