OIL CITY, Pa. — The Flood Warning has been extended for Venango County.

The National Weather Service of Pittsburgh issued the following Flood Warning at 9:46 a.m. on Saturday, February 22, 2014:

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
946 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

VENANGO PA-
946 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR…VENANGO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA…

* UNTIL 615 PM EST SATURDAY

* AT 924 AM EST…FLOODING WAS REPORTED. UP TO 2 TO 3 FEET OF WATER HAS BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE ICE JAM INCLUDE OIL CITY ALONG SENECA STREET EXTENDING SOUTH TO THE CONFLUENCE OF OIL CREEK AND THE ALLEGHENY RIVER.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. HOWEVER…ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM SNOWMELT AND HEAVY RAINFALL COUPLED WITH BACKFLOW CAUSED BY ICE JAMMING HAS CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS…URBAN AREAS…UNDERPASSES AND OTHER LOW-LYING AREAS.

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