FFWPBZ
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Westmoreland County in southwestern Pennsylvania...
* Until 815 PM EDT.
* At 510 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 1.5 inches
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...
Latrobe, McChesneytown-Loyalhanna, Derry, Lawson Heights,
Calumet-Norvelt, New Alexandria and Youngstown.
What to do:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.