Flash Flood Warning until 03:15AM Friday
FFWPBZ The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Eastern Allegheny County in southwestern Pennsylvania... Fayette County in southwestern Pennsylvania... Southeastern Greene County in southwestern Pennsylvania... Western Westmoreland County in southwestern Pennsylvania... Southern Armstrong County in west central Pennsylvania... Southeastern Butler County in west central Pennsylvania... West Central Indiana County in west central Pennsylvania... North Central Preston County in northeastern West Virginia... Northeastern Monongalia County in northern West Virginia...
* Until 315 AM EDT Friday.
* At 910 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.8 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Penn Hills, Morgantown, Monroeville, Greensburg, Uniontown, Jeannette, Connellsville, Vandergrift, Kittanning, Westover, Apollo, Plum, Murrysville, New Kensington, Lower Burrell, Harrison Township, North Versailles, White Oak, Arnold and Tarentum.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEGHENY, PA ... ARMSTRONG, PA ... BUTLER, PA ... FAYETTE, PA ... GREENE, PA ... INDIANA, PA ... WESTMORELAND, PA ... MONONGALIA, WV ... PRESTON, WV
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
Sewickley Township Emergency Management Agency
2288 Mars Hill Rd
Irwin, PA 15642
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 724-446-7202
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SEWICKLEYTWP followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning