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River Flood Advisory 1, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this river flood advisory at Feb 25, 2016, 11:31 AM EST for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2016, 11:31 AM EST (16:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2016, 11:27 PM EST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Allegheny County, PA
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Ohio River at Pittsburgh (PTTP1). The gauge peaked at 17.59 ft at Feb 25, 2016, 8:00 PM EST.
- Action stage
- 18 ft
- Minor stage
- 22 ft
- Moderate stage
- 25 ft
- Major stage
- 28 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03085152, 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 24, 8:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Fayette, Westmoreland | 45 min |
| Feb 24, 8:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | Westmoreland | 33 min |
| Feb 25, 3:05 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | Fayette, Mercer, Venango, Westmoreland | 30 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.