Intense Flooding Surges Throughout Pittsburgh Area, Sweeps Away Vehicles

Businesses and residents throughout the Pittsburgh area spent Thursday cleaning up and assessing the damage from Wednesday night’s extreme flooding. It was a terrifying night for workers and customers at the Outback Steakhouse in Upper St. Clair near Route 19 as flood waters rose rapidly around the restaurant. “It was just chaotic. Like, trying to make sure all the customers were safe and getting them out safe,” employee Sally Ruby said. “It was in a minute or two, and then another couple minutes and the whole restaurant was just being inundated with water.” Ruby said by the time she went to the parking lot, a nearby creek had started to flood and water was already going into her car.