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Northeastern York County Emergency Management Agency
Monday July 6th, 2015 :: 07:56 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Flood Advisory in effect until 930 PM EDT for Central Cumberland

...THE FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL CUMBERLAND...YORK AND ADAMS COUNTIES... AT 743 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT MOST OF THE STORMS WITH THE HEAVY RAIN HAVE MOVED NORTH OF THE AREA. HOWEVER...MORE STORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE OVER NORTHERN MARYLAND AND WILL LIKELY MOVE INTO THE ADVISORY AREA THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL BE LIKELY. THE HEAVY RAIN FROM THE EARLIER STORMS AND MORE STORMS LATER THIS EVENING WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. 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: 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.

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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