WFO PITTSBURGH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, August 11, 2026

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FLOOD WARNING

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA

937 AM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026

...The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a Flood

Warning for the following rivers in Pennsylvania...

Youghiogheny River At Connellsville affecting Fayette County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood

deaths occur in vehicles.

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional information is available at weather.gov/pbz.

The next statement will be issued this evening at 945 PM EDT.

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Youghiogheny River at Connellsville.

* WHEN...Until this evening.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Flooding begins in the vicinity of Yough

Park. At 14.0 feet, Several inches of water floods basements of

about 30 homes along left bank. River is bankful along the left

bank just downstream from the Crawford Street Bridge.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

- At 9:15 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 11.9 feet.

- Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.

- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late

this morning to a crest of 13.0 feet this afternoon. It will then

fall below flood stage late this afternoon.

- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.

- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 12.8

feet on 01/12/2005.

- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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