Storm Reports

[tomboudreau]

I have found these following storm reports from the Pittsburgh and State College NWS office on the squal line that went through Western PA and Eastern OH late yesterday afternoon and evening. One of the newspapers out of Pittsburgh is also reporting a possible funnel cloud over Natrona Heights (about 10 miles north of Pittsburgh - give or take a few miles) as well. NWS is planning on going out to look at some of the damage today. I have to feel pretty lucky that nothing happened at home last night except for the very heavy rain we received. On my way to work this morning, I did spot a tree that was blown over.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH, PA
1017 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2003

TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....

0800 PM HICKORY PA WIND DAMAGE
06/08/03 WASHINGTON ROOFS BLOWN FROM 2 BARNS.
REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT

0815 PM HARMONY PA WIND DAMAGE
06/08/03 BUTLER TREES BLOWN DOWN ONTO
CLEARFIELD AND CRAB RUN
ROADS. REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

0800 PM NATRONA HEIGHTS PA WIND DAMAGE
06/08/03 ALLEGHENY WIND BLOWN OFF PARTS OF
PIZZA SHOP ROOFTOP. ALSO,
HOUSES, SWIMMING POOLS, AND
SHEDS DAMAGED IN THE
FREEPORT ROAD AND JEFFERSON
STREET.

0750 PM HYDE PARK BORO PA WIND DAMAGE
06/08/03 WESTMORELAND LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN AND
SIDING BLOWN FROM
HOUSE.REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTERS.

0815 PM LEECHBURG PA WIND DAMAGE
06/08/03 ARMSTRONG TREES BLOWN DOWNREPORTED
BY SKYWARN SPOTTERS

0825 PM FORD CITY PA WIND DAMAGE
06/08/03 ARMSTRONG LARGE TREES AND POWER
LINES BLOWN DOWN.REPORTED
BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

0830 PM ELDERTON PA WIND DAMAGE
06/08/03 ARMSTRONG LARGE TREES AND POWER
LINES BLOWN DOWNREPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

0810 PM WEINALS CROSS ROADS PA WIND DAMAGE
06/08/03 WESTMORELAND ROUTE 356 CLOSED DUE TO
LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN.
REPORTED BY TRAINED
OBSERVER

0838 PM WEST LEBANON PA WIND DAMAGE
06/08/03 INDIANA LARGE TREES BLOWN
DOWN.REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT

0842 PM INDIANA PA WIND DAMAGE
06/08/03 INDIANA LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN.
REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT

0850 PM UNIONTOWN PA WIND DAMAGE
06/08/03 FAYETTE LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN.
REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT

0900 PM FLAT ROCK PA WIND DAMAGE
06/08/03 FAYETTE LARGE TREES BLOWN
DOWN.REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT

0910 PM BROOCKWAY PA WIND DAMAGE
06/08/03 JEFFERSON LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN.

0733 PM PITTSBURGH AIRPORT PA 60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
06/08/03 ALLEGHENY

0840 PM LATROBE PA WIND DAMAGE
06/08/03 WESTMORELAND LARGE TREE BLOWN DOWN ONTO
ROUTE 981. REPORTED BY
SKYWARN SPOTTERS

0750 PM BADEN PA WIND DAMAGE
06/08/03 BEAVER LARGE TREES AND POWER
LINES BLOWN DOWN.REPORTED
BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

0733 PM MOON TOWNSHIP PA WIND DAMAGE
06/08/03 ALLEGHENY TWO 100 FT TALL PINE TREES
SNAPPED DUE TO WIND.
REPORTED BY TRAINED
OBSERVER

0754 PM SOUTH PARK PA WIND DAMAGE
06/08/03 ALLEGHENY LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN.
REPORTED BY TRAINED
OBSERVER

0750 PM MCMURRAY PA WIND DAMAGE
06/08/03 WASHINGTON POWER LINE POLE SNAPPED
OFF BY THUNDERSTORM WINDS.
REPORTED BY TRAINED
OBSERVER

0735 PM PETERS TOWNSHIP PA WIND DAMAGE
06/08/03 WASHINGTON LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN.
REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTERS

0800 PM OAKMONT PA WIND DAMAGE
06/08/03 ALLEGHENY LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN.
REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTERS

0750 PM ELIZABETH PA WIND DAMAGE
06/08/03 ALLEGHENY LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN
ONTO HOUSES. REPORTED BY
SKYWARN SPOTTERS

0605 PM DOVER OH WIND DAMAGE
06/08/03 TUSCARAWAS LARGE TREES AND POWER
LINES BLOWN DOWN. REPORTED
BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1133 PM EDT SUN JUN 08 2003

TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....

0913 PM MAHAFFEY PA WIND DAMAGE
06/08/03 CLEARFIELD NUMEROUS POWER AND PHONE
LINES BLOWN DOWN.

0915 PM ROCKTON PA WIND DAMAGE
06/08/03 CLEARFIELD PENNSYLVANIA DEPT OF
TRANSPORTATION STORAGE SHED
(80 X 60 FT) BLOWN ACROSS
THE ROAD. NUMEROUS POWER
UTILITY LINES ALSO BLOWN
DOWN.

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Some additional information on last nights thunderstorms that went through Western PA...

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
243 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2003


...THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE...


A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVED INTO WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SUNDAY
EVENING AND STRENGTHENED DRAMATICALLY. LARGE TREES WERE REPORTED
DOWN IN WASHINGTON...ALLEGHENY...BUTLER...ARMSTRONG...WESTMORELAND
...AND FAYETTE COUNTIES.

IN ADDITION TO DOWNED TREES...CONSIDERABLE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS
REPORTED ACROSS ALLEGHENY COUNTY. WINDS GUSTED TO 60 MPH AT THE
PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 733 PM IN WESTERN ALLEGHENY
COUNTY.

ESPECIALLY HARD HIT WAS THE AREA FROM MOON TOWNSHIP EAST NORTHEAST
ACROSS ROSS AND SHALER TOWNSHIPS TO NEAR NATRONA HEIGHTS. IN
NATRONA HEIGHTS A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY TEAM ESTIMATED A
MICROBURST BETWEEN A QUARTER TO ONE-HALF MILE WIDE PRODUCED WIND
GUSTS OF 70 TO 90 MILES PER HOUR.

MICROBURSTS ARE PRODUCED BY THUNDERSTORM DOWNDRAFTS AND PRODUCE
DAMAGE OVER AREAS LESS THAN 2.5 MILES.