Strong storms that produced damaging winds developed the evening of June 22, 2022. A broken line of showers and storms developed between Cleveland and Pittsburgh just before 3pm and continue to advances southeast along the axis of a trough entering from the north.
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The episode as NWS PBZ wrote it up.
Strong storms that produced damaging winds developed the evening of June 22, 2022. A broken line of showers and storms developed between Cleveland and Pittsburgh just before 3pm and continue to advances southeast along the axis of a trough entering from the north. Dry conditions under ridging hours ahead of the showers and storms helped prime the environment. Mean level CAPE before convective was between 3000-3500J/kg, and steep lapse rates near the surface (7.5 to 8.0C/km) help with strong damaging updrafts.
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 22, 5:35 PM EST, 8 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 635 PM EDT Wed Jun 22 2022 .SYNOPSIS... Showers and thunderstorms will diminish this evening with passage of a cold front. Dry weather is then expected Thursday through Saturday under high pressure. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/... The overall forecast trend remains on track as showers and storms continue to develop southeastward with progress of a cold front. Isolated to scattered severe storms remain possible, favoring locations southeast of Pittsburgh, with the primary threat being damaging wind. Thunderstorm chances will diminish/shift southeast with the progressing cold front and loss of diurnal heating, with convection likely ending across the region by midnight. && .SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... Brief upper troughing and building surface high pressure will create dry and seasonable conditions Thursday. High pressure will remain the dominant feature through Saturday and maintain dry conditions, while temperature will rise as pressure heights increase with ridging edging northeast from the Southern Plains. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... Weak shortwaves rounding a developing upper level low pressure system over the northern Great Plains will begin to break down the ridge over the Ohio River Valley. The subsequent ridge breakdown and associated development/progression of a surface cold front will increase thunderstorm chances Sunday afternoon into Monday morning. Synoptic details remain too varied to note any severe potential with this convection at this time. A period of drier and cooler weather should develop thereafter as broad upper troughing is expected to develop over the Great Lakes Region. && .AVIATION /00Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... Showers and storms will exit to the east and southeast during the evening. VFR conditions will be established once again, although some overnight MVFR in low ceilings and mist is possible at DUJ and MGW where drier air arrives last. Any such restrictions will mix out by mid-morning on Thursday. .Outlook... General restrictions are not anticipated again until the next cold front approaches late in the weekend. && .PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...None. OH...None. WV...None. &&
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 632 PM EDT Wed Jun 22 2022 OHZ068-069-PAZ023-029-031-073>076-WVZ004-012-021-509>514-232245- Noble-Monroe-Indiana-Washington-Greene-Westmoreland- Higher Elevations of Westmoreland-Fayette- Higher Elevations of Fayette-Marshall-Wetzel-Marion-Monongalia- Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston-Preston- Eastern Preston-Western Tucker-Eastern Tucker- 632 PM EDT Wed Jun 22 2022 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 402 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Ohio, southwest Pennsylvania, western Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...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...Thursday through Tuesday. 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. OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>022-WVZ001>003- 232245- Tuscarawas-Carroll-Columbiana-Coshocton-Harrison-Jefferson OH- Muskingum-Guernsey-Belmont-Mercer-Venango-Forest-Lawrence-Butler- Clarion-Jefferson PA-Beaver-Allegheny-Armstrong-Hancock-Brooke-Ohio- 632 PM EDT Wed Jun 22 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. 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.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
548 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2022
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0501 PM TSTM WND DMG MOUNT LEBANON 40.37N 80.05W
06/22/2022 ALLEGHENY PA PUBLIC
POWER LINES DOWN
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EVENT NUMBER PBZ2202494
15PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
549 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2022
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0501 PM TSTM WND DMG CASTLE SHANNON 40.37N 80.02W
06/22/2022 ALLEGHENY PA PUBLIC
POWER LINES DOWN
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EVENT NUMBER PBZ2202495
15PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
550 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2022
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0504 PM TSTM WND DMG WHITEHALL 40.36N 79.99W
06/22/2022 ALLEGHENY PA PUBLIC
POWER LINES DOWN
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EVENT NUMBER PBZ2202497
15PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
601 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2022
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0512 PM TSTM WND DMG LOWER BURRELL 40.58N 79.71W
06/22/2022 WESTMORELAND PA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
SEVERAL TREES DOWN
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EVENT NUMBER PBZ2202498
AMILLERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
607 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2022
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0510 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 WNW BEATTY 40.30N 79.43W
06/22/2022 WESTMORELAND PA EMERGENCY MNGR
MOBILE HOME ROOF BLEW OFF
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EVENT NUMBER PBZ2202499
AMILLERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
617 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2022
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0422 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SW WAHLVILLE 40.79N 80.07W
06/22/2022 BUTLER PA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
LARGE TREE BLOCKING ROADWAY
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EVENT NUMBER PBZ2202500
AMILLERThe Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 109 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:42 UTC.
7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Preston County EMA reported multiple trees down and a few barns damaged.
Trained spotter reported several trees down in this vicinity.
Trees down along Chestnut Ridge Road.
Trees snapped or uprooted.
Media reported trees and power lines along Country Club Rd.
A 911 Call Center reported a few trees down along Horseshoe Run Road.
The 911 Call Center reported a few trees down on Mountaineer Highway.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in West Virginia in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, June 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: 1028177, 1028176, 1028172, 1028173, 1028174, 1028178, 1028179.