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Flash Flood Statement

National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA

1245 AM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026



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Lawrence PA-Mercer PA-

1245 AM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM EDT EARLY THIS

MORNING FOR SOUTHERN MERCER AND NORTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES...



At 1245 AM EDT, Doppler radar and local law enforcement reported

thunderstorms have produced heavy rain across the warned area.

Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional light to

moderate rain is expected tonight. Flash flooding is ongoing or

expected to begin shortly.



HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.



SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.



IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,

         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor

         drainage and low-lying areas.



Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...

  New Castle, Hermitage, Sharon, Grove City, Sharpsville, Farrell,

  New Wilmington, Oakwood, New Castle Northwest, Mercer, Pulaski,

  Bessemer, New Bedford, West Middlesex, Plain Grove Township, South

  New Castle, Clark, Wheatland, Jackson Center and Volant.



Roads were flooded near West Middlesex in Lawrence county.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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

deaths occur in vehicles.



Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the

dangers of flooding.



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LAT...LON 4113 8052 4129 8052 4126 8007 4112 8008

      4094 8036 4093 8052



FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED



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