Flash Flood Warning: Uniontown, Fayette County

Flash Flood Warning issued for Uniontown as thunderstorm rolls through

Updated: 4:36 PM EDT Jun 4, 2024

OF EXPECTED YESTERDAY. THE ACTION RIGHT NOW WORKING THROUGH FAYETTE AND WESTMORELAND COUNTIES THAT RED BOX IS A FLASH FLOOD WARNING. THAT IS RIGHT AROUND UNIONTOWN WHERE YOU PICKED UP ABOUT ONE TO EVEN TWO INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS SO THERE COULD BE SOME FLOODING GOING ON THERE. THAT WARNING IS GOING TO CONTINUE UNTIL 630 THIS EVENING. AGAIN IMMEDIATELY OVER UNIONTOWN. FORTUNATELY, THOUGH, THE RAIN, THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN SLOW MOVING, ARE PUSHING PAST UNIONTOWN. SO THAT’S A GOOD SIGN. BUT STILL DECENT STORM FROM OHIOPYLE BACK TOWARDS FARMINGTON, EVEN INTO PRESTON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. MEANWHILE, FROM NEWSSTAND UP TOWARDS GREENSBURG, EVEN AROUND ELIZABETH, YOU’RE SEEING A DOWNPOUR RIGHT NOW FOR EVERYBODY ELSE, JUST SOME PUFFY CUMULUS CLOUDS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING. WE’LL SEE SOME OF THOSE SHOWERS CONTINUING TO WORK THEIR WAY TOWARDS THE NORTH. HERE AS WE GO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON OUTSIDE OF THAT, IT’S TOASTY HERE ON YOUR TUESDAY 86 IN THE CITY, THAT DEW POINT IN THE LOWER 60S, A SIGN THAT IT IS STARTING TO FEEL EVEN MORE HUMID, FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURES AROUND 90 DEGREES. IN BEAVER. IT FEELS LIKE 87. IN MORGANTOWN, IN MONROEVILLE, OBVIOUSLY, RAIN COOLED. THERE IN UNIONTOWN FOLLOWING THAT VERY HEAVY RAIN THAT THEY’VE BEEN SEEING THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE AFTERNOON. IT STAYS HUMID WITH INCREASING CLOUDS TONIGHT AND THEN AN UPTICK IN SOME OF THOSE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE SEVERE WEATHER ALERT DAY TOMORROW. I’LL BE TALKING MORE ABOUT THAT

Flash Flood Warning issued for Uniontown as thunderstorm rolls through

Updated: 4:36 PM EDT Jun 4, 2024

A thunderstorm has dumped more than an inch of rain over parts of southern Fayette County Tuesday afternoon.A flash flood warning has been issued for Uniontown, Oliver and Hopwood due to the heavy amount of rain. That warning is set to expire at 6:30 p.m.Flooded roadways are already being reported in the area, including US 119 at West Main Street and Derrick Avenue between Easter Berkeley and Craig Street.See the latest forecast in the video player above.More: Read the weather alert for your countyInteractive radar: Track the stormsLearn how to enable automatic weather alerts on the WTAE mobile appWestern Pennsylvania is preparing for a Severe Weather Alert Day on Wednesday. The day will turn more unsettled with better chances for showers and storms late.Showers will linger into Thursday, especially during the first part of the day. Temperatures will cool down as clouds hang on with hit or miss showers through late week.

FAYETTE COUNTY, Pa. —

A thunderstorm has dumped more than an inch of rain over parts of southern Fayette County Tuesday afternoon.

A flash flood warning has been issued for Uniontown, Oliver and Hopwood due to the heavy amount of rain. That warning is set to expire at 6:30 p.m.

Flooded roadways are already being reported in the area, including US 119 at West Main Street and Derrick Avenue between Easter Berkeley and Craig Street.

See the latest forecast in the video player above.

Western Pennsylvania is preparing for a Severe Weather Alert Day on Wednesday. The day will turn more unsettled with better chances for showers and storms late.

Showers will linger into Thursday, especially during the first part of the day. Temperatures will cool down as clouds hang on with hit or miss showers through late week.