Flood Warning Updated
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Forest Hills
Sent
Fri, Mar 27 @ 4:09am
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Description
Flood Warning issued March 27 at 4:07AM EDT until March 27 at 7:15AM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Belmont County in east central Ohio...
Southeastern Carroll County in east central Ohio...
Southeastern Columbiana County in east central Ohio...
Harrison County in east central Ohio...
Jefferson OH County in east central Ohio...
Allegheny County in southwestern Pennsylvania...
Northern Fayette County in southwestern Pennsylvania...
Washington County in southwestern Pennsylvania...
Westmoreland County in southwestern Pennsylvania...
South Central Armstrong County in west central Pennsylvania...
Southwestern Indiana County in west central Pennsylvania...
Southern Beaver County in western Pennsylvania...
Brooke County in northern West Virginia...
Hancock County in northern West Virginia...
Ohio County in northern West Virginia...
* WHEN...Until 715 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 404 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
an area of moderate rainfall across the warned area. Between 1.5
and 2.2 inches of rain have fallen.
- Gauges indicate stream levels are elevated across the area.
Wheeling Creek at Blaine could exceed flood stage. A campground
near Wolfdale in Washington county also reported flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Pittsburgh, Penn Hills, Mount Lebanon, Bethel Park, Ross
Township, Wheeling, McCandless Township, Monroeville, Moon
Township, McMurray, Greensburg, Weirton, McKeesport,
Steubenville, Washington, Franklin Park, East Liverpool,
Jeannette, Aliquippa and Canonsburg.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
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