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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
706 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024

The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Allegheny County in southwestern Pennsylvania...

* Until 845 AM EDT.

* At 706 AM EDT, trained weather spotters and law enforcement
  reported flash flooding occurring in numerous areas across
  Allegheny County. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen.
  Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the
  warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Trained spotters and law enforcement reported.

  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.

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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...OBSERVED

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