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Flood — Butler, PA

Sep 10, 2018

Tropical Storm Gordon came ashore along the central Gulf Coast on the night of September 4th. The tropical cyclone dissipated over Missouri by the night of September 7th. Moisture from the decaying tropical system interacted with a surface low and frontal boundary, spreading widespread heavy rainfall across the region over a 3 day period and creating widespread flooding. 72 hour totals across southwest Pennsylvania from 2 inches to a little over 7 inches. Storm rainfall total for Pittsburgh ran

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 785586). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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