Active Alerts Mosiertown, PA

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH464 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREASIN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIESIN NORTHEAST OHIOASHTABULA CUYAHOGA GEAUGALAKE MAHONING PORTAGETRUMBULLIN PENNSYLVANIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIESIN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIACRAWFORD ERIETHIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASHTABULA, AURORA, AUSTINTOWN,BAINBRIDGE, BOARDMAN, BURTON, CHARDON, CHESTERLAND, CLEVELAND,CONNEAUT, EASTLAKE, ERIE, GENEVA, KENT, MEADVILLE, MENTOR,MIDDLEFIELD, NILES, PAINESVILLE, RAVENNA, SOUTH RUSSELL,STREETSBORO, TITUSVILLE, WARREN, WICKLIFFE, WILLOUGHBY,WILLOWICK, AND YOUNGSTOWN.

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may leadto localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through floodedroadways.A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT fornorthwestern Pennsylvania.

At 228 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms alonga line extending from 8 miles south of Erie to Waterford to nearEdinboro. Movement was east at 20 mph.HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.SOURCE...Radar indicated.IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow aroundunsecured objects.Locations impacted include...Erie, Corry, Edinboro, North East, Union City, Cambridge Springs,Waterford, Wattsburg, Northwest Harborcreek, Canadohta Lake,Lincolnville, Harborcreek, Lawrence Park, Wesleyville, Mill Village,Spartansburg, Elgin, and Northwest Harborcr.

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.* WHERE...A portion of northwest Pennsylvania, including thefollowing counties, Crawford and Erie.* WHEN...Until 515 PM EDT.* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.Ponding of water in urban or other areas is imminent.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 204 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due tothunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to beginshortly in the advisory area. Up to 1 inch of rain hasfallen.- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are expectedover the area. This additional rain will result in minorflooding.- Some locations that will experience flooding include...Erie, Conneaut, Corry, Edinboro, North East, Union City,Girard, Waterford, Albion, Wattsburg, Northwest Harborcreek,Harborcreek, Lawrence Park, Wesleyville, Lake City,Cranesville, Platea, Mill Village, McKean and Elgin.- Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safetyand preparedness information.