WEATHER ALERT: Flood Watch Issued for Venango County

| February 22, 2018

VENANGO CO., Pa. (EYT) – A Flood Watch has been issued for Venango County and surrounding areas.

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The National Weather Service of Pittsburgh issued the following Flood Watch at 3:13 p.m. on Thursday, February 22, 2018:

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
313 PM EST Thu Feb 22 2018

…Heavy rainfall expected through the weekend…

.Many locations received in excess of two inches of rainfall last weekend. The ground has had little time to recover from this
amount of rain, and many locations are already saturated. Some locations received between one and two inches of rain today. With an additional two to three inches of rainfall possible through Sunday afternoon, flooding will be a possibility across the forecast area.

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Including the cities of Mountain Lake Park, Oakland MD, Grantsville, New Philadelphia, Dover, Carrollton, Malvern,
East Liverpool, Salem, Columbiana, Coshocton, Cadiz, Steubenville, Zanesville, Cambridge, Martins Ferry, St. Clairsville, Caldwell, Woodsfield, Sharon, Hermitage, Grove City, Oil City, Franklin, Tionesta, New Castle, Ellwood City, Butler, Clarion, Punxsutawney, Brookville, Aliquippa, Beaver Falls, Ambridge, Monaca, Pittsburgh Metro Area, Kittanning, Ford City, Indiana, Washington, Canonsburg, Waynesburg, Murrysville, Greensburg, New Kensington, Ligonier, Donegal, Uniontown, Champion, Ohiopyle, Weirton, Follansbee, Wellsburg, Wheeling, Moundsville, New Martinsville, Fairmont, Morgantown, Coopers Rock, Kingwood, Bruceton Mills, Terra Alta, Rowlesburg, Hazelton, Parsons, Hendricks, Saint George, Davis, Thomas, and Canaan Valley
313 PM EST Thu Feb 22 2018

…FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING…

The Flood Watch continues for

* Portions of west-central and, east-central Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, including the following areas, in western
Maryland, Garrett. In east central Ohio, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson, Monroe,
Muskingum, Noble, and Tuscarawas. In Pennsylvania, Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Clarion, Fayette, Fayette Ridges,
Forest, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango, Washington, Westmoreland, and Westmoreland Ridges. In West
Virginia, Brooke, Eastern Preston, Eastern Tucker, Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio, Preston, Ridges of Eastern
Monongalia and Northwestern Preston, Western Tucker, and Wetzel.

* Through Sunday evening

* Although rainfall amounts are expected to be light tonight, rainfall of 1.5 to 3.0 inches is possible through the weekend.

* The ground is very saturated and water levels in local streams remain high.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on current forecasts.

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

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