Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 18 at 11:32AM EDT until July 18 at 2:30PM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 18, 2026 - 8:32am
Expires:
July 18, 2026 - 11:30am
Description:
FFWPBZ
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern Westmoreland County in southwestern Pennsylvania...
South Central Indiana County in west central Pennsylvania...
* Until 230 PM EDT.
* At 1132 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Greensburg, Jeannette, Latrobe, Monessen, Donora,
McChesneytown-Loyalhanna, Blairsville, Youngwood, Derry, West
Newton, Lawson Heights, New Stanton, North Belle Vernon,
Calumet-Norvelt, Lynnwood-Pricedale, New Florence, Sutersville,
Seward, Bolivar and Smithton.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Indiana, PA; Westmoreland, PA
Forcast Office:
NWS Pittsburgh PA
Sender: