WEBVTT MERCER COUNTY AND BEGINNING TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. THIS WILL START ABOUT 7:00 TONIGHT AND LAST UNTIL ABOUT MIDNIGHT, DOWN TOWARDS SOMERSET COUNTY. BY THE TIME WE ARE AT 9:00 YOU CAN SEE THIS WILL STILL BE HOLDING TOGETHER PRETTY WELL WITH STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. ABOUT THAT TIME IT WILL BE FROM KITANNING, REALLY CLARION THROUGH KITANNING DOWN THROUGH PITTSBURGH HEADING TOWARDS BEAVER, BEAVER FALLS AND JUST ON THE WAY TO WASHINGTON AS WE HEAD TOWARDS 9:00, 10:00 TONIGHT. BY TOMORROW THIS IS A COLD FRONT COMING THROUGH, SO BEHIND IT MUCH COOLER AIR THAT IS PUSHING IN. THAT MEANS TEMPERATURES TOMORROW WILL NOT GET OUT OF THE 60'S. AND WE'LL HAVE A GOOD DEAL OF CLOUD COVER AS WE GO THROUGH THE DAY. I THINK WE'LL GET SOME BREAKS OF SUNSHINE BUT CERTAINLY MORE CLOUDS THAN SUN. AS WE GO SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING, SOUTH OF PITTSBURGH WE'LL HAVE A CHANCE OF A FEW SHOWERS MOVING THROUGH, THAT IS GOING TO MOVE THROUGH VERY FAST. BACK TO CLOUDS BUT DRY CONDITIONS AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY, FROM PITTSBURGH NORTH SOME LOCATIONS COULD BE SEEING SUNSHINE, BECAUSE MOST OF THE CLOUDS WILL BE SOUTH OF US, THAT WILL BE THE CASE AT 2:00 AND ALSO AT WE HEAD TOWARDS 8:00 AT NIGHT ON SUNDAY. AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT TOMORROW MORNING, COOL START TO THE DAY, DOWN TO 58 DEGREES, CLOUDS AROUND, AND A LIGHT BREEZE. LOOKING FOR A HIGH TOMORROW ONLY 68 DEGREES. TODAY WE WERE IN THE MID 80'S FOR OUR HIGHS, TOMORROW WE'LL BE SEEING SOME BREAKS FOR SUNSHINE, MUCH COOLER, LESS HUMID, SO IT WILL BE FAIRLY COMFORTABLE OUT THERE WHEN IT GETS TO 68. ON SUNDAY WE'LL HAVE RAIN WELL SOUTH OF PITTSBURGH, 72 DEGREES, MOST LOCATIONS STAYING COMPLETELY DRY ON SUNDAY. THAT WILL BE THE CASE ON MONDAY AS WELL. THEN AS WE GO VERY LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY SCATTERED SHOWERS, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY OUR BEST SHOT AT RAIN IN
Flood advisory issued for Allegheny, Westmoreland, Washington counties
Areas that will see flooding include Pittsburgh, Penn Hills, Mt. Lebanon, Bethel Park, Monroeville, McMurray, McKeesport, Washington, Canonsburg, Avella, Gastonville and West Mifflin.
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Updated: 10:50 PM EDT Sep 21, 2018
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a flood advisory until midnight for southern Allegheny County, west-central Westmoreland County and northern Washington County.More: Read the full alert for your countyInteractive radar: Track storms as they move through the areaLearn how to enable automatic weather alerts on the WTAE mobile appAt 9:06 p.m., Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause minor flooding in the advisory area. Up to an inch of rain has fallen in a short amount of time.Some locations that will experience flooding include Pittsburgh, Penn Hills, Mount Lebanon, Bethel Park, Monroeville, McMurray, McKeesport, Washington, Canonsburg, Avella, Gastonville and West Mifflin.Additional rainfall of up to another inch is expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.In hilly terrain, there are hundreds of low-water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.Sign up: Get alerts from Pittsburgh's Action Weather to your phone or emailWTAE app: Download it for severe weather notifications
PITTSBURGH — The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a flood advisory until midnight for southern Allegheny County, west-central Westmoreland County and northern Washington County.
At 9:06 p.m., Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause minor flooding in the advisory area. Up to an inch of rain has fallen in a short amount of time.
Some locations that will experience flooding include Pittsburgh, Penn Hills, Mount Lebanon, Bethel Park, Monroeville, McMurray, McKeesport, Washington, Canonsburg, Avella, Gastonville and West Mifflin.
Additional rainfall of up to another inch is expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
In hilly terrain, there are hundreds of low-water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.
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