Warning Vector

Flood Watch

NWS Pittsburgh PA ยท US

Updated

Details

Flood Watch Remains In Effect Through Wednesday Morning

Event
Flood Watch
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Future
Severity
Severe
Certainty
Possible
Response
Prepare

Description

What

Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.

Where

Portions of southwest Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Higher Elevations of Fayette and Higher Elevations of Westmoreland and northern West Virginia, including the following areas, Eastern Preston, Eastern Tucker, Marion, Monongalia, Preston, Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston, Western Tucker and Wetzel.

When

Through Wednesday morning.

Impacts

Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

Additional details

- Additional rounds of showers with locally heavy rainfall are expected through tonight. Additional rainfall of 1 to 2 inches is expected on average, with locally higher totals possible. Flash flooding is possible, particularly in areas that have recently received heavy rain. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

Affected areas

  • Westmoreland Ridges
  • Fayette Ridges
  • Wetzel County, WV
  • Marion County, WV
  • Monongalia County, WV
  • Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston
  • Preston County, WV
  • Eastern Preston
  • Western Tucker
  • Eastern Tucker

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Pittsburgh PA

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~15s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M34NVYVE1RWG0NDEYA50ZP2E
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ef129106e7baf40f5b64a86626d37a22121bf214.002.1
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.2526
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
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent

Event codes

NameValue
SAMEFFA
NationalWeatherServiceFAA

Parameters

NameValue
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NWSheadlineFLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
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eventEndingTime2026-09-23T08:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
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Locations

Location data

  • Westmoreland Ridges
  • Fayette Ridges
  • Wetzel County, WV
  • Marion County, WV
  • Monongalia County, WV
  • Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston
  • Preston County, WV
  • Eastern Preston
  • Western Tucker
  • Eastern Tucker
NameValue
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SAME042051
SAME054103
SAME054049
SAME054061
SAME054077
SAME054093
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