Route 910, Basements Flood During Friday Night's Storms

, volunteer firefighters stayed busy along the Route 910 corridor with flooding conditions.

Fire Chief Jim Kelly of the  said firefighters answered 15 calls, including eight for homes with basement flooding.

When rainwater comes into homes that fast, drainage systems can't keep up, Kelly explained. The fire department's pumps get the water out faster, he said.

Kelly said he did not see major damage in the homes.

Route 910 at Turner Road was closed for a while Friday night because of flooding, he said.

Also, Route 910 at Dickey Road was closed because of the road buckling, Kelly said. The eastbound lane of Route 910 is cordoned off with orange and white PennDOT barrels in a section across from .

Stop signs are at either end of the closed section so eastbound and westbound vehicles alternate using the single lane that is open.

Before thunderstorms with torrential rains moved through the area Friday evening and night, National Weather Service issued a flood warning. At 9 p.m., a flash flood watch went into effect.

The flash flood watch area encompassed Allegheny, Butler and Beaver counties. A flash flood watch means conditions may develop that lead to dangerous flash flooding.

“Some locations in Western Pennsylvania received between one and four inches of rainfall on Thursday,” the National Weather Service reported. “With additional rainfall expected to move into the region (Friday) evening … the possibility exists that flash flooding could develop.”

By 8:30 p.m. Friday, the weather service reported thunderstorms across the warning area had dropped over two inches of rain with more rainfall expected.

The National Weather Service warned that flooding could occur on roads and encouraged residents to monitor the rising levels of streams and creeks.

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