Flash Flood Warning
NWS Pittsburgh PA ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Warning Remains In Effect Until 130 PM EDT This Afternoon For Central Washington County
- Event
- Flash Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
Overview
At 1142 AM EDT, Soppler radar indicated that rain was ending across the warned area. Earlier, emergency management reported several instances of flash flooding across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.0 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.
Hazard
Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
Source
Emergency management reported.
Impacts
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... Washington, Canonsburg, Avella, Wolfdale, McGovern, Bentleyville, East Washington, New Eagle, Baidland, Houston, Ellsworth, Claysville, Deemston, Eighty Four, Cokeburg, Hickory, Beallsville and West Alexander.
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Affected areas
- Washington County, PA
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Pittsburgh PA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~21s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2ZQQ3W6V1JJAK1XZWHPRS76
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.31beba1e68848c9bb508cc343e3baf5ccf67797e.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Pittsburgh PA
- AWIPS ID
- CAPPBZ
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.5140
- WMO heading
- XOUS51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFS |
| NationalWeatherService | FFW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFSPBZ |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS71 KPBZ 201542 |
| NWSheadline | FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY |
| flashFloodDetection | OBSERVED |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KPBZ.FF.W.0152.000000T0000Z-260920T1730Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-20T13:30:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Washington County, PA
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 042125 |
| UGC | PAC125 |
- Polygons
- 40.34,-80.51 40.24,-79.96 40.24,-79.97 40.23,-79.97 40.22,-79.96 40.04,-79.99 40.08,-80.52 40.34,-80.51