It may have been the first official weekend of spring, but Sunday resembled a weekend in summer. Temperatures reached 84 degrees in Pittsburgh, setting a new record high for March 22 - beating the previous record of 82 degrees set in 1938, according to the National Weather Service in ...
Merry St. Patrick’s Day? White snow covered green grass on Tuesday as snow showers dropped between 3 to 6 inches of snow in the region. “It was a whiplash of weather, for sure,” said Alicia Miller, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh. “There was a lot ...
Washington County offices and courts will be closed Monday due to the winter storm All county buildings, including the courthouse and district courts, will be closed to the public. Employees will work remotely where possible. Essential operations such as the county jail, sheriff's office and ...
Have a snowy scene you'd like to share? Send it to newsroom@observer-reporter.com. Please include your name and where the photo was taken. Sunday brought several inches of snow across the region - with several more to come into Monday. Early in the day Sunday, Washington County already had ...
To better prepare for severe weather events, agencies across the state have joined to enhance the Pennsylvania Integrated Flood Warning and Observation System, known as IFLOWS 2. “This version is very good at providing timely alerts, which is most important in getting out early warnings for ...
As temperatures soar into the 90s this week, pet owners should refrain from allowing dogs to be outdoors for an extended period of time. Gretchen Grasser, the humane officer for the Washington Area Humane Society, warned that she will be issuing citations to those who violate ...
