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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA

1236 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024



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Belmont OH-Columbiana OH-Jefferson OH-Monroe OH-Allegheny PA-

Armstrong PA-Beaver PA-Butler PA-Fayette PA-Greene PA-Indiana PA-

Lawrence PA-Washington PA-Westmoreland PA-Brooke WV-Hancock WV-

Marion WV-Marshall WV-Monongalia WV-Ohio WV-Preston WV-Wetzel WV-

1236 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024



...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...



* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.



* WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, including the following 

  counties, eastern Belmont, southeastern Columbiana, Jefferson OH 

  and eastern Monroe, Pennsylvania, including the following 

  counties, Allegheny, southern Armstrong, Beaver, southern Butler, 

  Fayette, Greene, west central Indiana, southern Lawrence, 

  Washington and western Westmoreland, and West Virginia, including 

  the following counties, Brooke, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, 

  Monongalia, Ohio, north central Preston and Wetzel.



* WHEN...Until 1230 PM EDT Friday.



* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying 

  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads 

  remain closed due to flooding.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 1233 AM EDT, emergency management reported heavy rain and

    flooding in the warned area. Flooding is ongoing. Between 1.5

    and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.

  - The heavy rain has ended, with light showers expected through

    early Friday morning. Additional rainfall amounts should be a

    quarter of an inch or less.

  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...

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

    Township, Morgantown, Wheeling, McCandless Township,

    Monroeville, Cranberry, Moon Township, McMurray, Greensburg,

    Weirton, McKeesport, Fairmont, Steubenville, Butler,

    Washington and Franklin Park.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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 4096 8052 4079 7929 3972 7963 3960 7994

      3940 8005 3939 8020 3944 8028 3947 8049

      3943 8053 3943 8058 3944 8058 3948 8072

      3960 8085 3958 8089 3961 8094 3954 8104

      3957 8104 3958 8114 4090 8057 4090 8052





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