THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD ADVISORY FOR ... ALLEGHENY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA ... WESTMORELAND COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA ... ARMSTRONG COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA ... * UNTIL 200 PM EDT * AT 1229 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOWHEAVY RAIN OVER EASTERN ALLEGHENY COUNTY MOVING SLOWLY TO THENORTHEAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS ... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ONSMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS ...HIGHWAYS ...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGEAREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. IF HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL OVER THE ADVISED AREA ...A WARNINGMAY BE NEEDED. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER BY CALLING ...412-262-1988 ...POSTING TO THENWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE ...OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH. && Special Weather Statement in effect until 1:30 PM EDT. Source: U.S. National Weather Service ...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERNALLEGHENY ...NORTHWESTERN WESTMORELAND AND SOUTHWESTERN ARMSTRONGCOUNTIES ... AT 1221 PM EDT ...HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED NEAR SPRINGDALE ...MOVINGEAST AT 25 MPH. HEAVY RAIN WILL POND WATER ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL SMALL STREAMS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE ... SPRINGDALE ... FOX CHAPEL ... NEW KENSINGTON ... NATRONA HEIGHTS ... FREEPORT ... LEECHBURG ... APOLLO ... VANDERGRIFT ... CROOKED CREEK LAKE PARK ... PLEASE REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BY POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGHFACEBOOK PAGE OR BY USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH.
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