{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.456ba420632f4d44cfee4e673be262403943ae17.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued September 12 at 5:34PM EDT until September 12 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-12","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.456ba420632f4d44cfee4e673be262403943ae17.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Pittsburgh PA"},"word_count":159,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued September 12 at 5:34PM EDT until September 12 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Armstrong, PA; Indiana, PA\n**Issued by:** NWS Pittsburgh PA\n**Sent:** 2026-09-12T17:34:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-12T17:34:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-12T20:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nAt 534 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flash flooding across\nthe warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen.\nAdditional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the\nwarned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.\n\nHAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.\n\nSOURCE...Law enforcement reported.\n\nIMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,\nhighways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor\ndrainage and low-lying areas.\n\nSome locations that will experience flash flooding include...\nIndiana, Rural Valley, West Lebanon, Dayton, Chevy Chase Heights,\nRossiter, Ernest, Marion Center, Elderton, Creekside, Plumville,\nShelocta, Atwood, Dixonville, Jacksonville, Smicksburg and\nRochester Mills.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles."}