A Flood Warning has been issued for ALLEGHENY, BEAVER, WASHINGTON & WESTMORELAND Counties : FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 1250 AM EDT WED JUN 26 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN... CARROLL COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO... COLUMBIANA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO... COSHOCTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO... GUERNSEY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO... HARRISON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO... JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO... MUSKINGUM COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO... TUSCARAWAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO... ALLEGHENY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA... BEAVER COUNTY IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA... WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA... HANCOCK COUNTY IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA... BROOKE COUNTY IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA... WESTMORELAND COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA... * UNTIL 645 AM EDT * AT 1247 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME AREAS. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST HOUR...AND MORE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF ROADWAY FLOODING AT NIGHT...WHEN IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE IF WATER IS COVERING THE ROADWAY. A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER BY CALLING...412-262-1988...POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 04:57:59 +0000
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