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River Flood Warning 12, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
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.
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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 Conemaugh River at Seward (SWDP1). The gauge peaked at 14.87 ft at Feb 16, 2018, 3:00 PM EST.
- 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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</html>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 MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ013-014-020>023-029-031- 073>076-WVZ001>004-012-021-509>514-170900- 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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</html>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
XXXLocal 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
XXXLocal 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
XXXLocal 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
XXXLocal 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
XXXThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 7:19 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Beaver, Washington, Westmoreland | 15 hr |
| Feb 15, 8:34 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PBZ | Armstrong, Butler, Indiana, Lawrence | 17 hr |
| Feb 15, 9:33 PM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Allegheny | 53 hr |
| Feb 15, 11:59 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PBZ | Fayette, Greene | 36 hr |
| Feb 16, 7:51 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Fayette, Washington, Westmoreland | 44 hr |
| Feb 16, 7:51 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Washington, Westmoreland | 46 hr |
| Feb 16, 7:51 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Allegheny | 35 hr |
| Feb 16, 7:51 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Fayette | 23 hr |
| Feb 16, 7:51 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Westmoreland | 26 hr |
| Feb 16, 8:03 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Fayette, Greene | 26 hr |
| Feb 16, 8:03 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Fayette, Greene | 26 hr |
| Feb 16, 10:12 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Beaver, Washington, Westmoreland | 22 hr |
| Feb 16, 10:50 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Allegheny | 36 hr |
| Feb 16, 10:50 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Beaver | 45 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:17 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Indiana, Westmoreland | 18 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:31 PM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Beaver | 45 hr |
| Feb 15, 7:11 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PBZ | Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Harrison, Jefferson, Tuscarawas | 21 hr |
| Feb 15, 8:35 PM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Tuscarawas | 4 days |
| Feb 15, 8:35 PM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Guernsey | 52 hr |
| Feb 15, 11:13 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Coshocton, Guernsey, Monroe, Muskingum, Noble and 1 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 15, 11:13 PM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Coshocton | 46 hr |
| Feb 16, 8:03 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Jefferson | 54 hr |
| Feb 16, 8:03 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Belmont | 54 hr |
| Feb 16, 8:03 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Monroe | 56 hr |
| Feb 16, 10:50 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Columbiana | 47 hr |
| Feb 16, 10:50 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Jefferson | 47 hr |
| Feb 16, 10:50 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Jefferson | 58 hr |
| Feb 16, 10:50 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Monroe | 58 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:31 PM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Jefferson | 47 hr |
| Feb 15, 10:55 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | Preston | 3 hr |
| Feb 16, 7:51 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Preston | 23 hr |
| Feb 16, 7:51 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PBZ | Marshall | 59 hr |
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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.