River Statement
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Hydrologic Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
1206 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026

Past 24 hour precipitation...
Through 8 AM, a band of heavier rainfall totaling a basin average of
1 to 2 inches extended from Tuscarawas/Guernsey Counties in Ohio, eastward
through Brooke County in West Virginia and to Washington and Westmoreland
Counties in Pennsylvania. Most other areas received 0.50 inch or less.

Forecast precipitation for the next 48 hours...
Basin average rainfall is forecast to range from 0.75 to 1.75 inches to
the south of US-422, with some isolated totals of 2 to 3 inches possible.
A total of 0.75 inch or less was forecast to the north of that highway.

River trends...
The Monongahela, Cheat, and Youghiogheny Rivers and their tributaries are
forecast to rise between 1 and 3 feet at most points through the
early week period. The Ohio and Allegheny will show smaller rises or remain
nearly steady.Smaller streams and tributaries could rise more rapidly
beneath localized heavy rain.

This text product /PITRVSPBZ/ will be issued routinely in the
morning, and on an as needed basis in the evening. The latest
forecast and observations are always available at:
water.noaa.gov/wfo/pbz

During flooding the latest crest updates may be obtained in river
Flood Warnings /PITFLWPBZ/ or river flood statements /PITFLSPBZ/.

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                     Fld  Observed    Forecast 7am
Location             Stg  Stg 7am   Mon   Tue   Wed

Ohio River
 Pittsburgh          22.0  16.3     16.6  16.6  16.6
 Dashields           25.0  14.9     15.8  16.2  16.3
 Montgomery          33.0   M       13.6  14.4  14.8
 New Cumberland      36.0  14.4     14.9  16.1  16.8
 Pike Island         37.0  14.7     15.1  16.3  17.2
 Wheeling            36.0  16.6     17.1  18.0  18.6
 Hannibal            35.0  13.0     13.3  14.4  14.8

Monongahela River
 Morgantown          22.0  9.9      10.1  10.6  10.3
 Point Marion        26.0  10.6     12.0  13.7  13.4
 Grays Landing       21.0  10.5     11.7  13.3  13.0
 Maxwell             32.0  10.0     10.3  11.7  11.9
 Charleroi           28.0  7.1      8.5   13.7  14.5
 Elizabeth           20.0  6.7       M     M     M
 Braddock            22.0  14.6     14.8  14.9  14.9

Allegheny River
 West Hickory        14.0  4.3      4.3   4.3   4.2
 Franklin            17.0  4.8      4.6   4.3   4.2
 Parker              20.0  4.7      4.6   4.2   4.0
 Kittanning          21.0  11.6     11.9  11.6  11.4
 Clinton             21.0  10.7     10.9  10.6  10.5
 Freeport            23.0  11.5     11.8  11.5  11.3
 Natrona             21.0  12.2     12.6  12.4  12.2
 CW Bill Young Dam   17.0  11.6     11.9  11.6  11.5
 Sharpsburg          21.0  11.7     12.0  11.8  11.7

Redbank Creek
 Saint Charles       17.0  5.6      6.7   5.8   5.6

Cheat River
 Parsons             18.5  3.1      4.9   6.0   5.9
 Rowlesburg          16.0  2.1      4.2   5.4   5.6
 Albright            27.0  10.9     13.2  14.5  14.7

Youghiogheny River
 Ohiopyle            20.0  2.2      4.2   4.8   4.7
 Connellsville       12.0  3.1      5.0   5.4   5.6
 Sutersville         20.0  5.2      7.4   8.4   8.1

Conemaugh River
 Seward              12.0  3.6      6.0   5.9   5.5

Beaver River
 Beaver Falls        15.0  5.3      5.3   5.2   5.2

Wills Creek
 Cambridge           15.0  2.3      3.0   4.3   3.8

Tuscarawas River
 New Philadelphia     7.5  1.7      1.7   1.7   1.6

Muskingum River
 Coshocton           15.0  7.2      7.2   7.2   7.0
 Zanesville          25.0  10.0     10.3  11.1  10.7


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