Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 3 at 6:21PM EDT until September 3 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 3, 2026 - 3:21pm
Expires:
September 3, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
At 621 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported 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...Law enforcement reported.
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...
New Castle, Columbiana, East Palestine, Lisbon, Oakwood, Leetonia,
New Castle Northwest, New Waterford, Big Beaver, New Beaver,
Bessemer, Koppel, Wampum, South New Castle, New Galilee, Enon
Valley, Darlington and Rogers.
Roads were flooded in New Castle.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Columbiana, OH; Beaver, PA; Lawrence, PA
Forcast Office:
NWS Pittsburgh PA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov