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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Flash Flood Warning

National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA

945 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024



The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a



* Flash Flood Warning for...

  Western Forest County in northwestern Pennsylvania...

  Mercer County in northwestern Pennsylvania...

  Venango County in northwestern Pennsylvania...

  Central Armstrong County in west central Pennsylvania...

  Northern Butler County in west central Pennsylvania...

  Clarion County in west central Pennsylvania...

  Lawrence County in western Pennsylvania...



* Until 245 AM EDT.



* At 945 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the 

  warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. 

  Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible in the 

  warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 

  shortly.



  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.



  SOURCE...Radar indicated.



  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, Butler, Oil City, Grove City, Franklin, 

  Clarion, Kittanning, Knox, Rimersburg, Homeacre-Lyndora, 

  Greenville, Sugarcreek, Shanor-Northvue, Slippery Rock, New 

  Wilmington, Oakwood, New Bethlehem, New Castle Northwest and West 

  Kittanning.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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

deaths occur in vehicles.



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LAT...LON 4149 8000 4162 7983 4163 7935 4078 7929

      4095 8050 4149 8039



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED



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