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Flash flood emergency: Water rescues in Allegheny County as heavy rain continues

Water rescues reported amid heavy rainfall in western Pennsylvania
Mike Valente
Reporter
Flash flood emergency: Water rescues in Allegheny County as heavy rain continues

Water rescues reported amid heavy rainfall in western Pennsylvania

HAPPENED RIGHT IN FRONT OF US. IT TOOK A LITTLE COAXING FROM OAKDALE FIREFIGHTERS, BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO CARRY JANET LEE OUT OF. HER HOME AS THE CREEK NEARBY STARTED TO OVERFLOW. MY CELLAR IS FLOODING AGAIN, AND ALL THIS CREEK WATER, THE CONSISTENT DOWNPOUR, REROUTING DRIVERS WHAT I GOT DONE. IT WAS ABOUT A FOOT OF WATER ON THIS ROAD. PEOPLE WERE STILL COMING THROUGH. FIRST RESPONDERS FOCUSING MOST OF THEIR EFFORTS ON CLINTON AVENUE. I WENT TO WORK DOWN STEUBENVILLE AND I CALLED MY NEIGHBOR, WHO’S GETTING FLOODED NOW, AND SHE SAID, I BETTER GET HOME. INSIDE PETE PERRY’S HOME WAS HIS EIGHT YEAR OLD JAPANESE, EDDIE, WHO HAD TO BE BROUGHT OUT BY FIREFIGHTERS AS HE’S SHAKEN A LITTLE BIT. I THINK HE’S NOT USED TO ALL THIS ATTENTION AND EVERYTHING, PETE’S NEIGHBOR, JANET LEE, WAS SHAKEN UP A BIT TOO, BUT IT HELPED TO HAVE A FRIENDLY FACE WAITING FOR HER OUTSIDE. I CAME DOWN, I HELPED ONE FAMILY GET HOME AND I THOUGHT I BETTER CHECK ON THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY. THESE TWO WOMEN NEVER MET BEFORE. TODAY. STEPHANIE ECKERT JUST HEARD JANET MIGHT NEED A HAND. SHE WAS SITTING ON HER PORCH. YOU CAN’T LEAVE. A NEIGHBOR IN DISTRESS RIGHT? RIGHT. THE FLOOD WATERS AS HIGH AS. 5 TO 6FT IN SOME POINTS. THAT’S ACCORDING TO THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY SWIFT WATER RESCUE TEAM. THEY TELL ME THAT. THEY HAVE RESCUED NINE PEOPLE. SO FAR. RIGHT NOW, THEY’RE ON STANDBY AGAIN AS THE FLOOD WATERS REMAIN QUITE HIGH. OF COURSE, WE’LL KEEP YOU APPRIZED OF ALL THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. ON AIR AND ONLINE
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Flash flood emergency: Water rescues in Allegheny County as heavy rain continues

Water rescues reported amid heavy rainfall in western Pennsylvania
Mike Valente
Reporter
Water rescues were being reported in Allegheny County as heavy rainfall hit western Pennsylvania on Thursday night, with more rain expected on Friday.Firefighters rescue person from home: See the video aboveSome areas saw between 3 and 4 inches of rain. The Allegheny County Swiftwater/Flood Response Team said water was as high as 5 to 6 feet in some parts of Oakdale. At least seven people were rescued Thursday evening.The National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency for Oakdale and Coraopolis. The alert said, "This is a particularly dangerous situation. Seek higher ground now! Life-threatening flash flooding of low water crossings, small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses."Click here to see the active weather alerts for your county.Interactive radar: Track storms as they move through your areaSevere weather alerts: Get free alerts for your countyLearn how to enable automatic weather alerts on the WTAE mobile appStream local weather from WTAE on Very LocalOn Clinton Avenue, Oakdale firefighters carried Janet Lee out of her home as a nearby creek started to overflow. Lee said her cellar was flooded from the creek water.Inside Pete Perri's home was Eddie, an 8-year-old Havanese who had to be brought out by firefighters."He's shaking a little bit. I don't think he's used to all this attention," Perri said.Pittsburgh's Action News 4 saw cars submerged on Clinton Avenue in Oakdale as the rain continued to fall Thursday evening.Wilkins Township public safety officials said Lougeay Road was closed between Old William Penn Highway and Lower Rodi Road due to flooding. Drivers were being advised to avoid the area.The city of Pittsburgh said floodgates were activated at the intersection of Washington and Allegheny River boulevards due to high water levels.Share your weather photos (if it's safe in your area) at wtae.com/upload or tap the u local button on the WTAE mobile app.Many roads were closed or restricted due to flooding, including westbound I-376 (Parkway West) in Robinson Township. Click here for PennDOT's list of road closures. Keep up with local news and weather with the WTAE app here. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!
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Water rescues were being reported in Allegheny County as heavy rainfall hit western Pennsylvania on Thursday night, with more rain expected on Friday.

Firefighters rescue person from home: See the video above

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Some areas saw between 3 and 4 inches of rain. The Allegheny County Swiftwater/Flood Response Team said water was as high as 5 to 6 feet in some parts of Oakdale. At least seven people were rescued Thursday evening.

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency for Oakdale and Coraopolis. The alert said, "This is a particularly dangerous situation. Seek higher ground now! Life-threatening flash flooding of low water crossings, small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses."

Click here to see the active weather alerts for your county.

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On Clinton Avenue, Oakdale firefighters carried Janet Lee out of her home as a nearby creek started to overflow. Lee said her cellar was flooded from the creek water.

Inside Pete Perri's home was Eddie, an 8-year-old Havanese who had to be brought out by firefighters.

"He's shaking a little bit. I don't think he's used to all this attention," Perri said.

Pittsburgh's Action News 4 saw cars submerged on Clinton Avenue in Oakdale as the rain continued to fall Thursday evening.

Wilkins Township public safety officials said Lougeay Road was closed between Old William Penn Highway and Lower Rodi Road due to flooding. Drivers were being advised to avoid the area.

The city of Pittsburgh said floodgates were activated at the intersection of Washington and Allegheny River boulevards due to high water levels.

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.


Share your weather photos (if it's safe in your area) at wtae.com/upload or tap the u local button on the WTAE mobile app.

Many roads were closed or restricted due to flooding, including westbound I-376 (Parkway West) in Robinson Township. Click here for PennDOT's list of road closures.


Keep up with local news and weather with the WTAE app here. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!

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