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WGUS71 KPBZ 070037

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PAC129-070130-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA

833 PM EDT WED AUG 6 2003





...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WESTMORELAND COUNTY CONTINUES...





ALTHOUGH THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED TO 

SHOWERS...FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO 

IN AND NEAR LATROBE. RTE 981 IN DERRY TWP NEAR LATROBE DERRY ROAD 

WAS IMPASSABLE AT 815 PM.



DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLASH FLOOD 

DEATHS OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER.

















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