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Pittsburgh Area To Be Pummeled With Heavy Rain
Pack the umbrella. Take the raincoat off of the closet hook. You're about to need both.
PITTSBURGH, PA — Hope you enjoyed this week's nice weather, because it's about to crash big-time.
Thursday will be pleasant enough. But the National Weather Service and other forecasters are forecasting as much as three inches of rain and colder temperatures moving in on Friday. State College-based AccuWeather is warning of possible flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. The Weather Channel is warning of potentially heavy rain Friday afternoon and evening.
The reason: Tropical Storm Nicole, expected to make landfall as a hurricane in Florida Wednesday night, will trek northward toward Southwestern Pennsylvania. Its remnants will be here on Friday.
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We are continuing to monitor a soaker of a storm set to arrive early Friday morning. We expect total rainfall of up to 3". While flash flooding is unlikely due to event duration, some isolated flooding impacts may occur in larger basins. Uncertainty still exists w/ storm track. pic.twitter.com/JSc8g4CEMT
— NWS Pittsburgh (@NWSPittsburgh) November 9, 2022
Want worse news? You've got it.
The above-average temperatures the region has enjoyed since the start of the month are about to vanish. Once Nicole drenches us, expect high temperatures for the next week only in the low- to mid-40s.
Find out what's happening in Pittsburghfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
On the bright side, the average high temperature in Pittsburgh for July 1 is 83 degrees. On the bleak side, that date is more than seven months away.
Enjoy.
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