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WGUS71 KPBZ 182212
FFSPBZ

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
612 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

PAC129-190015-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Westmoreland PA-
612 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL WESTMORELAND COUNTY...

At 612 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Latrobe, McChesneytown-Loyalhanna, Blairsville, Derry and New
  Alexandria.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 4048 7945 4047 7940 4045 7939 4046 7937
      4045 7936 4046 7935 4045 7930 4043 7930
      4044 7928 4042 7927 4043 7925 4037 7912
      4033 7902 4023 7910 4032 7940 4035 7945

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Miller