At 238 PM EDT, Broadcast media reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Broadcast media reported.
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, Hermitage, Sharon, Grove City, Sharpsville, Greenville, Farrell, Slippery Rock, New Wilmington, Oakwood, New Castle Northwest, Mercer, Pulaski, Stoneboro, New Bedford, Harrisville, West Middlesex, Plain Grove Township, South New Castle and Sandy Lake.