NWS Pittsburgh PAFF.W 0152September 20, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Washington County, PA
The National Weather Service office in Pittsburgh issued a flash flood warning for Washington County in Pennsylvania, which was in force until 1:30 p.m. local time on September 20. It was the 152nd flash flood warning the NWS office in Pittsburgh issued in 2026. Pennsylvania had 43 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 12 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Pennsylvania's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Pittsburgh PA
- Area
- Washington County
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:37 a.m. EDT, September 20, 2026
- Expires
- 1:30 p.m. EDT, September 20, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KPBZ FF.W 0152
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWPBZ The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Washington County in southwestern Pennsylvania... * Until 130 PM EDT. * At 1037 AM EDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Emergency management 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... Washington, Canonsburg, Avella, Wolfdale, McGovern, Bentleyville, East Washington, New Eagle, Baidland, Houston, Ellsworth, Claysville, Deemston, Eighty Four, Cokeburg, Hickory, Beallsville and West Alexander.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.