WFO PITTSBURGH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, September 3, 2026

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FLASH FLOOD WARNING

The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...

South Central Forest County in northwestern Pennsylvania...

Northeastern Clarion County in west central Pennsylvania...

Jefferson PA County in west central Pennsylvania...

* Until 600 AM EDT.

* At 305 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing

heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain

have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin

shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,

highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor

drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...

Clarion, Brookville, Knox, Reynoldsville, Brockway, Sykesville,

Falls Creek, Big Run, Strattanville, Summerville, Limestone,

Shippenville, Corsica, Sigel, Fisher, Knox-Dale, Clear Creek State

Park, Clarington, Cook Forest State Park and Anita.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the

dangers of flooding.

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.

This approaches the flood of record.

* WHERE...Bald Eagle Creek near Beech Creek Station.

* WHEN...Until Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Homes in the cottage area are cutoff by

high water and directly affect homes in this area.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

- At 2:30 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 14.5 feet.

- Forecast...The creek is expected to rise to a crest of 15.3 feet

this morning. It will then fall below flood stage just after

midnight tonight.

- Flood stage is 11.0 feet. Major flooding is 14.0 feet.

- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 15.6

feet on 01/19/1996.

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

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