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Flash Flood Statement

National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA

325 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024



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Allegheny PA-Beaver PA-Washington PA-Westmoreland PA-

325 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM EDT EARLY THIS 

MORNING FOR ALLEGHENY, NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON, NORTHWESTERN 

WESTMORELAND AND SOUTHEASTERN BEAVER COUNTIES...



At 325 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 

thunderstorms had produced heavy rain across the warned area. 

Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is 

ongoing or expected to begin shortly.



HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.



SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.



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...

  Pittsburgh, Penn Hills, Mount Lebanon, Bethel Park, Ross Township, 

  McCandless Township, Monroeville, Moon Township, McMurray, 

  McKeesport, Franklin Park, Jeannette, Vandergrift, Gastonville, 

  Shaler Township, Plum, West Mifflin, North Side Pittsburgh, 

  Baldwin and Upper St. Clair.



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 4059 7957 4021 7965 4016 7990 4026 8011

      4044 8036 4066 8017 4067 7984



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED



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