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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA

941 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024



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Armstrong PA-Butler PA-Clarion PA-Forest PA-Lawrence PA-Mercer PA-

Venango PA-

941 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024



...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...



* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.



* WHERE...Portions of northwest, west central, and western 

  Pennsylvania, including the following counties, in northwest 

  Pennsylvania, western Forest, Mercer and Venango. In west central 

  Pennsylvania, central Armstrong, Butler and Clarion. In western 

  Pennsylvania, Lawrence.



* WHEN...Until 800 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. Streams continue to rise due to 

  excess runoff from earlier rainfall.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 941 AM EDT, emergency management reported heavy rain in

    the warned area. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin

    shortly. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen.

  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...

    New Castle, Hermitage, Butler, Oil City, Grove City,

    Franklin, Clarion, Kittanning, Knox, Rimersburg, Homeacre-

    Lyndora, Greenville, Sugarcreek, Shanor-Northvue, Meridian,

    Slippery Rock, Meadowood, New Wilmington, Oakwood and New

    Bethlehem.

  - 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 4149 8000 4160 7983 4162 7983 4163 7935

      4077 7929 4094 8051 4149 8039





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