Flooding Occurring In Pittsburgh Area: Details Here

PITTSBURGH, PA — Heavy downpours have prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Flash Flood Warning for much of Allegheny County.

The areas impact nearly 300,000 people and include Pittsburgh, Penn Hills, Monroeville, Shaler Township, Plum, West Mifflin, Baldwin, Wilkinsburg, Munhall, North Versailles, Swissvale, O`hara Township, Forest Hills, Wilkins Township, Oakmont, Fox Chapel, Turtle Creek, North Braddock, Etna and Sharpsburg.

Just before 7 a.m., radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

This might not be the only flood warning issued today.

A stationary boundary with showers and thunderstorms is developing south of I-80 corridor. With plenty of moisture combined with slow storm motion, there is an increased risk for localized flash flooding.

The severe heat risk returns Tuesday. Severe weather and flooding concerns return Wednesday and Thursday.