Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Issued by NWS Pittsburgh, PA
187 WGUS51 KPBZ 180813 FFWPBZ PAC003-181115- /O.NEW.KPBZ.FF.W.0024.240518T0813Z-240518T1115Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 413 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024 The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Allegheny County in southwestern Pennsylvania... * Until 715 AM EDT. * At 413 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated slow-moving thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.25 to 0.75 inches per 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... 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 4055 7977 4039 7995 4040 8026 4048 8036 4061 8018 4061 8015 4067 8015 4067 7969 4064 7969 4061 7972 4059 7977 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.25-0.75 INCHES IN 1 HOUR $$ TC