The northwest corner of Allegheny County could receive severe weather on Thursday, and much of Western Pennsylvania could see excessive rainfall, according to the National Weather Service. According to a severe weather outlook released by the service, storms capable of tornadoes, flooding, hail and damaging wind gusts have the potential
WHEELING The smoky haze is back again in the Ohio Valley caused by wildfires continuing to burn in Canada. But the haze is anticipated to decrease today with just some smoke lingering, said Shannon Hefferan, meteorologist with the National Weather Service of Pittsburgh. Both the West Virginia and Ohio departments of environmental protection issued […]
The Department of Environmental Protection issued the drought watch for all counties in the state on Thursday. Residents and businesses statewide were asked to voluntarily reduce water use 5-to-10%. The assessment is based on information from public water suppliers and data on precipitation, stream and river flows, groundwater level, and
The near quarter-inch of rain that fell across the Pittsburgh region since Sunday night broke a three-week dry spell that had caused drought-like conditions in Western Pennsylvania. Officials at the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh said another half-inch of rain is expected Tuesday. “We still need more, but every little
A code red air quality alert has been issued for the entirety of Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, as smoke from the wildfires burning in eastern Canada