At 521 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Law enforcement reported flooded roadways in Greensburg.
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...
Greensburg, Latrobe, Mount Pleasant, Scottdale,
McChesneytown-Loyalhanna, Youngwood, Derry, West Newton, Lawson
Heights, New Stanton, Perryopolis, Calumet-Norvelt, Everson, New
Alexandria, Smithton, Madison, Arona, Youngstown, Hunker and
Crabtree.
What to do:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.