Flash flood warning canceled for Pittsburgh and surrounding communities

Jeff Himler
Thursday, July 9, 2020 5:57 p.m. | Thursday, July 9, 2020 5:57 p.m.

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The National Weather Service has canceled a flash flood warning issued Thursday evening for central Allegheny County.

The warning, which included Pittsburgh, Crafton, Dormont, McKees Rocks, Millvale, Etna, Bellevue, West View and Glenshaw, was canceled at about 6:45 p.m.

If there's any flooding in the Pittsburgh metro, please let us know! Heaviest rainfall appears to have fallen around Glenshaw, Millvale, North Side/Deutschtown, and also McKees Rocks. https://t.co/1BM6mzN2Zt

— NWS Pittsburgh (@NWSPittsburgh) July 9, 2020

Meteorologist Michael Brown said areas of Glenshaw and Ross Township saw 2 inches of rain in just an hour, but the ground was able to absorb if following a recent stretch of dry weather.