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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 9:02 PM Aug. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 586 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN PENNSYLVANIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA ALLEGHENY FAYETTE GREENE WASHINGTON WESTMORELAND IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA BEAVER IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA PRESTON TUCKER IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA MARION MONONGALIA THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALIQUIPPA, AMBRIDGE, BEAVER FALLS, CANONSBURG, CONNELLSVILLE, DAVIS, FAIRMONT, GREENSBURG, KINGWOOD, LATROBE, MASONTOWN, MONACA, MORGANTOWN, MURRYSVILLE, NEW KENSINGTON, PARSONS, PITTSBURGH METRO AREA, TERRA ALTA, THOMAS, UNIONTOWN, WASHINGTON, AND WAYNESBURG.
Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 8:15 PM Aug. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northern Washington County in southwestern Pennsylvania... * Until 715 PM EDT. * At 415 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. 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... McMurray, Washington, Canonsburg, Avella, Gastonville, Cecil-Bishop, Wolfdale, McGovern, East Washington, McDonald, Houston, Eighty Four, Hickory, Finleyville, West Middletown, Meadow Lands, Midway and Atlasburg. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
Flood Watch
Issued: 3:45 PM Aug. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, including the following areas, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson OH, Monroe, Muskingum, Noble and Tuscarawas, Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Allegheny, Beaver, Fayette, Greene, Higher Elevations of Fayette, Higher Elevations of Westmoreland, Washington and Westmoreland, and West Virginia, including the following areas, Brooke, Eastern Preston, Eastern Tucker, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio, Preston, Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston, Western Tucker and Wetzel. * WHEN...Through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - An additional 1.0 to 1.5 inches of rain is possible with thunderstorms this afternoon, with isolated higher totals. With soil still wet from recent rainfall, such rain totals could lead to new and/or renewed flash flooding, especially in locations that see multiple thunderstorms. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. &&
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