Storm brings flooding to part of Westmoreland; power outages hit Allegheny, Washington counties

The excessive rain that accompanied the storm Thursday night and Friday morning, coupled with melting snow, flooded several roads in Westmoreland County and the region.

Firefighters rescued motorists from vehicles caught in high water on New Stanton-Ruffs Dale Road near the village of Hunker and on Hillis Street in Youngwood on Friday morning.

During the day, sections of Route 381 in Ligonier Township, between Club Stable Road and Route 30, were flooded. So was Route 982 in Derry Township, between the on-ramp from Route 30 and Mission Road.

Buttermore Avenue, between Plastic Factory Road in East Huntingdon and Bridge and Hunker Waltz Mill roads in New Stanton, also was flooded.

As of late Friday afternoon, floodwaters had receded along all those roads, with the exception of Armbrust Road in Hempfield. There still was flooding between Fairground Road and Route 819 in Armbrust.

Rainfall in the Pittsburgh area from the storm ranged from 1 to 3 inches, most of which fell Friday, said Chris Leonardi, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Moon Township.

Ice accumulation ranged from one-tenth of an inch to about a quarter-inch, Leonardi said.

The storm left behind 1 to 3 inches of snow in the region as of Friday night. Plum had about 2.8 inches of snow, while Arnold in northern Westmoreland County reported 3.5 inches of snow, Leonardi said.

The flurries were expected to taper off overnight and the precipitation was supposed to move eastward. The next snowfall might not arrive in the region until midweek, Leonardi said.

West Penn Power Co. reported it had about 19,900 customers without power as of 7:30 p.m., mostly in Allegheny and Washington counties.

Duquesne Light Co. said it had about 32 outages in Allegheny and Beaver counties, affecting about 780 customers as of 7:30 p.m.