Severe Wx Event Nov. 29 - Dec. 1, Southern and Eastern CONUS

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Impressive winds over Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio so far:



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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
628 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

...66 MILE PER HOUR WIND STRUCK BEAVER FALLS PA...

HIGHEST WIND GUST AS OF 6 PM TODAY, DECEMBER 1, 2006 WAS
66 MILES PER HOUR AT THE BEAVER FALLS PA AIRPORT.

HERE ARE THE AIRPORT AND SKYWARN SPOTTER WIND GUSTS,
IN DECREASING ORDER.

KNOTS MPH TIME (EST) PLACE
BVI 57 66 333PM BEAVER FALLS PA
ALSO 51 248PM.

YNG 63 231PM YOUNGSTOWN OH
SKYWARN 60 300PM 4 MI EAST OF SALEM OHIO
CMH 52 132PM COLUMBUS OH
PHD 51 1202PM NEW PHILADELPHIA OH
GKJ 50 58 308PM MEADVILLE PA
HLG 49 56 1252PM WHEELING WV
AGC 48 55 407PM WEST MIFFLIN
ALSO 52 154PM.

JST 47 54 521PM JOHNSTOWN PA
IDI 47 54 320PM INDIANA PA
PIT 46 53 406PM PITTSBURGH PA AIRPORT
DUJ 45 52 521PM DU BOIS PA
AFJ 45 52 235PM WASHINGTON PA
FKL 44 51 335PM FRANKLIN PA
ZZV 43 49 1202PM ZANESVILLE OH
LBE 39 45 347PM LATROBE PA
MGW 39 45 1106AM MORGANTOWN WV
BTP 38 44 135PM BUTLER PA

HIGHEST WIND EVER RECORDED AT THE PITTSBURGH PA AIRPORT
WAS 89 MILES PER HOUR ON AUGUST 3, 1963.

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1203 PM EST SAT DEC 2 2006


...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...


THIS IS THE FINAL REPORT ON THE TORNADO IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY
YESTERDAY...DECEMBER 2. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH
CONFIRMED THIS MORNING THAT A WEAK F1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AT
11:40 AM ON DECEMBER 1 ABOUT ONE-QUARTER MILE SOUTH OF THE
GREENSBURG HOSPITAL. THE TORNADO WAS ONLY BRIEFLY ON THE GROUND
WITH A PATH LENGTH OF ABOUT 100 YARDS. THERE WAS DAMAGE REPORTED
TO TREES...ONE HOUSE...AND AN AUTOMOBILE. THE TORNADO THEN LIFTED
AS IT EXITED THE GREENSBURG CITY LIMITS HEADING TO THE NORTHEAST.
THE FUNNEL THEN RAISED AND LOWERED SEVERAL TIMES CLIPPING ONLY
TREE TOPS FROM CRABTREE TO NEW ALEXANDRIA.


OTHER DAMAGE RESULTED FROM NON TORNADIC STRAIGHT LINE WINDS
ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND 75 MILES PER HOUR. THESE WINDS WERE ASSOCIATED
WITH THE SAME STORM AS IT TRAVELED NORTHEAST ALONG ROUTE 119. MOST
OF THE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TREES AND LIGHT
STRUCTURES.



..TIME...   ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1140 AM     TORNADO     GREENSBURG              40.31N 79.54W
12/01/2006              WESTMORELAND       PA   NWS EMPLOYEE


            CONFIRMED F1 TORNADO DAMAGE IN THE CITY OF GREENSBURG,
            1/4 MILE FROM THE GREENSBURG HOSPITAL. TREES DOWN,
            RESIDENCE DAMAGED, AND CAR DEMOLISHED.



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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
246 PM EST SAT DEC 2 2006


...F1 TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR HALIFAX DAUPIN COUNTY...


A SURVEY TEAM FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE
AND THE DAUPHIN COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TOURED THE
DAMAGE AREA SOUTH AND EAST OF HALIFAX TODAY. THE DAMAGE OCCURRED
DURING A THUNDERSTORM ON THE AFTERNOON OF FRIDAY DECEMBER 1ST
2006.


THE TEAM FOUND THAT THE DAMAGE WAS MAINLY STRIGHT-LINE WIND
DAMAGE...BUT THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF A TORNADO EMBEDDED IN THE
LARGER DAMAGE SWATH. THE TEAM ESTIMATED THE WINDS OF THE TORNADO
TO BE 100 TO 110 MPH...OR CATEGORY F1 ON THE FUJITA SCALE OF
TORNADO INTENSITY. THE TORNADO ITSELF WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 1.5
MILES AND WAS AT MOST 75 YARDS WIDE.


THE TOTAL SWATH OF WIND DAMAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES
LONG...RUNNING IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. THE DAMAGE BEGAN NEAR
THE INTERSECTION OF SHAMMONS SCHOOL ROAD AND ROUTE 147 SOUTH OF
HALIFAX...WHICH IS ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF THE SUSQUEHANNA
RIVER...AND RAN TO A POINT IN A WOODED AREA OF JACKSON
TOWNSHIP...NEAR THE TOWN OF ENDERS.


WITNESSES PLACED THE TIME OF DAMAGE AROUND 415 PM EST.


ONE FATALITY OCCURRED AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTES 225 AND 147
WHEN A TREE FELL ON A CAR AT THE INTERSECTION. NO OTHER INJURIES
ARE KNOWN AT THIS TIME.


DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS INCLUDED 2 BUSINESSES AND 1 RESIDENCE WITH
MAJOR DAMAGE...4 RESIDENCES WITH MODERATE DAMAGE...AND 25 TO 30
RESIDENCES WITH MINOR DAMAGE. THOUSANDS OF TREES WERE ALSO FELLED
DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS...AND THE EMBEDDED TORNADO.

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DANGELO/BUDD

..TIME...   ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0415 PM     TORNADO     HALIFAX               
12/01/2006              DAUPHIN           PA   NWS SURVEY


            CONFIRMED F1 TORNADO SOUTHEAST OF THE CITY OF
            HALIFAX. DAMAGE WAS EMBEDDED IN A LARGER AREA OF
            STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 
            LIKELY BETWEEN 100 AND 110 MPH AND THE PATH LENGTH 1.5
            MILES, MAXIMUM WIDTH 75 YDS.