Flash Flood Warning

FFWPBZ

The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Eastern Jefferson OH County in east central Ohio... West Central Allegheny County in southwestern Pennsylvania... Northwestern Washington County in southwestern Pennsylvania... Southwestern Beaver County in western Pennsylvania... Brooke County in northern West Virginia... Hancock County in northern West Virginia...

* Until 830 PM EDT.

* At 527 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 4 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

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... Moon Township, Weirton, Steubenville, Canonsburg, Wellsburg, Avella, Robinson Township, Cecil-Bishop, Coraopolis, Bridgeville, Toronto, Wintersville, Mingo Junction, Follansbee, McGovern and Hooverson Heights.