Rainfall record set in region; flooding affects roads in 3 counties

Heavy rain fueled by remnants of Hurricane Nicole poured a record level of rain on Southwestern Pennsylvania on Friday.

The National Weather Service reported 2.36 inches of rain had fallen in Pittsburgh as of 10:30 p.m. — easily breaking the previous record daily rainfall for Nov. 11. That was just 0.72 inch, set in 1982.

According to the weather service, the rain total also resulted in Pittsburgh’s second wettest November day — behind 2.95 inches, set on Nov. 30, 2010.

A flood advisory issued for 13 counties in Western Pennsylvania expired at 11:30 p.m. Friday — but not before flooding disrupted traffic on roads in three counties.

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Traffic was blocked or restricted because of flooding Friday night on several roads in Allegheny, Beaver and Lawrence counties, according to PennDOT officials.

At some point Friday night, these roads were flooded:

Allegheny County

• Coxcomb Hill Road/Hulton Bridge Road/Hulton Road, between 15th and 13th streets in Plum;

• Ingomar Road, between Andres Drive and Country Lane, in Hampton;

• Route 48, between Cool Springs and Ripple roads, in White Oak ;

• Center Street/Ripple Road, between Center Street Extension in McKeesport and Walnut Street in Versailles Borough.

Beaver County

• Route 30, from Route 168 (Hookstown Frankfort Road) to the West Virginia line in Greene Township;

• Route 68, between Route 168 (Shippingport Bridge) and Industry Street in Industry.

Lawrence County

• Old Plank Road, between Whitehill Drive and Frazier Lake Drive, in Neshannock Township;

• Mt. Herman Church Road/Boak Road/Mill Bridge Road/Eckert Bridge Road/Breakneck Bridge Road, between Benjamin Franklin Highway and Frew Mill Road, in various municipalities.

Four out of five daily rainfall records have been broken today.

Morgantown, WV still has a chance. pic.twitter.com/Dxy5ZT4Crr

— NWS Pittsburgh (@NWSPittsburgh) November 11, 2022