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WGUS71 KPBZ 270054
FFSPBZ

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
854 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

PAC003-270130-
/O.CON.KPBZ.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-240627T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Allegheny PA-
854 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR ALLEGHENY COUNTY...

At 854 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 2 inches of rain have
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.1 to 0.5 inches in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 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, Bethel Park, Ross Township,
  McCandless Township, Monroeville, Moon Township, McKeesport,
  Franklin Park, Gastonville, Shaler Township, Plum, West Mifflin,
  North Side Pittsburgh, Baldwin, Upper St. Clair, Murrysville,
  Hampton Township and Scott Township.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 4057 7977 4055 7977 4053 7970 4044 7970
      4040 7973 4039 7976 4030 7979 4029 7978
      4028 7980 4026 7979 4025 7992 4033 8018
      4048 8036 4061 8018 4061 8015 4067 8015
      4067 7969 4064 7969 4059 7976

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.1-0.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

TC