Rain hits Penn Hills, Plum ‘unusually hard,’ causing widespread damage

Della Wagasky of Plum, who lives along New Texas Road, examines damage from Sunday night’s flooding. Wagasky’s friend was visiting when the heavy rain struck, and when he tried to leave, the rushing water carried his car into the creek that runs through her property. Wagasky’s driveway was completely washed away.

A shed belonging to a company along Saltsburg Road in Plum near the intersection of Monroeville Trestle Road was being held by a chain attached to an excavation vehicle the morning of Monday, July 22.

Plum Creek is seen beside a mobile home park along Kirk Road in Plum Borough on July 22, 2019.

The baseball fields along New Texas Road in Plum were damaged due to flooding on Monday, July 22, 2019.

The baseball fields along New Texas Road in Plum were damaged due to flooding on Monday, July 22, 2019.

Debris is piled by the side of the road on Saltsburg Road in Plum the morning of Monday, July 22.

Saltsburg Road between New Texas Road and Center Hill Road was closed Monday, July 22 due to flooding.

The creek running under the bridge on Saltsburg Road at the intersection near Monroeville Trestle Road was still high the morning of Monday, July 22.

Puckety Creek in Upper Burrell rages over its banks near Greensburg Road at Myers Drive on Monday, July 22, 2019.

Puckety Creek near Myers Drive in Plum rages over its banks on Monday, July 22, 2019.