Flood Warning Updated
From
Rouseville
Sent
Fri, Apr 12 @ 9:44pm
Description
Flood Warning issued April 12 at 9:31PM EDT until April 13 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA
Light to moderate rain today combined with heavy rain over the last
24 hours will result in flooding concerns lingering through early
tonight.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Portions of northwest, west central, and western
Pennsylvania, including the following counties, in northwest
Pennsylvania, western Forest, Mercer and Venango. In west central
Pennsylvania, central Armstrong, Butler and Clarion. In western
Pennsylvania, Lawrence.
* WHEN...Until 200 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations will continue. Area creeks and streams
have began to fall, but numerous roads remain closed due to
flooding.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 930 PM EDT, emergency management reported an area of very
heavy rainfall across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.75
inches of rain have fallen.
- The heaviest rain has ended, though runoff from the recent
rain will continue to result in flooding. Additional rainfall
amounts are expected to be a quarter of an inch or less.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
New Castle, Hermitage, Butler, Oil City, Grove City,
Franklin, Clarion, Kittanning, Knox, Rimersburg, Homeacre-
Lyndora, Greenville, Sugarcreek, Shanor-Northvue, Meridian,
Slippery Rock, Meadowood, New Wilmington, Oakwood and New
Bethlehem.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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