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Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
414 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

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Allegheny PA-Westmoreland PA-
414 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALLEGHENY AND WESTERN WESTMORELAND
COUNTIES...

At 414 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1 inch in 1 hour. 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, Bethel Park, McKeesport, West Mifflin, Baldwin,
  Whitehall, South Park Township, Munhall, Jefferson Hills, North
  Versailles, Brentwood, Pleasant Hills, White Oak, Clairton,
  Duquesne, Glassport, Homestead, Liberty, Port Vue and East
  Mckeesport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4029 8004 4041 7995 4036 7973 4026 7978
      4025 7987 4026 7993

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

$$

WM