Scattered thunderstorms in a warm and humid air mass produced an isolated severe thunderstorm over Belmont county.
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Scattered thunderstorms in a warm and humid air mass produced an isolated severe thunderstorm over Belmont county.
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 16, 2:22 PM EST, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 322 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2014 .SYNOPSIS... A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING/... SCT TO NMRS TSTMS WL CONT THRU LT AFTN WITH AN ADVNG SHRTWV. SHEAR IS LACKING...THOUGH SOME MID LVL DRY AIR WL BRING A GUSTY WND THREAT WITH ANY STORM THAT BCMS ORGANIZED. THE CNVCTN SHOULD END THIS EVE AS THE SHRTWV EXITS AND INSTBY DMNSHS...WITH DRY WEA EXPD OVRNGT. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY/... ADDNL SHRTWVS WL CROSS THE GT LKS RGN TUE AND TUE NGT. BEST UPPR SPPRT IS PROGGED N OF I 80 WHERE HIGHEST CHC POPS WERE FCST. SHEAR AND INSTBY INCR THRU THE DAY AND A FEW SVR TSTMS WL BE PSBL. ENOUGH RIDGING IS PROGGED ESP S OF PIT TO KEEP CNVCTN TO A MINIMUM. ANOTHER ADVNG SHRTWV WED IS PROGGED TO BRING A SFC BNDRY S OF LK ERIE...WITH BETTER CHCS FOR TSTMS. THE SFC BNDRY IS PROGGED TO BCM STNRY FM THE UPR GT LKS TO THE MID ATLANTIC RGN THU AS SVRL MORE SHRTWVS CROSS. GENLY MAINTAINED CHC POPS THRU THE PD DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN TIMING OF SPECIFIC SHRTWVS AND EXACT LOATION OF THE SFC BNDRY ARE BETTER RESOLVED. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... A SERIES OF SHRTWVS WL CONT TO ADVN ACRS THE RGN IN NW FLOW INTO THE WKEND...CONTG SHWR AND TSTM CHCS. THE MAIN UPR TROF IS PROGGED TO CROSS THE RGN MON. MAINTAINED CHC POPS AS CNVCTN WL DEPEND ON TIMING OF SHRTWVS AND PLACEMENT OF A SFC BNDRY. && .AVIATION /19Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE INCREASED IN COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON WITH HELP FROM HEATING AND DESTABILIZATION. WHILE VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL...TEMPORARY VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN STORMS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SOME STORMS COULD ALSO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTS BUT AT THIS POINT FELT IT BEST TO ADD THESE IN TEMPO GROUPS AS NEEDED. CONVECTION SHOULD DISSIPATE TONIGHT...BUT WITH CLEARING SKIES AND LIGHT WIND THINK THAT SOME FOG MAY DEVELOP AROUND ANY SITES THAT RECEIVED RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. FOR NOW...JUST CARRIED MVFR FOG AT ALL SITES AROUND 09Z. .OUTLOOK.../TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... PERIODIC SHWR/TSTM RSTRNS ARE EXPD WITH A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES THRU THE PD. && .PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. OH...NONE. PA...NONE. WV...NONE. && 07/34
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 326 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2014 MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029-031-073>076-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-171930- 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-GREENE-WESTMORELAND-WESTMORELAND RIDGES- FAYETTE-FAYETTE RIDGES-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL-MARION- MONONGALIA-PRESTON-TUCKER- 326 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2014 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. 07
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 235 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2014 OHZ057-058-161915- GUERNSEY OH-MUSKINGUM OH- 235 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2014 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL MUSKINGUM AND WESTERN GUERNSEY COUNTIES... AT 232 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES EAST OF DRAKE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DRAKE... BRIDGEVILLE... ADAMSVILLE... NORWICH... OTSEGO... NEW CONCORD... KIMBOLTON... CAMBRIDGE... BYESVILLE... BODEN... PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BY POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE OR BY USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH. LAT...LON 4016 8155 3995 8151 3995 8200 4009 8205 34
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
313 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2014
OHZ068-162000-
NOBLE OH-
313 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2014
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN NOBLE COUNTY...
AT 312 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF CALDWELL...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CALDWELL... DUDLEY... HARRIETTSVILLE...
PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BY POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH
FACEBOOK PAGE OR BY USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH.
LAT...LON 3978 8161 3975 8132 3971 8132 3970 8128
3959 8128 3959 8133 3961 8141 3963 8143
3963 8145 3964 8146 3963 8147 3967 8163
15SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 339 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2014 PAZ008-009-162015- FOREST PA-VENANGO PA- 339 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2014 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN VENANGO AND WEST CENTRAL FOREST COUNTIES... AT 338 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES EAST OF OIL CREEK STATE PARK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... OIL CREEK STATE PARK... TIONESTA... PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BY POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE OR BY USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH. LAT...LON 4153 7928 4140 7944 4147 7975 4159 7965
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 410 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2014 PAZ007-008-013-014-162115- BUTLER PA-LAWRENCE PA-MERCER PA-VENANGO PA- 410 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2014 ...A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EXTREME NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE...NORTH CENTRAL BUTLER...SOUTHEASTERN MERCER AND SOUTHWESTERN VENANGO COUNTIES... AT 404 PM EDT...A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS CENTERED 3 MILES SOUTH OF MERCER...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THIS CLUSTER. HEAVY RAIN WILL POND WATER ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL SMALL STREAMS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... NEW WILMINGTON... MERCER... GROVE CITY... CLINTONVILLE... KENNERDELL... PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BY POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE OR BY USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH. LAT...LON 4131 7979 4109 7980 4113 8038 4123 8038 15
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
431 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2014
OHZ039-040-162115-
CARROLL OH-TUSCARAWAS OH-
431 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2014
...A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHERN TUSCARAWAS AND
WESTERN CARROLL COUNTIES...
AT 427 PM EDT...A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS CENTERED 3 MILES WEST
OF STRASBURG...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS CLUSTER. HEAVY
RAIN WILL POND WATER ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL SMALL STREAMS.
INTENSE LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS
AND DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STRASBURG... DOVER... BOLIVAR...
MINERAL CITY... SHERRODSVILLE... DELLROY...
MALVERN... CARROLLTON...
PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BY POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH
FACEBOOK PAGE OR BY USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH.
LAT...LON 4065 8149 4067 8146 4066 8140 4066 8125
4071 8124 4072 8108 4047 8109 4051 8166
4064 8166
15The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:46 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Law enforcement reported large branches and a power line down.
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