Flood Warning Issued
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Pittsburgh
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Fri, Apr 12 @ 6:34am
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Flood Warning issued April 12 at 5:50AM EDT until April 13 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA
...The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh PA has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in West Virginia...Ohio...
Pennsylvania...
Ohio River At Moundsville affecting Marshall County.
Ohio River At Wheeling affecting Ohio and Belmont Counties.
Ohio River At Pittsburgh affecting Allegheny County.
Ohio River At Powhatan Point affecting Marshall, Monroe and
Belmont Counties.
Ohio River At Pike Island affecting Ohio, Jefferson OH and
Belmont Counties.
Ohio River At Hannibal affecting Wetzel, Monroe and Tyler
Counties.
Ohio River At Montgomery affecting Columbiana, Hancock and Beaver
Counties.
.An intense storm system moving up the Ohio Valley has produced
widespread moderate to heavy rain to our area. Rainfall amounts
across southwest Pennsylvania and the northern panhandle of West
Virginia range from 1.25
This heavy rain is resulting in significant runoff that is causing
rivers to rise rapidly. On the Ohio river, many locations are
forecast to reach or exceed minor flood stage.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Ohio River at Pittsburgh.
* WHEN...From this evening to tomorrow evening.
* 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 5:30 AM EDT Friday the stage was 20.2 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 18.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this evening to a crest of 25.2 feet just after midnight
tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow
afternoon.
- Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
25.3 feet on 12/02/2010.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/pbz.
The next statement will be issued this evening at 600 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.
