Flash Flood Warning Issued
From
Tarentum
Sent
Sat, Aug 12 @ 7:01pm
Description
Flash Flood Warning issued August 12 at 6:57PM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Allegheny County in southwestern Pennsylvania...
Northwestern Westmoreland County in southwestern Pennsylvania...
Southwestern Armstrong County in west central Pennsylvania...
Southeastern Butler County in west central Pennsylvania...
West Central Indiana County in west central Pennsylvania...
* Until 1100 PM EDT.
* At 657 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
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, Vandergrift, Apollo, Shaler Township, Plum,
Murrysville, Hampton Township, New Kensington, Lower Burrell,
Harrison Township, O'hara Township, Oakmont, Fox Chapel, Arnold,
Tarentum, Natrona Heights, Springdale, Brackenridge, Verona and
Leechburg.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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