Flash Flood Warning for Brookside, Pennsylvania
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
614 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024
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Allegheny PA-
614 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM EDT THIS
MORNING FOR ALLEGHENY COUNTY...
At 614 AM EDT, trained weather spotters reported flash flooding
occurring in Coraopolis due to heavy rain. Between 1 and 3 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.25 to 0.75 inches
in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 inches are possible
in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Trained spotters reported.
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...
Pittsburgh, Penn Hills, Mount Lebanon, Ross Township, McCandless
Township, Moon Township, Franklin Park, Shaler Township, Plum,
North Side Pittsburgh, Baldwin, Hampton Township, Scott Township,
Wilkinsburg, Robinson Township, New Kensington, Lower Burrell,
Harrison Township, Economy and Dormont.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
LAT...LON 4055 7977 4039 7995 4040 8026 4048 8036
4061 8018 4061 8015 4067 8015 4067 7969
4064 7969 4061 7972 4059 7977
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.25-0.75 INCHES IN 1 HOUR