JEFFERSON COUNTY, Pa. (EYT) – The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a Flash Flood Watch for Jefferson County and surrounding areas.
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued the following Flood Watch at 10:19 p.m. on Sunday:
COLUMBIANA-MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-WESTMORELAND-WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE-FAYETTE RIDGES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SALEM…GROVE CITY…FRANKLIN…TIONESTA…NEW CASTLE…BUTLER…CLARION…BROOKVILLE…BEAVER…
PITTSBURGH METRO AREA…KITTANNING…INDIANA…WASHINGTON…GREENSBURG…LATROBE…LIGONIER…DONEGAL…UNIONTOWN… CHAMPION…OHIOPYLE
1019 PM EDT SUN JUN 14 2015
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY…
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR:
* PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO…COLUMBIANA. IN PENNSYLVANIA…ALLEGHENY…ARMSTRONG…BEAVER…BUTLER…CLARION…FAYETTE…FAYETTE RIDGES…FOREST…INDIANA…JEFFERSON PA…LAWRENCE…MERCER…VENANGO…WASHINGTON…WESTMORELAND AND WESTMORELAND RIDGES.
* UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY
* THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION NOW…FROM EARLIER TODAY…AND TONIGHT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS…WITH RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING AS WELL AS RAPID RISES IN STREAMS AND CREEKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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