Ice-Jammed Allegheny Prompts River Flood Warning

| January 10, 2014

OIL CITY, Pa. – A Flood Warning has been issued for Venango County.

The following flood warning message was released by the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh at 2:13 p.m. on Friday, January 10, 2014:

2:13 PM EST FRI JAN 10 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR…VENANGO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA…

* UNTIL 200 PM EST SUNDAY

* AT 157 PM EST…EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THE ONSET OF FLOODING FROM AN ICE JAM IN THE ROCKMERE AREA OF OIL CITY.

* LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE OIL CITY.

AT 150 PM EST…VENANGO COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THAT A ROAD TO THE ROCKMERE AREA WAS FLOODED AS A RESULT OF AN ICE JAM ON THE ALLEGHENY RIVER. THE ICE JAM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FLOODING STRETCHED TO OIL CITY.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND ONE-HALF INCH CAN BE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY…WHICH WILL INCREASE RIVER LEVELS AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL ICE JAMS ALONG THE ALLEGHENY AND ITS TRIBUTARIES.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER…ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. FLOODWATER USUALLY IS DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD.

PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER BY CALLING…412-262-1988…POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE…OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH.


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