Pittsburgh, Wheeling, mudslides, flooding, etc

Around 9pm Friday night I was watching KDKA Channel 2 out of Pittsburgh. Apparently mudslides, flooding and saturated grounds have been making life in that area a living hell. Wheeling and Pittsburgh both received at least 8 inches of rain Thursday.

The situation is a little better here in Guernsey county, but not by much. Right now as of 6:30am Saturday morning, the major transportation arteries like I-70, I-77 and SR 209 and SR 40 are still open. However, numerous township and county roads are impassable due to flooding. Our local radio stations have announced that the main problem right now is motorists disregarding road closure signs and driving through flooded roadways.

From www.yourradioplace.com:

THE STATE PATROL REPORTED LAST NIGHT THAT ONE OF THEIR MAJOR HEADACHES WAS MOTORISTS DISREGARDING ROAD CLOSED SIGNS AND DRIVING THROUGH HIGH WATER. ONCE AGAIN, DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH HIGH WATER. FIRST OFF, IF THE ROAD IS CLOSED, IT IS ILLEGAL TO DRIVE THROUGH HIGH WATER. AND SECOND, YOU ONLY NEED TO REMEMBER BACK TO LAST WEEK, AND THE DISASTEROUS RESULTS WHEN TWO DERWENT WOMEN WERE KILLED WHILE TRYING TO DRIVE THROUGH HIGH WATER.