Flood Advisory until 03:00AM Sunday
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... YORK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... LANCASTER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
* UNTIL 815 PM EDT
* AT 517 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN THAT WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTS OF PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... AKRON...COLUMBIA...DALLASTOWN...EAST PETERSBURG...ELIZABETHTOWN... EPHRATA...GETTYSBURG...HANOVER...LANCASTER...LITITZ...LOWER ALLEN...MANHEIM...MILLERSVILLE...MOUNT JOY...NEW CUMBERLAND...NEW HOLLAND...PARKVILLE...RED LION...SPRY AND WEIGELSTOWN.
* AFFECTED AREAS: LANCASTER ... YORK
Instructions:
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED...OR PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
Address/Location
Northeastern York County Emergency Management Agency
5080 N Sherman St Ext
Mount Wolf, PA 17347
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 717-577-1844
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP NEAEM followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Advisory