1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Pittsburgh, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 14, 1:15 PM EST, 4 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 215 PM EDT THU SEP 14 2006 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)... EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWERS UNTIL EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY AS THE LIFT AND INSTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW CENTER MOVES EASTWARD INTO THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS. THIS SOLUTION IS BASED ON RECENT RADAR DATA ALONG WITH RECENT NAM AND RUC MODEL RUNS. THEN EXPECT NORTHERLY WINDS TO BRING DRIER AIR. HENCE, CLOUDS WILL BE DECREASING THROUGH DAYTIME FRIDAY. PATCHY FOG CAN DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT DUE TO THE EFFECTS OF EVAPORATION OVER WET GROUNDS INTO THE RADIATIONALLY COOLED NIGHT AIR. FORECASTED TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO BE IN CLOSE AGREEMENT WITH A CONSENSUS OF GFS AND NAM MOS VALUES. && .LONG TERM (FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)... DRY WX WITH AOA TEMPS INDICATED FOR THE WEEKEND AS RIDGE BLDS OVR THE OH VALLEY. CDFNT WITY SYS XG THE NRN PLNS/SRN CAN DUE LATE ON MON NGT/EARLY TUE. NXT RA CHC WL COME WITH THE APPRCH OF THIS FEATURE...CHC NMBRS FOR NOW DUE TO TIMING UNCERTAINTIES AND NWD PLACEMENT OF LOW. RA CHCS WL LINGER THRU MID WEEK WITH CLOSED MID/UPR LOW PROGGED TO SLOWLY TRUNDLE ACRS QUEBEC. BLO NORMAL TEMPS WL ACCOMPANY THIS PTN. && .AVIATION... EXPECT CUMULUS CEILINGS BKN020-040 INTO EARLY EVENING DUE TO CONTINUED INSTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW MOVING THROUGH THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY. UNDERNEATH THE SCATTERED SHOWERS, VISIBILITIES CAN LOWER INTO THE MVFR RANGE AND FRACTOCUMULUS CEILINGS CAN LOWER TO ABOUT OVC010. ISOLATED CUMULONIMBUS CAN ALSO DEVELOP. CUMULUS CEILINGS WILL BE BKN030-040 DURING DAYTIME FRIDAY. LATE TONIGHT, EXPECT PATCHY FOG AND IFR VISIBILITIES DUE TO EVAPORATION OF MOISTURE FROM RECENTLY WETTED GROUNDS AND A RADIATIONALLY COOLED BOUNDARY LAYER. WINDS WILL GO INTO A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION TONIGHT WITH SPEEDS DECREASING FROM CURRENT 6-10KTS TO 2-4KNOTS, ACCORDING TO NAM AND GFS MOS VALUES. && .PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. OH...NONE. PA...NONE. WV...NONE. && 15/11
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 336 AM EDT THU SEP 14 2006 MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016- 020>023-029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-150745- GARRETT-TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON- JEFFERSON OH-MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-MERCER- VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER- ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-WESTMORELAND-GREENE- FAYETTE-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA- PRESTON-TUCKER- 336 AM EDT THU SEP 14 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN MARYLAND...EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
153 PM EDT THU SEP 14 2006
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0900 AM FLOOD ROCHESTER 40.70N 80.28W
09/14/2006 BEAVER PA BROADCAST MEDIA
STREETS AND BASEMENTS FLOODED IN ROCHESTER AND
MONACA...INCLUDING ROCHESTER POLICE STATION.
&&The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 68 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:12 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Chartiers Run overflowed and flooded Spooky Hollow Rd near Rte 56.
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