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Flash Flood Statement

National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA

732 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024



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Allegheny PA-Washington PA-

732 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024



...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR OAKDALE AND CORAOPOLIS...



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT 

FOR WEST CENTRAL ALLEGHENY AND NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES...



At 732 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms 

producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches 

of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches 

are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing.



  FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Oakdale and Coraopolis. This is a 

  PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!



HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding.



SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.



IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER

         GROUND NOW! Life threatening flash flooding of low water

         crossings, small creeks and streams, urban areas,

         highways, streets and underpasses.



Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...

  Robinson Township, Cecil-Bishop, Kennedy Township, Coraopolis, 

  Imperial, McDonald, Sturgeon-Noblestown, Oakdale, Glen Osborne, 

  Glenfield, Haysville, North Fayette Township, Enlow, South Fayette 

  Township, Collier Township and Midway.



This includes the Parkway between mile markers 57 and 60. 



A band of very heavy rain will again move across the area through 

8:30 PM. Water rescues have been reported in Oakdale, with homes and 

businesses also flooded.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and 

life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are 

fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



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LAT...LON 4052 8013 4041 8011 4033 8015 4029 8020

      4043 8036 4046 8028 4047 8020 4053 8017



FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC



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