Flood Advisory Issued
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Flood Advisory issued April 5 at 12:02AM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA
...The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh PA has issued a Flood
Advisory for the following rivers in Pennsylvania...
Ohio River At Pittsburgh affecting Allegheny County.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues, but levels
have dropped below Minor Flood Stage (25ft). The peak stage
observed was 28.37ft between the hours of 6:05 AM and 10:35 AM
(local) Friday April 4th.
* WHERE...Ohio River at Pittsburgh.
* WHEN...From early this morning until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Water begins to flow onto the Monongahela
Parking Wharf.
At 19.0 feet, Water begins to flow onto the North Shore riverwalk
between the stadiums.
At 19.5 feet, The Monongahela Parking Wharf is completely flooded.
At 20.0 feet, Water is up to one foot deep in the lower areas of
the North Shore Riverwalk.
At 22.0 feet, The Tenth Street Bypass floods.
At 22.5 feet, The fountain plaza is flooded.
At 24.0 feet, Water enters the outer pool of the fountain.
At 24.9 feet, Water entes the inner pool of the fountain.
At 25.0 feet, The Parkway Central (also known as the bathtub) is
closed by flooding. Lower North Side businesses are affected.
At 26.0 feet, State Correctional Institution Pittsburgh is impacted.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:45 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 24.4 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 18.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 17.0 feet Tuesday
evening.
- Action stage is 18.0 feet.
- Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
If you encounter a flooded roadway, turn around and find an
alternative route.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/pbz.
The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 1215 PM EDT.
This notification was posted by Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh is solely responsible for this notification and unless specifically indicated, no other community or individual utilizing Savvy Citizen (Beta) is sponsoring, responsible for, or endorsing this notification.
