Most parts of the state received between one and two inches of rain early this week. That hardly puts a dent in the state's drought conditions. Although National Weather Service Forecasts call for normal precipitation in the near future, low rainfall throughout the winter has left all but a handful of counties with low stream flows and groundwater levels.

This week's rain meant something else altogether in Southwestern Pennsylvania. According to National Weather Service meteorologist Lee Hendricks in Pittsburgh, stream flows in the Southwest had risen to near-normal levels by Tuesday's rain event.

The inch and a half or rain that hit the area caused some overflows in the Ohio and Monongahela Rivers, leading to rockslides, muddy roads, and some other minor problems in the area. Water levels are now receding, but flooding in the near future is a possibility if the rain - much needed in the rest of the state - continues in the Pittsburgh area.