A shortwave producing showers and embedded thunderstorms moved across eastern Ohio, southwestern Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia on the 28th. Heavy rain and localized flooding was reported over portions of Ohio and West Virginia.
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The episode as NWS PBZ wrote it up.
A shortwave producing showers and embedded thunderstorms moved across eastern Ohio, southwestern Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia on the 28th. Heavy rain and localized flooding was reported over portions of Ohio and West Virginia. Rainfall amounts of two to three inches were reported in 3 hours.
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 28, 10:06 AM EST, 24 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 1106 AM EDT THU JUL 28 2016 .SYNOPSIS... A series of crossing disturbances will keep showers in the forecast through the weekend with humid conditions. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... Shortwave producing showers and embedded thunderstorms moving northeast across region with bulk of rain south of State Route 422 into early afternoon. POPs have been adjusted into the afternoon as this shortwave exits, while next shortwave over the TN valley follows late this afternoon into tonight. Temperatures look in line for the afternoon and no changes were required. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY/... Models continue to struggle with the placement and amount of the heaviest rainfall tonight. Some of the ops models appear to have convective feedback problems this evening and overnight as the surface low moves to the east and the trailing upper level trough swings through. It still looks that the best chance for heavier rainfall will be confined to the locations near the Mason- Dixon line this evening and possibly into early Friday morning. Additionally, convection coverage and strength remains in question due to all the cloud cover and rain prior to the passage of the low and aforementioned trough. The upper level system will exit the forecasting area Friday morning, decreasing POPs northwest to southeast across the region. Multiple shortwaves will cross the region Friday night and Saturday, keeping in shower and thunderstorm chances through the period. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... A series of shortwaves moving through the weak trough over the eastern CONUS will support periodic rain chances and seasonal temperatures into Monday. A weak bubble of surface high pressure looks to bring warm temperatures with little chance for showers Tuesday and Wednesday. A modified Superblend was used for much of the extended period. && .AVIATION /15Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... A slug of rain will move east northeast through the morning hours with the greatest impact at MGW where MVFR/IFR weather is forecast /mostly this evening/. This terminal has the highest confidence of all. For the remainder of the airports, confidence falls to medium where questions arise how far north will the rain shield get? Either way, possibility exists for scattered showers and perhaps a thunderstorm through the evening. IFR clouds should develop overnight due to rainfall today and increased low level moisture and light winds along the boundary. For now, included sub 1KFT cigs for PIT and MGW. The other terminals, MVFR stratocu was introduced. .OUTLOOK /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... Brief sub VFR restrictions are possible in showers and thunderstorms through Monday, however given duration and coverage nothing more than a CB or VCTS/ VCSH expected at this time. && .PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...None. OH...None. PA...None. WV...None. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 431 AM EDT THU JUL 28 2016 OHZ039>041-048-PAZ007>009-013>016-020-022-290845- TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST- LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON-BEAVER-ARMSTRONG- 431 AM EDT THU JUL 28 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 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-OHZ049-050-057>059-068-069-PAZ021-023-029-031-073>076- WVZ001>004-012-021-509>514-290845- GARRETT-HARRISON-JEFFERSON-MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE- ALLEGHENY-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-GREENE-WESTMORELAND-WESTMORELAND RIDGES- FAYETTE-FAYETTE RIDGES-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL-MARION- MONONGALIA-RIDGES OF EASTERN MONONGALIA AND NORTHWESTERN PRESTON- PRESTON-EASTERN PRESTON-WESTERN TUCKER-EASTERN TUCKER- 431 AM EDT THU JUL 28 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MARYLAND...EAST CENTRAL OHIO...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SLIGHT RISK FOR EXCESSIVE RAINFALL TODAY. SHOWERS AND SOME STORMS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TODAY. HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS. RAINFALL MAY BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SLIGHT RISK CONTINUES TONIGHT. .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
1030 AM EDT THU JUL 28 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1017 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 SSW PHILO 39.79N 81.93W
07/28/2016 M1.46 INCH MUSKINGUM OH MESONET
MESONET STATION 4 SSW PHILO /AS310/. THE
DURATION OF THE HEAVY RAIN EVENT WAS 3
HOURS.
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NWS PITTSBURGH PA
IRIS SYSTEMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1031 AM EDT THU JUL 28 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1022 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 WNW JERUSALEM 39.86N 81.11W
07/28/2016 M2.20 INCH MONROE OH MESONET
MESONET STATION JERUSALEM /AU914/. THE
DURATION OF THE HEAVY RAIN EVENT WAS 3
HOURS.
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NWS PITTSBURGH PA
IRIS SYSTEMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1032 AM EDT THU JUL 28 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1022 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 WNW JERUSALEM 39.86N 81.11W
07/28/2016 M2.20 INCH MONROE OH MESONET
MESONET STATION JERUSALEM /AU914/. THE
DURATION OF THE HEAVY RAIN EVENT WAS 3
HOURS.
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NWS PITTSBURGH PA
IRIS SYSTEMThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Local 911 reported flooding on Smithtown Road with evacuations ongoing.
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