Crime & Safety
UPDATED: Cleanup Under Way After Widespread Pittsburgh Flooding
Flooding is taking place throughout Pittsburgh and Peters Township.
Cleanup continues after two rounds of severe storms pounded the Pittsburgh area on Wednesday.
Patch received no reports of injuries, but a number of residents are cleaning out flooded basements and cutting down fallen trees.
Peters residents are asked to follow the link on the homepage http://www.peterstownship.com/ or call the Peters Township Municipal Building at 724-941-4180 to report flooding problems.
Power companies Duquesne Light and West Penn Power are working around the clock to restore power for customers. Click here for the latest Duquesne Light outages and here for the current West Penn Power outages.
The next chance of rain is Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service located in Moon Township.
The South Hills received the worst of the flooding. Twelve municipalities declared a disaster emergency: Castle Shannon Borough, Elizabeth Borough, Findlay Township, Jefferson Hills Borough, Lincoln Borough, North Fayette Township, Oakdale Borough, Scott Township, South Fayette Township, Upper St. Clair Township, West Elizabeth Borough and Whitehall Borough. The Allegheny County Emergency Management Agency will work with the affected municipalities to conduct a preliminary damage assessment.
The Swift Water Team conducted seven rescues in Allegheny County with the help of area fire departments. Two dogs were rescued with their owners in Bridgeville.
The Allegheny County 911 center received more than double the amount of calls it does in a normal day. Click here for current Twitter updates from the Allegheny County officials.
The flooding also brought some Port Authority bus routes and T rides to a halt. No problems are expected for Thursday commutes. Click here for current Port Authority updates on Twitter.
Upload any photos or videos you safely take of the flooding to the Patch boards, or email editor Becky Brindle at becky.brindle@patch.com
PennDOT reports the following road closures in Allegheny County at 8 p.m. Wednesday:
- Route 2046 (Baldwin Road/Streets Run Road) is closed between Brentwood Road in Baldwin Borough and Route 2045 (Mifflin Road) in the City of Pittsburgh;
- Route 4022 (Mt. Nebo Road) is closed between Route 4057 (Roosevelt Road) and Cheryl Drive in Ohio Township;
- Route 1010 (Harts Run Road) is closed between Clearview Road and Middle Road in Hampton Township;
- Route 3038 (Connor Road/Gilkeson Road) is closed between Route 19 (Washington Road) in Mt. Lebanon Township and Route 88 (Library Road) in Bethel Park Borough
More flooding coverage on Patch:
- UPDATE: Banksville Re-opens After Heavy Rains, Mud, Debris
- Heavy Rains Swamp Banksville Road Bar & Pizza Shop
- (VIDEO) Hold the Train
- Route 51 Closed Until at Least 8 P.M.
- (VIDEO) Saw Mill Run Flood 'The Worst' Resident Has Seen
- (VIDEO) Heavy Damage in Caste Village Parking Lot
- (VIDEO) McNeilly-Route 88 Under Water
- (VIDEO) Raging Rapids Behind Upper St. Clair Municipal Building
- PHOTOS: Upper St. Clair Hit Hard by Flooding
- The View From Baldwin Street
- Flood Cleanup Begins In Bridgeville
- Emergency Units from Multiple Communities Respond to Bridgeville
- Flooding Reported in Dormont, Banksville Road
- UPDATE: Fort Pitt Tunnel Re-opens After Flooding
- Updated: Flooding, Power Outages Reported in Canon-McMillan Area
- Major Flooding Reported in Peters Township
- Woman Rescued From Flooded Car in Robinson
- Red Cross Assessing Local Flood Damage
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