CLARION, Pa. – A Flood Warning has been issued for Clarion County and surrounding areas.
The following flood warning was released by the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh at 4:22 a.m. on Sunday, January 12, 2014:
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
422 AM EST SUN JAN 12 2014
ARMSTRONG PA-CLARION PA-
422 AM EST SUN JAN 12 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR…ARMSTRONG COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA…CLARION COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA…
* UNTIL 1215 PM EST
* AT 409 AM EST…EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLOODING FROM AN ICE JAM NEAR EAST BRADY. WATER FROM THE ALLEGHENY RIVER HAS BEEN REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF ARMSTRONG RUN ROAD AND SEYBERTOWN ROAD.
* OTHER LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS ICE JAM INCLUDE ALL AREAS ALONG THE RIVER NEAR EAST BRADY AND BRADYS BEND.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. ALL PARTIES IN THESE AREAS SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER BY CALLING…412-262-1988…POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE…OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH.
