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Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
521 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024

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Allegheny PA-
521 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM EDT THIS
MORNING FOR ALLEGHENY COUNTY...

At 521 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.25 to 0.75 inches in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 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, Mount Lebanon, Ross Township, McCandless
  Township, Moon Township, Franklin Park, Shaler Township, Plum,
  North Side Pittsburgh, Baldwin, Hampton Township, Scott Township,
  Wilkinsburg, Robinson Township, New Kensington, Lower Burrell,
  Harrison Township, Economy and Dormont.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4061 8018 4061 8015 4067 8015 4067 7969
      4064 7969 4061 7972 4059 7977 4055 7977
      4039 7995 4040 8026 4048 8036

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.25-0.75 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

TC