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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA

458 PM EDT THU AUG 14 2008



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ALLEGHENY PA-

458 PM EDT THU AUG 14 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR

ALLEGHENY COUNTY...



AT 447 PM EDT...ALTHOUGH THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN HAVE 

MOVED TO THE EAST OF THE TREVESKYN AND BRIDGEVILLE AREA...EXCESSIVE 

RUNOFF FROM THE EARLIER 2 PLUS INCHES OF RAIN CAN STILL CAUSE 

FLOODING PROBLEMS ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS. THIS 

INCLUDES MILLERS RUN...FISHING RUN AND REISSING HOLLOW WHICH CAN  

IMPACT LOCAL ROADS NEAR STATE ROUTE 50. 



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.



PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING 

TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772.



LAT...LON 4040 8026 4040 8006 4030 8006 4033 8018



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