Alert archive / Pennsylvania / River Flood Watches in 2011
River Flood Watch 2, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this river flood watch at Feb 23, 2011, 11:20 AM EST for Allegheny County, Washington County, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Feb 26, 2011, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2011, 11:20 AM EST (16:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 26, 2011, 1:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2011, 10:30 AM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Allegheny County, PA, Washington County, PA, Westmoreland County, PA
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Monongahela River at Elizabeth Lock and Dam (ELZP1). The gauge peaked at 16.60 ft at Feb 26, 2011, 3:00 AM EST.
- Action stage
- 16.5 ft
- Minor stage
- 20 ft
- Moderate stage
- 23 ft
- Major stage
- 26 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03075070, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 10:29 AM EST | Flood Watch | PBZ | Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene and 4 more | 50 hr |
| Feb 23, 11:05 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | PBZ | Allegheny | 3 days |
| Feb 23, 11:20 AM EST | River Flood Watch | PBZ | Fayette, Washington, Westmoreland | 47 hr |
| Feb 23, 11:20 AM EST | River Flood Watch | PBZ | Fayette | 47 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.