Flash Flood Statement Issued by NWS Pittsburgh, PA
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Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
610 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024
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Belmont OH-Jefferson OH-Monroe OH-Greene PA-Washington PA-Brooke
WV-Marshall WV-Ohio WV-Wetzel WV-
610 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR EASTERN BELMONT, SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON OH, EASTERN
MONROE, WESTERN GREENE, SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON, BROOKE, MARSHALL,
OHIO AND WETZEL COUNTIES...
At 610 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5
inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2
inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already
occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...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...
Wheeling, Steubenville, Moundsville, Martins Ferry, New
Martinsville, St. Clairsville, Bellaire, Warwood, Wellsburg,
Bethlehem, West Liberty, Triadelphia, Avella, Clearview, Valley
Grove, Shadyside, Mingo Junction, Follansbee, Wolfdale and
Hooverson Heights.
Flash flooding was reported near Proctor West Virginia.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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LAT...LON 3943 8054 3943 8058 3945 8058 3944 8061
3947 8065 3946 8067 3948 8067 3948 8072
3955 8078 3955 8082 3960 8085 3958 8089
3961 8094 3954 8104 3957 8104 3958 8113
4035 8079 4027 8029
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
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