Loyalhanna Creek at Latrobe, PA

River level and flood forecast · Westmoreland County

Normal7.4 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM

The river is 9.6 ft below flood stage (17 ft).

The last 7 days and the forecast

0510152025TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 14 ftFlood 17 ftModerate 19 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Moderate flood stage19 ft
Flood stage17 ft
Action stage14 ft
Record crest (October 30, 2012)20.1 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 19 ftAt 19 feet several feet of water covers streets and surrounds homes in the Avenue A section of Latrobe.
  • 17 ftAt 17 feet water begins to enter Avenue A section of Latrobe.
  • 14 ftAt 14 feet water gets on State Route 982 and Mission Road

Highest crests on record

  1. 20.1 ft — October 30, 2012
  2. 19.13 ft — February 16, 2018
  3. 19.03 ft — April 3, 2024
  4. 19 ft — September 10, 2018
  5. 18.43 ft — September 10, 2018

Recent crests: 19.03 ft (April 3, 2024) · 16.62 ft (May 30, 2019) · 18.43 ft (September 10, 2018) · 19 ft (September 10, 2018) · 19.13 ft (February 16, 2018)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LATP1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.