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River Flood Warning 10, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

February 15, 2018Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this river flood warning at Feb 15, 2018, 9:33 PM EST for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Feb 16, 2018, 7:56 PM EST. It was in force for 31 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 15, 2018, 9:33 PM EST (02:33 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 16, 2018, 7:56 PM EST
Expired
Feb 18, 2018, 2:56 AM EST
In force
31 hr
Issued by
NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Allegheny County, PA

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:33 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 27.49 ft at Feb 17, 2018, 8:00 AM EST.

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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.

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 Feb 15, 9:07 PM EST, 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 9:07 PM EST, 26 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 15, 2:52 PM EST, 6 hours 41 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
252 PM EST Thu Feb 15 2018

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ013-014-020>023-029-031-
073>076-WVZ001>004-012-021-509>514-161200-
Garrett-Tuscarawas-Carroll-Columbiana-Coshocton-Harrison-Jefferson-
Muskingum-Guernsey-Belmont-Noble-Monroe-Lawrence-Butler-Beaver-
Allegheny-Armstrong-Indiana-Washington-Greene-Westmoreland-
Westmoreland Ridges-Fayette-Fayette Ridges-Hancock-Brooke-Ohio-
Marshall-Wetzel-Marion-Monongalia-
Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston-Preston-
Eastern Preston-Western Tucker-Eastern Tucker-
252 PM EST Thu Feb 15 2018

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western Maryland, east
central Ohio, southwest Pennsylvania, west central Pennsylvania,
western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia and northern panhandle
of West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon 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...Friday through Wednesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
 conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

PAZ007>009-015-016-161200-
Mercer-Venango-Forest-Clarion-Jefferson-
252 PM EST Thu Feb 15 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Pennsylvania and
west central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
 conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 15, 6:09 PM EST, 3 hours 24 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
609 PM EST THU FEB 15 2018

PAZ029-031-073>076-160000-
Fayette Ridges-Westmoreland
Ridges-Greene-Westmoreland-Washington-Fayette-
609 PM EST THU FEB 15 2018

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WIND AND
HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN WASHINGTON...SOUTHWESTERN
WESTMORELAND...NORTHERN GREENE AND FAYETTE COUNTIES...

At 608 PM EST, radar indicated a line of showers located along a
line extending from near East Washington to 6 miles south of
Washington to 10 miles east of Valley Grove. Movement was east at 55
mph.

Wind gusts up to 45 mph are possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Uniontown...                      Connellsville...
Waynesburg...                     Monessen...
California...                     Donora...
Scottdale...                      Charleroi...
Masontown...                      Bentleyville...
Brownsville...                    Fredericktown-Millsboro...

This includes the following highways...
  Interstate 70 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 23 and 46.
  Interstate 79 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 14 and 21.

Torrential rainfall also is occurring with these storms and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

LAT...LON 4010 7934 4000 7942 3978 7970 3998 8049
      4007 8029 4020 8011
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 274DEG 50KT 4013 8018 4007 8026 4003 8038

tax
Local storm report, Feb 15, 7:08 PM EST, 2 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
708 PM EST THU FEB 15 2018

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

0648 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EAST UNIONTOWN          39.90N  79.70W
02/15/2018                   FAYETTE            PA   PUBLIC

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN

&&

EVENT NUMBER PBZ1801915

FRIES
Local storm report, Feb 15, 7:33 PM EST, 2 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
733 PM EST THU FEB 15 2018

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

0529 PM     FLOOD            LYNNWOOD-PRICEDALE      40.13N  79.85W
02/15/2018                   WESTMORELAND       PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            600 BLOCK OF FAYETTE ST IS FLOODING.

0616 PM     FLOOD            CALIFORNIA              40.07N  79.91W
02/15/2018                   WASHINGTON         PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STREET FLOODING AROUND CALU CAMPUS

0701 PM     FLOOD            HOUSTON                 40.25N  80.21W
02/15/2018                   WASHINGTON         PA   AMATEUR RADIO

            CHARTIES CREEK AT PIKE ST NEXT TO THE AMERICA LEGION.

0706 PM     FLOOD            STRABANE                40.25N  80.20W
02/15/2018                   WASHINGTON         PA   AMATEUR RADIO

            THOMAS RD AT SPRINGDALE STREET FLOODING

0708 PM     FLOOD            STRABANE                40.25N  80.20W
02/15/2018                   WASHINGTON         PA   AMATEUR RADIO

            340 LINDEN RD STREET FLOODING

0708 PM     FLOOD            STRABANE                40.25N  80.20W
02/15/2018                   WASHINGTON         PA   AMATEUR RADIO

            621 WATERDAM RD STREET FLOODING.

0709 PM     FLOOD            WEST FINLEY             40.00N  80.47W
02/15/2018                   WASHINGTON         PA   AMATEUR RADIO

            BUFFALO CREEK OUT OF ITS BANKS AROUND DUNFORTS

0724 PM     FLOOD            BARTON                  40.11N  80.84W
02/15/2018                   BELMONT            OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            THE WHEELING CREEK IS FLOODING THE TOWN OF BARTON

0728 PM     FLOOD            ELIZABETH               40.27N  79.89W
02/15/2018                   ALLEGHENY          PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SCENERY DR AT HAPPY HOLLOW IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.

0729 PM     FLOOD            WATERFORD               40.25N  79.17W
02/15/2018                   WESTMORELAND       PA   PUBLIC

            MILL CREEK IS FLOODING ROADWAYS

0730 PM     FLOOD            PITTSBURGH              40.44N  79.98W
02/15/2018                   ALLEGHENY          PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BECKS RUN RD AT BROWNSVILLE RD FLOODING

&&

EVENT NUMBER PBZ1801916
EVENT NUMBER PBZ1801917
EVENT NUMBER PBZ1801918
EVENT NUMBER PBZ1801919
EVENT NUMBER PBZ1801920
EVENT NUMBER PBZ1801921
EVENT NUMBER PBZ1801922
EVENT NUMBER PBZ1801923
EVENT NUMBER PBZ1801924
EVENT NUMBER PBZ1801925
EVENT NUMBER PBZ1801926

JD
Local storm report, Feb 15, 8:15 PM EST, 1 hour 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
815 PM EST THU FEB 15 2018

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

0649 PM     TSTM WND DMG     UNIONTOWN               39.90N  79.72W
02/15/2018                   FAYETTE            PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            UTILITY POLES AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A HOME WAS
            REPORTED ON GALLATIN AVE AT LINCOLN ST.

0742 PM     HEAVY RAIN       BELLE VERNON            40.12N  79.87W
02/15/2018  M3.00 INCH       FAYETTE            PA   COCORAHS

0747 PM     FLOOD            AMSTERDAM               40.47N  80.92W
02/15/2018                   JEFFERSON          OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER PBZ1801927
EVENT NUMBER PBZ1801928
EVENT NUMBER PBZ1801929

JD
Local storm report, Feb 15, 8:49 PM EST, 44 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 15, 7:19 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPBZAllegheny, Beaver, Washington, Westmoreland15 hr
Feb 15, 8:34 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPBZArmstrong, Butler, Indiana, Lawrence17 hr
Feb 15, 11:59 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPBZFayette, Greene36 hr
Feb 16, 4:28 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZIndiana, Westmoreland26 hr
Feb 16, 7:51 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZFayette, Washington, Westmoreland44 hr
Feb 16, 7:51 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZAllegheny, Washington, Westmoreland46 hr
Feb 16, 7:51 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZAllegheny35 hr
Feb 16, 7:51 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZFayette23 hr
Feb 16, 7:51 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZAllegheny, Westmoreland26 hr
Feb 16, 8:03 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZFayette, Greene26 hr
Feb 16, 8:03 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZFayette, Greene26 hr
Feb 16, 10:12 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPBZAllegheny, Beaver, Washington, Westmoreland22 hr
Feb 16, 10:50 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZAllegheny36 hr
Feb 16, 10:50 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZBeaver45 hr
Feb 16, 2:17 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZIndiana, Westmoreland18 hr
Feb 16, 3:31 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZBeaver45 hr
Feb 15, 7:11 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPBZCarroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Harrison, Jefferson, Tuscarawas21 hr
Feb 15, 8:35 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZTuscarawas4 days
Feb 15, 8:35 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZGuernsey52 hr
Feb 15, 11:13 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPBZBelmont, Coshocton, Guernsey, Monroe, Muskingum, Noble and 1 more33 hr
Feb 15, 11:13 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZCoshocton46 hr
Feb 16, 8:03 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZBelmont, Jefferson54 hr
Feb 16, 8:03 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZBelmont54 hr
Feb 16, 8:03 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZBelmont, Monroe56 hr
Feb 16, 10:50 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZColumbiana47 hr
Feb 16, 10:50 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZJefferson47 hr
Feb 16, 10:50 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZJefferson58 hr
Feb 16, 10:50 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZMonroe58 hr
Feb 16, 3:31 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZJefferson47 hr
Feb 15, 10:55 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPBZPreston3 hr
Feb 16, 7:51 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZPreston23 hr
Feb 16, 7:51 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZMarshall59 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2018Every river flood warning in 2018

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.