Aided by a cold front and a shortwave, a strong line of thunderstorms developed in central Ohio and quickly progressed east across western Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia. A moisture rich environment with mid to upper 60s dew points and mid 70s temperatures supported a favorable setup with MLCAPE values around 1000 J/kg and strong effective shear of 40-50 knots.
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Aided by a cold front and a shortwave, a strong line of thunderstorms developed in central Ohio and quickly progressed east across western Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia. A moisture rich environment with mid to upper 60s dew points and mid 70s temperatures supported a favorable setup with MLCAPE values around 1000 J/kg and strong effective shear of 40-50 knots. Widespread swaths of wind damage were noted with 60-80 mph wind, and plenty of low level shear also supported embedded mesovortices and transient tornadoes within the line of thunderstorms.
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 14, 12:53 PM EST, 2 hours 57 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 153 PM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026 .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Confidence in severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts and an isolated tornado threat has increased. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect areawide until 9 PM. The next potential for severe weather remains for Thursday. && .KEY MESSAGES... 1) Strong to severe storms expected this afternoon/evening with advancing cold front. Damaging winds are the main threat, with a threat for isolated tornadoes also present. 2) Quiet weather expected Monday through early Wednesday; monitoring potential hazardous weather on Thursday && .DISCUSSION... KEY MESSAGE 1... Shortwave-induced showers are exiting the I-80 corridor. Cloud thinning in their wake, especially across southern portions of the CWA, is working in concert with increasing moisture on southwest flow to build up buoyancy. Between 750 and 1000 J/kg of mixed-layer CAPE is likely to develop during the afternoon. This will set us up for a likely round of severe thunderstorms ahead of an advancing cold front. A fairly solid line is already evident from southeast MI through central IN. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has already been issued areawide through 01Z. A largely linear mode to the main round of convection should be maintained as it rolls across the CWA between 4 PM and 8-9PM, given the shear orientation largely parallel to the boundary. However, a few discrete supercells cannot be ruled out initially ahead of the main line with around 40-45 knots of deep shear present. These would mainly occur to the north and west of Pittsburgh before the line consolidates further. Damaging wind gusts remain the primary threat, with SPC increasing the severe wind risk to 30 percent across much of the Upper Ohio Valley. A fairly widespread swath of 55-70 MPH gusts is possible. Given the shear and overall strong flow, line-embedded vortices and a QLCS tornado threat will also be present. Low-level flow may veer a bit towards southwest with time, but any due east-moving elements would be better able to ingest streamwise vorticity and would need to be monitored closely. This tornado threat will be monitored closely, and the issuance of a Tornado Watch for at least a portion of the area cannot be ruled out. Hail is a secondary threat, likely more associated with any of the initial supercell structures. Downpours are likely as precipitable water increases into the 1.5 inch to 1.75 inch range. However, the flood threat will be mitigated by sufficient storm motion and would depend on training storms, especially in urban/poor drainage areas. The severe threat will ramp down during the evening, with the event largely wrapping up in the 00Z to 02Z period. A few isolated light showers may linger early Monday morning before dawn. KEY MESSAGE 2... In the wake of the aforementioned cold front, expect dry and below-average temperatures Monday afternoon into Tuesday. Lingering clouds and cold advection from the northwest will likely keep high temperatures in the upper-60s/low-70s on Monday, 10 degrees below average. By Thursday, a warm frontal passage could bring rising 500mb heights and higher dewpoints back to the region. Along with this are indications of enhanced flow, with 45-50 knots at 700mb and 85-95 knots at 500mb on ensemble progs. This combination suggests an increasing risk of severe weather on this day, associated with a potential cold frontal passage from Great Lakes low pressure. Machine-learning guidance from NCAR and CSU agree with this assessment, with probabilities for severe weather increasing over the last 24 hours to 30% to 60%. SPC also has already highlighted Thursday for the risk as well. Given the instability/shear combination that could be realized, this is a potentially volatile situation that could present the risk of damaging wind gusts and tornadoes. In addition to the severe weather threat, multiple embedded shortwaves may promote repeated rounds of precipitation, raising concerns for training storms and localized flooding. At this time, the greatest flood risk appears more likely to focus over areas just west of the Upper Ohio Valley, WPC has introduced a "Slight" risk for flooding with this latest forecast update in central Ohio. && .AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... Shower and thunderstorms develop mainly along an advancing cold front this afternoon and evening, however, near-term models are showing some storms developing ahead of the line. The uncertainty here lies on how many storm and where they develop. The line of thunderstorms are forecast to reach NW PA between 19z-22z before crossing west central PA (including PIT) between 20z-24z, and exiting southeast by 01-04z. This convective line is likely to feature MVFR cigs, MVFR to IFR vsbys in heavy rain, fairly frequent lightning, and gusty winds generally in the 20 to 40kt range. Pockets of strong storms within the line can't be ruled out and would push the higher end gust potential towards 50-58kts. Cold advection and subsidence will quickly end precipitation chances after frontal passage but currently favors a fairly widespread MVFR to periodically IFR stratocu deck that dissipates/lifts after dawn Monday. There is potential for lower decks and fog IF there is scattering of the stratocu field allow for brief periods of radiational cooling needed to foster these lower restrictions. High pressure and subsidence return VFR conditions Monday as the cu field transitions from broken to few by 00z. Outlook... Little change in impacts is expected Tuesday but the approach of an abnormally deep upper trough and surface low mid-week will create multiple rounds of showers/thunderstorms and associated restrictions. && .PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...None. OH...None. WV...None. && DISCUSSION...CL AVIATION...Frazier/Lupo
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 131 PM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026 OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>022-029- 031-073>078-WVZ001>004-012-021-509>514-151745- Tuscarawas-Carroll-Columbiana-Coshocton-Harrison-Jefferson OH- Muskingum-Guernsey-Belmont-Noble-Monroe-Mercer-Venango-Forest- Lawrence-Butler-Clarion-Jefferson PA-Beaver-Allegheny-Armstrong- Washington-Greene-Westmoreland-Higher Elevations of Westmoreland- Fayette-Higher Elevations of Fayette-Indiana- Higher Elevations of Indiana-Hancock-Brooke-Ohio-Marshall-Wetzel- Marion-Monongalia- Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston-Preston- Eastern Preston-Western Tucker-Eastern Tucker- 131 PM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 333 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Ohio, 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...Monday through Saturday. Strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall could occur on Thursday into Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. CL
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
440 PM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026
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0437 PM Tornado 2 SW Worthville 41.00N 79.18W
06/14/2026 Jefferson PA 911 Call Center
Report of a tornado on the ground near
Steves Lane in Ringgold Township.
&&The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 128 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:47 UTC.
7 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Two trees snapped along Kensington Road.
NWS Storm Survey confirms an EF-1 tornado with maximum wind of 100 mph.
Numerous trees down.
Numerous power lines down.
Trees down along old route 344.
Trees and power lines down.
Tree trunk snapped and fallen onto a house.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Ohio in 2026Every state in 2026This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Ohio, 2026Warnings in Ohio, June 2026
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: 1352433, 1352432, 1352434, 1352440, 1352435, 1352436, 1352438, 1352439.