A more widespread wind damage event finally occurred on July 23rd. A quasi-linear mesoscale convective system, originating over Illinois and Indiana, continued into a warm, moist, and unstable air mass over the Upper Ohio Valley.
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The episode as NWS PBZ wrote it up.
A more widespread wind damage event finally occurred on July 23rd. A quasi-linear mesoscale convective system, originating over Illinois and Indiana, continued into a warm, moist, and unstable air mass over the Upper Ohio Valley. The line of storms crossed during the midday and early afternoon hours, with widespread wind damage to trees and power lines resulting.
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 23, 11:28 AM EST, 32 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 1228 PM EDT Sat Jul 23 2022 .SYNOPSIS... An afternoon convective complex may provide strong winds and heavy rain mainly to areas west of Pittsburgh today. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible again tomorrow afternoon, with a frontal boundary providing widespread rain Sunday night and Monday. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for a portion of the region until 6 PM. A vigorous MCS continues to track across Ohio at this time, now dominated by cold pool processes. Surface destabilization has allow MLCAPE of 2000-3000 J/kg to build in the watch area. While the MCS continues to turn southeastward towards even richer instability to our south and west, the quasi-linear complex will still likely impact at least our eastern Ohio counties with strong to perhaps severe gusts. The thermodynamic environment that the MCS enters over WV/PA will be less favorable, likely leading to weakening, but isolated strong to severe gusts may still be possible as far east as Pittsburgh, leading to the watch issuance. Likely/categorical PoPs were used for the watch area, tapering with time as the MCS slowly dissipates during the afternoon. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY/... Activity will diurnally decrease this evening as the remnants of the MCS depart. A few showers may be spawned in the northern counties late tonight/Sunday morning as a shortwave passes by to the north. Heat and humidity will peak on Sunday in southwest flow ahead of the next front. With high temperatures in the 90 to 95 range and dewpoints around 70 degrees, heat index values of 95 to 100 appear likely, possible slightly higher in localized areas. Confidence is not high enough for a Heat Advisory at this time, but we will monitor. A more vigorous shortwave trough dives into the northern Great Lakes by Sunday night, pushing a cold front towards the Upper Ohio Valley. Given high levels of instability and increasing shear, some severe risk exists across at least the northern counties later Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening, although timing concerns with the front lend some uncertainty. Numerous showers and thunderstorms will accompany the front across the region Sunday night and Monday. Despite high moisture levels and ample forcing, the system should be progressive enough initially to prevent a widespread flood threat. As the shortwave trough departs, the front will lose a lot of its forward momentum as it bumps into zonal flow over the Ohio Valley. Current model/ensemble indications are that the boundary will stall south of the PA/WV border. Thus, some chance-level PoPs will need to be maintained mainly south of Pittsburgh Monday night. Cannot rule out some heavy rain totals across some of our northern WV counties over this period, but at this time, the bulk of any flooding threat will likely lie to our south in the richer moisture. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... The stalled front will linger over West Virginia on Tuesday, necessitating the continuation of low PoPs in counties mainly south of Pittsburgh. The front lifts back north as a warm front on Wednesday, bringing increased shower and thunderstorm chances back north in the warm, moist southwest flow. Periods of clouds and rain will keep temperatures muted to near or just below normal, but dewpoints will remain high through this period. A relatively strong shortwave trough may then rotate across the Great Lakes, helping to drive a cold front across the region during the Thursday night/Friday period, with another round of rain possible. Timing this far out remains questionable. A drier air mass may then arrive by next weekend with high pressure. && .AVIATION /16Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... VFR conditions are expected through the period with diurnal heating leading to sct/bkn cu and SW aftn wind gusts up to 20kts. The remnants of an MCS and any additional isolated to scattered storms it initiates may impact the region this aftn. But there is much uncertainty in whether the storm complex will maintain or erode as it encounters a less favorable environment. Utilized tempo for ZZV where confidence is highest in possible impact given greater instability and steeper lapse rates, with VCTS for other terminals. Any storm could briefly reduce vsbys and generate a brief gust to 30kts. .Outlook... Predominantly VFR conditions, outside of primarily river valley fog, continue until a slow moving cold front brings more greater precipitation/restriction chances late Sunday into Monday. && .PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...None. OH...None. WV...None. && SYNOPSIS... NEAR TERM... SHORT TERM... LONG TERM... AVIATION...
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 1141 AM EDT Sat Jul 23 2022 OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ013-020-021-029-031-WVZ001>004- 012-241545- Tuscarawas-Carroll-Columbiana-Coshocton-Harrison-Jefferson OH- Muskingum-Guernsey-Belmont-Noble-Monroe-Lawrence-Beaver-Allegheny- Washington-Greene-Hancock-Brooke-Ohio-Marshall-Wetzel- 1141 AM EDT Sat Jul 23 2022 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 490 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Ohio, southwest Pennsylvania, western 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. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Scattered severe storms will be possible Sunday afternoon and evening, with damaging wind and hail as the primary threats. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. PAZ007-008-014-WVZ021-509-241545- Mercer-Venango-Butler-Marion-Monongalia- 1141 AM EDT Sat Jul 23 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Pennsylvania, western Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Isolated instances of damaging wind gusts in thunderstorms will be possible during the early to mid-afternoon hours. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Scattered severe storms will be possible Sunday afternoon and evening, with damaging wind and hail as the primary threats. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. PAZ009-015-016-022-023-073>076-WVZ510>514-241545- Forest-Clarion-Jefferson PA-Armstrong-Indiana-Westmoreland- Higher Elevations of Westmoreland-Fayette- Higher Elevations of Fayette- Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston-Preston- Eastern Preston-Western Tucker-Eastern Tucker- 1141 AM EDT Sat Jul 23 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Scattered severe storms will be possible Sunday afternoon and evening, with damaging wind and hail as the primary threats. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
1220 PM EDT Sat Jul 23 2022
OHZ039-048-057-231700-
Tuscarawas OH-Coshocton OH-Muskingum OH-
1220 PM EDT Sat Jul 23 2022
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT COSHOCTON...NORTHWESTERN
MUSKINGUM AND WESTERN TUSCARAWAS COUNTIES THROUGH 100 PM EDT...
At 1219 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Gambier, or near Mount Vernon, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Coshocton, West Lafayette, Dresden, Frazeysburg, Baltic, Warsaw,
Conesville, Nellie, Chili, New Guilford, Walhonding, and Layland.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM EDT for
east central Ohio.
&&
LAT...LON 4045 8219 4044 8167 4034 8169 4012 8184
3995 8220
TIME...MOT...LOC 1619Z 274DEG 51KT 4040 8235
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPHSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
1254 PM EDT Sat Jul 23 2022
OHZ039-040-048-049-057-058-231730-
Guernsey OH-Tuscarawas OH-Coshocton OH-Harrison OH-Muskingum OH-
Carroll OH-
1254 PM EDT Sat Jul 23 2022
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN HARRISON...NORTHERN
GUERNSEY...EASTERN COSHOCTON...NORTHERN MUSKINGUM...SOUTHWESTERN
CARROLL AND TUSCARAWAS COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM EDT...
At 1254 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Sugarcreek to near North Zanesville.
Movement was east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Zanesville, New Philadelphia, Coshocton, Cambridge, Uhrichsville,
Freeport, Newcomerstown, Dennison, New Concord, Byesville, West
Lafayette, and North Zanesville.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 in Ohio between mile markers 146 and 189.
Interstate 77 in Ohio between mile markers 43 and 80.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM EDT for
east central Ohio.
&&
LAT...LON 4044 8172 4045 8167 4049 8167 4049 8107
3999 8144 3991 8222
TIME...MOT...LOC 1654Z 272DEG 47KT 4048 8166 4005 8201
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
CLThe Cleveland radar (KCLE), 125 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:57 UTC.
19 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in West Lafayette and west of Coshocton along US Route 36 and County Road 621.
Power lines and trees were down and on fire along County Road 6.
Multiple large trees and power lines were blown down.
Power lines were reported to be blown down.
Power lines were reported to be downed.
Power lines were reported to be downed.
Power lines were reported to be blown down.
Trees were blown down in Lore City.
Trees were reported to be blown down near Antrim.
Trees and power lines were reported down near Route 524.
Multiple trees were blown down on to State Route 147.
Power lines were reported down around Richmond, causing power outages.
Multiple trees were blown down along State Route 148.
In St. Clairsville, multiple trees were downed.
Over a dozen shingles were blown from the roof of a house.
Numerous trees were reported to be blown down in the area of East Liverpool.
Trees and power lines were reported down across southern portions of Columbiana County.
Trees were blown down on State Route 255.
Power lines were reported to be blown down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Ohio in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, July 2022
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: 1048898, 1048900, 1048903, 1048904, 1048911, 1048914, 1048916, 1048918, 1048919, 1048920, 1048921, 1048922, 1048923, 1048924, 1048925, 1048926, 1048927, 1048930, 1048931.