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River Flood Warning 12, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

February 16, 2018Indiana County, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this river flood warning at Feb 16, 2018, 4:28 AM EST for Indiana County, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Feb 16, 2018, 8:13 AM EST. It was in force for 22 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 16, 2018, 4:28 AM EST (09:28 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 16, 2018, 8:13 AM EST
Expired
Feb 17, 2018, 6:18 AM EST
In force
22 hr
Issued by
NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Indiana County, PA, Westmoreland County, PA

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:27 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 Conemaugh River at Seward (SWDP1). The gauge peaked at 14.87 ft at Feb 16, 2018, 3:00 PM EST.

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Action stage
8.8 ft
Minor stage
12 ft
Moderate stage
14 ft
Major stage
16 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03041500, 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 16, 3:54 AM EST, 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 3:54 AM EST, 34 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 16, 3:57 AM EST, 31 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
357 AM EST Fri Feb 16 2018

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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-
357 AM EST Fri Feb 16 2018

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS 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...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...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

PAZ007>009-015-016-170900-
Mercer-Venango-Forest-Clarion-Jefferson-
357 AM EST Fri Feb 16 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 16, 2:03 AM EST, 2 hours 25 minutes before
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Local storm report, Feb 16, 2:25 AM EST, 2 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
225 AM EST FRI FEB 16 2018

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

0224 AM     FLOOD            MANNINGTON              39.53N  80.34W
02/16/2018                   MARION             WV   911 CALL CENTER

            WATER STREET IN MANNINGTON IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.

&&

EVENT NUMBER PBZ1801944

XXX
Local storm report, Feb 16, 2:43 AM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
243 AM EST FRI FEB 16 2018

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

0243 AM     HEAVY RAIN       CASTLE SHANNON          40.37N  80.02W
02/16/2018  M1.50 INCH       ALLEGHENY          PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER PBZ1801945

XXX
Local storm report, Feb 16, 2:56 AM EST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
256 AM EST FRI FEB 16 2018

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

0255 AM     FLOOD            LATROBE                 40.31N  79.38W
02/16/2018                   WESTMORELAND       PA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            240 AVENUE A FLOODED.

&&

EVENT NUMBER PBZ1801946

XXX
Local storm report, Feb 16, 3:32 AM EST, 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
332 AM EST FRI FEB 16 2018

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

0331 AM     FLOOD            FELLOWSVILLE            39.33N  79.82W
02/16/2018                   PRESTON            WV   911 CALL CENTER

            INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 92 AND ROUTE 50 IN FELLOWSVILLE
            IS FLOODED.

&&

EVENT NUMBER PBZ1801947

XXX
Local storm report, Feb 16, 3:38 AM EST, 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
338 AM EST FRI FEB 16 2018

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

0334 AM     FLOOD            PITTSBURGH              40.44N  79.98W
02/16/2018                   ALLEGHENY          PA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SR 65 CLOSED BETWEEN MARSHALL AVE AND THE MCKEES ROCKS
            BRIDGE DUE TO A LANDSLIDE.

&&

EVENT NUMBER PBZ1801948

XXX

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, 9:33 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPBZAllegheny53 hr
Feb 15, 11:59 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPBZFayette, Greene36 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.