Flooding still a concern across Western Pennsylvania

OUR LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE IN PLACE, AND I’LL. BE IN ERIE NEXT MONDAY, BRINGING YOU SOME OF THAT COVERAGE HERE ON WTAE. BE SURE TO TUNE IN TO CHECK. CHECK THAT OUT. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS IT HAS CERTAINLY BEEN A SOGGY SETUP. GOING BACK TO THE WEEKEND. THESE ARE FOUR DAY RAINFALL TOTALS. THIS IS THROUGH EARLIER THIS MORNING, SO. THESE NUMBERS HAVE PROBABLY INCREASED AT LEAST SOMEWHAT. IRWIN. 4.8IN OF SNOW MCCANN OR SNOW NOT RAIN IN MCCANDLESS 4.7IN OF RAIN OVER FOUR INCHES IN BENTLEYVILLE AND JUST UNDER FOUR IN VANDERGRIFT IN EVANS CITY. IT’S NO. WONDER WE’VE HAD THE FLOODING ISSUES REALLY AREA WIDE, ESPECIALLY IN STREAMS. AND CREEKS AND LOW LYING AREAS. STILL SOME RAIN FALLING ACROSS THE AREA. IT’S OF A LIGHTER VARIETY RIGHT NOW AND IT IS MOVING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE AREA. SO IT’S MAINLY GOING TO CONTINUE TO SHIFT TO THE EAST OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. BUT AS WE GET BEYOND ABOUT 2:00 O’CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON, WE SHOULD START TO DRY THINGS OUT. IN TERMS OF RAIN NOT FALLING FROM THE SKY. STILL, SEVERAL FLOOD WARNINGS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE AREA. EVERYONE IN THE DARK GREEN SHADED AREA HAS. SOME ISSUES WITH HIGH WATER, ESPECIALLY. ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS, WHICH EVEN THOUGH THE RAIN WILL BE COMING TO AN END, THE RUNOFF CAN CONTINUE AND LEVELS STILL COULD CONTINUE TO RISE. ALSO OF NOTE, IF YOU STEPPED OUTSIDE ANY TIME IN THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS, YOU NOTICE THE TEMPERATURE CHANGE. WE’RE DOWN ABOUT 8 TO 10 DEGREES ACROSS THE BOARD THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW ONLY IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S, AND THERE WON’T BE MUCH MOVEMENT THIS AFTERNOON. WE’RE GOING TO HOLD PRETTY STEADY IN THAT 48 TO 50 DEGREE RANGE, THEN DIP DOWN TOWARD THE UPPER 30S LATE TONIGHT AND STAY IN THE 40S THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW. THE WIDESPREAD RAIN COMES TO AN END, BUT TOMORROW WE WILL STILL ENCOUNTER SOME PASSING RAIN SHOWERS. MAYBE EVEN A FEW WET SNOWFLAKES. EARLY IN THE DAY WHEN THE ATMOSPHERE MAY BE JUST COOL ENOUGH TO SUSTAIN A FEW FLAKES AND FLURRIES. SO WE STILL HAVE SOME INSTABILITY TO WORK OUR WAY THROUGH AND SOME UNSETTLED. WEATHER TOMORROW AND EVEN INTO THE DAY ON FRIDAY. HERE’S THE HOUR BY HOUR SHAKEDOWN YOU CAN SEE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE. MORNING TIME FRAME TOMORROW. A COUPLE OF POCKETS OF A FEW FLURRIES FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME. NOTHING’S GOING TO STICK. AND THEN IN THE AFTERNOON, A COUPLE OF PASSING SHOWERS. FRIDAY, A SIMILAR SETUP, A FEW FLURRIES IN THE MORNING, AND THEN AS. WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, WE’LL SEE A FEW PASSING RAIN SHOWERS. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT COULD COINCIDE WITH THE FIRST PITCH OF THE PIRATES GAME AT PNC PARK. THERE COULD BE A PASSING SHOWER, BUT IT’S CERTAINLY GOING TO BE COOL FOR EVERYONE. 52 SCATTERED SHOWERS ENDING THIS AFTERNOON 38 IN A MOSTLY CLOUDY SKY TONIGHT. TOMORROW THE HIGH ONLY IN THE 40S. BRISK AND CHILLY. A FEW FLAKES IN THE MORNING. A FEW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND YOUR FOUR DAY PLUS FOUR MORE SIMILAR SETUP. FRIDAY A MORNING FLURRY, A PASSING AFTERNOON, RAIN SHOWER, DRY. WEEKEND ON THE WAY AND TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY WARMING TO NEAR 60 B

Flooding still a concern across Western Pennsylvania

Updated: 1:25 PM EDT Apr 3, 2024

Western Pennsylvania saw heavy rainfall throughout Tuesday, and flooding remains a concern as rain continues on Wednesday.Watch the forecast in the video above The entire region remains under a flood warning through 3:45 p.m. as river levels rise. With all areas already saturated, any additional rainfall will likely run right off the soil. (Read the alert for your county here.) Interactive radar: Track the stormSevere weather alerts: Get free alerts for your countyLearn how to enable automatic weather alerts on the WTAE mobile appStream local weather from WTAE on Very LocalPittsburgh’s Action Weather meteorologist Jeff Verszla said rain will taper off after lunchtime, with an isolated shower possible later in the evening. Showers are expected on Wednesday afternoon.It will also become colder with the passing of the front that brought this rain to the region. Temperatures on Wednesday will hold steady around 50 degrees but will drop to the 30s on Thursday morning.Passing showers are expected Thursday, possibly with some snowflakes early in the morning, then a few showers in the afternoon. Temperatures will be below average in the 40s Thursday.Because of flooding, the public parking authority is closing parking at the Mon Wharf for Wednesday and will keep it closed until further notice. PennDOT says the “bathtub” section of westbound I-376 in downtown Pittsburgh will also be closed.The 10th Street Bypass is currently closed, as water levels on the Ohio River surpass 22 feet. Drivers should use Fort Duquesne Boulevard as a detour.PennDOT has also closed or restricted several roads in the area.

PITTSBURGH —

Western Pennsylvania saw heavy rainfall throughout Tuesday, and flooding remains a concern as rain continues on Wednesday.

Watch the forecast in the video above

The entire region remains under a flood warning through 3:45 p.m. as river levels rise. With all areas already saturated, any additional rainfall will likely run right off the soil. (Read the alert for your county here.)

Pittsburgh’s Action Weather meteorologist Jeff Verszla said rain will taper off after lunchtime, with an isolated shower possible later in the evening. Showers are expected on Wednesday afternoon.

It will also become colder with the passing of the front that brought this rain to the region. Temperatures on Wednesday will hold steady around 50 degrees but will drop to the 30s on Thursday morning.

Passing showers are expected Thursday, possibly with some snowflakes early in the morning, then a few showers in the afternoon. Temperatures will be below average in the 40s Thursday.

Because of flooding, the public parking authority is closing parking at the Mon Wharf for Wednesday and will keep it closed until further notice. PennDOT says the “bathtub” section of westbound I-376 in downtown Pittsburgh will also be closed.

The 10th Street Bypass is currently closed, as water levels on the Ohio River surpass 22 feet. Drivers should use Fort Duquesne Boulevard as a detour.

PennDOT has also closed or restricted several roads in the area.