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2 concurrent flood warnings — 26 counties affected
Severe flooding affected nine counties across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Ohio, New York, Maryland, and Maryland from July 18–19, 2026. Homes in the impacted areas face water damage and mold risk from the outbreak.
Overview written from official NOAA / National Weather Service data.
- Type
- Flood Outbreak
- Extent
- ≈ 7,251,412 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
Each shaded area is one covered warning's reported footprint — this outbreak groups the 37 warnings listed below, colored by hazard type. Press Play below to watch each footprint appear in the order it was issued. Pan and zoom to explore the map.
Interactive affected-area map
Jefferson County, PA; Clarion County, PA; Mercer County, NJ; Wood County, WV; Westmoreland County, PA; Scioto County, OH; Richmond County, NY; Kanawha County, WV; Bucks County, PA; Frederick County, MD; Ocean County, NJ; Harrison County, WV; Monmouth County, NJ; Allegheny County, PA; Baltimore Count · ≈ 11,000 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
2026-07-19 02:02 UTC · snapshot 36 of 36
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- Forecast discussion NWS PBZ
Area Forecast Discussion
Flood Warnings remain in effect through early Sunday for areas northeast of Pittsburgh with creeks elevated from 3-4 inches of recent rain; Enhanced Risk for severe weather and excessive rainfall on Tuesday.
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000 FXUS61 KPBZ 190753 AFDPBZ
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 353 AM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026
.WHAT HAS CHANGED... Flood Warnings remain in effect early this morning for areas northeast of Pittsburgh due to recent heavy rainfall. Enhanced Risk issued by SPC for Tuesday.
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.KEY MESSAGES... 1) Flood Warnings remain in effect through early Sunday
2) Enhanced Risk for severe weather on Tuesday; Slight Risk for Excessive Rainfall
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.DISCUSSION... KEY MESSAGE 1...
Over the last 6 hours, Flash Flood Warnings have been converted to Flood Warnings. Although conditions are currently clear and calm, creeks and streams, particularly near Red Bank Creek northeast of Pittsburgh, may remain elevated until dawn due to earlier heavy rainfall (3-4 inches). Red Bank Creek near St.Charles may need to placed on a River Flood Warning in the next 3-6 hours if it crests above 17ft. Please continue to respect all road closures until water levels recede.
KEY MESSAGE 2... A powerful storm system is tracking from the Pacific Northwest toward the Great Lakes over the next 2 days. By Tuesday, a combination of high energy (1500J/kg to 2500J/kg) and strong wind shear (effecti…
- Storm report NWS PBZ storm report
FLOOD — 3 N Clymer, PA
Water surrounding Fisher Furniture store. Picture posted on social media.
- Storm report NWS OKX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 1 SW Bogota, NJ
Eastbound ramp of I-80 local lanes at exit 66 - Hudson Street is closed due to flooding.
- Storm report NWS OKX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 1 SSE Scarsdale, NY
DOT Flooding on Hutchinson River Parkway southbound south of Exit 11 - Weaver Street (Scarsdale) right lane of 2 lanes blocked.
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- NWS PBZ storm report Storm report
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- NWS OKX storm report Storm report
- Lohud News
- NWS OKX storm report Storm report
- NWS PBZ storm report Storm report
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- TheDailyNewsOnline.com News
- WHEC.com News
Saturday: RG&E outages, damage, cancellations, flooding, and tornado warnings
- CBS News News
Tornado warning issued for Sullivan County, N.Y., as severe storms move through Tri-State Area
- WTAE News
Severe storm, flood warnings & watches in place for Western Pa.
- 12News News
Oak Creek partially closed due to potential flooding concerns, US Forest Service says
- NWS ILN storm report Storm report
- NWS Pittsburgh PA Bulletin
- NWS Pittsburgh PA Bulletin
- NWS Pittsburgh PA Bulletin
- NWS Pittsburgh PA Bulletin
- NWS PHI storm report Storm report
- NWS PBZ storm report Storm report
- NWS PHI storm report Storm report
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- Asbury Park Press News
Fierce Monmouth, Ocean storms bring tornado watch, floods, outages
- NWS RLX storm report Storm report
- NWS PBZ storm report Storm report
- NWS Pittsburgh PA Bulletin
- NWS PHI storm report Storm report
- NWS RLX storm report Storm report
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- NWS Pittsburgh PA Bulletin
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- NWS Upton NY Bulletin
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- NWS RLX storm report Storm report
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- NWS Pittsburgh PA Bulletin
- NWS CTP storm report Storm report
- NWS State College PA Bulletin
- NWS Mount Holly NJ Bulletin
- NWS Charleston WV Bulletin
- NWS Pittsburgh PA Bulletin
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.
Warnings covered
Warnings this outbreak covered
This page tracks the outbreak as a whole; each entry below is one official warning thread with its own live status, map and update log.
- Flash Flood Warning — Allegheny, PA +1Allegheny, PA; Westmoreland, PAsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Allegheny, PA +1Allegheny, PA; Westmoreland, PAsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Anne Arundel, MD +2Anne Arundel, MD; Baltimore, MD; Baltimore City, MDsevereEnded
- Flood Warning — Armstrong, PA +3Armstrong, PA; Clarion, PA; Indiana, PA; Jefferson, PAsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Armstrong, PA +1Armstrong, PA; Indiana, PAsevereEnded
- Flood Warning — Armstrong, PA +1Armstrong, PA; Indiana, PAsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Athens, OH +1Athens, OH; Vinton, OHsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Barbour, WV +2Barbour, WV; Harrison, WV; Taylor, WVsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Barbour, WV +1Barbour, WV; Taylor, WVsevereEnded
- Flood Warning — Barbour, WV +1Barbour, WV; Taylor, WVsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Bedford, PA +1Bedford, PA; Somerset, PAsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Bergen, NJ +7Bergen, NJ; Essex, NJ; Hudson, NJ; Passaic, NJ; Union, NJ; Bronx, NY; New York, NY; Westchester, NYsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Bucks, PA +1Bucks, PA; Montgomery, PAsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Carroll, OH +7Carroll, OH; Harrison, OH; Jefferson, OH; Allegheny, PA; Beaver, PA; Washington, PA; Brooke, WV; Hancock, WVsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Clarion, PA +4Clarion, PA; Forest, PA; Jefferson, PA; Mercer, PA; Venango, PAsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Clarion, PA +1Clarion, PA; Jefferson, PAsevereEnded
- Flood Warning — Clarion, PA +2Clarion, PA; Jefferson, PA; Venango, PAsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Clearfield, PAClearfield, PAsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Doddridge, WV +4Doddridge, WV; Gilmer, WV; Harrison, WV; Lewis, WV; Ritchie, WVsevereEnded
- Flood Warning — Forest, PA +1Forest, PA; Jefferson, PAsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Forest, PA +1Forest, PA; Jefferson, PAsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Frederick, MDFrederick, MDsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Greenup, KYGreenup, KYsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Indiana, PA +1Indiana, PA; Jefferson, PAsevereEnded
- Flood Warning — Indiana, PA +1Indiana, PA; Westmoreland, PAsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Kanawha, WV +1Kanawha, WV; Putnam, WVsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Kanawha, WV +2Kanawha, WV; Putnam, WV; Roane, WVsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Mercer, NJ +1Mercer, NJ; Bucks, PAsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Mercer, NJ +2Mercer, NJ; Middlesex, NJ; Somerset, NJsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Middlesex, NJ +2Middlesex, NJ; Monmouth, NJ; Ocean, NJsevereEnded
- Flood Warning — Monmouth, NJMonmouth, NJsevereEnded
- Flood Warning — Monmouth, NJ +1Monmouth, NJ; Ocean, NJsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Ocean, NJOcean, NJsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Ocean, NJOcean, NJsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Scioto, OHScioto, OHsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Washington, OH +4Washington, OH; Pleasants, WV; Ritchie, WV; Wirt, WV; Wood, WVsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Westmoreland, PAWestmoreland, PAsevereEnded