TimB Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 This is now the wettest April day ever observed at Pittsburgh international, with 1.62” and counting observed since 1am. The official all time record for any April day is 2.34” on 4/14/1922. We’re up to 6th on the all time list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatwad Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Flash Flood Warning Flash Flood Warning PAC003-125-022000- /O.EXT.KPBZ.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-240402T2000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 1033 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024 The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Allegheny County in southwestern Pennsylvania... Northeastern Washington County in southwestern Pennsylvania... * Until 400 PM EDT. * At 1033 AM EDT, local law enforcement reported road closures due to flash flooding across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area through this evening. Flash flooding is already occurring. 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... Pittsburgh, Penn Hills, Mount Lebanon, Bethel Park, Ross Township, McCandless Township, Monroeville, Moon Township, McMurray, McKeesport, Franklin Park, Canonsburg, Gastonville, Shaler Township, Plum, West Mifflin, North Side Pittsburgh, Baldwin, Upper St. Clair and Hampton Township. Local law enforcement has reported road closures due to flash flooding occurring in Emsworth and Millvale, as well as Hampton, Ross, and Shaler Townships. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. && LAT...LON 4060 8019 4061 8018 4061 8015 4062 8015 4059 7989 4045 7976 4039 7975 4039 7976 4030 7979 4026 7994 4025 8014 4029 8024 4040 8026 4055 8026 FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.5-1 INCH IN 1 HOUR $$ TC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClimateChanger Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 1 hour ago, TimB said: This is now the wettest April day ever observed at Pittsburgh international, with 1.62” and counting observed since 1am. The official all time record for any April day is 2.34” on 4/14/1922. We’re up to 6th on the all time list. Wow, pretty crazy. April 1901 still takes the cake though. 2.05 inches of precipitation, and 12.7 inches of snow on April 3, 1901. Later in the month, 1.53" of rain on the 19th and an additional 2.24" on the 20th. What a heartbreaker that must have been though for southwestern Pennsylvania, as parts of eastern Ohio saw up to 3 1/2 feet of snow. At least, the nearly 13" of snow earlier in the month would have provided some consolation. Warren, Ohio Gratiot, Ohio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPITSnow Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 I’d have to think this cloud deck will have to break up rather fast to see any appreciable severe weather. 54 degrees at my house and while I see a break in Ohio it isn’t exactly huge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mailman Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 7 minutes ago, KPITSnow said: I’d have to think this cloud deck will have to break up rather fast to see any appreciable severe weather. 54 degrees at my house and while I see a break in Ohio it isn’t exactly huge It actually looked like it was filling in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mailman Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Shaved moderate risk to the west a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rd9108 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 No clearing here I doubt we get anything crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPITSnow Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 14 minutes ago, Rd9108 said: No clearing here I doubt we get anything crazy. Fine with this. I don’t want tornadoes and damaging winds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClimateChanger Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Up to a sultry T/Td of 69/64 at Washington County Airport, as of the top of the hour. Could see 70s this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChalkHillSnowNut Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Sunny here and 68 on the mountain-the sun is good for storms so praying it’s not terrible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClimateChanger Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Not to change the subject from the potential severe weather, but a quick climate glance for the first quarter of 2024 [through 3/31]. The average mean temperature for the first 1/4 of the year has been 39.7F, placing it in 5th place in the threaded record. Note, however, that 1890 [0.3F warmer] has 12 missing days, so it very well might be lower than this year if not for the missing data. Second warmest start to the year at the airport behind 2012. Last year had the 8th warmest first three months, now dropped back to 9th place in the threaded record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackngoldrules Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Things may change, but it's looking like nothing will be severe here. Atmosphere just too stable with all the cloud cover. Maybe some strong storms for some of us but that looks like that might be it. Yeah, it seems like when these things are forecasted, they usually fizzle out while we get nasty weather unexpectedly in other cases. Again, just looking at things as they stand now. Sent from my SM-G991U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TimB Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 10 hours ago, TheClimateChanger said: Wow, pretty crazy. April 1901 still takes the cake though. 2.05 inches of precipitation, and 12.7 inches of snow on April 3, 1901. Later in the month, 1.53" of rain on the 19th and an additional 2.24" on the 20th. What a heartbreaker that must have been though for southwestern Pennsylvania, as parts of eastern Ohio saw up to 3 1/2 feet of snow. At least, the nearly 13" of snow earlier in the month would have provided some consolation. Warren, Ohio Gratiot, Ohio That April 19th-20th period in 1901 now stands as the only two day period in April wetter than yesterday and today. Today has now become the 4th April day on record with 2”+ of precip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rd9108 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 24 minutes ago, Mailman said: Lol the severe watch for tonight is canceled already I bet this busts too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mailman Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Just seems to have been a flood event for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimB Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 And still lots of rain to come through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPITSnow Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 14 minutes ago, Rd9108 said: Lol the severe watch for tonight is canceled already I bet this busts too I think this is more for overnight than tomorrow here? looks like it’s all died out as far as severe storms, but I’d think some areas will have some big flooding issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackngoldrules Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Yeah, flooding is the main concern now. Heavy rain moving over the same areas.Sent from my SM-G991U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimB Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Obligatory “imagine if this was snow” post. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimB Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Yesterday’s final official tally of 2.68” makes it the wettest spring day on record for Pittsburgh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TimB Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Hell of a way to run a moderate risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimB Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Year to date precip is currently in 2nd place behind 2018, which of course was the record year (but a large amount of that precip from 1/1 through early April fell as snow). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheClimateChanger Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 34 minutes ago, TimB said: Year to date precip is currently in 2nd place behind 2018, which of course was the record year (but a large amount of that precip from 1/1 through early April fell as snow). Very impressive. 4th warmest and 2nd wettest YTD in the threaded record, and winter season snowfall currently sitting at 6th least on record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TimB Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 19 minutes ago, TheClimateChanger said: They screwed that up. Whatever they did, it excluded non-leap years. 2020 is actually in 16th place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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