Pittsburgh Weather: Watches, Warning And Advisory In Place For Flooding And Damaging Winds
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Flood Watches, a Flood Warning and a Wind Advisory are in place Thursday as the area gets hit with heavy rain and damaging winds.
RIGHT NOW: Rain is coming down and it's heavy at times. Visibility will be an issue through the rest of the day along with ponding on roadways and flooding in low-lying areas.
A Flood Warning was issued for parts of Beaver and Butler counties, as well as Hancock County in West Virginia, until 1:30 a.m. on Friday. Parts of Beaver, Butler and Lawrence counties are under a Flood Warning until 2:30 a.m.
ALERT: Today is a First Alert Day for the risk of flooding as heavy rain and damaging winds arrive. Hour-by-hour there will be an impact and we will keep you safe! We have a Flood Watch for areas northwest of Pittsburgh as well as a Wind Advisory through tomorrow morning for areas south and east where 50 mph wind gusts are likely.
There will be on and off rain showers with over an inch of rainfall expected region-wide. River flooding is likely at the Allegheny River at Sharpsburg Lock and Dam where the river is forecasted to crest to 17.6 feet which could lead to flooded basements along on North Main Street.
Highs will be in the upper 50s today so melting is occurring as heavy rain falls. Ice jams could lead to flooding as the ice breaks apart so that is also being monitored.
The risk for winter weather is low as rain switches to a mix and then all to snow showers. Roads will be wet but less than 1 inch of snow is expected due to the warm ground. Watch for a refreeze late Friday and early Saturday.
WATCH: Jessica Guay reports
Saturday is our next chance for snow showers with minimal accumulation expected. By Sunday we have sunshine and 40s and then 50s Monday.
The next round of mild and wet weather arrives Tuesday.
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