Weather in Westmoreland City, PA

...The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Pennsylvania... Youghiogheny River At Connellsville affecting Fayette County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Youghiogheny River at Connellsville. * WHEN...Until this evening. * IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Flooding begins in the vicinity of Yough Park. At 14.0 feet, Several inches of water floods basements of about 30 homes along left bank. River is bankful along the left bank just downstream from the Crawford Street Bridge. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:15 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 11.9 feet. - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this morning to a crest of 13.0 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late this afternoon. - Flood stage is 12.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 12.8 feet on 01/12/2005. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Somerset county. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * 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... - Several rounds of thunderstorms today and tonight will track southeast across the region and bring another 1 to 2 inches of rain to most parts of Somerset county. Localized additional rainfall amounts of up to 3 inches are possible where multiple storms train over the same area. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood