Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 4 at 10:05PM EDT until May 5 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 4, 2025 - 7:05pm
Expires:
May 4, 2025 - 11:00pm
Description:
FFWPBZ
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Mercer County in northwestern Pennsylvania...
Southwestern Venango County in northwestern Pennsylvania...
West Central Armstrong County in west central Pennsylvania...
Central Butler County in west central Pennsylvania...
Northeastern Lawrence County in western Pennsylvania...
* Until 200 AM EDT.
* At 1005 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
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...
Butler, Grove City, Homeacre-Lyndora, Shanor-Northvue, Meridian,
Slippery Rock, Meadowood, Oak Hills, Saxonburg, Prospect, Chicora,
Harrisville, Plain Grove Township, East Butler, Worthington,
Clintonville, West Liberty, Harlansburg, Barkeyville and West
Sunbury.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Armstrong, PA; Butler, PA; Lawrence, PA; Mercer, PA; Venango, PA
Forcast Office:
NWS Pittsburgh PA