Severe storms produce tornado warning, flash flood warnings across Pittsburgh area
By: KDKA-TV First Alert Meteorologist Carl Lam
Average High: 74° Average Low: 53°
Sunrise: 5:55 a.m. Sunset: 8:39 p.m.
FIRST ALERT: Today (Saturday) remains a First Alert Weather Day into the evening until the storms dissipate. Monday is also a First Alert Weather Day for rain, thunderstorms, and gusty winds.
AWARE: Flash Flood issued for Western Pa. and Northern West Virginia.
With all the rain that's fallen so far today and since it has fallen so quickly, it has led to a Flash Flood Warning being posted for Fayette, Greene and Monongalia counties.
Creeks and streams may rise rapidly and staying away from the bodies of water in a Flash Flood Warning is recommended.
If you see a flooded road, do not drive through it, since it is difficult to tell how deep the water actually is.
Conditions around Western Pennsylvania will still be bubbly enough for some rain showers and isolated thunderstorms to develop this evening. The threat of severe storms does diminish significantly as we go into the evening hours. However, with the cloud cover still in place for tonight, we are expecting temperatures to only cool down into the upper 50s and low 60s.
As we go into the overnight, there will be fog that sets up across Pittsburgh, and make sure you give yourself some extra commute time if you're headed out early on Sunday morning. Dense fog will lead to near zero visibility in low lying areas, at times.
We are tracking a quieter Sunday around Pittsburgh, with a slight chance for afternoon thunderstorms, but most of the day is usable. Once we get into Sunday evening, all bets are off, with rain starting to sneak into Western Pennsylvania. However, as we go into Memorial Day, it is a First Alert Weather Day for rain showers and possible thunderstorms, too.
Once we get past Wednesday, things will really start to settle down, with less active weather on the way.
