{"id":279444,"date":"2026-09-05T03:40:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T03:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/279444\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T03:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T03:40:11","slug":"pittsburgh-region-cleans-up-after-record-rainfall-more-storms-on-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/279444\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh region cleans up after record rainfall, more storms on the way"},"content":{"rendered":"

PITTSBURGH \u2014 Pittsburgh registered over two inches of rain Thursday, setting a new record rainfall for the date. Unfortunately, more scattered storms are on tap today, with the main timeline coming early this afternoon.<\/p>\n

>>> TRACK THE STORMS WITH INTERACTIVE RADAR<\/a><\/p>\n

>>> PHOTOS: Storms sweep through Western Pennsylvania<\/a><\/p>\n

>>> LATEST POWER OUTAGES<\/a><\/p>\n

The highest risk for damaging winds will be roughly from Pittsburgh points south, though it won\u2019t take much additional rain to cause more flash flooding in the city. Friday night football plans should be in decent shape with just a few showers possible south and west of the city.<\/p>\n

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Wind Outlook <\/p>\n

We may see one last round of rain and storms graze past the area late tonight and early Saturday; otherwise, we\u2019ll start to feel some drier air push in Saturday afternoon with highs a little closer to average.<\/p>\n

Sunshine, low humidity and comfortable nights will be the theme going into early next week and Labor Day, with highs each day around 80 degrees.<\/p>\n

LIVE UPDATES<\/p>\n

UPDATE 2:51 p.m.: North Huntingdon Township has issued a Declaration of Disaster Emergency. Click here to read more.<\/a><\/p>\n

UPDATE 2:07 p.m. Pittsburgh fire and EMS crews rescued dozens of drivers who became stranded in their vehicles during Thursday\u2019s strong storms. Click here to read more.<\/a><\/p>\n

UPDATE 1:48 p.m.: The City of Pittsburgh gave insight into its overnight response to Thursday\u2019s storms. Click here to read more.<\/a><\/p>\n

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UPDATE 12:38 p.m.: Oakmont Borough shared photos of damage to the Oakmont Carnegie Library, which has been closed until further notice. Click here to see them.<\/a><\/p>\n

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UPDATE 12:22 p.m.: West Penn Power said estimated restoration times (ETRs) will be established as damage assessments continue. Click here to read more.<\/a><\/p>\n

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UPDATE 11:18 a.m.: Duquesne Light Co. says about 240 mutual assistance personnel from New York, Florida, Alabama and Quebec are coming to help with power restoration efforts. Click here to read more.<\/a><\/p>\n

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UPDATE 10:55 a.m.: The Westmoreland County Courthouse will close early due to a power outage. Click here to read more.<\/a><\/p>\n

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UPDATE 10:30 a.m.: Oakmont officials have given an update on storm cleanup after a Declaration of Disaster Emergency was declared Thursday evening. Click here to read more.<\/a><\/p>\n

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UPDATE 9:50 a.m.: The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for Allegheny, Beaver, Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland counties until 8 a.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE 9:35 a.m.: More than 80,000 power outages were reported in our area as of 9 a.m. Click here for the latest count.<\/a><\/p>\n

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UPDATE 8:47 a.m.: The Borough of Oakmont declared a state of emergency during Thursday\u2019s severe storms. Click here to read more.<\/a><\/p>\n

Three Pittsburgh City Schools are shifting to synchronous remote learning Friday due to a power outage. Click here to read more.<\/a><\/p>\n

A vehicle got stuck in the water at a Washington County underpass early Friday. Click here to read more.<\/a><\/p>\n

Click here for Thursday\u2019s weather coverage.<\/a><\/p>\n

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