Flash Flood Warning Issued
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Flash Flood Warning issued June 17 at 1:06PM EDT until June 17 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA
FFWPBZ
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
East Central Allegheny County in southwestern Pennsylvania...
* Until 400 PM EDT.
* At 106 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain over Wilkinsburg, or near Penn Hills, moving east at 15
mph. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. The expected
rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1 inch in 1 hour. Additional rainfall
amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash
flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
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...
Pittsburgh, Penn Hills, Plum, Wilkinsburg, Swissvale, O'hara
Township, Forest Hills, Wilkins Township, Oakmont, Fox Chapel,
Sharpsburg, Edgewood, Churchill, Aspinwall, Verona, Blawnox,
Braddock Hills and Oakland.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
This notification was posted by Churchill. Churchill is solely responsible for this notification and unless specifically indicated, no other community or individual utilizing Savvy Citizen is sponsoring, responsible for, or endorsing this notification.
