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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 1:35 AM May. 22, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WEST CENTRAL BUTLER AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES... At 935 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated showers producing moderate rain in the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen in the area today. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Roadway flooding has been reported near Chewton and in Bessemer. 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... New Castle, Ellwood City, Slippery Rock, Oakwood, New Castle Northwest, Big Beaver, New Beaver, Ellport, Prospect, Bessemer, Plain Grove Township, Wampum, South New Castle, West Liberty, Enon Valley, Harlansburg, Portersville, S.n.p.j., Rose Point Park and McConnells Mill. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
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