Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Pittsburgh, PA
Areas Affected: Allegheny, PA
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Wednesday 10:55pm EDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 10:55pm EDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 12:00pm EDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 10:55pm EDT
Event Ends: Saturday 8:00am EDT
Issued by: NWS Pittsburgh PA
...FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING... ...The Flood Advisory continues for the following rivers in Pennsylvania... Ohio River At Pittsburgh affecting Allegheny County. * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Ohio River at Pittsburgh. * WHEN...Until Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Water begins to flow onto the Monongahela Parking Wharf. At 19.0 feet, Water begins to flow onto the North Shore Riverwalk between the stadiums. At 19.5 feet, The Monongahela Parking Wharf is completely flooded. At 20.0 feet, Water is up to one foot deep in the lower areas of the North Shore Riverwalk. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:45 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 16.8 feet. - Bankfull stage is 18.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.5 feet tomorrow evening. - Action stage is 18.0 feet. - Flood stage is 22.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. Additional information is available at weather.gov/pbz. The next statement will be issued Thursday afternoon at noon EDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.12798ce5afb1eb796dd7a933d102259e50b1c67a.001.1 Codes: PAC003 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.12798ce5afb1eb796dd7a933d102259e50b1c67a.001.1