Tuesday, October 30, 2012
The flood advisory is in addition to a flood watch in effect through Tuesday evening. A high wind warning for the region has been cancelled.
Commuters who use the Monongahela River Parking Wharf in Downtown Pittsburgh will need to be thinking about alternative plans. The National Weather Service in Moon Township has issued a flood advisory lasting from Tuesday evening through Thursday afternoon for the Ohio River at Pittsburgh. Rising waters are expected to impact the river in Allegheny County starting this evening, eventually flooding the 10th Street Bypass and Wharf, the weather service said. Blame it on the widespread heavy rains expected to blanket the region over the next 36 hours, with potential rainfall amounts ranging from 2.5 inches to 4.5 inches. Significant runoff is expected to cause the Monangahela River to rise as a result, according to the weather service. The…
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
School board officials continued to discuss problems with the baseball field.
Members of the Moon Area School Board said problems persist at the district's new baseball field. One resident, Bob Shields, of Moon Township, asked board members if the field will open in time for the spring season. Representatives from Eckles Engineering and Architecture assured board members in September that the field would be up to par for spring play. Work to the district's baseball and softball fields were a part of major facility overhauls in the district, including the construction of a new high school and renovation of a new middle school. Officials say the field has been marred by problems since it was turned over to the district earlier this year. The field does not drain properly, has uneven grading and improperly placed …
Friday, July 27, 2012
More than two inches of rain has fallen in past few hours.
As storms continue to roll through the area, the National Weather Service issued a flood warning for urban areas and small streams Friday night. The warning covers Allegheny, Beaver, Butler and Westmoreland counties until 2:30 a.m. Saturday. The National Weather Service also issued a flash flood watch at 9 p.m. Friday that is in effect until 4 a.m. Saturday. The flash flood watch area encompasses 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 reports. “With additional rainfall expected to move into the region this evening … the …
Joe Marek
4:31 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
The drainage issues can be fixed. The school district threw $1 million into that mess they call a field. Robinson Township spent $1.5 million to renovate Marko Field and they have a state of the art facility. Moon Twp. Parks spent less than both of them and at least have a decent field at Moon Park to play on. Ask the former Moon Area School Board members like Limbruner and Bonham why, when they … more ›