Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
FFWPBZ
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Allegheny County in southwestern Pennsylvania...
* Until 330 PM EDT.
* At 1234 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain over Millvale, or over Ross Township, moving northeast
at 20 mph. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. The
expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional
rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area.
Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Pittsburgh, Mount Lebanon, Ross Township, Shaler Township, North
Side Pittsburgh, Scott Township, Robinson Township, Dormont,
O'hara Township, Bellevue, Carnegie, Kennedy Township, Stowe
Township, McKees Rocks, Crafton, Green Tree, Millvale, Etna,
Sharpsburg and Ingram.