Flood Warning Updated
From
Rouseville
Sent
Sat, Apr 13 @ 1:59am
Description
Flood Warning issued April 13 at 1:40AM EDT until April 13 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA
* 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 800 AM EDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads
remain closed due to flooding. Streams continue to rise due to
excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 139 AM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the
warned area. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.
Rain will end through early Saturday morning, though runoff
from the recent heavy rainfall will continue to cause
flooding.
- 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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