ALERT: Flash Flood Watch Issued for Venango County

| June 12, 2013

FRANKLIN, Pa. (EYT) – The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a Flash Flood Watch for Venango County and the surrounding areas.

The following statement was issued by the National Weather Service at 2:48 p.m.:

FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL OHIO…PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS… IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO…CARROLL…COLUMBIANA…COSHOCTON…HARRISON…JEFFERSON OH AND TUSCARAWAS. IN PENNSYLVANIA…ALLEGHENY…ARMSTRONG…BEAVER…BUTLER…CLARION…FOREST…INDIANA…JEFFERSON PA…LAWRENCE…MERCER…VENANGO…WASHINGTON…WESTMORELAND AND WESTMORELAND RIDGES. IN NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA…BROOKE…HANCOCK AND OHIO.

* FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON

* START OF RAINFALL: LATE THIS EVENING.

* HEAVIEST RAINFALL: OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* END OF RAINFALL: THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* AMOUNT OF RAINFALL: 1 TO 2 INCHES…WITH LOCALLY UP TO 3 INCHES.

* IMPACTS: RAPID WATER RISES POSSIBLE ON ROADWAYS…STREAMS…CREEKS AND IN URBAN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.


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