State Police tells Newswatch that several roads in #Erie County are covered with water! They were too busy to give a detailed list. Give yourself extra time on your morning commute, and do NOT travel through water covering the roadways!!!
THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130am.
Newswatch is getting reports of flooded roadways! Interchange and 99 has water covering the roadways. This may be rather common this morning with the heavy rains overnight into this morning.
NOTE: NEVER DRIVE INTO WATER COVERING A ROADWAY! Floods are the NUMBER ONE cause of weather-related deaths. TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN!
Here is the 6am image of Storm Track 4D’s rainfall estimates. This is a look at how much rain may have fallen over the last 3 hours (between 3am and 6am). Heavy rains like this will lead to flooding, and with standing water still on the ground, more flooding my be possible later today as [...]
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR…
ERIE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
* UNTIL 1130 AM EDT
* AT 521 AM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATED FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN BETWEEN 415 TO 515 AM WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FROM ERIE TO WESLEYVILLE. RADAR ALSO SHOWS [...]
A “Cut Off” area of low pressure will be setting some nasty weather loose on the region this week. These “cut off” or “upper level” lows, as they are called, are responsible for bringing rather cool temperatures, clouds, fog, lake effect rain (or snow in the right season), and even thunderstorms if some sunshine peeks [...]
The outlook for thunderstorms tomorrow (6/19) looks pretty good. There may be enough “ingredients” in the atmosphere to promote severe thunderstorms, and possibly worse around the region.
The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) already has us under the “slight risk” for severe weather, while a good chunk of Ohio falls under the “moderate risk” category. In short, we [...]
It is always smart to have supplies ready to go when severe weather strikes, and many of our viewers are prepared for rough weather. But, with changes in technology, you may need to make sure you are REALLY prepared.
As of this week, all TV stations in Erie are going to be broadcasting in the digital [...]