Flash Flood Warning Updated
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North Fayette
Sent
Thu, Apr 11 @ 8:09pm
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Description
Flash Flood Warning issued April 11 at 7:32PM EDT until April 12 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
FOR WEST CENTRAL ALLEGHENY AND NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
At 732 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches
of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches
are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing.
FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Oakdale and Coraopolis. This is a
PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding.
SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.
IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER
GROUND NOW! Life threatening flash flooding of low water
crossings, small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Robinson Township, Cecil-Bishop, Kennedy Township, Coraopolis,
Imperial, McDonald, Sturgeon-Noblestown, Oakdale, Glen Osborne,
Glenfield, Haysville, North Fayette Township, Enlow, South Fayette
Township, Collier Township and Midway.
This includes the Parkway between mile markers 57 and 60.
A band of very heavy rain will again move across the area through
8:30 PM. Water rescues have been reported in Oakdale, with homes and
businesses also flooded.
Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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