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Northeastern York County Emergency Management Agency
Monday July 6th, 2015 :: 06:44 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Flood Advisory until 09:30PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... YORK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 930 PM EDT

* AT 636 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE LIKELY IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...AS SLOW MOVING BANDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS LIFT NORTHWARD FROM MARYLAND INTO SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL BE MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 81...AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 83. RECENT STORMS HAVE LEFT THE AREA ABNORMALLY WET FOR EARLY JULY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... CARLISLE...DALLASTOWN...GETTYSBURG...HANOVER...MECHANICSBURG... PARKVILLE...RED LION...SPRY...WEIGELSTOWN...YORK...ASPERS...BOILING SPRINGS...BONNEAUVILLE...CASHTOWN...CODORUS...CROSS ROADS... DILLSBURG...DOVER...EAST BERLIN AND EAST YORK.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ADAMS ... CUMBERLAND ... 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

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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

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