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WGUS71 KPBZ 191552

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PAC003-007-125-191745-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA

1046 AM EST WED NOV 19 2003





THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY...ALLEGHENY COUNTY... 

AND BEAVER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA CONTINUES UNTIL 1:45 PM. 



MANY ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED BY FLOODING IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON. 

IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY, TURTLE CREEK AND DRAVOSBURG ALSO REPORTED 

FLOODED ROADS. 



RADAR SHOWED ANOTHER BATCH OF HEAVY RAIN WILL BE MOVING 

NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE WASHINGTON...PITTSBURGH...AND BEAVER AREAS 

AROUND NOONTIME. THIS CAN CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING OF ROADS AND 

BASEMENTS AND OTHER AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE. LOCATIONS GETTING OVER 

2 INCHES OF RAIN CAN SEE SMALL STREAMS GO OUT OF THEIR BANKS. 

MUDSLIDES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 



WHEN FLOODING THREATENS...GO TO HIGHER GROUND. HOWEVER...NEVER DRIVE 

THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE FAST CURRENT...LADEN WITH DEBRIS...CAN 

KNOCK YOU DOWN AND SWEEP YOU AWAY.



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