LOCAL WEATHER ALERT Flood Advisory for Westmoreland County, PA until 3:30 PM EDT, Thu., Sep 12, 2013 Issued by The National Weather Service Pittsburgh, PA Thu, Sep 12, 2013, 12:28 PM EDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... ALLEGHENY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA... WESTMORELAND COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA... * UNTIL 330 PM EDT * AT 1226 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR AND TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORT BETWEEN OVER 1.50 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST 45 MINUTES. THIS IS IN THE SAME AREA THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINS YESTERDAY. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND FLOODING OF POOR DRAININAGE AREAS IS LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS... AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS... HIGHWAYS... STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED OR PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.
Posted on: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 16:44:36 +0000
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