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WGUS71 KPBZ 102241

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PAZ029-102330-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA

636 PM EDT FRI AUG 10 2001





...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY UNTIL 800 

PM...



ANOTHER LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS PUSHING THROUGH WASHINGTON COUNTY. 

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT FLOODING HAD OCCURRED WITH 

STORMS EARLIER IN THE AFTERNOON. A FEW BASEMENTS AND PARKING LOTS 

HAD FLOODED AND PIKE RUN WAS OUT OF ITS BANKS ALONG CALIFORNIA 

DRIVE. THERE WAS ALSO A LARGE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS ACROSS ROADS. THE 

GROUND IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTY REMAINS SATURATED. MORE 

THUNDERSTORMS COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING. 



BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL THIS EVENING. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH ANY FLOODED 

ROADWAY. IF YOU LIVE IN A LOW-LYING OR FLOOD PRONE AREA...BE 

WATCHFUL FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER. 

 

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