Severe T-Storm Watch (Possible Flooding) for Thursday
National Weather Service and PennDOT caution area residents and motorists.
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect today (Thursday) until 10 p.m., the National Weather Service has announced.
The watch area covers around 50 counties, including Allegheny's Baldwin-Whitehall area.
And with the heavy rain and wind expected to spread across the state today, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation District 11-0 is preparing for regionalized flooding and warns motorists to be alert for safety hazards while avoiding driving through floodwaters.
"Today’s rainfall may cause roadway flooding, and PennDOT maintenance personnel are monitoring streams, especially those along secondary and rural roads, that are likely to flood or be impacted by slides," according to a news release from the department. "Bridge inspection crews will monitor any impact of high water and debris on area bridges.
"Motorists are always urged to drive according to conditions they encounter. PennDOT warns motorists not to drive across roads covered with water because the water may be deeper than it looks, and never attempt to drive around barriers on any closed roads.
"Motorists are advised that power outages due to severe weather may cause traffic signals to become inoperable. The rules of the road require drivers to respond to an inoperable signal as they would a four-way stop sign. Motorists need to come to a complete stop and yield the right of way to the vehicle on the right.
"Forecasters are also calling for strong winds, which may down trees and utility lines."
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Robert Edward Healy, III
5:59 pm on Thursday, July 26, 2012
If anyone has photos of this today, upload them here. We've been lucky so far it seems.
Robert Edward Healy, III
6:45 pm on Thursday, July 26, 2012
Here comes the wind and rain through south Baldwin. No word of any flooding yet. Let's hope not.
Robert Edward Healy, III
9:58 pm on Thursday, July 26, 2012
From Duquesne Light: "We have approximately 1,600 customers that remain out of service as of 10 pm. Expecting all customers to be restored by early afternoon on Friday."
Anne
11:24 pm on Thursday, July 26, 2012
A car in our parking lot was incinerated by lightning around 4 Thursday afternoon. The hood has at least five holes large enough to put your finger through. I felt a very loud rumbling near our building twice today. One neighbor told me that the ground was hot near the car when he pulled in, which was probably just after it happened.
All of the windows are blown out, the entire inside is burned, front tires exploded. The trunk, oddly, looks perfect. The little black car was very neatly backed into the space, with other cars parked immediately next to it.
While I feel badly for my neighbor who lost their car, I am thankful that nature chose that particular car rather than a home or Leland Center. Thank God that no one was injured or killed.
Robert Edward Healy, III
11:32 pm on Thursday, July 26, 2012
Anne, will you please email me directly?: robert.healyiii@patch.com
Anne
10:13 am on Friday, July 27, 2012
Spreading misinformation!?!? The one certain thing is that there is a burned out car in our parking lot. Another neighborhood theory holds that the car was towed there, already burned, on Wednesday night, and abandoned . . . or dumped, depending on how you prefer to look at it.
If I got things wrong, I do apologize. It's just that I've never seen anything like it before. Whatever happened, this car has a train-wreck sort of captivation.
Margaret French
12:20 am on Friday, July 27, 2012
Anne WOW! Scary! Years ago one time when my daughter had her other house the lightning hit a pine tree in her yard and it looked like millions of little matches. That is how bad it blew it to bits.
JustMe
11:07 am on Friday, July 27, 2012
Glad I didn't have any damage by the storm last night. Was woken up at 6 am by a neighbor that is cutting down a pine tree that fell on their home last night. They are lucky the tree didn't do more damage that crushing the gutter on the house.
Robert Edward Healy, III
3:31 pm on Friday, July 27, 2012
From Duquesne Light:
"We are down to less than 200 customers that remain out of service. These customers will be restored throughout the afternoon. Thanks for all your assistance during this storm.
"This is the final update for this storm."