Flood Warning Issued
From
Tarentum
Sent
Fri, Apr 12 @ 4:44am
Description
Flood Warning issued April 12 at 4:41AM EDT until April 14 at 3:00AM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA
...The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh PA has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Pennsylvania...
Allegheny River At CW Bill Young Dam affecting Allegheny County.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Allegheny River at CW Bill Young Dam.
* WHEN...From this afternoon to early Sunday morning.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:45 AM EDT Friday the stage was 15.0 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 17.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this afternoon to a crest of 17.5 feet tomorrow morning.
It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
17.4 feet on 12/31/1990.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/pbz.
The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 445 PM EDT.
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