FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 837 PM EDT THU AUG 8 2013 OHC019-029-081-PAC007-WVC029-090330- /O.NEW.KPBZ.FA.W.0035.130809T0037Z-130809T0330Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL OH-COLUMBIANA OH-JEFFERSON OH-BEAVER PA-HANCOCK WV- 837 PM EDT THU AUG 8 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR... CARROLL COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO... COLUMBIANA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO... JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO... BEAVER COUNTY IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA... HANCOCK COUNTY IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 1130 PM EDT * NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNING AREA. 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.
Posted on: Fri, 09 Aug 2013 00:52:20 +0000
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