Weather prompts some Allegheny County communities to change trick-or-treat dates

Some Allegheny County municipalities are postponing Halloween trick-or-treating because of bad-weather concerns.

Heavy rain is expected throughout Halloween.

Meteorologist Scott Harbaugh from Tribune-Review news partner WPXI said the rainfall could exceed 1.2 inches, making it the wettest Halloween on record in the region.

The National Weather Service is calling for a 90% chance of rain Thursday, with wind gusts reaching up to 20 or 30 mph.

The rain is expected to continue through the evening.

Here’s a listing of postponements, so far:

Avalon: 6-8 p.m. Saturday

Bellevue: 6-8 p.m. Saturday

Ben Avon Heights: 6-8 p.m. Saturday

Bethel Park: 6-8 p.m. Saturday

Castle Shannon: 6-8 p.m. Saturday

Chalfant: 4-6 p.m. Saturday

Churchill: 4-6 p.m. Saturday

Clairton: 6-8 p.m. Saturday

Coraopolis: 6-8 p.m. Saturday

Crafton: 2-4 p.m. Saturday

Crescent: 5-7 p.m. Saturday

Dravosburg: 6-7:30 p.m. Friday

Etna: 6-8 p.m. Saturday

Findlay: 4-6 p.m. Saturday

Forest Hills: 4-6 p.m. Saturday

Kennedy: 4-6 p.m. Saturday

Marshall: 6-8 p.m. Friday

McCandless: 5-7 p.m. Saturday

Moon: 5-7 p.m. Saturday

Munhall: 6-8 p.m. Saturday

North Braddock: 4-6 p.m. Saturday

Pine: 6-8 p.m. Friday

Ross: 5-7 p.m. Saturday

Shaler: 6-8 p.m. Saturday

Swissvale: 5-7 p.m. Saturday

West Homestead: 6-8 p.m. Saturday

Wilkins: 4-6 p.m. Saturday

Wilkinsburg: 5-7 p.m. Saturday

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