FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 1201 AM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013 PAC063-065-020700- /O.NEW.KPBZ.FA.W.0022.130702T0401Z-130702T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ INDIANA PA-JEFFERSON PA- 1201 AM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN... INDIANA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... JEFFERSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... * UNTIL 300 AM EDT * AT 1159 PM EDT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE MOVING NORTHWARD THROUGH THE WARNING AREA. RAINFALL OF 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THE GROUND IS ALREADY VERY SATURATED AND STREAMS ARE RUNNING HIGH ACROSS THESE COUNTIES. A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN
Posted on: Tue, 02 Jul 2013 04:45:14 +0000
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