Barb Bartlett, 70, left, Bunny Donaldson, 83, and other church volunteers help clean out the basement of Church of the Rock in Oakdale Saturday, April 13, 2024. Storms earlier in the week left around 3 to 4 feet of water in the basement ruining sewing equipment form a quilting group and children’s program materials among other things stored there. (Sebastian Foltz/Post-Gazette)Church Volunteer Barb Bartlett, 70, cleans out a drawer in the basement of Church of the Rock in Oakdale Saturday, April 13, 2024. Storms earlier in the week left around 3 to 4 feet of water in the basement ruining sewing equipment form a quilting group and children’s program materials among other things stored there. (Sebastian Foltz/Post-Gazette)Pastor Devin Tasker, 34, right and church volunteers clean out the basement of Church of the Rock in Oakdale Saturday, April 13, 2024. Storms earlier in the week left around 3 to 4 feet of water in the basement ruining sewing equipment form a quilting group and children’s program materials among other things stored there. (Sebastian Foltz/Post-Gazette)Barb Bartlett, 70, and other church volunteers help clean out the basement of Church of the Rock in Oakdale Saturday, April 13, 2024. Storms earlier in the week left around 3 to 4 feet of water in the basement ruining sewing equipment form a quilting group and children’s program materials among other things stored there. (Sebastian Foltz/Post-Gazette)Church volunteer Patti Mazar, 72, stuffs garbage into an over flowing can in the basement of Church of the Rock in Oakdale Saturday, April 13, 2024. Storms earlier in the week left around 3 to 4 feet of water in the basement ruining sewing equipment form a quilting group and children’s program materials among other things stored there. (Sebastian Foltz/Post-Gazette)Barb Bartlett, 70, left, and Bunny Donaldson, 83 help clean out the basement of Church of the Rock in Oakdale Saturday, April 13, 2024. Storms earlier in the week left around 3 to 4 feet of water in the basement ruining sewing equipment form a quilting group and children’s program materials among other things stored there. (Sebastian Foltz/Post-Gazette)Ron Watters, 59, of Ron Watters Automotive takes a trash bag into his shop to continue cleanup efforts in Oakdale Saturday, April 13, 2024. Storms earlier in the week flooded the town. (Sebastian Foltz/Post-Gazette)Volunteers Brian Herbinko, 48, left and Tom McCoy, 58, help clean tools at Ron Watters Automotive in Oakdale Saturday, April 13, 2024, part of cleanup efforts following flooding earlier in the week. (Sebastian Foltz/Post-Gazette)The James Sharp Landing flooded on Friday, April 12, 2024. (Sebastian Foltz/Post Gazette)The James Sharp Landing flooded on Friday, April 12, 2024. (Sebastian Foltz/Post Gazette)The man cover was blown off the stormwater system here on Martha Street, near its intersection with Dewey Street, in Etna. (Mary Ann Thomas/Post Gazette)The intersection of Dewey and Martha streets in Etna was closed Friday, April 12, 2024. (Mary Ann Thomas/Post-Gazette)Crews from as far as Blawnox have responded to flooding in Oakdale. (Jacob Geanous/Post Gazette)Crews from as far as Blawnox have responded to flooding in Oakdale. (Jacob Geanous/Post Gazette)Crews from as far as Blawnox have responded to flooding in Oakdale. (Jacob Geanous/Post Gazette)Eric Smith from the United States Geological Survey measured the flow rate of Pine Creek at Dewey and Grant Avenue in Etna on Friday, April 12, 2024. (Mary Ann Thomas/Post Gazette)Crews from as far as Blawnox have responded to flooding in Oakdale. (Jacob Geanous/Post Gazette)Water flows through Pine Creek near the end of Dewey Street in Etna on Friday, April 12, 2024. (Mary Ann Thomas/Post Gazette)Austin Gromek of Rennerdale station 126 sits with station dog Maverick as cleanup efforts take place in Oakdale after it flooded with several feet of water on Friday, April 12, 2024. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette)Jake Cunningham of the Rennerdale Fire Department unhooks a hose from a fire hydrant during clean-up efforts after a flooding in Oakdale on Friday, April 12, 2024. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette)A Rennerdale fire truck cleans Robinson St. after it was flooded with several feet of water on Friday, April 12, 2024, in Oakdale. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette)Bryce Goffart, 17, cleans his family’s home after it was flooded with several feet of water on Friday, April 12, 2024, in Oakdale. Bryce is a 3rd generation Oakdale resident and shared, “Besides this (flooding), it’s a pretty nice place to live.” The family’s home was built on a 14-foot foundation since Oakdale floods frequently. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette)North Fayette firefighters clean Station 215 after it was flooded with several feet of water on Friday, April 12, 2024, in Oakdale. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette)Firefighters clean the streets of Oakdale’s business district after flooding on Friday, April 12, 2024. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette)Crews from as far as Blawnox have responded to flooding in Oakdale. (Jacob Geanous/Post Gazette)
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