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hedda_foil

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10. I hope the waters recede soon, Deb.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Thu Apr 4, 2024, 02:21 PM

Apr 4

It's the first time I've heard of the Yough River. How is it pronounced? Yuff as in Tough? You as in Through? Yo as in Though? Yow as in Plough? (The "ough" combination drives me nuts!)

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Is any one else's area flooding? We have some very major flooding here in the Pittsburgh area.Yough and Ohio Rivers [View all] debm55 Apr 4 OP

That sounds pretty scary. Ocelot II Apr 4 #1

We had a tornado watch on Tuesday. I hope the water level goes down as the Yough River connects with the Ohio River debm55 Apr 4 #2

Yeah, it's been raining like a sonofabitch in Pittsburgh. malthaussen Apr 4 #3

That storm on Tuesday was terrible. I hope you are okay. debm55 Apr 4 #4

Yeah. I was just out on the porch. A bit windy in Penn Hills. malthaussen Apr 4 #5

It's raining In my part , near Jefferson Hills. Sandcastle Water Part is partially under water. It snowed this morning. debm55 Apr 4 #6

NE Ohio here. We've had flooding, too. Diamond_Dog Apr 4 #7

Is it on the National News? I live high above the Yough River .But roads are closed all along the river. I'm okay, but debm55 Apr 4 #8

Don't think we were on the national news, Pittsburgh is worse off. Diamond_Dog Apr 4 #9

I hope the waters recede soon, Deb. hedda_foil Apr 4 #10

Sorry, It is the Youghiogheny River, it feeds the Monongahelia River the Allegheny River into the Ohio River at the debm55 Apr 4 #11

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