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River Flood Warning 4, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

March 4, 2015Fayette County, Pennsylvania

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this river flood warning at Mar 4, 2015, 10:58 AM EST for Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Mar 4, 2015, 5:15 PM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 4, 2015, 10:58 AM EST (15:58 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 4, 2015, 5:15 PM EST
Expired: Mar 5, 2015, 5:27 AM EST
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Fayette County, PA

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Youghiogheny River at Connellsville (CLLP1).

Action stage: 9 ft
Minor stage: 12 ft
Moderate stage: 16 ft
Major stage: 18 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03082500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Pittsburgh, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Mar 4, 9:27 AM EST, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 9:27 AM EST, 1 hour 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 4, 4:32 AM EST, 6 hours 26 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
432 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015

OHZ039>041-048-PAZ007>009-013-015-016-051200-
TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-
LAWRENCE-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-
432 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA AND WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

OHZ049-050-057>059-068-PAZ021-023-029-031-073>075-WVZ001>004-051200-
HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH-MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-ALLEGHENY-
INDIANA-WASHINGTON-GREENE-WESTMORELAND-WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE-
HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL-
432 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 PM EST THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO...SOUTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA...WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF
WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.
   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MDZ001-OHZ069-PAZ076-WVZ012-021>023-041-051200-
GARRETT-MONROE-FAYETTE RIDGES-WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA-PRESTON-
TUCKER-
432 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM
EST THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MARYLAND...EAST
CENTRAL OHIO...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.
   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

PAZ014-020-022-051200-
BUTLER-BEAVER-ARMSTRONG-
432 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND
WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 4, 7:58 AM EST, 3 hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
758 AM EST WED MAR 04 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0757 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 WSW MONESSEN          40.15N  79.89W
03/04/2015  M1.50 INCH       WESTMORELAND       PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

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EVENT NUMBER PBZ1501394

Local storm report, Mar 4, 9:40 AM EST, 1 hour 18 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 4, 9:41 AM EST, 1 hour 17 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 4, 9:42 AM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 4, 10:07 AM EST, 51 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 4, 10:50 AM EST, 8 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 3, 8:11 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	PBZ	Armstrong, Indiana, Jefferson	12 hr
Mar 3, 9:11 PM EST	River Flood Warning	PBZ	Fayette, Washington, Westmoreland	54 hr
Mar 3, 9:11 PM EST	River Flood Warning	PBZ	Allegheny, Washington, Westmoreland	54 hr
Mar 3, 10:33 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	PBZ	Fayette, Greene	14 hr
Mar 4, 3:47 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	PBZ	Fayette	36 hr
Mar 4, 3:47 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	PBZ	Allegheny, Fayette, Greene, Washington, Westmoreland	32 hr
Mar 4, 6:58 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	PBZ	Westmoreland	12 hr
Mar 4, 8:01 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	PBZ	Washington	9 hr
Mar 4, 8:46 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	PBZ	Greene	9 hr
Mar 4, 10:58 AM EST	River Flood Warning	PBZ	Allegheny, Westmoreland	20 hr
Mar 4, 12:35 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	PBZ	Fayette	6 hr
Mar 4, 3:05 PM EST	River Flood Warning	PBZ	Fayette, Greene	20 hr
Mar 4, 3:05 PM EST	River Flood Warning	PBZ	Fayette, Greene	20 hr
Mar 4, 3:10 PM EST	River Flood Warning	PBZ	Allegheny	27 hr
Mar 4, 8:08 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	PBZ	Belmont	9 hr
Mar 4, 8:59 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	PBZ	Noble	12 hr
Mar 4, 12:28 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	PBZ	Monroe	5 hr
Mar 3, 9:11 PM EST	River Flood Warning	PBZ	Preston	35 hr
Mar 4, 4:47 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	PBZ	Monongalia	12 hr
Mar 4, 5:46 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	PBZ	Marshall	14 hr
Mar 4, 7:49 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	PBZ	Marion	6 hr
Mar 4, 8:44 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	PBZ	Preston	12 hr
Mar 4, 9:08 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	PBZ	Hancock	9 hr
Mar 4, 10:11 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	PBZ	Monongalia	3 hr
Mar 4, 10:32 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	PBZ	Monongalia	6 hr
Mar 4, 1:37 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	PBZ	Marion	3 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2015 Every river flood warning in 2015

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.