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Flash Flood Warning 54, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

July 18, 2026Armstrong County, Indiana County, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 18, 2026, 1:37 PM EDT for Armstrong County, Indiana County, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 18, 2026, 1:37 PM EDT (17:37 UTC)
Expired
Jul 18, 2026, 3:55 PM EDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Armstrong County, PA, Indiana County, PA, Westmoreland County, PA

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:37 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 nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 67 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2026-07-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 510 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2026-07-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 139 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
510 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-51 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
790 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
139 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
160 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Jul 18, 12:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 12:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 18, 12:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
1230 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013-014-020-021-029-
031-WVZ001>004-012-021-509-510-513-514-191630-
Tuscarawas-Carroll-Columbiana-Coshocton-Harrison-Jefferson OH-
Muskingum-Guernsey-Belmont-Noble-Monroe-Mercer-Venango-Forest-
Lawrence-Butler-Beaver-Allegheny-Washington-Greene-Hancock-Brooke-
Ohio-Marshall-Wetzel-Marion-Monongalia-
Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston-Western Tucker-
Eastern Tucker-
1230 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

A passing cold front from the north will likely create damaging wind
gusts later today. An Enhanced Risk (3/5) is in effect for areas
north of I-70; Slight Risk (2/5) for areas south of Pittsburgh. The
threat of severe storms is elevated between 5pm and 10pm. There is
also a Marginal Risk (1/4) for flooding late this evening; pockets
of 1-2 inches of rain could occur.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

A passing low pressure system over the Great Lakes returns the
threat of severe weather and flash flooding to the region on
Tuesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

PAZ015-016-022-073>078-WVZ511-512-191630-
Clarion-Jefferson PA-Armstrong-Westmoreland-
Higher Elevations of Westmoreland-Fayette-
Higher Elevations of Fayette-Indiana-Higher Elevations of Indiana-
Preston-Eastern Preston-
1230 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for 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.

A passing cold front from the north will likely create damaging wind
gusts later today. An Enhanced Risk (3/5) is in effect for areas
north of I-70; Slight Risk (2/5) for areas south of Pittsburgh. The
threat of severe storms is elevated between 5pm and 10pm.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

A passing low pressure system over the Great Lakes returns the
threat of severe weather and flash flooding to the region on
Tuesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

TC

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 18, 1:16 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
116 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

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

1200 PM     Flash Flood      2 W Greensburg          40.31N 79.58W
07/18/2026                   Westmoreland       PA   Public

            North Greengate Rd flooded at underpass.

&&

AAM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 18, 5:43 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny32 min
Jul 18, 9:42 AM EDTFlood WatchPBZAllegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Fayette, Forest and 4 more13 hr
Jul 18, 11:32 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZIndiana, Westmoreland2 hr
Jul 18, 3:19 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZAllegheny, Westmoreland2 hr
Jul 18, 3:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZClarion, Jefferson55 min
Jul 18, 3:56 PM EDTTornado WarningPBZClarion, Jefferson34 min
Jul 18, 4:02 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZAllegheny, Westmoreland3 hr
Jul 18, 4:27 PM EDTTornado WarningPBZJefferson48 min
Jul 18, 4:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZClarion, Venango51 min
Jul 18, 4:41 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZClarion, Jefferson5 hr
Jul 18, 4:55 PM EDTTornado WarningPBZWestmoreland50 min
Jul 18, 5:10 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZWestmoreland3 hr
Jul 18, 5:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZClarion, Jefferson38 min
Jul 18, 5:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZBeaver, Butler, Lawrence56 min
Jul 18, 6:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZClarion, Forest, Venango75 min
Jul 18, 6:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZMercer, Venango64 min
Jul 18, 6:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPBZAllegheny, Beaver, Butler, Washington67 min
Jul 18, 7:03 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZClarion, Forest, Jefferson, Mercer, Venango3 hr
Jul 18, 7:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZClarion, Forest, Jefferson55 min
Jul 18, 7:11 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZForest, Jefferson3 hr
Jul 18, 7:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZAllegheny, Beaver, Fayette, Washington, Westmoreland56 min
Jul 18, 7:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZArmstrong, Butler, Clarion, Mercer, Venango49 min
Jul 18, 7:42 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPBZAllegheny, Beaver, Washington2 hr
Jul 18, 7:52 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPBZIndiana, Westmoreland3 hr
Jul 18, 7:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZIndiana, Jefferson38 min
Jul 18, 6:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPBZCarroll, Columbiana, Tuscarawas67 min

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.