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Flash Flood Warning issued June 15 at 5:06PM EDT until June 15 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA

Description

FFWPBZ

The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Allegheny County in southwestern Pennsylvania...
Northwestern Westmoreland County in southwestern Pennsylvania...
Southwestern Armstrong County in west central Pennsylvania...
Southeastern Butler County in west central Pennsylvania...
West Central Indiana County in west central Pennsylvania...

* Until 800 PM EDT.

* At 506 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 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, Ross Township, McCandless Township, Vandergrift,
Apollo, Shaler Township, Plum, Murrysville, Hampton Township, New
Kensington, Lower Burrell, Harrison Township, O'hara Township,
Oakmont, Fox Chapel, Arnold, Tarentum, Natrona Heights, Etna and
Sharpsburg.

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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