Flood Advisory Issued

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS FOR... NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA... SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA... SOUTHEASTERN ALLEGHENY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA... SOUTHWESTERN WESTMORELAND COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 400 PM EDT

* AT 105 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING. OVERFLOWING POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... MCKEESPORT...WASHINGTON...JEANNETTE...GASTONVILLE... SOUTH PARK TOWNSHIP...JEFFERSON HILLS...WHITE OAK...MONESSEN... CLAIRTON...CALIFORNIA...DONORA...GLASSPORT...MONONGAHELA... CHARLEROI...IRWIN...MANOR...YOUNGWOOD...WEST NEWTON... BENTLEYVILLE AND LIBERTY.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING BY CALLING 4 1 2...2 6 2...1 9 8 8...POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.