Flood Warning for Greene, PA; Washington, PA; Brooke, WV +2 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Greene, Washington, Brooke, Marshall, Ohio
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- Ends or expires
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- Severe
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What is happening
What: Urban areas and small streams flooding caused by excessive rainfall is occurring. Impacts: Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. It will take several hours for all the...
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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Bulletin details
* WHAT...Urban areas and small streams flooding caused by excessive rainfall is occurring. * WHERE...Central Greene County in southwestern Pennsylvania... Southwestern Washington County in southwestern Pennsylvania... Brooke County in northern West Virginia... Marshall County in northern West Virginia... Ohio County in northern West Virginia... * WHEN...Until 345 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems in urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 1243 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area. Flooding is already occurring. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Washington, Waynesburg, Wolfdale, East Washington, Jefferson Boro, Rogersville, West Finley, Claysville, Deemston, Eighty Four, Cokeburg, Marianna, Beallsville, West Alexander, Aleppo, Clarksville, Taylorstown, Scenery Hill and Nineveh. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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- Alert
Flood Warning issued August 20 at 12:43PM EDT until August 20 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Pittsburgh PA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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