JEFFERSON COUNTY, Pa. – A Flood Watch remains in effect for Jefferson County and surrounding areas.
The National Weather Service of Pittsburgh issued the following Flood Watch at 9:28 a.m. on Saturday, March 14, 2015:
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
928 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2015
GARRETT-TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-
JEFFERSON OH-MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-MERCER-
VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-
ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-GREENE-WESTMORELAND-
WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE-FAYETTE RIDGES-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-
MARSHALL-WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA-PRESTON-TUCKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…OAKLAND MD…NEW PHILADELPHIA…
CARROLLTON…SALEM…COSHOCTON…CADIZ…STEUBENVILLE…
ZANESVILLE…CAMBRIDGE…ST. CLAIRSVILLE…CALDWELL…
WOODSFIELD…GROVE CITY…FRANKLIN…TIONESTA…NEW CASTLE…
BUTLER…CLARION…BROOKVILLE…BEAVER…PITTSBURGH METRO AREA…
KITTANNING…INDIANA…WASHINGTON…WAYNESBURG…GREENSBURG…
LATROBE…LIGONIER…DONEGAL…UNIONTOWN…CHAMPION…OHIOPYLE…
WEIRTON…BETHANY…WHEELING…MOUNDSVILLE…NEW MARTINSVILLE…
FAIRMONT…MORGANTOWN…KINGWOOD…PARSONS
928 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2015
…FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING…
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF WESTERN MARYLAND…EAST CENTRAL OHIO…
PENNSYLVANIA AND WEST VIRGINIA.
* UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* ADDITIONAL RAINFALL…0.1 TO 0.5 INCH.
* IMPACTS…RAINFALL WITH SNOW MELT AND SATURATED SOIL MAY CAUSE
FLOODING OF STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS. ICE JAM FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING.
BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE
TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD WATER RISE.
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