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Storm Information From Friday Afternoon

POSTED: 6:06 pm EDT September 17, 2004
UPDATED: 7:18 pm EDT September 17, 2004

4:51 p.m. Brandt School Road flooded and closed near Soergel's in Franklin Park.

4:50 p.m. Route 28 closed in Harmarville and south

4:45 p.m.:

PennDOT says Route 8 in Butler County is closed near the Allegheny County line.

Route 8 south in Shaler is underwater from Duncan Avenue to Etna.

Police say the following roads are closed in Pine Township: Spang, Pleasant Hills, Knob Hill, Freeport, Woodland. Red belt is closed from Markman Park to the Beaver County line.

Commercial Road closed. Roadway under water at Frick Park. Nine Mile Run connecting Squirrel Hill to Swisshelm Park flooded.

Flooding is reported on Route 51 from Bausman Street to Route 88. Cars are stuck in high water, and some people are reported;ly inside.

Flooding reported on Farragut Street in Ross Township.

Students in South Fayette elementary and middle schools, Fort Cherry schools, Cecil elementary and intermediate, Muse Elementary, Hills hendersonville and West Allegheny schools are remaining in those buildings because of road flooding. Parents can pick up children.

Flaugherty Run Road in Moon is flooded. Montour Run Road in Robinson is flooded.

4:20 p.m. Port Authority spokeswoman Judi McNeil reports that several bus routes have been stopped or delayed. Buses can't get near flooded portions of Babcock Blvd., Becks Run Rd., Idlewood Rd., Toms Run Rd., McLaughlin Rd., Cedar Blvd., Route 51, Route 60, Saltsburg Rd., Frankstown Rd. and McKnight Rd. Buses can't service East Ohio Street in Millvale, Butler Street in Etna, Main Street in Sharpsburg, Beechwood Blvd and Forward Avenue in Squirrel Hill. The Library trolley line is shut down between Washington Junction and Library.

4:20 p.m. Traffic backups to the Veterans Bridge are reported on McKnight Road. Water is reportedly up to the middle of cars in some spots.

4:06 p.m. Channel 4 Action News viewer Sandy Hill Rd. in Valencia / Middlesex twp. / Butler county is flooded and closed.

4:02 p.m. Shaler Township has declared an emergency and mandatory evacuation has been issued for West Etna

4 p.m. Tri Borough Expressway in Wilmerding is flooded and a landslide is reported in the area.

3:50 p.m. Channel 4 Action News viewer reports Churchill Sq. Apts (Churchill Road, Turtle Creek) the street between the apt's is flooded with brown water for about an hour.

3:40 p.m. ROAD CLOSURES IN BEAVER COUNTY: ROUTE 65 @ FERRY STREET, LEETSDALE; VALLEY ROAD, HARMONY; BIG SEWICKLEY CREEK ROAD, ECONOMY; TEVEBAUGH HOLLOW ROAD, BADEN; ROUTE 68 @ THE SHIPPINGPORT BRIDGE/WOLFE RUN ROAD, INDUSTRY; PLEASANTVIEW @ SALEM CHURCH ROAD, OHIOVILLE; ENGRICH ROAD, BEAVER FALLS; GEORGETOWN LANE, VANPORT; LITTLE SEWICKLEY CREEK, BELL ACRES; CAMP MEETING ROAD, LEET; INDEPENDENCE ROAD, INDEPENDENCE; RACCOON CREEK ROAD, RACCOON; CHAPEL ROAD, CENTER; COW PATH ROAD, INDEPENDENCE; PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, MONACA; ROUTE 30 BLACKBONER ROAD, HANOVER; ROUTE 51, WEST ALIQUIPPA; PARK ROAD, EAST HOOKSTOWN GRADE, GREEN

3:39 p.m. Channel 4 Action News viewer reports Spring Garden Avenue is flooded between Reserve and Williams Road, down from Northview Heights housing complex. No one is allowed on Spring Garden Avenue.

3:29 p.m. South Fayette police say the township is closed from the Bridgeville exit to all points in the township. Major roads are flooded.

3:22 p.m. North Hills 911 says a state of emergency has been declared in Etna. There is a mandatory evacuation of residents in west Etna. A shelter is being set up at Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Motorists are being asked to stay off Babcock Boulevard and McKnight and Rochester roads in Ross Township.

3:20 p.m. A few high school football games have been postponed. Check ThePittsburghChannel.com's Operation Football page for an updated schedule.
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3:01 p.m. There is no passage through Millvale due to flooding, according to the assistant borough manager.

3:05 p.m. Shaler Township: Flooding reported in parking lots at businesses along Route 8.

3:04 p.m. Fort Cherry School District transportation director Jeff Markowitz says students are staying inside the schools. Parents are being asked to come pick up their kids.

3 p.m. West Allegheny schools cannot let children leave due to flooding. For more information, see the school district Web site at www.westallegheny.k12.pa.us.

2:57 p.m. Channel 4 Action News viewer reports Route 60 through Crafton is closed due to flooding.

2:55 p.m. Channel 4 Action News viewer reports Rt. 422 at Ekastown Road near Jacks Ford is flooded with about a foot of water.

2:39 p.m. Butler County: Leslie Road in Middlesex Township and Kepple Road in Buffalo Township closed due to flooding.

2:37 p.m. Beaver County: Chapel Road in Center Township flooded and closed.

2:17 p.m. Lawrence County 911 said Hillside, Deer Creek and Valley View roads in Pulaski Township are closed.

2 p.m. Lawrence County 911 said there is some flooding in the county. It is in Shenango and Pulaski townships and New Castle. Basement flooding has been reported and some roads are closed. One closed road is Hillside Road in Pulaski Township.

1:55 p.m. South Side School District in Beaver County 30-minute early dismissal due to flooding. High school and middle school being dismissed at 2 p.m., elementary school being dismissed at 2:30 p.m.

1:50 p.m. South Fayette: Flooding reported at Millers Run Road and Presto-Sygan Road.

1:45 p.m. Beaver County Emergency Management Agency has notified its coordinators to monitor small streams and creeks for potential flooding. They are keeping a close eye on the four creeks that flooded last week. They are the Connoquenessing, Little Beaver, Big Sewickley and Raccoon creeks. Residents who live near creeks and streams are being urged to monitor them.

1:10 p.m. Fayette County emergency management officials are in touch with the National Weather Service. Minor flooding is expected on the Mon River. Streams and creeks are expected to rise. The county's emergency operations center is on standby. The emergency management staff is available if they are needed.

Gov. Wise has declared a state of emergency for all 55 West Virginia counties because of rainfall and potential flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ivan.

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