Weather Alerts For East Pittsburgh, PA

# HEADLINE -------------------- FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. WHERE Portions of east central Ohio, including the following areas, Carroll, Columbiana and Jefferson OH, Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Clarion, Fayette, Forest, Higher Elevations of Fayette, Higher Elevations of Indiana, Higher Elevations of Westmoreland, Indiana, Jefferson PA, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango, Washington and Westmoreland, and West Virginia, including the following areas, Brooke and Hancock. WHEN Until 11 PM EDT this evening. IMPACTS Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. ADDITIONAL DETAILS - The combination of saturated grounds and heavy rain potential from slow moving thunderstorms creates a higher risk for flash flooding, especially in poor drainage, low lying areas, or areas that experienced flooding within the previous three days. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood ISSUED AT Monday, July 6, 2026 at 1:31 PM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA HEADER Flood Watch # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Butler, Hancock, Westmoreland, Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Brooke, Carroll, Clarion, Columbiana, Fayette, Forest, Higher Elevations of Fayette, Higher Elevations of Indiana, Higher Elevations of Westmoreland, Indiana, Jefferson OH, Jefferson PA, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango, Washington Including the cities of Sharon, Salem, Ambridge, Malvern, Greensburg, Weirton, Butler, Punxsutawney, Ellwood City, East Liverpool, Monessen, Champion, Follansbee, Carrollton, Indiana, Columbiana, Ligonier, New Castle, Ohiopyle, Steubenville, Brookville, Beaver Falls, Canonsburg, Donegal, Washington, New Kensington, Hermitage, Lower Burrell, Franklin, Oil City, Aliquippa, Monaca, Clarion, Kittanning, Latrobe, Uniontown, Grove City, Murrysville, Pittsburgh Metro Area, Wellsburg, Armagh, Tionesta, and Ford City

Closest strike: 0.58 miles Stay Alert! Remain in a safe area until there has been no lightning within 10 miles of this location for 30 minutes. Please be aware that lightning activity can remain high even when a storm is moving away from your location. Even if rain has stopped, do not leave your safe area until WeatherBug indicates that lightning is more than 10 miles away from this selected location. IF OUTDOORS Avoid water, high ground, and open spaces. Avoid all metal objects including electric wires, fences, and machinery. Find a safe area in a building or in a fully enclosed vehicle with the windows completely shut. Unsafe places include underneath canopies, small picnic or rain shelters, convertibles, or near trees. IF INDOORS Avoid water and stay away from doors and windows. Avoid using a hard line telephone. Take off headphones. Turn off, unplug, and stay away from appliances, computers, power tools, and TV sets. Lightning may strike exterior electric and phone lines, inducing shocks to inside equipment.

There is a Marginal Severe Storm Risk for your location. Continue reading for today's outlook from the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center. -------------------- National Severe Storm Outlook THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC...NORTHERN PLAINS...AND THE ARKLATEX REGION SUMMARY Widely scattered severe thunderstorms capable of large hail and severe wind gusts appear possible across the eastern Dakotas and western Minnesota this afternoon and evening. Isolated to scattered damaging wind gusts will also be possible with the strongest storms in the southern Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas, and ArkLaTex regions. MN/ND Morning water vapory imagery shows a fast-moving shortwave trough over southern Manitoba, with its associated surface cold front sagging southward across ND. This front will serve as the focus for scattered thunderstorm development by mid-afternoon from northern MN into eastern ND. Strong heating ahead of the front and dewpoints near 70F will yield MLCAPE over 3000 J/kg. Forecast soundings show relatively steep mid-level lapse rates and favorable deep-layer shear for supercells capable of large hail and severe wind gusts. These storms may persist through the evening, spreading southward into central MN and eastern SD. Mid Atlantic/Carolinas Another day of scattered afternoon thunderstorms will affect much of the Mid Atlantic and Carolinas region today. Vertical shear and steering flow is rather weak, suggesting storms will be poorly organized. However, strong heating and steep low-level lapse rates, combined with substantial CAPE in forecast soundings, suggest that the strongest cells will pose the risk of damaging wind gusts over a relatively broad area again today. AR/LA/OK/TX Strong heating and ample low-level moisture will lead to scattered afternoon thunderstorms again today over much of AR, southeast OK, northeast TX, and northern LA. This is near a mid-level trough where lapse rates and mid-level temperatures are more favorable for robust up/downdrafts capable of damaging wind gusts. Have opted for a small SLGT risk for parts of this area where convective coverage appears highest. Northern UT into WY Scattered high-based fast-moving thunderstorms are expected this afternoon over northern UT, moving northeastward into western and northern WY. The strongest of these cells will pose a risk of damaging wind gusts.