Water rescues conducted in western Pennsylvania amid flash flooding

Video from Friday night shows flooding in Murrysville, where at least 95 people had to be rescued. Floodwaters creep toward a house and car in the video. 

MURRYSVILLE, Pa. – Severe thunderstorms brought flash flooding to western Pennsylvania Friday, causing dozens of evacuations and multiple water rescues. 

The brunt of the storms hit the town of Murrysville, east of Pittsburgh.  A rain gauge near Murrysville reported 3 inches of rain in just two hours, with some storm totals exceeding 4 inches. 

The heavy rains quickly overwhelmed parts of town. 

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About 95 people had to be evacuated due to flash flooding, Murrysville Medic One said in a Facebook post.  Some of the rescued were set to graduate from high school that night.

Flash flooding in Murrysville, Pennsylvania on June 6, 2025.

(Murrysville Medic One/Facebook / FOX Weather)

The agency said flooding inundated roads and homes and left people stranded in vehicles. 

In one rescue, teams saved two women trapped in a submerged car on a road. 

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Flooding hit Pittsburgh and surrounding areas on Friday after storms brought heavy rain to the area. 

Flooding also inundated parts of Pittsburgh, where video showed cars driving through floodwaters on a road. 

In the video, the floodwaters overtake both lanes of the road as cars continue driving forward.