Thunderstorm Wind — Butler, Pennsylvania

2024-08-06 · near Boyers, Butler, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

Trees and wires were reported down by county officials.

Wider weather episode

A shortwave trough over the Great Lakes interacting with a quasi-stationary boundary over eastern Ohio and western PA spawned severe weather from mid afternoon through late evening. MLCAPE near 2000 J/kg along with a relatively strong, elongated shear profiles led to an environment for strong to severe winds and possible tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1200085. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.