Flash Flood Warning 33, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
139 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Updated key messages text

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.KEY MESSAGES...
1) Thunderstorms, favoring afternoon/evening periods, remain
likely through Monday while posing a decreasing damaging wind
threat but steady localized flooding risk.

2) Ensembles trending toward a fairly active week featuring
limited "dry" periods but with low hazard probabilities.

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.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...
Potential for localized flash flooding through this evening as
the atmosphere becomes moist evident by a plume of PWATS
nearing two inches. Storm motion is around 20 knots, so training
will be the main culprit of any flooding that happens. Not so
excited about severe weather given the lack of dry air that we
had the past two days, which has dropped the dcape by a factor
or two.

For Monday:
Latest high resolution guidance continues to decrease the aerial
coverage of showers and storms. This decreases the confidence in
the need for a flash flood watch for Monday. We will wait and
see who gets hit today then go from there.

Potential differentiating factors...potential for extra cloud
cover to limit heating and reducing buoyancy development
(maintain the flood threat but further eroding wind/hail
threats)...and/or subtle mid-level ridging working around the
upper trough that offers enough subsidence to displace
convective activity to the north/east. Like today, hi-res
modeling favors areas southeast of Pittsburgh to maximize the
environmental parameters to reach those severe/flood risks but
confidence is low on this occuring.

KEY MESSAGE 2...
The sagging trough slowly shifts east the region through the
latter portion of the week, acting to limit airmass changes to
escape the daily potential for diurnally driven thunderstorms.
Favored areas are more likely to be dictated by the subtle areas
of jet-induced lift/sink around the trough as well as residual
storm outflows because surface frontogenesis and wind is
expected to remain fairly non- existent. There is variance in
how quickly the upper trough becomes positioned to the east,
meaning variance on when the "lull" period may occur. Quicker
solutions offer lower PoPs by Wednesday afternoon and
temperature climbing a few degrees above normal; slower
solutions result in a continuation of "chance" or so PoPs for
Wednesday as temperature sits near average.

Of higher confidence is that a more progressive upper trough is
favored to cross Thursday into Friday and continue the broken
record of shower/thunderstorm chances. Machine learning guidance
for Thursday has the highest probability for storms with
between 5 to 15 %. CIPS analog is a touch higher.

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.AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
The afternoon will feature some scattered showers and
thunderstorms at the terminals by the 18Z to 23Z timeframe
today. Some afternoon cumulus is developing at 2 KFT to 3 KFT
making some MVFR cigs at some TAF sites. Have used some TEMPO
groups for the onset on convection this afternoon mainly between
19Z and 22Z. This will result in some MVFR/IFR conditions at
the terminals. Expect a down tick in convection after 00Z
tonight. A few showers are expected to linger through the night.

For tonight, dense fog is expected again with sites dropping
down to field mins in some cases. After another day of warm and
muggy conditions with scattered showers and thunderstorms,
another night of impacts to vis and cigs are expected.

A few TAF sites will see some renewed convection tomorrow
afternoon. Some ensemble data suggests that some terminals could
see activity as soon as 16Z tomorrow.

Outlook...
Morning fog and stratus restrictions giving way to MVFR/VFR cu
and diurnally driven thunderstorms can be expected through
Wednesday as the upper trough driving the weather slowly shifts
east.

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.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...Flood Watch until 10 PM EDT this evening for PAZ007-013-014-
     020>022-029-073>078.
OH...Flood Watch until 10 PM EDT this evening for OHZ041.
WV...Flood Watch until 10 PM EDT this evening for WVZ001>003.

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DISCUSSION...Frazier/McMullen
AVIATION...Shallenberger

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
1105 AM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

OHZ039-040-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ008-009-015-016-031-WVZ004-012-
021-509>514-061515-
Tuscarawas-Carroll-Coshocton-Harrison-Jefferson OH-Muskingum-
Guernsey-Belmont-Noble-Monroe-Venango-Forest-Clarion-Jefferson PA-
Greene-Marshall-Wetzel-Marion-Monongalia-
Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston-Preston-
Eastern Preston-Western Tucker-Eastern Tucker-
1105 AM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Ohio, western
Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Diurnally driven thunderstorms may offer low probabilities for
damaging winds and large hail this afternoon and evening.
Potentially more impactful is the risk of localized flash flooding
for any storms that train or sit at a location for too long of a
period.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Additional thunderstorms, mainly posing a flash flood risk though
wind/hail threats can't be ruled out, are expected Monday afternoon
and evening.

Though storm chances remain in the forecast the rest of the week,
the probability of severe/flood risks appear low at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ041-PAZ007-013-014-020>022-029-073>078-WVZ001>003-061515-
Columbiana-Mercer-Lawrence-Butler-Beaver-Allegheny-Armstrong-
Washington-Westmoreland-Higher Elevations of Westmoreland-Fayette-
Higher Elevations of Fayette-Indiana-Higher Elevations of Indiana-
Hancock-Brooke-Ohio-
1105 AM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Ohio, western
Pennsylvania, and northern 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.

Diurnally driven thunderstorms may offer low probabilities for
damaging winds and large hail this afternoon and evening.
Potentially more impactful is the risk of localized flash flooding
for any storms that train or sit at a location for too long of a
period.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Additional thunderstorms, mainly posing a flash flood risk though
wind/hail threats can't be ruled out, are expected Monday afternoon
and evening.

Though storm chances remain in the forecast the rest of the week,
the probability of severe/flood risks appear low at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
506 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

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

0501 PM     Flash Flood      Arnold                  40.57N 79.77W
07/05/2026                   Westmoreland       PA   Amateur Radio

            Flooded Roadway at North Street and
            Constitution Blvd with vehicles stranded.
            Fire Department responding. Reported by HAM
            - ARES SW PA.

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Craven

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
511 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

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

0449 PM     Flash Flood      1 W Lower Burrell       40.59N 79.73W
07/05/2026                   Westmoreland       PA   Public

            Report from mPING: River/Creek overflowing;
            Cropland/Yard/Basement Flooding.

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Craven

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
512 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

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

0441 PM     Flash Flood      3 NE Middleton          40.81N 80.49W
07/05/2026                   Beaver             PA   Public

            Report from mPING: River/Creek overflowing;
            Cropland/Yard/Basement Flooding.

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Craven

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
513 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

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

0355 PM     Flash Flood      Butler                  40.87N 79.89W
07/05/2026                   Butler             PA   Public

            Report from mPING: Street/road flooding;
            Street/road closed; Vehicles stranded.

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Craven

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
516 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

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

0455 PM     Rain             4 NNE Freeport          40.73N 79.64W
07/05/2026  M1.77 Inch       Armstrong          PA   Mesonet

            Mesonet station GW4654 Freeport.

0500 PM     Rain             2 ESE Eau Claire        41.13N 79.76W
07/05/2026  M1.73 Inch       Butler             PA   Mesonet

            Mesonet station GW7389 EAU CLAIRE.

0445 PM     Rain             4 N West Sunbury        41.06N 79.90W
07/05/2026  M1.61 Inch       Butler             PA   Mesonet

            Mesonet station GW0234 West Sunbury.

0458 PM     Rain             2 NE Sarver             40.75N 79.71W
07/05/2026  M1.54 Inch       Butler             PA   Mesonet

            Mesonet station AX517 Sarver.

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Craven