Major Flood Damage in Pittsburgh and Western Penn.

logybogy · #1 Postby **logybogy** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 9:37 pm

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04261/380930.stm

nolabelplez · #2 Postby **nolabelplez** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:55 pm

My cousin called from Carnegie. He tried to go home after work, but the police set up road blocks. They said his street is under 4 ft of water.

Nuclear_Cane · #3 Postby **Nuclear_Cane** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 11:44 pm

Pittsburgh is my home town !! I relocated near Richmond Virginia 23 years ago however.
Imagine if they would have gotten the 11-12 inches of rain in that we got here in 7 hours due to Gaston last month. . . .

shaner · #4 Postby **shaner** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 11:47 pm

Major roads, such as McKnight in Ross, Route 51 in Overbrook and Route 8 in Shaler were under water.

Whoa. Got family right there. I better make a phone call.

FlSteel · #5 Postby **FlSteel** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 4:46 am

My dad owns a laundry mat down on Dewey St. He said that it is under more than 6 ft of water. I hear that it is a mess down there, and the main rivers have not even crested yet. Hope this storm does not decide to stall now.

Ed25 · #6 Postby **Ed25** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 5:25 am

http://www.meteo.psu.edu/~gadomski/RADP ... dloop.html

#7 Postby **BocaGirl** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 10:55 am

I'm from Pittsburgh too and have family in Oakmont. Hard to think that Ivan missed us here in South Florida and got my family in Western Pennsylvania instead.

They say it's bad, really bad. No flooding on the Allegheny though. Mainly the Mon and the Ohio rivers.

BocaGirl
Barbara

btornado · #8 Postby **btornado** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 11:44 am

I moved to Everett 2 years ago after growing up in the Burg! Here's a link to a Photo Journal of the flooding:
http://www.post-gazette.com/journal/pho ... %2F18%2F04

-Bernie

btornado · #9 Postby **btornado** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 11:49 am

Record rainfall yesterday in Pittsburgh of 5.95" (the most ever recorded in a single day). The remnants of Frances brought 3.6" ten days ago.
"GO STEELERS"

-Bernie

#10 Postby **Pburgh** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 1:37 pm

I'm located about 5 miles north of the Shaler and Aetna areas which are flooded. I collect water for my gardens and the barrel had 8" in it this morning. Many, many roads were closed due to flooding and many more major roads (including the Pa Turnpike) were closed due to landslides and flooding. The ground was so saturated due to the rain from Frances last week that Ivan's rains had nowhere to go. We have three major rivers here, the Monongahela and the Allegheny which meet in downtown Pittsburgh to form the Ohio river. The Mon and Ohio have not crested as yet.

It's great to see so many Pittsburgh natives here.
Go Steelers

ohiostorm · #11 Postby **ohiostorm** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 2:42 pm

On the NWS site, the Alleghany river is flooding just as bad as the other 2 rivers. The Ohio River is expected to crest some 8-10' above flood stage in some areas. Wheeling Island and many small communities along the river will be under water this evening. Comparing this flood to the Flood of 1996.

#12 Postby **BocaGirl** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 4:10 pm

Pburgh wrote:It's great to see so many Pittsburgh natives here.
Go Steelers

Yins better believe it!

Hey Pburgh, please keep us informed. I'm not too worried about my relatives because they live up the hill in Oakmont. Still, they're really old and I worry that the people who take care of them won't be able to make it to the Hulton Bridge on Route 28.

BocaGirl
Barbara

FLAgirl · #13 Postby **FLAgirl** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 7:22 pm

Another former Pittsburgh girl here (now a FLA Girl!). Still have relatives in the "Burgh" and it was a mess last night. Does anyone know how the town is doing today? Have the waters receeded? Are roads still closed?

#14 Postby **Pburgh** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 8:14 pm

The Ohio River crested at 31.5 feet. Flood stage is 25 feet. The Point is flooded. Basements in the downtown area are also getting water. Flagirl, many roads are still closed. The town just south of me is still flooded and many business' on Route 8 were completely destroyed. It's my understanding that the Main Street in Carnegie is totally destroyed also. One man is still missing and presumed drown.

My prayers go out to all of Ivan's victims.

ohiostorm · #15 Postby **ohiostorm** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 1:06 am

Its about the same story in all of PA, OH, and WVA. The river wont be as bad in Pittsburgh as it will be south in Wheeling. Im going there tomorrow to check it out. Cresting nearly 8-10' above flood stage.

#16 Postby **Pburgh** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 7:13 pm

Stay safe Ohiostorm. I know how that Ohio River can be very wild.

wxwatcher2 · #17 Postby **wxwatcher2** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 7:37 pm

This too shall pass.

T'Bonz · #18 Postby **T'Bonz** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 8:12 pm

**waves at the other Floridian transplants from Pittsburgh.

**

Any of you old enough to remember Agnes in 1972? (I think it was 1972!)

ColdFront77 · #19 Postby **ColdFront77** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 8:15 pm

1972 it was! -----> Hurricane Agnes

T'Bonz · #20 Postby **T'Bonz** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 8:16 pm

It came up to Pittsburgh and kicked our butt severely.

It rained for days. As a young teen (pre-driving age), I was stuck indoors forever, or so it seemed.

Major Flood Damage in Pittsburgh and Western Penn.

Major Flood Damage in Pittsburgh and Western Penn.

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