Flash Flood Warning Issued
From
East Butler Borough
Sent
Sun, Aug 2 @ 2:53pm
Where
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Description
Flash Flood Warning issued August 2 at 2:48PM EDT until August 2 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA
FFWPBZ
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Allegheny County in southwestern Pennsylvania...
Southern Butler County in west central Pennsylvania...
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 248 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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...
McCandless Township, Cranberry, Butler, Franklin Park, Hampton
Township, Harrison Township, Wexford, Homeacre-Lyndora, Arnold,
Shanor-Northvue, Tarentum, Natrona Heights, Meridian, Zelienople,
Brackenridge, Seven Fields, Gibsonia and Meadowood.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
This notification was posted by East Butler Borough. East Butler Borough 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.
