Flood Warning Issued
From
North Franklin
Sent
Thu, Aug 20 @ 12:58pm
Where
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Description
Flood Warning issued August 20 at 12:43PM EDT until August 20 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA
* WHAT...Urban areas and small streams flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is occurring.
* WHERE...Central Greene County in southwestern Pennsylvania...
Southwestern Washington County in southwestern Pennsylvania...
Brooke County in northern West Virginia...
Marshall County in northern West Virginia...
Ohio County in northern West Virginia...
* WHEN...Until 345 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. It
will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work
through local drainage systems in urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1243 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the
warned area. Flooding is already occurring. Between 1 and 2
inches of rain have fallen.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Washington, Waynesburg, Wolfdale, East Washington, Jefferson
Boro, Rogersville, West Finley, Claysville, Deemston, Eighty
Four, Cokeburg, Marianna, Beallsville, West Alexander, Aleppo,
Clarksville, Taylorstown, Scenery Hill and Nineveh.
- 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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