WEATHER ALERT: Flood Watch Remains in Effect for Jefferson County

NWS_LogoJEFFERSON COUNTY, Pa. – A Flood Watch remains in effect until 2:00 a.m. on June 28, 2015, for Jefferson County and surrounding areas.

The National Weather Service of Pittsburgh issued the following Flood Watch update at 4:56 a.m. on Saturday, June 27, 2015:

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
456 AM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015

MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…GROVE CITY…FRANKLIN…TIONESTA…
NEW CASTLE…CLARION…BROOKVILLE
456 AM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015

…FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT…

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

* THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS MORNING…AND TAPER OFF
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

* 1.5 TO 2.00 INCHES IS EXPECTED… WHICH MAY LEAD TO URBAN AND
SMALL STREAM FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING. MONITOR
THE FORECAST…BE ALERT FOR FLOOD WARNINGS…AND BE PREPARED TO
MOVE TO HIGH GROUND SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.


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