Tube City Almanac

March 14, 2010

Valley Stays (Mainly) Dry as Rain Goes South

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Lighter than expected rain has apparently helped the Mon-Yough region dodge a major flood this weekend.

According to National Weather Service forecasters in Moon Township, a storm system predicted to dump heavy rain in West Virginia's Cheat River basin on Saturday tracked about 50 to 75 miles further south. The Cheat River is one of several tributaries that feed the Monongahela River.

At the same time, the Mon-Yough area --- which expected to receive up to two inches of rain Saturday --- received only a tenth of an inch in West Mifflin to a quarter of an inch in Westmoreland and Washington counties.

Other parts of Western Pennsylvania saw little or no rain.

The Youghiogheny River has put part of Gergely Riverfront Park, Downtown, and the adjoining McKees Point Marina under water, along with parts of the Boston Waterfront area in Elizabeth Township, officials say.

Flooding is also reported around Sutersville, where the Youghiogheny reached flood stage at about 2:30 a.m. today.

At 8 a.m., the Yough was at nearly 21 feet in Sutersville, or about a foot above flood stage. Water levels were expected to begin slowly falling this afternoon.

The Monongahela is expected to crest at Braddock at 2 p.m. today at 18.2 feet --- about four feet below flood stage, and about a foot below the point at which navigation on the river is suspended.

The Mon is a foot and a half below flood stage at Elizabeth, and two and a half feet below at Charleroi. Water levels continue rising at both locations, though forecasters predict they will begin going down in a few hours.

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